Coach: Chris Davies · Unavailable: Alexander Cochrane (injury), Demarai Gray (injury), Ethan Laird (injury), Jack Robinson (injury), Lee Buchanan (injury)
Stoke City substitutes
3 Aaron Cresswell 6.2↑68'
56 Favour Fawunmi 6.2↑68'
4 Ben Pearson ↑89'
34 Frank Fielding
41 Jaden Dixon
47 Jake Griffin
50 Sydney Agina
55 Ruben Curley
46 William Smith
Coach: Mark Robins · Unavailable: Bosun Lawal (suspension), Ben Gibson (injury), Ben Wilmot (injury), Divin Mubama (injury), Gavin Bazunu (injury), Junior Tchamadeu (injury), Lewis Baker (injury), Robert Bozenik (injury), Viktor Johansson (injury)
Match events
42'Tomoki Iwataassist: Jay Stansfield1 - 0⚽
Second half
56'↑ August Priske↓ Ibrahim Osman⇄
57'↑ Jhon Solis↓ Tommy Doyle⇄
67'Jay Stansfield
68'↑ Favour Fawunmi↓ Jun-Ho Bae⇄
68'↑ Aaron Cresswell↓ Eric Bocat⇄
71'Phil Neumann(own goal)1 - 1⚽
80'Lamine Cisse
81'↑ Kyogo Furuhashi↓ Marvin Ducksch⇄
89'↑ Ben Pearson↓ Tomas Rigo⇄
90+2'↑ Scott Wright↓ Patrick Roberts⇄
Where to watch Championship
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Status
Finished
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Head to head
7Birmingham City wins5Draws4Stoke City wins
16 past meetings on record. Biggest Birmingham City win: Birmingham City 2–0 Stoke City (2021). Biggest Stoke City win: Birmingham City 1–3 Stoke City (2023).
Birmingham City
Stoke City
St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park · Birmingham
31Wagner
25Simkin
7Thomas
12Seko
10↓68'Bae