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Swansea City vs Birmingham City

FA Cup
Swansea
SWA
0-1
Final
Birmingham
BIR
Swansea.com Stadium

Match pulse

SWAAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTBIR
61%Possession39%
13Shots6
2On target1
6Corners4
1Saves2
12Fouls19
21'Melker WidellSWA62'Cameron BurgessSWA
Team1H2HT
SWA000
BIR101

Who won: Birmingham 1-0

Birmingham City beat Swansea City 1-0 on Saturday, August 8, 2026 at Swansea.com Stadium. Goals for Birmingham: August Priske (44').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 17.7James BeadleG
  2. 27.2August PriskeCF-L
  3. 36.9Bright Osayi-SamuelRB
  4. 46.9Carlos VicenteRM
  5. 56.6Christoph KlarerCD-L
  6. 66.5Alex CochraneLB
  7. 76.4Phil NeumannCD-R
  8. 86.4Jhon SolísCM-L
  9. 96.3Adam IdahF
  10. 106.2Paik Seung-HoCF-R
  11. 116.2Lee BuchananSUB
  12. 126.1Joshua KeySUB

Team stats

SWABIR
12Fouls19
2Yellow Cards0
0Red Cards0
1Offsides2
6Corner Kicks4
1Saves2
61Possession39
13SHOTS6
2ON GOAL1
0.2On Target %0.2
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
347Accurate Passes191
469Passes296
0.7Pass Completion %0.6
3Accurate Crosses0
15Crosses16
0.2Cross %0.0
72Long Balls72
26Accurate Long Balls22
0.4Long Balls %0.3
3Blocked Shots1
15Effective Tackles10
21Tackles13
0.7Tackle %0.8
14Interceptions18
29Effective Clearances32
29Clearances32

Player of the game

James Beadle

BIR · 2 saves, clean sheet

7.7

Deserved to win

45%
SWA · 1.44 xG
29%
Draw
26%
BIR · 1.02 xG

Swansea deserved better: 45% on chances, lost 0-1

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Swansea City 0, Birmingham City 1.
  2. Second Half ends, Swansea City 0, Birmingham City 1.
  3. 90'+5'
    Sub

    Subbed on for C. Vicente

    Substitution, Birmingham City. Scott Wright replaces Carlos Vicente.

    S. Wright

  4. 90'+3'

    Foul

    Foul by Elijah Just (Swansea City).

  5. 90'+3'

    Free kick won

    Ethan Laird (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  6. 90'

    Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.

  7. 90'

    Free kick won

    Eom Ji-Sung (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  8. 90'

    Foul

    Foul by Carlos Vicente (Birmingham City).

  9. 88'

    Retired

    Cameron Burgess went off injured after Swansea City had used all subs.

  10. 86'

    Handball

    Handball by Leo Walta (Swansea City).

  11. 85'

    Shot off target

    Attempt missed. Zan Vipotnik (Swansea City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Josh Tymon following a corner.

  12. 84'SWA

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Bright Osayi-Samuel.

  13. 83'

    Foul

    Foul by Jay Fulton (Swansea City).

  14. 83'

    Free kick won

    Carlos Vicente (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  15. 82'
    Sub

    Subbed on for M. Stamenic

    Substitution, Swansea City. Eom Ji-Sung replaces Marko Stamenic.

    E. Ji-Sung

  16. 81'

    Foul

    Foul by Joseph Opoku (Swansea City).

  17. 81'

    Free kick won

    Bright Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  18. 81'SWA

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Phil Neumann.

  19. 81'

    Header blocked

    Attempt blocked. Ben Cabango (Swansea City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leo Walta with a cross.

    B. Cabango

  20. 80'

    Free kick won

    Leo Walta (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the right wing.

  21. 80'

    Foul

    Foul by Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City).

  22. 79'

    Free kick won

    Cameron Burgess (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  23. 78'

    Offside

    Offside, Birmingham City. Luis Vázquez is caught offside.

  24. 77'

    Shot off target

    Attempt missed. Jhon Solís (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Carlos Vicente.

  25. 76'

    Free kick won

    Leo Walta (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Leaders

SWABIR
Total Shots
Elijah Just
3
Carlos Vicente
2
Accurate Passes
Cameron Burgess
50
Jhon Solís
28
Defensive Interventions
Ben Cabango
14
Bright Osayi-Samuel
17
Saves
-
James Beadle
2

Season seriesBIR leads series 2-0-3