Blackburn Rovers vs Birmingham City

Championship

Blackburn

0-0-2

1-2

Final

Birmingham

1-1-0

Ewood Park

Match pulse

BLKAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'BIR

41%Possession59%

5Shots8

2On target4

3Corners5

2Saves1

14Fouls13

30'Bright Osayi-SamuelBIR76'Tomoki IwataBIR90'+8'Sean McLoughlinBLK

Team	1H	2H	T
BLK	0	1	1
BIR	0	2	2

Who won: Birmingham 2-1

Birmingham City beat Blackburn Rovers 2-1 on Saturday, August 16, 2025 at Ewood Park. Goals for Blackburn: Todd Cantwell (50'). Goals for Birmingham: Jay Stansfield (90' pen) and Lyndon Dykes (90'+8').

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Lineups

Birmingham7th in English League Championship

Lineup (4-4-1-1)

1Ryan AllsopG
2Christoph KlarerCD-L
3Phil NeumannCD-R
4Alex CochraneLB
5Bright Osayi-SamuelRB
6Tomoki IwataCM-L
7Paik Seung-HoCM-R
8Keshi AndersonLM
9Demarai GrayRM
10Kyogo FuruhashiF
11Jay StansfieldRCF

Blackburn13th in English League Championship

Lineup (4-2-3-1)

1Balazs TothG
2Sean McLoughlinCD-L
3Dominic HyamCD-R
4Yuri RibeiroLB
5Ryan AlebiousuRB
6Todd CantwellAM
7Sidnei TavaresLM
8Sondre TronstadRM
9Yuki OhashiF
10Ryan HedgesAM-L
11Augustus KargboAM-R

Head to head

Series tied 2-2-1

Last meeting: Birmingham 2, Blackburn 2 (Jan 28)

Last 5

BIR

Wvs SHU2-1
Tvs IPS1-1
L@ SEV1-3
W@ CAM2-1
W@ BLP2-0

BLK

Lvs BRD1-2
L@ WBA0-1
T@ SHU1-1
Wvs WAT2-1
W@ SUN1-0

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Game info

Venue: Ewood Park, Blackburn, England · Attendance 19,552
Officials: Oliver Langford

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