Stoke City vs Birmingham City

Championship

Stoke

4-0-1

1-0

Final

Birmingham

2-1-2

bet365 Stadium

Match pulse

STKAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'BIR

42%Possession58%

8Shots7

3On target0

5Corners3

0Saves2

11Fouls11

77'Junior TchamadeuSTK80'Ben PearsonSTK83'Sorba ThomasSTK90'+4'Bright Osayi-SamuelBIR

Team	1H	2H	T
STK	1	0	1
BIR	0	0	0

Who won: Stoke 1-0

Stoke City beat Birmingham City 1-0 on Saturday, September 13, 2025 at bet365 Stadium. Goals for Stoke: Bosun Lawal (21').

Play by play

Match ends, Stoke City 1, Birmingham City 0.
Second Half ends, Stoke City 1, Birmingham City 0.
90'+4'
Yellow card
Bright Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
B. Osayi-Samuel
90'+4'
Free kick won
Sorba Thomas (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4'
Foul
Foul by Bright Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham City).
90'+3'
Sub
Subbed on for M. Manhoef
Substitution, Stoke City. Lamine Cissé replaces Million Manhoef.
L. Cisse
90'+3'
Sub
Subbed on for A. Cresswell
Substitution, Stoke City. Eric-Junior Bocat replaces Aaron Cresswell.
E. Bocat
90'
Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
88'BIR
Corner awarded
Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Aaron Cresswell.
85'
Shot off target
Attempt missed. Marc Leonard (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Lewis Koumas with a headed pass.
84'
Sub
Subbed on for P. Neumann
Substitution, Birmingham City. Marc Leonard replaces Phil Neumann.
M. Leonard
84'
Free kick won
Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
84'
Foul
Foul by Divin Mubama (Stoke City).
83'
Yellow card
Sorba Thomas (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card.
S. Thomas
83'
Foul
Foul by Lewis Baker (Stoke City).
83'
Free kick won
Bright Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82'
Sub
Subbed on for B. Pearson
Substitution, Stoke City. Tatsuki Seko replaces Ben Pearson because of an injury.
T. Seko
80'
Yellow card
Ben Pearson (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
B. Pearson
80'
Free kick won
Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
80'
Foul
Foul by Ben Pearson (Stoke City).
79'
Sub
Subbed on for J. Stansfield
Substitution, Birmingham City. Kyogo Furuhashi replaces Jay Stansfield.
K. Furuhashi
79'
Shot off target
Attempt missed. Bosun Lawal (Stoke City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lewis Baker with a cross following a corner.
78'
Corner awarded
Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Phil Neumann.
77'
Yellow card
Junior Tchamadeu (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card.
J. Tchamadeu
76'
Foul
Foul by Phil Neumann (Birmingham City).