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Birmingham City vs Coventry City — result, stats & head-to-head, 4 Jan 2026

Birmingham City vs Coventry CityChampionship · Round 26 · St. Andrew's Stadium3–2
Matches
Birmingham City 3–2 Full time Coventry City

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

Birmingham City1 out
Ethan Laird Injurysince 28 set 2025 · 48 matches missed

Starting XI

Timeline

  1. 6'
    Marvin Ducksch · 1–0assist: Kai Wagner
  2. 8'
    Josh Eccles · 1–1assist: Ephron Mason-Clark
  3. 17'
    Lewis Koumas · 2–1assist: Patrick Roberts
  4. 60'
    Ellis Simms · 2–2assist: Jack Rudoni
  5. 63'
    Marvin Ducksch · 3–2assist: Patrick Roberts
  6. 90+5'
    Bobby Thomasred card
Show all 18 events (+12 subs & bookings)
  1. 6'
    Marvin Ducksch · 1–0assist: Kai Wagner
  2. 8'
    Josh Eccles · 1–1assist: Ephron Mason-Clark
  3. 17'
    Lewis Koumas · 2–1assist: Patrick Roberts
  4. 36'
    Marvin Duckschyellow card
  5. 51'
    Yellow cardyellow card
  6. 51'
    Kai Wagneryellow card
  7. 60'
    Ellis Simms · 2–2assist: Jack Rudoni
  8. 63'
    Marvin Ducksch · 3–2assist: Patrick Roberts
  9. 65'
    Lewis Koumas ↑ Eiran Cashin ↓substitution
  10. 67'
    Tatsuhiro Sakamoto ↑ Haji Wright ↓substitution
  11. 71'
    Kai Wagner ↑ Alfons Sampsted ↓substitution
  12. 72'
    Marvin Ducksch ↑ Kyogo Furuhashi ↓substitution
  13. 72'
    Patrick Roberts ↑ Willum Thór Willumsson ↓substitution
  14. 86'
    Josh Ecclesyellow card
  15. 88'
    James Beadleyellow card
  16. 89'
    Josh Eccles ↑ Kai Andrews ↓substitution
  17. 90+3'
    Jay Stansfield ↑ Kanya Fujimoto ↓substitution
  18. 90+5'
    Bobby Thomasred card

Birmingham City left · Coventry City right

Periods

Birmingham City
1st half2
2nd half1
Extra time0
Coventry City
1st half1
2nd half1
Extra time0

Match statistics

9Shots17
4Shots on target6
2Corners6
14Fouls8
20Tackles18
3Yellow cards1

Match information

ChampionshipCompetition
26Round
dom 4 jan · 12:00 UTCKickoff
St. Andrew's StadiumVenue
29,409Capacity
27,932 (95% full)Attendance
James LiningtonReferee
1°C · snowWeather

Possession

Possession
24% · 76%
Duels won
43% · 57%
Pass accuracy
49% · 83%

Breakdown

Shooting
6Shots inside box11
3Shots outside box6
3Shots blocked2
3Big chances created3
1Big chances missed3
Passing
170Passes514
5Crosses29
0Accurate crosses5
57Long passes58
11Accurate long passes31
Defence
13Interceptions10
4Keeper saves1
Duels & dribbles
45Duels won60
12Dribble attempts14
5Successful dribbles8

Goalscorers

Haji Wright 17Coventry City
Brandon Thomas-Asante 13Coventry City
Ellis Simms 13Coventry City

Bench

Birmingham City · bench

9Furuhashi6.5↑ 72'
11WrightFW
18Willumsson6.4↑ 72'
21AllsopGK
23Sampsted6.5↑ 71'
27Fujimoto6.6↑ 90'
40MazwiMF
41Cashin6.5↑ 65'
42IsicheiMF

Coventry City · bench

11Wright6.8↑ 67'
13WilsonGK
21BidwellDF
22LatibeaudiereDF
26WoolfendenDF
33BlanquezDF
41PerryDF
50ShepherdMF
54Andrews↑ 89'

Managers

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Previous meetings

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

2025 · ChampionshipCoventry City vs Birmingham City 3–0

Recent form

Birmingham City DLDDL
Coventry City WDWLD

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
DLDDL
 6.74 64
1
Coventry City
WDWLD
 6.85 95
Market

No market on record.

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Form
Birmingham CityDLDDL
Coventry CityWDWLD
Match stats
24Possession76
9Shots17
4On target6
2Corners6
3Yellow cards1