Birmingham 4-0 Portsmouth — EFL Championship, 1 Nov 2025
Birmingham beat Portsmouth 4-0 in the EFL Championship on 1 November 2025 at St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park, Birmingham. Paik Seung-Ho, Tomoki Iwata, Christoph Klarer, K. Anderson got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 2 meetings, Birmingham have won 1 and Portsmouth 1.
· kickoff·St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park · Birmingham·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 1-09'assist: Alexander Cochrane
- 23'Foul
- Half-time1-0
- 46'
- 53'
- 53'
- 53'
- 2-056'assist: Thomas Doyle
- 58'
- 60'Foul
- 3-061'
- 67'
- 77'
- 77'
- 82'
- 4-088'assist: Tomoki Iwata
- 89'
- 90+2'Off the ball foul
- Full-time4-0
Player ratings
9.0
Top rated
Birmingham
- 9.0Tomoki IwataD
- 8.2Keshi AndersonM
- 8.2Christoph KlarerD
- 7.9Seung-Ho PaikM
- 7.9Alexander CochraneD
- 7.9Marvin DuckschF
- 7.6Patrick RobertsM
- 7.5Phil NeumannD
- 7.3Thomas DoyleM
- 6.6Lewis KoumasF
- 6.5James BeadleG
- 6.3Lyndon DykesF
- 6.3Demarai GrayM
- 6.2Kyogo FuruhashiF
- 5.6Jay StansfieldM
Portsmouth
- 7.5Josef BursikG
- 7.2Marlon PackM
- 6.5Colby BishopF
- 6.5Josh KnightD
- 6.3Regan PooleD
- 6.3Josh MurphyM
- 6.3Conor ChaplinF
- 6.3Márk KosznovszkyM
- 6.3Ibane BowatD
- 6.3MaKenzie KirkF
- 6.2John SwiftM
- 6.0Hayden MatthewsD
- 5.9Yang Min-hyeokM
- 5.7Jordan WilliamsD
- 5.7Zachary SwansonD
- 5.6Andre DozzellM
Line-ups
Portsmouth4-2-3-1
Birmingham4-2-3-1
Substitutes
BirminghamChristopher Paul Davies
Substitutes
- 14K. Anderson88'46'M8.2
- 26Bright Osayi-Samuel89'D
- 21Ryan AllsopG
- 9Kyogo Furuhashi58'F6.2
- 27Kanya FujimotoM
- 17Lyndon Dykes77'F6.3
- 41Eiran CashinD
- 12M. LeonardM
- 30Lewis Koumas77'F6.6
PortsmouthJohn Michael Lewis Mousinho
Substitutes
- 30B. KillipG
- 23Josh Murphy90+2'53'M6.3
- 4Josh Knight82'D6.5
- 36Conor Chaplin67'F6.3
- 16Luke Le RouxM
- 9Colby Bishop53'F6.5
- 24Terry DevlinM
- 22Zachary Swanson53'D5.7
- 11F. BianchiniF
Team statistics
43%Possession57%
3.11Expected goals (xG)0.23
19Total shots5
7Shots on target0
6Shots off target3
6Blocked shots2
9Corners5
1Offsides1
12Fouls10
1Yellow cards2
0Goalkeeper saves3
-0.63Goals prevented-0.63
339Total passes465
252Accurate passes359
74%Pass accuracy77%
Birmingham
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomoki Iwata | 89 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9.0 |
| Keshi Anderson | 45 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 8.2 |
| Christoph Klarer | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 8.2 |
| Seung-Ho Paik | 90 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 7.9 |
| Alexander Cochrane | 90 | – | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | 7.9 |
| Marvin Ducksch | 58 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 7.9 |
| Patrick Roberts | 45 | – | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7.6 |
| Phil Neumann | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 7.5 |
| Thomas Doyle | 90 | – | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7.3 |
| Lewis Koumas | 13 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.6 |
| James Beadle | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Lyndon Dykes | 13 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Demarai Gray | 77 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Kyogo Furuhashi | 32 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 6.2 |
| Jay Stansfield | 77 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 5.6 |
Portsmouth
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josef Bursik | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.5 |
| Marlon Pack | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| Colby Bishop | 37 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Josh Knight | 8 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Regan Poole | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Josh Murphy | 37 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Conor Chaplin | 23 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Márk Kosznovszky | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 2 | 6.3 |
| Ibane Bowat | 53 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| MaKenzie Kirk | 53 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| John Swift | 67 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Hayden Matthews | 82 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.0 |
| Yang Min-hyeok | 53 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 5.9 |
| Jordan Williams | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 4 | 2 | 5.7 |
| Zachary Swanson | 37 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 5.7 |
| Andre Dozzell | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 5.6 |
Recent Form
BirminghamLWLDD
- L25 Oct 25ABristol City0-1
- W21 Oct 25APreston1-0
- L18 Oct 25HHull City2-3
- D03 Oct 25AWrexham1-1
- D30 Sept 25HSheffield Wednesday2-2
PortsmouthLLDWD
- L25 Oct 25HStoke City0-1
- L21 Oct 25HCoventry1-2
- D18 Oct 25ALeicester1-1
- W04 Oct 25HMiddlesbrough1-0
- D01 Oct 25HWatford2-2
Head-to-head
- 20 Mar 12Portsmouth4-1Birmingham
- 07 Feb 12Birmingham1-0Portsmouth
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