EFL Championship 2026-27 | Matchday 7 | 2026-09-12 20:30 JST
Match summary
The EFL Championship 2026-27 Matchday 7 fixture between Derby County and Birmingham City was played on September 12. Birmingham City narrowly beat Derby County 2-1. It was 1-1 at half-time. Birmingham City scored 1 after the break to seal the win.
Scorers: Derby County – B. Clark; Birmingham City – Carlos Vicente and Paik Seung-Ho. Assists: Derby County – S. Szmodics; Birmingham City – L. Millar.
Possession: Derby County 60%, Birmingham City 40%. Shots: Derby County 18, Birmingham City 19. Birmingham City scored 2 from 9 shots on target. Yellow cards: Derby County 1, Birmingham City 3.
Team stats
4-2-3-1
4-2-3-1
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| Derby County | Stat | Birmingham City |
|---|---|---|
| 4-2-3-1 | Formation | 4-2-3-1 |
| 60% | Possession | 40% |
| 1.11 | Expected goals (xG) | 3.17 |
| 18 | Shots | 19 |
| 4 | Shots on target | 9 |
| 7 | Shots off target | 8 |
| 7 | Blocked shots | 2 |
| 10 | Shots inside the box | 14 |
| 8 | Shots outside the box | 5 |
| 10 | Corner kicks | 4 |
| 4 | Offsides | 1 |
| 8 | Fouls | 12 |
| 382 | Passes | 275 |
| 289 | Accurate passes | 183 |
| 76% | Pass accuracy | 67% |
| 6 | Goalkeeper saves | 1 |
| -0.51 | Goals prevented (xG) | -0.51 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Referee: John Busby, England
Player stats
Derby County
| 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. Widell Zetterström | 0 | 14(54%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.3 | 90 | ||||||||||
| DF | J. Ward | 0 | 2(100%) | 1 | 37(80%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | 90 | 3 | 3(3) | ||||||
| DF | S. Langås | 0 | 1 | 1 | 41(93%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 | 90 | 1 | 1 | 7(5) | |||||
| DF | E. Cashin | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 39(81%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 85 | 1 | 22(20) | |||
| DF | C. Taylor | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23(77%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.5 | 89 | 5(2) | ||||||
| MF | B. Clark | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 33(75%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.2 | 90 | 1 | 9(6) | ||||
| MF | D. Ozoh | 0 | 2 | 21(95%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 | 85 | 4(3) | ||||||||
| MF | M. Fuseini | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1(20%) | 17(85%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6.3 | 90 | 2 | 1 | 13(4) | ||
| MF | S. Szmodics | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1(100%) | 3 | 22(63%) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | 90 | 2 | 8(5) | ||||
| MF | H. Meister | 0 | 5(45%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5.9 | 54 | 13(3) | |||||||
| FW | C. Morris | 1 | 0 | 14(54%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6.3 | 90 | 1 | 16(7) | |||||
| MF | O. Fraulo | 0 | 8(80%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.7 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 3(2) | ||||||
| FW | C. Blackett-Taylor | 1 | 0 | 1(33%) | 1 | 4(80%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | 21 | 1 | 4(2) | |||||
| MF | R. Hedges | 0 | 1 | 11(73%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 21 | 1 | 1(1) | |||||||
| FW | L. Salvesen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 11 | 1(None) | ||||||||||
| GK | J. Vickers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| DF | D. Sanderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| DF | M. Johnston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| DF | R. Nyambe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| MF | A. Mowatt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 | 9(33%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.9 | 90 | 1 | 3(3) | |||||||
| DF | B. Osayi-Samuel | 0 | 5 | 1 | 25(81%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 90 | 1 | 14(9) | ||||
| DF | P. Neumann | 0 | 2 | 11(65%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.3 | 90 | 1 | 1 | 12(5) | |||||
| DF | C. Klarer | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19(76%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.2 | 90 | 7(4) | |||||
| DF | A. Cochrane | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17(65%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6.6 | 90 | 2 | 9(4) | ||
| MF | T. Iwata | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 32(73%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.2 | 90 | 1 | 1 | 10(6) | |||
| MF | J. Solis | 0 | 1(100%) | 1 | 14(78%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.7 | 60 | 1 | 7(3) | |||||
| MF | Carlos Vicente | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 15(60%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7.2 | 89 | 8(4) | |||||
| MF | J. Stansfield | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4(44%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.3 | 89 | 1 | 4(None) | ||||
| MF | L. Millar | 0 | 1(33%) | 1 | 11(73%) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8.2 | 73 | 3 | 6(2) | ||||||
| FW | A. Priske | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6(60%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5.9 | 73 | 18(3) | |||||
| MF | Paik Seung-Ho | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12(86%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 | 30 | 2 | 1(None) | ||||||
| DF | E. Laird | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5(56%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 | 17 | 1 | 5(2) | |||||
| FW | L. Vázquez | 1 | 0 | 3(75%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 17 | 1 | 4(None) | |||||||
| DF | K. Lund | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | 10 | ||||||||||
| DF | D. Fry | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 | 10 | 1(1) | |||||||||
| GK | R. Allsop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| DF | L. Buchanan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| MF | K. Fujimoto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| FW | M. Ducksch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lineups
Derby County
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | GK | 1 | J. Widell Zetterström |
| Starter | DF | 23 | J. Ward |
| Starter | DF | 6 | S. Langås |
| Starter | DF | 44 | E. Cashin |
| Starter | DF | 18 | C. Taylor |
| Starter | MF | 8 | B. Clark |
| Starter | MF | 4 | D. Ozoh |
| Starter | MF | 16 | M. Fuseini |
| Starter | MF | 11 | S. Szmodics |
| Starter | MF | 19 | H. Meister |
| Starter | FW | 9 | C. Morris |
| Bench | MF | 29 | O. Fraulo |
| Bench | FW | 33 | C. Blackett-Taylor |
| Bench | MF | 26 | R. Hedges |
| Bench | FW | 15 | L. Salvesen |
Show unused substitutes (5)
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bench | GK | 31 | J. Vickers |
| Bench | DF | 28 | D. Sanderson |
| Bench | DF | 24 | R. Nyambe |
| Bench | DF | 22 | M. Johnston |
| Bench | MF | 20 | A. Mowatt |
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 | 7 | Carlos Vicente |
| Starter | MF | 28 | J. Stansfield |
| Starter | MF | 17 | L. Millar |
| Starter | FW | 9 | A. Priske |
| Bench | DF | 25 | K. Lund |
| Bench | DF | 23 | D. Fry |
| Bench | DF | 2 | E. Laird |
| Bench | MF | 8 | Paik Seung-Ho |
| Bench | FW | 32 | L. Vázquez |
Show unused substitutes (4)
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bench | GK | 21 | R. Allsop |
| Bench | DF | 3 | L. Buchanan |
| Bench | MF | 27 | K. Fujimoto |
| Bench | FW | 33 | M. Ducksch |
Match events
| Time | Team | Event | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1H 19' | Derby County | 🟨 Yellow card | M. Fuseini | |
| 1H 21' | Birmingham City | 🟨 Yellow card | A. Cochrane | |
| 1H 40' | Derby County | ⚽ Goal | B. Clark | 1-0 |
| 1H 42' | Birmingham City | ⚽ Goal | Carlos Vicente | 1-1 |
| 1H 44' | Birmingham City | 🟨 Yellow card | A. Priske | |
| 2H 9' | Derby County | 🔄 Substitution | OUT H. Meister → IN O. Fraulo | |
| 2H 15' | Birmingham City | 🔄 Substitution | OUT J. Solis → IN Paik Seung-Ho | |
| 2H 19' | Birmingham City | ⚽ Goal | Paik Seung-Ho | 1-2 |
| 2H 28' | Birmingham City | 🔄 Substitution | OUT L. Millar → IN E. Laird | |
| 2H 28' | Birmingham City | 🔄 Substitution | OUT A. Priske → IN L. Vázquez | |
| 2H 40' | Derby County | 🔄 Substitution | OUT D. Ozoh → IN C. Blackett-Taylor | |
| 2H 40' | Derby County | 🔄 Substitution | OUT E. Cashin → IN R. Hedges | |
| 2H 45+4' | Birmingham City | 🟨 Yellow card | Carlos Vicente | |
| 2H 45+5' | Derby County | 🔄 Substitution | OUT C. Taylor → IN L. Salvesen | |
| 2H 45+6' | Birmingham City | 🔄 Substitution | OUT J. Stansfield → IN K. Lund | |
| 2H 45+6' | Birmingham City | 🔄 Substitution | OUT Carlos Vicente → IN D. Fry |
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