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Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers — result, stats & head-to-head, 3 Apr 2026

Birmingham City vs Blackburn RoversChampionship · Round 40 · St. Andrew's Stadium0–1
Matches
Birmingham City 0–1 Full time Blackburn Rovers

Team news injuries and suspensions, as reported before kick-off

Blackburn Rovers1 out
Lewis Miller Injurysince 15 Feb · 19 matches missed

Starting XI

Birmingham City4-2-3-1
28↓Stansfield7.0↓ 78'
16↓Roberts6.8↓ 78'
33↓Ducksch6.9↓ 65'
17↓Osman6.7↓ 65'
7Doyle7.1
8Paik7.2
24↓Iwata7.2↓ 88'
4CKlarer7.3
6Robinson7.3
2Laird7.1
25Beadle6.7

Timeline

  1. 21'
    Adam Forshawyellow card
  2. 65'
    Marvin Ducksch ↑ Kanya Fujimoto ↓substitution
  3. 65'
    Ibrahim Osman ↑ Demarai Gray ↓substitution
  4. 69'
    Todd Cantwell · 0–1assist: Ryoya Morishita
  5. 77'
    Ryoya Morishita ↑ Kristi Montgomery ↓substitution
  6. 78'
    Jay Stansfield ↑ August Priske ↓substitution
  7. 78'
    Patrick Roberts ↑ Carlos Vicente ↓substitution
  8. 83'
    Todd Cantwell ↑ Mathias Jørgensen ↓substitution
  9. 83'
    Scott Wharton ↑ Yuri Ribeiro ↓substitution
  10. 88'
    Tomoki Iwata ↑ Bright Osayi-Samuel ↓substitution
  11. 90+1'
    Moussa Baradji ↑ Sidnei Tavares ↓substitution

Birmingham City left · Blackburn Rovers right

Periods

Birmingham City
1st half0
2nd half0
Extra time0
Blackburn Rovers
1st half0
2nd half1
Extra time0

Match statistics

12Shots16
5Shots on target4
9Corners10
14Fouls8
16Tackles13
0Yellow cards2

Match information

ChampionshipCompetition
40Round
Fri 3 Apr · 14:00 UTCKickoff
St. Andrew's StadiumVenue
29,409Capacity
John BusbyReferee
11°C · light rainWeather

Possession

Possession
65% · 35%
Duels won
53% · 47%
Pass accuracy
83% · 68%

Breakdown

Shooting
7Shots inside box11
5Shots outside box5
1Shots blocked7
1Hit woodwork0
3Big chances created4
3Big chances missed3
Passing
538Passes277
20Crosses25
4Accurate crosses6
59Long passes61
21Accurate long passes14
Defence
7Interceptions2
3Keeper saves5
Duels & dribbles
56Duels won50
17Dribble attempts10
11Successful dribbles3

Goalscorers

No scorers on record.

Bench

Birmingham City · bench

5NeumannDF
10Gray6.5↑ 65'
14Solis RomeroMF
21AllsopGK
23Robles6.5↑ 78'
26Osayi-Samuel↑ 88'
27Fujimoto6.5↑ 65'
29Priske6.7↑ 78'
37PanzoDF

Blackburn Rovers · bench

1PearsGK
4Ribeiro6.5↑ 83'
8Tavares↑ 90'
14De NeveDF
21AfolayanFW
27RedmondMF
29Jörgensen6.7↑ 83'
31Montgomery6.4↑ 77'
41MatthewsMF

Managers

C

Previous meetings

In 1 recorded meeting, Birmingham City have won 1 and Blackburn Rovers 0 — 0 ended level.

2025 · ChampionshipBlackburn Rovers vs Birmingham City 1–2

Recent form

Birmingham City LLWDL
Blackburn Rovers LDLWD

Championship

#Team PWDLGFGAGD Pts
1Coventry City46281179745+5295
2Ipswich Town46231588047+3384
3Millwall462411116449+1583
4Southampton462214108256+2680
5Middlesbrough462214107247+2580
6Hull City462110157066+473
7Wrexham461914136965+471
8Derby County46209176759+869
9Norwich City46198196356+765
10Birmingham City461713165756+164
11Swansea City461810185759-264
12Bristol City461711185959062
13Sheffield United46186226666060
14Preston North End461515165562-760
15Queens Park Rangers461610206173-1258
16Watford461415175365-1257
17Stoke City461510215156-555
18Portsmouth461413194964-1555
19Charlton Athletic461314194458-1453
20Blackburn Rovers461313204256-1452
21West Bromwich Albion461314194858-1051
22Oxford United461114214559-1447
23Leicester City461216185868-1046
24Sheffield Wednesday46212322989-600

Form and ranking

#TeamLast 5RatingPts
10
Birmingham City
LLWDL
 6.90 64
20
Blackburn Rovers
LDLWD
 6.93 52
Market

No market on record.

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Form
Birmingham CityLLWDL
Blackburn RoversLDLWD
Match stats
65Possession35
12Shots16
5On target4
9Corners10
0Yellow cards2