Stoke City 1-0 Birmingham — EFL Championship, 13 Sep 2025
Stoke City beat Birmingham 1-0 in the EFL Championship on 13 September 2025 at Bet365 Stadium, Stoke on Trent. B. Lawal scored. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Stoke City have won 1 and Birmingham 2, 2 draws.
· kickoff·Bet365 Stadium · Stoke on Trent·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 1-021'assist: A. Cresswell
- Half-time1-0
- 59'
- 59'
- 60'
- 71'out: J. Bae
- 77'Time wasting
- 79'
- 80'Foul
- 82'
- 83'Time wasting
- 84'
- 90+3'
- 90+3'
- 90+4'
- Full-time1-0
Player ratings
9.0
Top rated
Bosun Lawal · Stoke City
Stoke City
- 9.0Bosun LawalD
- 7.7Million ManhoefM
- 7.3Aaron CresswellD
- 7.3Benjamin WilmotD
- 7.2Benjamin PearsonM
- 6.9Tomáš RigoM
- 6.9Junior TchamadeuD
- 6.9Jun-Ho BaeM
- 6.7Sorba ThomasM
- 6.6Tatsuki SekoM
- 6.3Divin MubamaF
- 6.3Viktor JohanssonG
- 6.2Lewis BakerM
Birmingham
- 7.2Tomoki IwataM
- 6.9Ethan LairdD
- 6.9Thomas DoyleF
- 6.9Bright Osayi-SamuelD
- 6.9Marc LeonardM
- 6.6Christoph KlarerD
- 6.6Phil NeumannD
- 6.5Alexander CochraneD
- 6.5Marvin DuckschF
- 6.5Lewis KoumasF
- 6.3Seung-Ho PaikM
- 6.3Patrick RobertsM
- 6.3Ryan AllsopG
- 6.2Jay StansfieldF
- 6.2Demarai GrayM
- 6.2Kyogo FuruhashiF
Line-ups
Birmingham4-4-2
Stoke City4-2-3-1
Substitutes
Stoke CityMark Robins
Substitutes
- 13Jack BonhamG
- 11Róbert BoženíkF
- 40Maksym TalovierovD
- 12Tatsuki Seko82'M6.6
- 17Eric-Junior Bocat90+3'D
- 14Jamie DonleyM
- 26A. PhillipsD
- 29L. Cisse90+3'F
- 10J. Bae71'M6.9
BirminghamChris Davies
Substitutes
- 6J. RobinsonD
- 26Bright Osayi-Samuel90+4'59'D6.9
- 33M. Ducksch59'F6.5
- 9Kyogo Furuhashi79'F6.2
- 17Lyndon DykesF
- 41Eiran CashinD
- 12M. Leonard84'M6.9
- 30Lewis Koumas60'F6.5
- 25James BeadleG
Team statistics
42%Possession58%
0.49Expected goals (xG)0.52
8Total shots7
3Shots on target0
3Shots off target3
2Blocked shots4
5Corners3
6Offsides1
11Fouls11
3Yellow cards1
0Goalkeeper saves2
0.12Goals prevented0.12
341Total passes471
248Accurate passes375
73%Pass accuracy80%
Stoke City
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bosun Lawal | 90 | 1 | 0 | 4 | – | 2 | – | 9.0 |
| Million Manhoef | 89 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7.7 |
| Aaron Cresswell | 89 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 7.3 |
| Benjamin Wilmot | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 7.3 |
| Benjamin Pearson | 82 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Tomáš Rigo | 71 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Junior Tchamadeu | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Jun-Ho Bae | 19 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Sorba Thomas | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 6.7 |
| Tatsuki Seko | 8 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Divin Mubama | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Viktor Johansson | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Lewis Baker | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.2 |
Birmingham
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomoki Iwata | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 7.2 |
| Ethan Laird | 59 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Thomas Doyle | 59 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Bright Osayi-Samuel | 31 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Marc Leonard | 12 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Christoph Klarer | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Phil Neumann | 84 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Alexander Cochrane | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 6.5 |
| Marvin Ducksch | 31 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Lewis Koumas | 30 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | – | 6.5 |
| Seung-Ho Paik | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Patrick Roberts | 60 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 6.3 |
| Ryan Allsop | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Jay Stansfield | 79 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.2 |
| Demarai Gray | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 6.2 |
| Kyogo Furuhashi | 11 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
Recent Form
Stoke CityLWWWD
- L30 Aug 25HWest Brom0-1
- W23 Aug 25ASouthampton2-1
- W16 Aug 25ASheffield Wednesday3-0
- W09 Aug 25HDerby3-1
- D03 May 25ADerby0-0
BirminghamLWWDW
- L29 Aug 25ALeicester0-2
- W23 Aug 25HOxford United1-0
- W16 Aug 25ABlackburn2-1
- D08 Aug 25HIpswich1-1
- W03 May 25ACambridge United2-1
Head-to-head
- 20 Jan 24Stoke City1-2Birmingham
- 26 Dec 23Birmingham1-3Stoke City
- 10 Apr 23Birmingham0-0Stoke City
- 05 Nov 22Stoke City1-2Birmingham
- 19 Feb 22Stoke City2-2Birmingham
- 14 Aug 21Birmingham0-0Stoke City
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