Birmingham 6-2 Barnsley — League One, 5 Apr 2025
Birmingham beat Barnsley 6-2 in the League One on 5 April 2025 at St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park, Birmingham. Jay Stansfield, Alfie May, Luke Harris, Kieran Dowell and 1 more scored for Birmingham; Davis Keillor-Dunn and S. Humphrys for Barnsley. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Birmingham have won 2 and Barnsley 2, 1 draw.
· kickoff·St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park · Birmingham·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 3'Professional foul last man
- 8'out: J. Bland
- 1-033'Penalty
- 1-135'assist: C. McCarthy
- 37'
- Half-time1-1
- 2-147'assist: Benjamin Davies
- 54'Foul
- 3-155'assist: Alexander Cochrane
- 3-259'assist: Adam Phillips
- 67'
- 67'
- 72'out: Fábio Jaló
- 4-272'assist: Alfie May
- 76'Foul
- 5-282'assist: Alfie May
- 83'
- 83'
- 86'out: J. Lewis
- 86'
- 87'
- 6-289'
- Full-time6-2
Player ratings
9.3
Top rated
Birmingham
- 9.3Alfie MayF
- 8.3Kieran DowellM
- 7.9Alexander CochraneD
- 7.7Lukas JutkiewiczF
- 7.5Tomoki IwataM
- 7.3Benjamin DaviesD
- 7.2Luke HarrisM
- 7.2Jay StansfieldF
- 7.0Ryan AllsopG
- 6.9Christoph KlarerD
- 6.9Keshi AndersonM
- 6.9Alfons SampstedD
- 6.9Marc LeonardM
- 6.7Ethan LairdD
- 6.6Seung-Ho PaikM
- 6.3Willum WillumssonM
Barnsley
- 7.9Stephen HumphrysF
- 7.3Davis Keillor-DunnF
- 7.2Corey O'KeeffeM
- 7.0Adam PhillipsM
- 6.6Dexter LembikisaD
- 6.5Jonathan LewisF
- 6.5Max WattersF
- 6.5Luca ConnellM
- 6.3Conor McCarthyD
- 6.3Fabio JalóF
- 6.2Jonathan BlandM
- 6.2Jonathan RussellM
- 6.0Marc RobertsD
- 5.3Kieran FlavellG
- 4.2Kelechi NwakaliM
- 3.0Maël de GevigneyD
Line-ups
Barnsley3-4-3
Birmingham4-2-3-1
Substitutes
BirminghamC. Davies
Substitutes
- 31Grant HanleyD
- 45Bailey Peacock-FarrellG
- 10L. Jutkiewicz89'83'F7.7
- 9Alfie May47'55'37'F9.3
- 23Alfons Sampsted67'D6.9
- 12M. Leonard83'M6.9
- 26Luke Harris72'67'M7.2
BarnsleyC. Hourihane
Substitutes
- 50K. Nwakali87'M4.2
- 14J. Lewis86'F6.5
- 20D. Lembikisa86'D6.6
- 27A. HaytonG
- 29C. BarrattD
- 11Fábio Jaló72'F6.3
- 30J. Bland8'M6.2
Team statistics
68%Possession32%
21Total shots8
9Shots on target6
8Shots off target1
4Blocked shots1
11Corners3
3Offsides2
8Fouls11
1Yellow cards1
0Red cards1
4Goalkeeper saves3
554Total passes258
477Accurate passes169
86%Pass accuracy66%
Birmingham
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfie May | 53 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | – | – | 9.3 |
| Kieran Dowell | 90 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | – | 8.3 |
| Alexander Cochrane | 90 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7.9 |
| Lukas Jutkiewicz | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | 7.7 |
| Tomoki Iwata | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 7.5 |
| Benjamin Davies | 90 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 7.3 |
| Luke Harris | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| Jay Stansfield | 83 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | 2 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Ryan Allsop | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.0 |
| Christoph Klarer | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Keshi Anderson | 67 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Alfons Sampsted | 23 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Marc Leonard | 13 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Ethan Laird | 67 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 6.7 |
| Seung-Ho Paik | 83 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6.6 |
| Willum Willumsson | 37 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
Barnsley
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Humphrys | 86 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7.9 |
| Davis Keillor-Dunn | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 7.3 |
| Corey O'Keeffe | 86 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7.2 |
| Adam Phillips | 72 | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Dexter Lembikisa | 10 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Jonathan Lewis | 10 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Max Watters | 8 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Luca Connell | 87 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.5 |
| Conor McCarthy | 90 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Fabio Jaló | 18 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Jonathan Bland | 82 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.2 |
| Jonathan Russell | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6.2 |
| Marc Roberts | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.0 |
| Kieran Flavell | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 5.3 |
| Kelechi Nwakali | 9 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 4.2 |
| Maël de Gevigney | 3 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 3.0 |
Recent Form
BirminghamWWDWW
- W01 Apr 25ABristol Rovers2-1
- W29 Mar 25HShrewsbury4-1
- D15 Mar 25ANorthampton1-1
- W11 Mar 25HStevenage2-1
- W08 Mar 25HLincoln1-0
BarnsleyLDDLL
- L01 Apr 25HExeter City1-2
- D29 Mar 25AWigan1-1
- D22 Mar 25HCambridge United1-1
- L15 Mar 25AMansfield Town1-2
- L08 Mar 25HBlackpool0-3
Head-to-head
- 07 Dec 24Barnsley1-2Birmingham
- 22 Jan 22Birmingham2-1Barnsley
- 28 Aug 21Barnsley1-1Birmingham
- 06 Mar 21Barnsley1-0Birmingham
- 01 Dec 20Birmingham1-2Barnsley
- 11 Feb 20Barnsley0-1Birmingham
Most recent meetings
Final table, League One 2024/25
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham | 46 | +53 | 111 |
| 2 | Wrexham | 46 | +33 | 92 |
| 3 | Stockport County | 46 | +30 | 87 |
| 10 | Huddersfield | 46 | +3 | 64 |
| 11 | Lincoln | 46 | +8 | 61 |
| 12 | Barnsley | 46 | -4 | 61 |
| 13 | Rotherham | 46 | -5 | 59 |
| 14 | Stevenage | 46 | -8 | 57 |
Before and after
Birmingham
- Previous: Bristol Rovers 1-2 Birmingham, 1 Apr 2025 · League One
- Next: Peterborough 1-2 Birmingham, 8 Apr 2025 · League One
Barnsley
- Previous: Barnsley 1-2 Exeter City, 1 Apr 2025 · League One
- Next: Barnsley 4-1 Bolton, 12 Apr 2025 · League One
Data updated