EFL Championship 2026-27 | Matchday 5 | 2026-09-06 20:00 JST
2–2
- 22' J. Stansfield
- 3' Fer López
- 31' L. Krejčí
- 36' J. Tchatchoua (OG)
Match summary
Birmingham City took on Wolverhampton Wanderers in the EFL Championship 2026-27 Matchday 5 on September 6. A goal-filled contest ended 2-2. It was 2-2 at half-time and 0-0 in the second half, and neither side could pull ahead.
Possession: Birmingham City 53%, Wolverhampton Wanderers 47%. Shots: Birmingham City 15, Wolverhampton Wanderers 10. Yellow cards: Birmingham City 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1.
Team stats
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| Birmingham City | Stat | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
|---|---|---|
| 4-2-3-1 | Formation | 4-2-3-1 |
| 53% | Possession | 47% |
| 1.39 | Expected goals (xG) | 2.47 |
| 15 | Shots | 10 |
| 5 | Shots on target | 4 |
| 5 | Shots off target | 5 |
| 5 | Blocked shots | 1 |
| 11 | Shots inside the box | 6 |
| 4 | Shots outside the box | 4 |
| 8 | Corner kicks | 4 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 17 | Fouls | 12 |
| 340 | Passes | 316 |
| 257 | Accurate passes | 236 |
| 76% | Pass accuracy | 75% |
| 2 | Goalkeeper saves | 4 |
| -1 | Goals prevented (xG) | -1 |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Referee: Adam Herczeg, 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 | 17(55%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7.9 | 90 | 2(2) | ||||||||
| DF | B. Osayi-Samuel | 0 | 1(100%) | 3 | 30(81%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6.9 | 90 | 1 | 11(8) | ||||
| DF | P. Neumann | 0 | 1(100%) | 1 | 29(85%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6.6 | 90 | 2 | 2 | 11(6) | ||||
| DF | C. Klarer | 3 | 0 | 1 | 40(82%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6.3 | 90 | 1 | 1 | 17(8) | ||||
| DF | A. Cochrane | 0 | 3 | 19(73%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5.9 | 90 | 1 | 6(3) | ||||||
| MF | Paik Seung-Ho | 0 | 2 | 36(90%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 90 | 3 | 1 | 7(4) | |||||
| MF | T. Iwata | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 37(73%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 90 | 1 | 1 | 9(3) | |||
| MF | P. Roberts | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15(79%) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 81 | 2 | 1 | 6(2) | |||
| MF | J. Stansfield | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2(67%) | 1 | 4(44%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7.2 | 81 | 12(3) | ||||
| MF | L. Millar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3(75%) | 15(88%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.9 | 69 | 1 | 10(6) | ||||
| FW | A. Priske | 0 | 5(38%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7.3 | 81 | 16(6) | |||||||
| FW | D. Gray | 0 | 1(50%) | 2 | 4(80%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 | 20 | 4(3) | |||||||
| FW | Carlos Vicente | 0 | 2(100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 3(1) | |||||||
| FW | L. Vázquez | 0 | 2(50%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 9 | 6(1) | |||||||||
| FW | M. Ducksch | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2(67%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 9 | 1(None) | |||||||
| DF | E. Laird | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| GK | R. Allsop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| DF | D. Fry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| DF | K. Lund | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| MF | K. Fujimoto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers
| 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 | José Sá | 0 | 25(74%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8.2 | 90 | 4(4) | ||||||||
| DF | J. Tchatchoua | 0 | 1 | 16(64%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.2 | 90 | 3(None) | |||||||
| DF | N. Djiga | 0 | 2 | 28(90%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.3 | 90 | 12(8) | |||||||
| DF | L. Krejčí | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1(100%) | 1 | 1 | 37(71%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8.3 | 90 | 2 | 24(15) | |
| DF | Hugo Bueno | 0 | 5(71%) | 19(68%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.3 | 90 | 2 | 1 | 12(6) | |||||
| MF | André | 1 | 0 | 7 | 25(93%) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.3 | 87 | 1 | 1 | 12(8) | ||||
| MF | M. Munetsi | 0 | 1 | 8(67%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.5 | 68 | 4(2) | |||||||
| MF | Rodrigo Gomes | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8(73%) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7.9 | 68 | 2 | 8(3) | |||||
| MF | Fer López | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1(33%) | 2 | 35(78%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 90 | 3 | 14(8) | ||
| MF | A. Armstrong | 1 | 0 | 9(75%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5.9 | 87 | 9(1) | |||||||
| FW | R. Jiménez | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11(65%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6.9 | 76 | 1 | 13(7) | ||||
| MF | J. James | 0 | 3(50%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | 22 | ||||||||||
| FW | M. Mane | 0 | 1(25%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.7 | 22 | 1(1) | |||||||
| MF | T. Doyle | 0 | 1 | 9(90%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | 14 | 1 | 1(None) | |||||||
| MF | B. Traoré | 0 | 1 | 2(100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 | 8 | 2(2) | ||||||||
| FW | S. Neave | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | 8 | 2(None) | ||||||||||
| GK | João Virgínia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| DF | Toti Gomes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| DF | G. Konan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| FW | T. Chirewa | 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 | 8 | Paik Seung-Ho |
| Starter | MF | 24 | T. Iwata |
| Starter | MF | 16 | P. Roberts |
| Starter | MF | 28 | J. Stansfield |
| Starter | MF | 17 | L. Millar |
| Starter | FW | 9 | A. Priske |
| Bench | DF | 2 | E. Laird |
| Bench | FW | 10 | D. Gray |
| Bench | FW | 33 | M. Ducksch |
| Bench | FW | 7 | Carlos Vicente |
| Bench | FW | 32 | L. Vázquez |
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 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | GK | 1 | José Sá |
| Starter | DF | 38 | J. Tchatchoua |
| Starter | DF | 34 | N. Djiga |
| Starter | DF | 37 | L. Krejčí |
| Starter | DF | 3 | Hugo Bueno |
| Starter | MF | 7 | André |
| Starter | MF | 5 | M. Munetsi |
| Starter | MF | 21 | Rodrigo Gomes |
| Starter | MF | 28 | Fer López |
| Starter | MF | 10 | A. Armstrong |
| Starter | FW | 9 | R. Jiménez |
| Bench | MF | 20 | T. Doyle |
| Bench | MF | 8 | J. James |
| Bench | MF | 12 | B. Traoré |
| Bench | FW | 14 | S. Neave |
| Bench | FW | 36 | M. Mane |
Show unused substitutes (4)
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bench | GK | 13 | João Virgínia |
| Bench | DF | 33 | G. Konan |
| Bench | DF | 24 | Toti Gomes |
| Bench | FW | 23 | T. Chirewa |
Match events
| Time | Team | Event | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1H 3' | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ⚽ Goal | Fer López | 0-1 |
| 1H 22' | Birmingham City | ⚽ Goal | J. Stansfield | 1-1 |
| 1H 31' | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ⚽ Goal | L. Krejčí | 1-2 |
| 1H 36' | Birmingham City | ⚽ Goal | J. Tchatchoua | 1-3 |
| 2H 6' | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 🟨 Yellow card | M. Munetsi | |
| 2H 8' | Birmingham City | 🟨 Yellow card | C. Klarer | |
| 2H 22' | Birmingham City | 🟨 Yellow card | P. Neumann | |
| 2H 23' | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 🔄 Substitution | OUT M. Munetsi → IN J. James | |
| 2H 23' | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 🔄 Substitution | OUT Rodrigo Gomes → IN M. Mane | |
| 2H 24' | Birmingham City | 🔄 Substitution | OUT L. Millar → IN D. Gray | |
| 2H 31' | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 🔄 Substitution | OUT R. Jiménez → IN T. Doyle | |
| 2H 36' | Birmingham City | 🔄 Substitution | OUT J. Stansfield → IN M. Ducksch | |
| 2H 36' | Birmingham City | 🔄 Substitution | OUT P. Roberts → IN Carlos Vicente | |
| 2H 36' | Birmingham City | 🔄 Substitution | OUT A. Priske → IN L. Vázquez | |
| 2H 42' | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 🔄 Substitution | OUT André → IN B. Traoré | |
| 2H 42' | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 🔄 Substitution | OUT A. Armstrong → IN S. Neave | |
| 2H 45+2' | Birmingham City | 🔄 Substitution | OUT → IN E. Laird |
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