Swansea 0-1 Birmingham — EFL Cup, 8 Aug 2026
Birmingham beat Swansea 1-0 in the EFL Cup Round of 128 on 8 August 2026 at Swansea.com Stadium, Swansea. August Priske scored. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Swansea have won 0 and Birmingham 2, 3 draws.
· kickoff·Swansea.com Stadium · Swansea·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 21'Foul
- 0-144'assist: C. Vicente
- Half-time0-1
- 46'
- 62'Foul
- 63'out: Jay Fulton
- 63'
- 63'
- 63'out: Leo Walta
- 63'
- 72'
- 72'
- 82'
- 90+5'
- Full-time0-1
Player ratings
7.5
Top rated
Swansea
- 7.3Cameron BurgessD
- 7.2Moussa YeoF
- 7.2Joshua TymonD
- 7.0Leo WaltaM
- 7.0Elijah JustM
- 6.9Lawrence VigourouxG
- 6.9Joshua KeyD
- 6.9Jay FultonM
- 6.9Benjamin CabangoD
- 6.9Adam IdahF
- 6.9Marko StamenićM
- 6.9Ji-sung EomF
- 6.9Melker WidellM
- 6.6Joseph OpokuF
- 6.6Filip LissahD
- 6.5Žan VipotnikF
Birmingham
- 7.5Bright Osayi-SamuelD
- 7.3Christoph KlarerD
- 7.2Alexander CochraneD
- 7.2Phil NeumannD
- 7.2James BeadleG
- 7.2Carlos VicenteM
- 7.0Lee BuchananD
- 6.6August PriskeF
- 6.5Jhon SolisM
- 6.5Demarai GrayF
- 6.5Jay StansfieldM
- 6.3Ethan LairdD
- 6.3Tomoki IwataM
- 6.3Seung Ho PaikF
- 6.2Luis VázquezF
Line-ups
Birmingham4-4-2
Swansea4-3-3
Substitutes
SwanseaVitor Emanuel Soares Matos
Substitutes
- 2Joshua Key63'D6.9
- 4Jay Fulton63'M6.9
- 23Stephen WelshD
- 35RonaldF
- 1Andrew FisherG
- 9Žan Vipotnik63'F6.5
- 21Leo Walta63'M7.0
- 10Eom Ji-Sung82'F6.9
- 20T. ParenteD
BirminghamChris Davies
Substitutes
- 32Luis Vázquez72'F6.2
- 10Demarai Gray63'F6.5
- 3Lee Buchanan46'D7.0
- 23Dael FryD
- 21Ryan AllsopG
- 11Scott Wright90+5'F
- 16Patrick RobertsM
- 2Ethan Laird72'D6.3
- 25Kristoffer LundD
Team statistics
61%Possession39%
14Total shots6
2Shots on target1
9Shots off target4
3Blocked shots1
6Corners4
1Offsides2
12Fouls18
2Yellow cards0
1Goalkeeper saves2
467Total passes296
351Accurate passes192
75%Pass accuracy65%
Swansea
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Burgess | 88 | – | – | 1 | – | 3 | – | 7.3 |
| Moussa Yeo | 63 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Joshua Tymon | 96 | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Leo Walta | 33 | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | – | 7.0 |
| Elijah Just | 96 | – | – | 2 | – | 3 | 2 | 7.0 |
| Lawrence Vigouroux | 96 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Joshua Key | 31 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Jay Fulton | 33 | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Benjamin Cabango | 96 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Adam Idah | 63 | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Marko Stamenić | 82 | – | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Ji-sung Eom | 14 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Melker Widell | 63 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Joseph Opoku | 96 | – | – | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Filip Lissah | 65 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Žan Vipotnik | 33 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 6.5 |
Birmingham
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bright Osayi-Samuel | 96 | – | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | 7.5 |
| Christoph Klarer | 96 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7.3 |
| Alexander Cochrane | 45 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Phil Neumann | 96 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| James Beadle | 96 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| Carlos Vicente | 95 | – | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Lee Buchanan | 51 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| August Priske | 72 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Jhon Solis | 96 | – | – | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | 6.5 |
| Demarai Gray | 31 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Jay Stansfield | 72 | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 6.5 |
| Ethan Laird | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Tomoki Iwata | 96 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Seung Ho Paik | 65 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Luis Vázquez | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
Recent Form
Head-to-head
- 17 Jan 26Swansea1-1Birmingham
- 20 Sept 25Birmingham1-0Swansea
- 13 Jan 24Birmingham2-2Swansea
- 05 Aug 23Swansea1-1Birmingham
- 04 Feb 23Swansea3-4Birmingham
- 08 Nov 22Birmingham2-2Swansea
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