Birmingham 1-0 Exeter City — League One, 18 Jan 2025
Birmingham beat Exeter City 1-0 in the League One on 18 January 2025 at St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park, Birmingham. Ethan Laird scored. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 1 meeting, Birmingham have won 1 and Exeter City 0.
· kickoff·St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park · Birmingham·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 12'Foul
- 34'Foul
- 36'Foul
- 45+1'Argument
- 1-045+2'assist: Alfie May
- Half-time1-0
- 52'Persistent fouling
- 61'
- 61'
- 62'
- 63'
- 69'Vincent HarperFoul
- 73'
- 73'
- 85'
- 90+5'Vincent Harperout: Ilmari Niskanen
- 90+13'Foul
- 90+13'Foul
- Full-time1-0
Player ratings
7.9
Top rated
Birmingham
- 7.9Ethan LairdD
- 7.9Alexander CochraneD
- 7.7Marc LeonardM
- 7.5Benjamin DaviesD
- 7.3Christoph KlarerD
- 7.2Alfie MayF
- 7.0Ryan AllsopG
- 6.9Krystian BielikD
- 6.9Ayumu YokoyamaF
- 6.9Scott WrightM
- 6.9Lyndon DykesF
- 6.6Jay StansfieldM
- 6.6Taylor Gardner-HickmanM
- 6.6Luke HarrisM
Exeter City
- 7.3Edward FrancisD
- 7.2Vincent HarperM
- 6.9Joe WhitworthG
- 6.9Joel ColwillM
- 6.9Jackson FitzwaterD
- 6.9Jack AitchisonF
- 6.9Ilmari NiskanenM
- 6.7Jack McMillanM
- 6.7Ryan WoodsM
- 6.6Kevin McDonaldD
- 6.3Jake RichardsM
- 6.3Millenic AlliF
- 6.3Joshua MagennisF
- 6.2Patrick JonesF
- 6.2Demetri MitchellF
- 6.2Caleb WattsF
Line-ups
Exeter City3-4-2-1
Birmingham4-2-3-1
Substitutes
BirminghamC. Davies
Substitutes
- 31Grant HanleyD
- 45Bailey Peacock-FarrellG
- 10L. JutkiewiczF
- 6Krystian Bielik85'D6.9
- 17Lyndon Dykes63'F6.9
- 23Alfons SampstedD
- 33Ayumu Yokoyama62'F6.9
Exeter CityG. Caldwell
Substitutes
- 27Joshua Magennis61'F6.3
- 10Jack Aitchison73'F6.9
- 14Ilmari Niskanen90+5'M6.9
- 37Shaun MacDonaldG
- 39Cheick DiabateD
- 16P. Jones73'F6.2
- 23Joel Colwill61'M6.9
Team statistics
59%Possession41%
11Total shots0
3Shots on target0
2Shots off target0
6Blocked shots0
7Corners1
1Offsides0
15Fouls21
2Yellow cards5
0Red cards1
0Goalkeeper saves2
493Total passes355
401Accurate passes266
81%Pass accuracy75%
Birmingham
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethan Laird | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 7.9 |
| Alexander Cochrane | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 6 | – | 7.9 |
| Marc Leonard | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 7.7 |
| Benjamin Davies | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 7.5 |
| Christoph Klarer | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Alfie May | 85 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 7.2 |
| Ryan Allsop | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.0 |
| Krystian Bielik | 22 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Ayumu Yokoyama | 28 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Scott Wright | 63 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 6.9 |
| Lyndon Dykes | 27 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Jay Stansfield | 62 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Taylor Gardner-Hickman | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.6 |
| Luke Harris | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.6 |
Exeter City
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Francis | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 7.3 |
| Vincent Harper | 89 | – | 0 | – | – | 5 | – | 7.2 |
| Joe Whitworth | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Joel Colwill | 29 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Jackson Fitzwater | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Jack Aitchison | 17 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 6.9 |
| Ilmari Niskanen | 12 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Jack McMillan | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | 2 | 6.7 |
| Ryan Woods | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 6.7 |
| Kevin McDonald | 61 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Jake Richards | 61 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Millenic Alli | 73 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Joshua Magennis | 29 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Patrick Jones | 17 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Demetri Mitchell | 73 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Caleb Watts | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | 2 | 6.2 |
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