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Birmingham City vs Barcelona, Birmingham City win 3-2 on penalties

FA Cup
Birmingham
BIR
2-2
Final/Pens
Barcelona
BAR
Birmingham City win 3-2 on penalties
St. Andrew's Stadium

Match pulse

BIRAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTBAR
31%Possession69%
7Shots13
4On target6
3Corners5
4Saves2
18Fouls10
18'Christoph KlarerBIR44'Hamza AbdelkarimBAR50'Jay StansfieldBIR
Team1H2HET1ET2PKT
BIR110032
BAR110022

Who won: Birmingham 2-2

Birmingham City beat Barcelona 2-2 on penalties in Birmingham City win 3-2 on penalties on Friday, July 31, 2026 at St. Andrew's Stadium. Goals for Birmingham: August Priske (31') and Jhon Solís (68'). Goals for Barcelona: Hamza Abdelkarim (42' pen, 60').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 17.4Hamza AbdelkarimF
  2. 27.1Jhon SolísLM
  3. 37.0August PriskeF
  4. 46.6Alex CochraneLB
  5. 56.5Roony BardghjiSUB
  6. 66.4James BeadleG
  7. 76.4Alex González YanesSUB
  8. 86.2Wojciech SzczesnyG
  9. 96.2Xavi EspartRB
  10. 106.2Marc CasadóLM
  11. 116.1Phil NeumannCD-R
  12. 126.1Bright Osayi-SamuelRB

Team stats

BIRBAR
18Fouls10
2Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
3Offsides1
3Corner Kicks5
4Saves2
30.7Possession69.3
7SHOTS13
4ON GOAL6
0.6On Target %0.5
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken1
157Accurate Passes445
233Passes535
0.7Pass Completion %0.8
5Accurate Crosses2
12Crosses14
0.4Cross %0.1
52Long Balls44
17Accurate Long Balls20
0.3Long Balls %0.5
2Blocked Shots3
13Effective Tackles8
25Tackles9
0.5Tackle %0.9
11Interceptions5
26Effective Clearances19
26Clearances19

Player of the game

Hamza Abdelkarim

BAR · 2 G

7.4

Deserved to win

14%
BIR · 1.08 xG
22%
Draw
65%
BAR · 2.09 xG

Barcelona deserved better: 65% on chances, drew 2-2

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Birmingham City 2(3), Barcelona 2(2).
  2. 97'

    End match

    Penalty Shootout ends, Birmingham City 2(3), Barcelona 2(2).

  3. 97'

    Penalty - saved

    Penalty saved. Brian Fariñas (Barcelona) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner by James Beadle (Birmingham City).

  4. GOAL96'

    Goal! Birmingham City 2(3), Barcelona 2(2). Patrick Roberts (Birmingham City) converts...

    Patrick Roberts

    Goal! Birmingham City 2(3), Barcelona 2(2). Patrick Roberts (Birmingham City) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.

    BIR 5 - 4 BAR
  5. GOAL96'

    Goal! Birmingham City 2(2), Barcelona 2(2). Guille Fernández (Barcelona) converts the...

    Guille Fernández

    Goal! Birmingham City 2(2), Barcelona 2(2). Guille Fernández (Barcelona) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.

    BIR 4 - 4 BAR
  6. 95'

    Penalty - saved

    Penalty saved. Jack Robinson (Birmingham City) left footed shot saved in the bottom left corner by Áron Yaakobishvili (Barcelona).

  7. 94'

    Penalty - missed

    Penalty missed! Still Birmingham City 2(2), Barcelona 2(1). Jordi Pesquer (Barcelona) hits the bar with a left footed shot.

  8. GOAL94'

    Goal! Birmingham City 2(2), Barcelona 2(1). Ethan Laird (Birmingham City) converts the...

    Ethan Laird

    Goal! Birmingham City 2(2), Barcelona 2(1). Ethan Laird (Birmingham City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.

    BIR 4 - 3 BAR
  9. 93'

    Penalty - saved

    Penalty saved. Roony Bardghji (Barcelona) left footed shot saved in the centre of the goal by James Beadle (Birmingham City).

  10. 92'

    Penalty - saved

    Penalty saved. Luis Vázquez (Birmingham City) right footed shot saved in the centre of the goal by Áron Yaakobishvili (Barcelona).

  11. GOAL91'

    Goal! Birmingham City 2(1), Barcelona 2(1). Álvaro Cortés (Barcelona) converts the...

    Álvaro Cortés

    Goal! Birmingham City 2(1), Barcelona 2(1). Álvaro Cortés (Barcelona) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top left corner.

    BIR 3 - 3 BAR
  12. GOAL91'

    Goal! Birmingham City 2(1), Barcelona 2. Scott Wright (Birmingham City) converts the...

    Scott Wright

    Goal! Birmingham City 2(1), Barcelona 2. Scott Wright (Birmingham City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.

    BIR 3 - 2 BAR
  13. Penalty Shootout begins Birmingham City 2, Barcelona 2.
  14. Second Half ends, Birmingham City 2, Barcelona 2.
  15. 90'+3'

    Right footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. Alex González (Barcelona) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by James Beadle (Birmingham City).

    A. González Yanes

  16. 90'+3'

    Left footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. Roony Bardghji (Barcelona) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by James Beadle (Birmingham City). Assisted by Orian Goren.

    R. Bardghji

  17. 90'+1'

    Foul

    Foul by Brian Fariñas (Barcelona).

  18. 90'+1'

    Free kick won

    Briar Bateman (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.

  19. 90'+1'

    Free kick won

    Ibrahim Diarra (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  20. 90'+1'

    Foul

    Foul by Cobi Maddox (Birmingham City).

  21. 90'+1'

    Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.

  22. 88'BIR

    Free kick won

    Alex González (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.

  23. 88'

    Foul

    Foul by Ethan Laird (Birmingham City).

  24. 88'

    Header saved

    Attempt saved. Alex González (Barcelona) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal by James Beadle (Birmingham City). Assisted by Jordi Pesquer.

    A. González Yanes

  25. 87'BAR

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Dael Fry.

Leaders

BIRBAR
Total Shots
August Priske
2
Xavi Espart
2
Accurate Passes
Christoph Klarer
18
Xavi Espart
54
Defensive Interventions
Christoph Klarer
7
Andreas Christensen
6
Saves
James Beadle
4
Wojciech Szczesny
2