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Birmingham City vs Queens Park Rangers

FA Cup
3-0
Final
QPR
4-5-2
St. Andrew's Stadium

Match pulse

BIRAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTQPR
53%Possession47%
11Shots12
5On target4
0Corners4
4Saves2
13Fouls7
23'Jhon SolísBIR44'Harvey ValeQPR50'Rayan KolliQPR69'Christoph KlarerBIR
Team1H2HT
BIR123
QPR000

Who won: Birmingham 3-0

Birmingham City beat Queens Park Rangers 3-0 on Saturday, October 17, 2026 at St. Andrew's Stadium. Goals for Birmingham: Liam Millar (27', 49') and Demarai Gray (90'+1').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 18.5Liam MillarAM-L
  2. 28.3James BeadleG
  3. 37.4Tomoki IwataRM
  4. 46.8Phil NeumannCD-R
  5. 56.8Alex CochraneLB
  6. 66.6Bright Osayi-SamuelRB
  7. 76.5Patrick RobertsAM-R
  8. 86.5Demarai GraySUB
  9. 96.3Jay StansfieldAM
  10. 106.3August PriskeF
  11. 116.3Luis VázquezSUB
  12. 126.2Ronnie EdwardsCD

Team stats

BIRQPR
13Fouls7
2Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
0Offsides4
0Corner Kicks4
4Saves2
52.6Possession47.4
11SHOTS12
5ON GOAL4
0.5On Target %0.3
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
409Accurate Passes356
509Passes447
0.8Pass Completion %0.8
1Accurate Crosses2
10Crosses14
0.1Cross %0.1
62Long Balls66
24Accurate Long Balls32
0.4Long Balls %0.5
2Blocked Shots6
12Effective Tackles4
18Tackles11
0.7Tackle %0.4
17Interceptions12
17Effective Clearances14
17Clearances14

Player of the game

Liam Millar

BIR · 2 G

8.5

Deserved to win

29%
BIR · 1.08 xG
31%
Draw
40%
QPR · 1.20 xG

QPR deserved better: 40% on chances, lost 0-3

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Birmingham City 3, Queens Park Rangers 0.
  2. Second Half ends, Birmingham City 3, Queens Park Rangers 0.
  3. 90'+5'

    Foul

    Foul by Luis Vázquez (Birmingham City).

  4. 90'+5'

    Free kick won

    Ronnie Edwards (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  5. 90'+1'

    Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.

  6. GOAL90'+1'

    Goal! Right footed shot

    D. Gray · ast L. Vázquez

    Goal! Birmingham City 3, Queens Park Rangers 0. Demarai Gray (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Luis Vázquez.

    BIR 3 - 0 QPR
  7. 90'

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Demarai Gray.

  8. 87'

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Jonathan Varane (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jimmy Dunne.

  9. 87'QPR

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by Phil Neumann.

  10. 86'
    Sub

    Subbed on for A. Priske

    Substitution, Birmingham City. Luis Vázquez replaces August Priske.

    L. Vázquez

  11. 81'
    Sub

    Subbed on for G. Kamara

    Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Leon Scarlett replaces Glen Kamara.

    L. Scarlett

  12. 81'Koki Saito
    Sub

    Subbed on for P. Smyth

    Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Koki Saito replaces Paul Smyth.

    K. Saito

  13. 80'

    Left footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. Kwame Poku (Queens Park Rangers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by James Beadle (Birmingham City). Assisted by Jonathan Varane.

    K. Poku

  14. 79'

    Foul

    Foul by Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City).

  15. 79'

    Free kick won

    Glen Kamara (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  16. 76'

    Left footed shot just wide

    Attempt missed. Richard Kone (Queens Park Rangers) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ronnie Edwards.

    R. Kone

  17. 75'

    Foul

    Foul by Max Bird (Birmingham City).

  18. 75'

    Free kick won

    Kealey Adamson (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  19. 72'
    Sub

    Subbed on for J. Clarke-Salter

    Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Jonathan Varane replaces Jake Clarke-Salter.

    J. Varane

  20. 71'
    Sub

    Subbed on for L. Millar

    Substitution, Birmingham City. Demarai Gray replaces Liam Millar.

    D. Gray

  21. 70'

    Free kick won

    Carlos Vicente (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.

  22. 70'Boy Kemper

    Foul

    Foul by Boy Kemper (Queens Park Rangers).

  23. 70'

    Offside

    Offside, Queens Park Rangers. Paul Smyth is caught offside.

  24. 69'

    Yellow card

    Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    C. Klarer

  25. 68'

    Foul

    Foul by Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City).

Leaders

BIRQPR
Total Shots
August Priske
3
Kwame Poku
3
Accurate Passes
Christoph Klarer
71
Jimmy Dunne
53
Defensive Interventions
Christoph Klarer
17
Ronnie Edwards
11
Saves
James Beadle
4
Pierce Charles
2