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Championship · Round 2 · Saturday, Aug 16 2025

Blackburn Rovers
1 · 2
Full time

Birmingham City
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Ewood Park, Blackburn
Events 3 goals · 3 cards · 10 subs
30'
B. Osayi-Samuel
Yellow card
HT 0 - 0
46'
⇄
↑ E. Laird
↓ A. Cochrane
50'
⚽
T. Cantwell 1 - 0
69'
⇄
↑ L. Miller
↓ R. Hedges
76'
T. Iwata
Yellow card
81'
⇄
↑ T. Doyle
↓ K. Anderson
81'
⇄
↑ L. Dykes
↓ B. Osayi-Samuel
82'
⇄
↑ S. Wharton
↓ R. Alebiousu
87'
⇄
↑ D. De Neve
↓ T. Cantwell
87'
⇄
↑ M. Gueye
↓ Y. Ohashi
88'
⇄
↑ W. Willumsson
↓ P. Neumann
88'
⇄
↑ A. Henriksson
↓ A. Kargbo
90'
⚽
J. Stansfield 1 - 1
penalty
90'+2
⇄
↑ E. J. Cashin
↓ K. Furuhashi
90'+8
S. McLoughlin
Yellow card
90'+8
⚽
L. Dykes 1 - 2
assist by D. Gray
FT 1 - 2
Momentum
0'HTFT
Top stats
41%
Ball possession
59%
0.43
Expected goals (xG)
2.0
5
Total shots
8
0
Big chances
3
Team form
Blackburn Rovers 2W · 1D · 2L
vs Bradford City 1–2
@ West Bromwich Albion 0–1
@ Sheffield United 1–1
vs Watford 2–1
@ Sunderland 1–0
Birmingham City 2W · 3D · 0L
vs Sheffield United 2–1
vs Ipswich Town 1–1
vs Norwich City 1–0
@ Huddersfield Town 1–1
@ West Ham United 0–0
Top Players
Blackburn Rovers
T. Cantwell
M · ⚽ 1
7.3
R. Alebiousu
M
7.1
A. Kargbo
F
7.1
Birmingham City
D. Gray
M · 🅰 1
7.6
C. Klarer
D
7.4
L. Dykes
F
7.4
Match Facts
StadiumEwood Park · Blackburn
Capacity31367
CountryEngland
KickoffSat, Aug 16 2025 · 18:00 UTC
Round2
CompetitionChampionship
Head Coaches
Michael O'Neill
Michael O'Neill
3-4-2-1 High
Pressing59%
💨 Gegenpressing🔥 High Press🙏 Cross & Pray
Chris Davies
Chris Davies
4-2-3-1 High
Pressing55%
🙏 Cross & Pray🔥 High Press💨 Gegenpressing
Blackburn Rovers 4-2-3-1
Starting XI
22 B. Tóth
G · 90'
6.3
2 R. Alebiousu ↓ 82'
M · 82'
7.1
5 D. Hyam
D · 90'
6.3
15 S. McLoughlin
D · 90'
6.3
4 Y. Ribeiro
D · 90'
7.0
6 S. Trondstad
M
6.6
8 S. Tavares
M · 90'
6.1
7 A. Kargbo ↓ 88'
F · 88'
7.1
10 T. Cantwell ⚽ ↓ 87'
M · 87'
7.3
19 R. Hedges ↓ 69'
M · 69'
6.9
23 Y. Ohashi ↓ 87'
F · 87'
6.4
Substitutes (9)
12 L. Miller ↑ 69'
D
6.5
16 S. Wharton ↑ 82'
D
6.0
9 M. Gueye ↑ 87'
F
6.9
14 D. D. Neve
D
6.0
18 A. Henriksson ↑ 88'
M
6.3
3 H. Pickering
D
31 K. Montgomery
M
35 N. Michalski
G
32 I. Tyjon
F
Birmingham City 4-4-1-1
Starting XI
21 R. Allsop
G · 90'
6.5
26 B. Osayi-Samuel ↓ 81'
D · 81'
6.1
5 P. Neumann ↓ 88'
D · 88'
6.4
4 C. Klarer
D · 90'
7.4
20 A. Cochrane ↓ 46'
D · 45'
7.0
10 D. Gray
M · 90'
7.6
8 S. Paik
M · 90'
7.0
24 T. Iwata
M · 90'
7.0
14 K. Anderson ↓ 81'
M · 81'
7.3
28 J. Stansfield ⚽
F · 90'
7.0
9 K. Furuhashi ↓ 90'
F · 89'
6.3
Substitutes (9)
2 E. Laird ↑ 46'
D
7.2
17 L. Dykes ↑ 81'
F
7.4
7 T. Doyle ↑ 81'
M
6.7
18 W. T. Willumsson
M
6.5
41 E. J. Cashin ↑ 90'
D
7.0
19 T. Gardner-Hickman
M
25 J. Beadle
G
27 K. Fujimoto
M
12 M. Leonard
M
Match stats Final
Top stats
41%
Ball possession
59%
0.43
Expected goals (xG)
2.0
5
Total shots
8
2
Shots on target
4
0
Big chances
3
203
Accurate passes
362
14
Fouls
13
3
Corners
5
Expected goals
0.43
Total xG
2.0
0.16
xG open play
0.83
0.26
xG set play
1.16
0.43
Non-penalty xG
1.21
0.78
xG on target (xGOT)
2.07
Shots
5
Total shots
8
2
Shots off target
2
2
Shots on target
4
1
Blocked shots
2
0
Hit woodwork
0
5
Shots inside box
4
0
Shots outside box
4
Passes
295
Passes
428
203
Accurate passes
362
15/58 (26%)
Long balls
15/39 (38%)
8/15 (53%)
Crosses
4/23 (17%)
34
Throws
27
24
Touches in opp. box
17
3
Offsides
0
Defense
18
Tackles
15
9
Interceptions
13
1
Blocks
2
36
Clearances
37
2
Keeper saves
1
Duels
49
Duels
51
37/76 (49%)
Ground duels won
39/76 (51%)
18/36 (50%)
Aerial duels won
18/36 (50%)
7/18 (39%)
Successful dribbles
10/16 (63%)
Discipline
1
Yellow cards
2
0
Red cards
0
Shots · 13
2' Blocked
K. Anderson
Header · Throw-in
xG
0.05
xGOT
—
5' Saved
A. Cochrane
Left foot · Open play
xG
0.02
xGOT
0.04
50' Goal
T. Cantwell
Right foot · Corner
xG
0.03
xGOT
0.07
58' Off target
E. Laird
Header · Corner
xG
0.33
xGOT
—
62' Saved
T. Iwata
Right foot · Assisted
xG
0.03
xGOT
0.26
63' Off target
A. Kargbo
Header · Assisted
xG
0.03
xGOT
—
67' Off target
D. Gray
Right foot · Assisted
xG
0.01
xGOT
—
73' Blocked
Y. Ohashi
Right foot · Assisted
xG
0.14
xGOT
—
76' Blocked
J. Stansfield
Right foot · Assisted
xG
0.04
xGOT
—
83' Off target
S. Wharton
Header · Corner
xG
0.05
xGOT
—
90' Goal
J. Stansfield
Right foot · Penalty
xG
0.79
xGOT
0.79
90'+6 Saved
M. Gueye
Header · Throw-in
xG
0.18
xGOT
0.71
90'+8 Goal
L. Dykes
Left foot · Counter
xG
0.73
xGOT
0.99
Player stats
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