Birmingham 1-1 Ipswich — EFL Championship, 8 Aug 2025
Birmingham and Ipswich drew 1-1 in the EFL Championship on 8 August 2025 at St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park, Birmingham. Jay Stansfield, George Hirst got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Birmingham have won 1 and Ipswich 1, 3 draws.
· kickoff·St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park · Birmingham·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 19'Argument
- 19'Argument
- 44'Foul
- Half-time0-0
- 1-055'
- 68'out: A. Young
- 68'
- 68'
- 71'Foul
- 77'
- 79'
- 83'
- 83'
- 85'
- 89'
- 1-190'Penalty
- 90+6'Argument
- Full-time1-1
Player ratings
7.9
Top rated
Birmingham
- 7.9Keshi AndersonM
- 7.3Jay StansfieldM
- 7.2Tomoki IwataM
- 7.0Seung-Ho PaikM
- 6.7Thomas DoyleM
- 6.6Demarai GrayM
- 6.5Phil NeumannD
- 6.5Lyndon DykesF
- 6.5Taylor Gardner-HickmanM
- 6.3Ethan LairdD
- 6.3Christoph KlarerD
- 6.3Alexander CochraneD
- 6.2Bright Osayi-SamuelD
- 5.9Ryan AllsopG
- 5.9Kyogo FuruhashiF
Ipswich
- 7.3Alex PalmerG
- 7.2Ashley YoungD
- 7.0Dara O'SheaD
- 6.9Leif DavisD
- 6.7Samuel SzmodicsF
- 6.6Jacob GreavesD
- 6.5Azor MatusiwaM
- 6.5Nathan BroadheadF
- 6.3Jack TaylorM
- 6.3Conor ChaplinF
- 6.3Cameron HumphreysM
- 6.3Ben JohnsonD
- 6.2Chiedozie OgbeneM
- 6.2George HirstF
- 6.2Ali Al-HamadiF
- 6.0Jack ClarkeM
Line-ups
Ipswich4-4-1-1
Birmingham4-2-3-1
Substitutes
BirminghamChris Davies
Substitutes
- 18Willum WillumssonM
- 6Krystian BielikD
- 17Lyndon Dykes83'F6.5
- 2Ethan Laird83'D6.3
- 7Thomas Doyle77'M6.7
- 16Eiran CashinD
- 12M. LeonardM
- 19Taylor Gardner-Hickman89'M6.5
- 25James BeadleG
IpswichKieran McKenna
Substitutes
- 15A. Young68'D7.2
- 6Luke WoolfendenD
- 28C. WaltonG
- 4Cédric KipréD
- 10Conor Chaplin90+6'68'F6.3
- 33Nathan Broadhead68'F6.5
- 16A. Al Hamadi79'F6.2
- 20C. Humphreys85'M6.3
- 35F. BarbrookM
Team statistics
51%Possession49%
1.13Expected goals (xG)1.26
11Total shots7
3Shots on target1
8Shots off target5
0Blocked shots1
1Corners4
1Offsides0
16Fouls22
2Yellow cards3
0Goalkeeper saves2
0.12Goals prevented0.12
365Total passes343
276Accurate passes271
76%Pass accuracy79%
Birmingham
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keshi Anderson | 89 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 6 | – | 7.9 |
| Jay Stansfield | 83 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | – | 7.3 |
| Tomoki Iwata | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 7.2 |
| Seung-Ho Paik | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Thomas Doyle | 13 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Demarai Gray | 83 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 6.6 |
| Phil Neumann | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Lyndon Dykes | 8 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Taylor Gardner-Hickman | 12 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Ethan Laird | 8 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Christoph Klarer | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Alexander Cochrane | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 6.3 |
| Bright Osayi-Samuel | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.2 |
| Ryan Allsop | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 5.9 |
| Kyogo Furuhashi | 77 | – | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | 5.9 |
Ipswich
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Palmer | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.3 |
| Ashley Young | 22 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Dara O'Shea | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 7.0 |
| Leif Davis | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Samuel Szmodics | 68 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 6.7 |
| Jacob Greaves | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.6 |
| Azor Matusiwa | 85 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Nathan Broadhead | 22 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Jack Taylor | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Conor Chaplin | 22 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Cameron Humphreys | 16 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Ben Johnson | 68 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Chiedozie Ogbene | 68 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.2 |
| George Hirst | 90 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Ali Al-Hamadi | 11 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.2 |
| Jack Clarke | 79 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.0 |
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