EFL Championship 2026-27 ｜ Matchday 2 ｜ 2026-08-22 20:30 JST
2 – 2
33' S. Twine 42' S. Tickle (OG) 85' D. Ballard
Match summary Birmingham City took on Bristol City in the EFL Championship 2026-27 Matchday 2 on August 22. A goal-filled contest ended 2-2. It was 1-1 at half-time and 1-1 in the second half, and neither side could pull ahead.
Possession: Birmingham City 65%, Bristol City 35%. Shots: Birmingham City 8, Bristol City 14. Yellow cards: Birmingham City 2, Bristol City 1.
Team stats 4-2-3-1 1 Beadle 20 Coch ran 4 Klarer 5 Neum ann 26 Osay i-S 14 Romero 24 Iwata 28 Stansfi 8 Seung-H 7 Vicente 9 Priske
4-2-3-1 1 Tickle 21 Card ine 2 Eissat 16 Dickie 19 Tanner 8 William 12 Knight 7 Hirakaw 10 Twine 17 Wallace 9 Tolaj
1.98 Expected goals (xG) 1.43
-0.75 Goals prevented (xG) -0.75
View as table Birmingham City Stat Bristol City 4-2-3-1 Formation 4-2-3-1 65% Possession 35% 1.98 Expected goals (xG) 1.43 8 Shots 14 2 Shots on target 6 5 Shots off target 6 1 Blocked shots 2 6 Shots inside the box 12 2 Shots outside the box 2 7 Corner kicks 3 2 Offsides 1 13 Fouls 12 468 Passes 257 355 Accurate passes 163 76% Pass accuracy 63% 4 Goalkeeper saves 1 -0.75 Goals prevented (xG) -0.75 2 Yellow cards 1 0 Red cards 0
Referee: Will Finnie, 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 James Beadle 0 13(38%) 0 0 0 7.6 90 1(1) DF Bright Osayi-Samuel 1 0 16(62%) 0 1 0 1 2 6 45 5(3) DF Phil Neumann 0 1 59(88%) 0 0 0 1 4 7.3 90 2 9(6) DF Christoph Klarer 0 1 57(83%) 0 0 0 2 6.7 90 1 13(7) DF Alex Cochrane 0 1(50%) 37(69%) 0 0 0 1 6.9 90 2 8(5) MF Tomoki Iwata 1 0 2 47(82%) 0 0 0 6.9 90 1 1 6(4) MF Jhon Solís 1 0 2(100%) 1 45(82%) 0 0 0 1 6.3 90 8(3) MF Carlos Vicente 1 0 1 17(89%) 0 0 0 2 6.2 62 5(None) MF Seung Ho Paik 0 22(92%) 0 0 0 6.5 62 1 2(None) MF Jay Stansfield 0 2 11(61%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.5 84 1 10(4) FW August Priske 1 0 2(15%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.5 79 19(6) DF Ethan Laird 0 1(100%) 1 12(92%) 0 0 0 2 6.5 45 6(2) MF Patrick Roberts 0 1(33%) 1(50%) 0 1 0 2 1 6.2 28 6(2) FW Demarai Gray 1 1 1 2(100%) 14(100%) 0 0 0 7.7 28 1 4(3) FW Luis Vázquez 0 1(100%) 0 0 0 1 6.7 11 3(2) FW Marvin Ducksch 1 1 0 1(50%) 0 0 0 6.7 12 GK Ryan Allsop 0 0 0 0 DF Kristoffer Lund 0 0 0 0 DF Dael Fry 0 0 0 0 MF K. Fujimoto 0 0 0 0
Bristol 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 Sam Tickle 0 19(56%) 0 0 0 6.9 90 1(1) DF George Tanner 0 1 1 18(72%) 0 0 0 1 6.6 90 1 3 10(4) DF Rob Dickie 1 0 1(100%) 25(62%) 0 0 0 2 4 6.9 90 1 3 20(15) DF Lisav Naif Eissat 1 0 1(100%) 1 15(48%) 0 0 0 1 6.5 90 1 1 12(9) DF Rio Cardines 0 2 13(54%) 1 0 0 2 7.3 90 3 1 7(5) MF Jason Knight 0 1(100%) 16(76%) 0 1 0 1 6.9 90 1 3 3(2) MF Joe Williams 1 0 14(58%) 0 0 0 6.3 71 1 1(1) MF Jed Wallace 1 1 0 2 6(55%) 0 0 0 6.7 65 1 5(2) MF Scott Twine 3 2 1 2 8(80%) 0 0 0 1 7.9 71 6(3) MF Yu Hirakawa 0 3 9(90%) 0 0 0 2 4 6.9 89 4 14(8) FW Lorent Tolaj 2 0 6(67%) 0 0 0 2 2 5.9 65 8(2) MF Tomi Horvat 1 1 0 4(57%) 0 0 0 6.7 25 7(2) FW Dominic Ballard 1 1 1 1(100%) 1 5(100%) 0 0 0 2 7.3 25 1 6(2) MF Gibson Yah 0 2(67%) 0 0 0 6.3 19 2(1) MF Sam Greenwood 1 1 0 3(100%) 0 0 0 6.2 19 1 2(None) DF ロベルト Atkinson 0 0 0 0 1 1 1(None) GK Brad Collins 0 0 0 0 DF Noah Eile 0 0 0 0 FW Sam Bell 0 0 0 0 FW Emil Riis Jacobsen 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. E. Solis Romero Starter MF 7 C. Vicente Starter MF 8 Paik Seung-Ho Starter MF 28 J. Stansfield Starter FW 9 A. Priske Bench DF 2 E. Laird Bench FW 10 D. Gray Bench FW 33 M. Ducksch Bench MF 16 P. Roberts Bench FW 32 L. Vazquez
Show unused substitutes (4) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 21 R. Allsop Bench DF 25 K. Lund Bench DF 23 D. Fry Bench MF 27 K. Fujimoto
Bristol City Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 S. Tickle Starter DF 19 G. Tanner Starter DF 16 R. Dickie Starter DF 2 L. Eissat Starter DF 21 R. Cardines Starter MF 12 J. Knight Starter MF 8 J. Williams Starter MF 17 J. Wallace Starter MF 10 S. Twine Starter MF 7 Y. Hirakawa Starter FW 9 L. Tolaj Bench DF 5 R. Atkinson Bench MF 20 S. Greenwood Bench MF 14 T. Horvat Bench MF 27 G. Yah Bench FW 23 D. Ballard
Show unused substitutes (4) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 40 B. Collins Bench DF 38 N. Eile Bench FW 18 E. Riis Bench FW 11 S. Bell
Match events Time Team Event Player Score 1H 32' Birmingham City 🟨 Yellow card Bright Osayi-Samuel 1H 33' Bristol City ⚽ Goal S. Twine 0-1 1H 42' Birmingham City ⚽ Goal S. Tickle 0-2 2H 1' Birmingham City 🔄 Substitution OUT B. Osayi-Samuel → IN E. Laird 2H 17' Birmingham City 🔄 Substitution OUT C. Vicente → IN D. Gray 2H 17' Birmingham City 🔄 Substitution OUT Paik Seung-Ho → IN P. Roberts 2H 20' Bristol City 🔄 Substitution OUT J. Wallace → IN T. Horvat 2H 20' Bristol City 🔄 Substitution OUT L. Tolaj → IN D. Ballard 2H 26' Bristol City 🔄 Substitution OUT S. Twine → IN S. Greenwood 2H 26' Bristol City 🔄 Substitution OUT J. Williams → IN G. Yah 2H 33' Birmingham City 🟨 Yellow card Patrick Roberts 2H 33' Birmingham City 🔄 Substitution OUT A. Priske → IN L. Vazquez 2H 39' Birmingham City 🔄 Substitution OUT J. Stansfield → IN M. Ducksch 2H 40' Bristol City ⚽ Goal D. Ballard 0-3 2H 45+6' Bristol City 🟨 Yellow card Jason Knight 2H 45+1' Bristol City 🔄 Substitution OUT Y. Hirakawa → IN R. Atkinson 2H 45' Birmingham City ⚽ Goal D. Gray 1-3
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