Coventry 3-0 Birmingham — EFL Championship, 27 Sep 2025
Coventry beat Birmingham 3-0 in the EFL Championship on 27 September 2025 at Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry. B. Thomas-Asante and Victor Torp scored for Coventry. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Coventry have won 3 and Birmingham 1, 1 draw.
· kickoff·Coventry Building Society Arena · Coventry·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 1-016'
- 34'Foul
- 42'Foul
- 42'Foul
- 44'
- 45+2'Time wasting
- Half-time1-0
- 48'Foul
- 1-149'Own Goal
- 59'
- 59'
- 64'Foul
- 65'
- 72'
- 77'
- 77'
- 2-178'
- 81'
- 81'out: M. Brau
- 81'
- Full-time3-0
Player ratings
8.2
Top rated
Coventry
- 8.2Matt GrimesM
- 7.7Victor TorpM
- 7.5Bobby ThomasD
- 7.5Jay DasilvaD
- 7.2Jamie AllenM
- 6.9Liam KitchingD
- 6.9Tatsuhiro SakamotoM
- 6.9Milan van EwijkD
- 6.7Kai AndrewsM
- 6.7Brandon Thomas-AsanteM
- 6.6Carl RushworthG
- 6.6Miguel Ángel BrauD
- 6.6Kaine Kesler-HaydenD
- 6.5Ellis SimmsF
- 6.3Josh EcclesM
- 6.2Haji WrightF
Birmingham
- 6.9Seung-Ho PaikM
- 6.6Patrick RobertsM
- 6.5Ryan AllsopG
- 6.5Lewis KoumasM
- 6.5Thomas DoyleM
- 6.5Kyogo FuruhashiF
- 6.3Ethan LairdD
- 6.3Eiran CashinD
- 6.3Christoph KlarerD
- 6.3Demarai GrayM
- 6.3Tomoki IwataM
- 6.3Alexander CochraneD
- 6.2Lyndon DykesF
- 5.9Jay StansfieldM
- 5.7Jack RobinsonD
- 5.5Bright Osayi-SamuelD
Line-ups
Birmingham4-2-3-1
Coventry4-2-3-1
Substitutes
CoventryFrank James Lampard Junior
Substitutes
- 26Luke WoolfendenD
- 21J. BidwellD
- 8J. Allen65'M7.2
- 13B. WilsonG
- 9Ellis Simms72'F6.5
- 22Joel LatibeaudiereD
- 33M. Brau81'D6.6
- 20K. Kesler-Hayden81'D6.6
- 54K. Andrews81'M6.7
BirminghamChristopher Paul Davies
Substitutes
- 5Phil NeumannD
- 9Kyogo Furuhashi77'F6.5
- 16Patrick Roberts59'M6.6
- 20Alexander Cochrane59'D6.3
- 7Thomas Doyle77'M6.5
- 41Eiran Cashin44'D6.3
- 12M. LeonardM
- 48B. MayoG
- 25James BeadleG
Team statistics
63%Possession37%
2.13Expected goals (xG)0.19
14Total shots5
5Shots on target0
8Shots off target3
1Blocked shots2
3Corners4
4Offsides2
11Fouls12
1Yellow cards4
0Red cards1
0Goalkeeper saves3
-1.18Goals prevented-1.18
507Total passes293
422Accurate passes222
83%Pass accuracy76%
Coventry
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Grimes | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 8.2 |
| Victor Torp | 81 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | 7.7 |
| Bobby Thomas | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 7.5 |
| Jay Dasilva | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 5 | 1 | 7.5 |
| Jamie Allen | 25 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 7.2 |
| Liam Kitching | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | – | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Tatsuhiro Sakamoto | 81 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6.9 |
| Milan van Ewijk | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | 2 | 6.9 |
| Kai Andrews | 9 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Brandon Thomas-Asante | 81 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Carl Rushworth | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.6 |
| Miguel Ángel Brau | 9 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Kaine Kesler-Hayden | 9 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Ellis Simms | 18 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.5 |
| Josh Eccles | 65 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Haji Wright | 72 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | 6.2 |
Birmingham
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seung-Ho Paik | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Patrick Roberts | 31 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6.6 |
| Ryan Allsop | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Lewis Koumas | 44 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 6.5 |
| Thomas Doyle | 13 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Kyogo Furuhashi | 13 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Ethan Laird | 59 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Eiran Cashin | 46 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Christoph Klarer | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Demarai Gray | 59 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Tomoki Iwata | 77 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Alexander Cochrane | 31 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Lyndon Dykes | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Jay Stansfield | 77 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 5.9 |
| Jack Robinson | 42 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 5.7 |
| Bright Osayi-Samuel | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 5.5 |
Recent Form
Head-to-head
- 13 Apr 24Birmingham3-0Coventry
- 08 Dec 23Coventry2-0Birmingham
- 29 Apr 23Coventry2-0Birmingham
- 17 Sept 22Birmingham0-0Coventry
- 15 Apr 22Birmingham2-4Coventry
- 23 Nov 21Coventry0-0Birmingham
Most recent meetings
Final table, EFL Championship 2025/26
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coventry | 46 | +52 | 95 |
| 2 | Ipswich | 46 | +33 | 84 |
| 3 | Millwall | 46 | +15 | 83 |
| 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 |
Before and after
Coventry
- Previous: Leicester 0-0 Coventry, 20 Sep 2025 · EFL Championship
- Next: Millwall 0-4 Coventry, 1 Oct 2025 · EFL Championship
Birmingham
- Previous: Birmingham 1-0 Swansea, 20 Sep 2025 · EFL Championship
- Next: Birmingham 2-2 Sheffield Wednesday, 30 Sep 2025 · EFL Championship
Data updated