Birmingham 2-2 Sheffield Wednesday — EFL Championship, 30 Sep 2025
Birmingham and Sheffield Wednesday drew 2-2 in the EFL Championship on 30 September 2025 at St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park, Birmingham. Jay Stansfield, Jamal Lowe, G. Brown, Demarai Gray got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Birmingham have won 2 and Sheffield Wednesday 2, 1 draw.
· kickoff·St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park · Birmingham·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 1-09'
- 20'Time wasting
- 1-137'
- 45+2'Argument
- Half-time1-1
- 52'Foul
- 58'
- 58'
- 59'
- 68'out: G. Brown
- 73'
- 75'
- 1-277'assist: Barry Bannan
- 86'
- 89'
- 2-290'
- 90+6'
- 90+11'Foul
- Full-time2-2
Player ratings
7.9
Top rated
Birmingham
- 7.5Tomoki IwataM
- 7.5Demarai GrayM
- 7.2Eiran CashinD
- 7.0Thomas DoyleM
- 7.0Marc LeonardM
- 6.9Lyndon DykesF
- 6.9Jay StansfieldM
- 6.6Christoph KlarerD
- 6.6Patrick RobertsM
- 6.5Seung-Ho PaikM
- 6.5Kyogo FuruhashiF
- 6.3Kanya FujimotoM
- 6.3Bright Osayi-SamuelD
- 6.3Lewis KoumasF
- 6.3Alexander CochraneD
- 6.2Ryan AllsopG
Sheffield Wednesday
- 7.9Barry BannanM
- 7.3Jamal LoweF
- 7.2George BrownF
- 6.7Sean FusireM
- 6.6Ernie WeaverD
- 6.5Max LoweD
- 6.5Svante IngelssonM
- 6.3Yan ValeryM
- 6.3Harry AmassM
- 6.2Ethan HorvathG
- 6.2Bailey-Tye CadamarteriF
- 6.2Liam PalmerM
- 6.2Dominic IorfaD
Line-ups
Sheffield Wednesday3-5-2
Birmingham4-2-3-1
Substitutes
BirminghamChristopher Paul Davies
Substitutes
- 8Paik Seung-Ho58'M6.5
- 5Phil NeumannD
- 27Kanya Fujimoto89'M6.3
- 17Lyndon Dykes73'F6.9
- 23Alfons SampstedD
- 12M. Leonard58'M7.0
- 30Lewis Koumas59'F6.3
- 25James BeadleG
- 42D. IsicheiM
Sheffield WednesdayHenrik Pedersen
Substitutes
- 11I. UgboF
- 17Charlie McNeillF
- 4Sean Fusire86'M6.7
- 29G. Brown77'68'F7.2
- 22Gabriel Otegbayo90+6'D
- 32Joe EmeryD
- 37J. ThorntonM
- 25L. StretchG
- 33Y. AlaoD
Team statistics
71%Possession29%
1.33Expected goals (xG)0.42
20Total shots5
5Shots on target3
9Shots off target2
6Blocked shots0
10Corners4
1Offsides1
15Fouls11
3Yellow cards2
1Goalkeeper saves3
-0.41Goals prevented-0.41
506Total passes206
413Accurate passes103
82%Pass accuracy50%
Birmingham
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomoki Iwata | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | 7.5 |
| Demarai Gray | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.5 |
| Eiran Cashin | 89 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Thomas Doyle | 58 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Marc Leonard | 31 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.0 |
| Lyndon Dykes | 17 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Jay Stansfield | 73 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Christoph Klarer | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.6 |
| Patrick Roberts | 59 | – | 0 | – | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Seung-Ho Paik | 32 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Kyogo Furuhashi | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Kanya Fujimoto | 13 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Bright Osayi-Samuel | 59 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Lewis Koumas | 31 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Alexander Cochrane | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Ryan Allsop | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
Sheffield Wednesday
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Bannan | 86 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7.9 |
| Jamal Lowe | 69 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 7.3 |
| George Brown | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| Sean Fusire | 16 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Ernie Weaver | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.6 |
| Max Lowe | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Svante Ingelsson | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6.5 |
| Yan Valery | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 6.3 |
| Harry Amass | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Ethan Horvath | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Bailey-Tye Cadamarteri | 89 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Liam Palmer | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.2 |
| Dominic Iorfa | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
Recent Form
BirminghamLWLLW
- L27 Sept 25ACoventry0-3
- W20 Sept 25HSwansea1-0
- L13 Sept 25AStoke City0-1
- L29 Aug 25ALeicester0-2
- W23 Aug 25HOxford United1-0
Sheffield WednesdayDWLLD
- D27 Sept 25HQPR1-1
- W20 Sept 25APortsmouth2-0
- L13 Sept 25HBristol City0-3
- L30 Aug 25HSwansea0-2
- D23 Aug 25AWrexham2-2
Head-to-head
- 09 Feb 24Sheffield Wednesday2-0Birmingham
- 25 Nov 23Birmingham2-1Sheffield Wednesday
- 20 Feb 21Sheffield Wednesday0-1Birmingham
- 17 Oct 20Birmingham0-1Sheffield Wednesday
- 22 Feb 20Birmingham3-3Sheffield Wednesday
- 27 Nov 19Sheffield Wednesday1-1Birmingham
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