Blackburn 1-2 Birmingham — EFL Championship, 16 Aug 2025
Birmingham beat Blackburn 2-1 in the EFL Championship on 16 August 2025 at Ewood Park, Blackburn. Todd Cantwell scored for Blackburn; Jay Stansfield and Lyndon Dykes for Birmingham. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Blackburn have won 2 and Birmingham 2, 1 draw.
Match timeline
- 30'Time wasting
- Half-time0-0
- 46'
- 1-050'
- 69'
- 76'Foul
- 81'
- 81'
- 82'
- 87'
- 87'
- 88'
- 88'
- 1-190'Penalty
- 1-290'assist: Demarai Gray
- 90+2'
- 90+8'Foul
- Full-time1-2
Player ratings
7.7
Top rated
Blackburn
- 7.2Ryan AlebiosuD
- 7.2Augustus KargboM
- 7.2Todd CantwellM
- 7.0Yuri RibeiroD
- 6.9Makhtar GueyeF
- 6.9Ryan HedgesM
- 6.7Sondre TronstadM
- 6.5Yuki OhashiF
- 6.3Lewis MillerD
- 6.2Balázs TóthG
- 6.2Sidnei TavaresM
- 6.2Sean McLoughlinD
- 6.2Axel HenrikssonM
- 6.2Dominic HyamD
- 6.0Dion De NeveD
- 6.0Scott WhartonD
Birmingham
- 7.7Demarai GrayM
- 7.5Christoph KlarerD
- 7.5Lyndon DykesF
- 7.3Ethan LairdD
- 7.2Keshi AndersonM
- 7.0Seung-Ho PaikM
- 7.0Tomoki IwataM
- 7.0Alexander CochraneD
- 7.0Eiran CashinD
- 7.0Jay StansfieldF
- 6.6Thomas DoyleM
- 6.5Phil NeumannD
- 6.3Ryan AllsopG
- 6.3Willum WillumssonM
- 6.2Kyogo FuruhashiF
- 6.2Bright Osayi-SamuelD
Line-ups
Birmingham4-4-1-1
Blackburn4-2-3-1
Substitutes
BlackburnDamien Johnson
Substitutes
- 12Lewis Miller69'D6.3
- 16Scott Wharton82'D6.0
- 3Harry PickeringD
- 9Makhtar Gueye87'F6.9
- 31K. MontgomeryM
- 18A. Henriksson88'M6.2
- 14Dion De Neve87'D6.0
- 35N. MichalskiG
- 32I. TyjonF
BirminghamChris Davies
Substitutes
- 18Willum Willumsson88'M6.3
- 27Kanya FujimotoM
- 17Lyndon Dykes90'81'F7.5
- 2Ethan Laird46'D7.3
- 7Thomas Doyle81'M6.6
- 41Eiran Cashin90+2'D7.0
- 12M. LeonardM
- 19Taylor Gardner-HickmanM
- 25James BeadleG
Team statistics
41%Possession59%
0.43Expected goals (xG)2.00
5Total shots8
2Shots on target4
2Shots off target2
1Blocked shots2
3Corners5
3Offsides0
14Fouls13
1Yellow cards2
2Goalkeeper saves1
-0.22Goals prevented-0.22
295Total passes428
203Accurate passes362
69%Pass accuracy85%
Blackburn
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Alebiosu | 82 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 7.2 |
| Augustus Kargbo | 88 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | 5 | 7.2 |
| Todd Cantwell | 87 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 7.2 |
| Yuri Ribeiro | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 7.0 |
| Makhtar Gueye | 16 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Ryan Hedges | 69 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6.9 |
| Sondre Tronstad | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.7 |
| Yuki Ohashi | 87 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Lewis Miller | 22 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Balázs Tóth | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Sidnei Tavares | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 6.2 |
| Sean McLoughlin | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Axel Henriksson | 15 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Dominic Hyam | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.2 |
| Dion De Neve | 16 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.0 |
| Scott Wharton | 9 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.0 |
Birmingham
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demarai Gray | 90 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | – | 7.7 |
| Christoph Klarer | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 7.5 |
| Lyndon Dykes | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 7.5 |
| Ethan Laird | 45 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 7.3 |
| Keshi Anderson | 81 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7.2 |
| Seung-Ho Paik | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 7.0 |
| Tomoki Iwata | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Alexander Cochrane | 45 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Eiran Cashin | 11 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Jay Stansfield | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | 4 | 7.0 |
| Thomas Doyle | 10 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Phil Neumann | 88 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 6.5 |
| Ryan Allsop | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Willum Willumsson | 15 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Kyogo Furuhashi | 89 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Bright Osayi-Samuel | 81 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.2 |
Recent Form
BlackburnLDWWW
- L09 Aug 25AWest Brom0-1
- D03 May 25ASheffield Utd1-1
- W26 Apr 25HWatford2-1
- W21 Apr 25ASunderland1-0
- W18 Apr 25HMillwall4-1
BirminghamDWWWW
- D08 Aug 25HIpswich1-1
- W03 May 25ACambridge United2-1
- W30 Apr 25ABlackpool2-0
- W27 Apr 25HMansfield Town4-0
- W24 Apr 25AStevenage1-0
Head-to-head
- 13 Feb 24Birmingham1-0Blackburn
- 29 Nov 23Blackburn4-2Birmingham
- 01 Apr 23Birmingham1-0Blackburn
- 31 Jan 23Birmingham0-1Blackburn
- 28 Jan 23Blackburn2-2Birmingham
- 22 Oct 22Blackburn2-1Birmingham
Most recent meetings
Final table, EFL Championship 2025/26
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Derby | 46 | +8 | 69 |
| 9 | Norwich | 46 | +7 | 65 |
| 10 | Birmingham | 46 | +1 | 64 |
| 11 | Swansea | 46 | -2 | 64 |
| 12 | Bristol City | 46 | 0 | 62 |
| 18 | Portsmouth | 46 | -15 | 55 |
| 19 | Charlton | 46 | -14 | 53 |
| 20 | Blackburn | 46 | -14 | 52 |
| 21 | West Brom | 46 | -10 | 51 |
| 22 | Oxford United | 46 | -14 | 47 |
Before and after
Blackburn
- Previous: West Brom 1-0 Blackburn, 9 Aug 2025 · EFL Championship
- Next: Hull City 0-3 Blackburn, 23 Aug 2025 · EFL Championship
Birmingham
- Previous: Birmingham 1-1 Ipswich, 8 Aug 2025 · EFL Championship
- Next: Birmingham 1-0 Oxford United, 23 Aug 2025 · EFL Championship
Data updated