Swansea City vs Birmingham City

Championship 5 Aug 2023, 14:00
Swansea City
Swansea City
1–1
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Birmingham City
Birmingham City
🏟 Swansea.com Stadium (Swansea) 👤 J. Linington Round 1

Match report

Swansea City were held to a 1-1 draw by Birmingham City in the Championship on 5 August 2023.

Swansea City had 11 shots to Birmingham City's 11.

The match was played at Swansea.com Stadium (Swansea), with J. Linington in charge.

Half-time 0-1 Possession 59% - 41% Shots 11 - 11 On target 6 - 5 Corners 5 - 5 Fouls 9 - 12 Yellow cards 5
8
Player of the match
Siriki Dembélé
Birmingham City · 1 goal
8 Ivan Sunjic captained the side
7 Jerry Yates 1 goal
7 Harry Darling captained the side
7 Ben Cabango 95 passes (85% accurate)
First half vs second half
Swansea City stepped it up after the break, with 9 shots in the second half compared to 2 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 2–4 9–7
Shots On Goal 0–3 6–2
Ball Possession 59–41 —
Corners 2–1 3–4
Match statistics
11 Shots Total 11
6 Shots On Goal 5
4 Shots Off Goal 6
1 Shots Blocked 0
7 Shots Inside Box 7
4 Shots Outside Box 4
9 Fouls 12
5 Corners 5
2 Offsides 1
59% Ball Possession 41%
1 Yellow Cards 4
4 Saves 4
509 Passes Total 343
403 Passes Accurate 258
Line-ups 3-4-1-2  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Swansea City · 3-4-1-2
22 C. Rushworth
6 H. Darling 5 B. Cabango 23 N. Wood
30 H. Ashby 8 M. Grimes 4 J. Fulton 2 J. Key
12 J. Paterson
17 J. Piroe 9 J. Yates
Birmingham City · 4-2-3-1
21 J. Ruddy
2 E. Laird 5 D. Sanderson 26 K. Long 3 L. Buchanan
34 I. Sunjic 6 K. Bielik
8 T. Roberts 14 K. Anderson 17 S. Dembélé
9 S. Hogan
Swansea City
Substitutes
  • 47 Azeem Abdulai
  • 20 Liam Cullen
  • 1 Andrew Fisher
  • 16 Brandon Cooper
  • 26 Kyle Naughton
  • 7 Joe Allen
  • 31 Oliver Cooper
  • 11 Josh Ginnelly
  • 19 Mykola Kukharevych
Birmingham City
Coach
J. Eustace
Substitutes
  • 19 Jordan James
  • 24 Marcel Oakley
  • 7 Juninho Bacuna
  • 11 Koji Miyoshi
  • 10 Lukas Jutkiewicz
  • 1 Neil Etheridge
  • 23 Emmanuel Longelo
  • 15 Alfie Chang
  • 16 Sam Cosgrove
Substitutions
  • 61' ↑ J. James ↓ T. Roberts Birmingham City
  • 69' ↑ A. Abdulai ↓ H. Ashby Swansea City
  • 70' ↑ L. Cullen ↓ J. Paterson Swansea City
  • 70' ↑ M. Oakley ↓ E. Laird Birmingham City
  • 84' ↑ J. Bacuna ↓ K. Anderson Birmingham City
  • 85' ↑ L. Jutkiewicz ↓ S. Hogan Birmingham City
  • 85' ↑ K. Miyoshi ↓ S. Dembélé Birmingham City
Cards
  • 2' J. Paterson Swansea City
  • 27' T. Roberts Birmingham City
  • 88' I. Sunjic Birmingham City
  • 90+4' K. Miyoshi Birmingham City
  • 90+5' K. Bielik Birmingham City
Head-to-head
Swansea City 1 5 draws 3 Birmingham City
2026-01-17 Swansea vs Birmingham 1 - 1
2025-09-20 Birmingham vs Swansea 1 - 0
2024-01-13 Birmingham City vs Swansea City 2 - 2
2023-08-05 Swansea City vs Birmingham City 1 - 1
2022-03-19 Swansea City vs Birmingham City 0 - 0
2021-10-23 Birmingham City vs Swansea City 2 - 1
Recent form
Swansea City D D D D L
Birmingham City D L D D L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Swansea City vs Birmingham City?
Swansea City drew 1-1 against Birmingham City on 5 August 2023.
Who won Swansea City vs Birmingham City?
Neither — the match finished 1-1.
Where was Swansea City vs Birmingham City played?
The match was played at Swansea.com Stadium (Swansea).
Who had more possession in Swansea City vs Birmingham City?
Swansea City had 59% of possession, compared to 41% for the other side.