EFL Championship 2026-27 | Matchday 4 | 2026-09-02 04:00 JST
Match summary
Birmingham City took on Southampton in the EFL Championship 2026-27 Matchday 4 on September 2. The match ended 1-1. It was 0-1 at half-time and 1-0 in the second half, and neither side could pull ahead.
Scorers: Birmingham City – A. Priske; Southampton – K. Schlotterbeck. Assists: Birmingham City – P. Roberts; Southampton – Léo Scienza.
Possession: Birmingham City 37%, Southampton 63%. Shots: Birmingham City 16, Southampton 13. Yellow cards: Birmingham City 3, Southampton 2.
Team stats
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| Birmingham City | Stat | Southampton |
|---|---|---|
| 4-2-3-1 | Formation | 4-2-3-1 |
| 37% | Possession | 63% |
| 1.55 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.02 |
| 16 | Shots | 13 |
| 4 | Shots on target | 4 |
| 8 | Shots off target | 5 |
| 4 | Blocked shots | 4 |
| 11 | Shots inside the box | 12 |
| 5 | Shots outside the box | 1 |
| 3 | Corner kicks | 5 |
| 2 | Offsides | 5 |
| 12 | Fouls | 8 |
| 287 | Passes | 505 |
| 197 | Accurate passes | 407 |
| 69% | Pass accuracy | 81% |
| 3 | Goalkeeper saves | 3 |
| 0 | Goals prevented (xG) | 0 |
| 3 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Referee: Anthony Backhouse, England
Player stats
Birmingham City
| Pos | Player | Shots | Shots on target | Goals | Dribbles (success) | Tackles (success) | Blocks | Passes (accuracy) | Assists | Yellow cards | Red cards | Fouls | Fouled | Rating | Min | Key passes | Interceptions | Duels (won) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | J. Beadle | 0 | 14(39%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | 90 | ||||||||||
| DF | B. Osayi-Samuel | 0 | 17(85%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6.2 | 90 | 1 | 5(3) | ||||||
| DF | P. Neumann | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16(73%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.6 | 90 | 1 | 6 | 13(8) | ||
| DF | C. Klarer | 0 | 2 | 24(63%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.7 | 90 | 2 | 9(5) | ||||||
| DF | A. Cochrane | 0 | 1(100%) | 2 | 1 | 18(67%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7.3 | 90 | 2 | 1 | 6(4) | ||
| MF | T. Iwata | 2 | 0 | 28(76%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.5 | 90 | 1 | 1 | 2(None) | |||||
| MF | J. Solis | 1 | 0 | 1(50%) | 2 | 2 | 22(71%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.6 | 90 | 2 | 3 | 10(4) | |||
| MF | P. Roberts | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2(29%) | 18(86%) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 | 70 | 2 | 8(2) | |||||
| MF | J. Stansfield | 2 | 0 | 3 | 16(84%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.2 | 87 | 1 | 15(4) | |||||
| MF | Carlos Vicente | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13(68%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.9 | 86 | 1 | 10(7) | |||||
| FW | A. Priske | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1(50%) | 6(55%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.2 | 86 | 12(3) | |||||
| FW | D. Gray | 0 | 3(100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.7 | 20 | 1 | 1(None) | |||||||
| DF | E. Laird | 0 | 1(50%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | 8 | 1(None) | |||||||||
| FW | L. Vázquez | 0 | 1(100%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6.7 | 8 | 3(2) | |||||||
| MF | Paik Seung-Ho | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3(2) | ||||||||||
| GK | R. Allsop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| DF | K. Lund | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| DF | D. Fry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| MF | K. Fujimoto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| FW | M. Ducksch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Southampton
| Pos | Player | Shots | Shots on target | Goals | Dribbles (success) | Tackles (success) | Blocks | Passes (accuracy) | Assists | Yellow cards | Red cards | Fouls | Fouled | Rating | Min | Key passes | Interceptions | Duels (won) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Daniel Peretz | 0 | 28(58%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | 90 | ||||||||||
| DF | J. Bree | 1 | 0 | 2 | 27(84%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | 90 | 1 | |||||||
| DF | N. Wood-Gordon | 0 | 1 | 48(91%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.7 | 90 | 3 | 10(6) | ||||||
| DF | K. Schlotterbeck | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2(100%) | 1 | 2 | 53(77%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 90 | 2 | 13(11) | |
| DF | R. Manning | 0 | 33(77%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6.6 | 90 | 1 | 1 | 4(3) | |||||
| MF | Cameron Bragg | 0 | 1 | 49(86%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.2 | 61 | 7(2) | |||||||
| MF | F. Downes | 0 | 3(100%) | 3 | 61(94%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.5 | 90 | 4 | 12(9) | |||||
| MF | T. Fellows | 0 | 2(67%) | 11(73%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.2 | 61 | 9(3) | ||||||
| MF | F. Azaz | 0 | 1(100%) | 35(76%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 90 | 2 | 6(1) | |||||||
| MF | Léo Scienza | 0 | 1(100%) | 2 | 14(82%) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7.3 | 81 | 4 | 9(6) | ||||
| FW | C. Larin | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11(69%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.2 | 69 | 15(7) | |||||
| MF | K. Matsuki | 0 | 12(92%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.6 | 29 | 4(2) | ||||||||
| MF | J. Ward-Prowse | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21(81%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.9 | 29 | 1 | 2(2) | ||||
| FW | D. Mubama | 2 | 0 | 1(100%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.2 | 21 | 1 | 7(2) | |||||
| FW | L. Dobbin | 0 | 3(75%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 9 | ||||||||||
| GK | G. Long | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| DF | J. Stephens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| DF | Welington | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| MF | R. Akachukwu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| FW | Princewill Ehibhatiomhan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lineups
Birmingham City
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | GK | 1 | J. Beadle |
| Starter | DF | 26 | B. Osayi-Samuel |
| Starter | DF | 5 | P. Neumann |
| Starter | DF | 4 | C. Klarer |
| Starter | DF | 20 | A. Cochrane |
| Starter | MF | 24 | T. Iwata |
| Starter | MF | 14 | J. Solis |
| Starter | MF | 16 | P. Roberts |
| Starter | MF | 28 | J. Stansfield |
| Starter | MF | 7 | Carlos Vicente |
| Starter | FW | 9 | A. Priske |
| Bench | DF | 2 | E. Laird |
| Bench | MF | 8 | Paik Seung-Ho |
| Bench | FW | 10 | D. Gray |
| Bench | FW | 32 | L. Vázquez |
Show unused substitutes (5)
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bench | GK | 21 | R. Allsop |
| Bench | DF | 25 | K. Lund |
| Bench | DF | 23 | D. Fry |
| Bench | MF | 27 | K. Fujimoto |
| Bench | FW | 33 | M. Ducksch |
Southampton
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | GK | 1 | Daniel Peretz |
| Starter | DF | 14 | J. Bree |
| Starter | DF | 15 | N. Wood-Gordon |
| Starter | DF | 13 | K. Schlotterbeck |
| Starter | DF | 3 | R. Manning |
| Starter | MF | 26 | Cameron Bragg |
| Starter | MF | 4 | F. Downes |
| Starter | MF | 18 | T. Fellows |
| Starter | MF | 10 | F. Azaz |
| Starter | MF | 7 | Léo Scienza |
| Starter | FW | 9 | C. Larin |
| Bench | MF | 30 | J. Ward-Prowse |
| Bench | MF | 27 | K. Matsuki |
| Bench | FW | 11 | L. Dobbin |
| Bench | FW | 28 | D. Mubama |
Show unused substitutes (5)
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bench | GK | 25 | G. Long |
| Bench | DF | 34 | Welington |
| Bench | DF | 5 | J. Stephens |
| Bench | MF | 29 | R. Akachukwu |
| Bench | FW | 40 | Princewill Ehibhatiomhan |
Match events
| Time | Team | Event | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1H 45+1' | Birmingham City | 🟨 Yellow card | B. Osayi-Samuel | |
| 1H 45' | Southampton | ⚽ Goal | K. Schlotterbeck | 0-1 |
| 2H 10' | Birmingham City | ⚽ Goal | A. Priske | 1-1 |
| 2H 16' | Southampton | 🔄 Substitution | OUT Cameron Bragg → IN J. Ward-Prowse | |
| 2H 16' | Southampton | 🔄 Substitution | OUT T. Fellows → IN K. Matsuki | |
| 2H 24' | Southampton | 🔄 Substitution | OUT C. Larin → IN D. Mubama | |
| 2H 25' | Birmingham City | 🔄 Substitution | OUT P. Roberts → IN D. Gray | |
| 2H 27' | Southampton | 🟨 Yellow card | D. Mubama | |
| 2H 32' | Birmingham City | 🟨 Yellow card | J. Solis | |
| 2H 36' | Southampton | 🔄 Substitution | OUT Léo Scienza → IN L. Dobbin | |
| 2H 41' | Birmingham City | 🔄 Substitution | OUT Carlos Vicente → IN E. Laird | |
| 2H 41' | Birmingham City | 🔄 Substitution | OUT A. Priske → IN L. Vázquez | |
| 2H 42' | Birmingham City | 🔄 Substitution | OUT J. Stansfield → IN Paik Seung-Ho | |
| 2H 45+2' | Birmingham City | 🟨 Yellow card | L. Vázquez | |
| 2H 45+2' | Southampton | 🟨 Yellow card | N. Wood-Gordon |
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