Birmingham vs Blackburn

Championship 3 Apr 2026, 14:00
Birmingham
Birmingham
0–1
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Blackburn
Blackburn
👤 J. Busby Round 40

Match report

Blackburn edged past Birmingham 1-0 in the Championship on 3 April 2026. The game was goalless at the break before all 1 goals arrived after half-time.

Birmingham dominated possession with 60% of the ball, while Blackburn had 16 shots to Birmingham's 12.

The referee was J. Busby.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 60% - 40% Shots 12 - 16 On target 5 - 4 Corners 9 - 10 Fouls 14 - 7 Yellow cards 1
8
Player of the match
Todd Cantwell
Blackburn · 1 goal
8 Balázs Tóth 5 saves
8 Scott Wharton captained the side
7 James Beadle 3 saves
7 Tomoki Iwata captained the side
First half vs second half
Birmingham stepped it up after the break, with 8 shots in the second half compared to 4 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 4–7 8–9
Shots On Goal 2–2 3–2
Ball Possession 61–39 —
Corners 7–6 2–4
Attacks 56–45 49–37
Match statistics
9 Corners 10
5 Substitution 5
105 Attacks 82
66 Dangerous Attacks 41
5 On Target 4
7 Off Target 15
60% Ball Possession 40%
12 Shots Total 16
5 Shots On Goal 4
6 Shots Off Goal 5
1 Shots Blocked 7
7 Shots Inside Box 11
5 Shots Outside Box 5
14 Fouls 7
9 Corners 10
1 Offsides 1
65% Ball Possession 35%
0 Yellow Cards 1
3 Saves 5
539 Passes Total 274
449 Passes Accurate 185
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  3-4-2-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Birmingham · 4-2-3-1
25 J. Beadle
24 T. Iwata 4 C. Klarer 6 J. Robinson 2 E. Laird
7 T. Doyle 8 S. Paik
16 P. Roberts 33 M. Ducksch 17 I. Osman
28 J. Stansfield
Blackburn · 3-4-2-1
22 B. Tóth
38 T. Atcheson 16 S. Wharton 15 S. McLoughlin
2 R. Alebiosu 28 A. Forshaw 24 M. Baradji 3 H. Pickering
25 R. Morishita 10 T. Cantwell
23 Y. Ohashi
Birmingham
Coach
Chris Davies
Substitutes
  • 27 Kanya Fujimoto
  • 10 Demarai Gray
  • 23 Carlos Vicente
  • 29 August Priske
  • 26 Bright Osayi-Samuel
  • 37 Jonathan Panzo
  • 14 Jhon Solís
  • 21 Ryan Allsop
  • 5 Phil Neumann
Blackburn
Coach
Damien Johnson
Substitutes
  • 31 Kristi Montgomery
  • 4 Yuri Ribeiro
  • 29 Mathias Jørgensen
  • 8 Sidnei Tavares
  • 41 Lorenze Mullarkey-Matthews
  • 1 Aynsley Pears
  • 21 Oladapo Afolayan
  • 27 Nathan Redmond
  • 14 Dion De Neve
Substitutions
  • 65' ↑ D. Gray ↓ I. Osman Birmingham
  • 65' ↑ K. Fujimoto ↓ M. Ducksch Birmingham
  • 77' ↑ K. Montgomery ↓ R. Morishita Blackburn
  • 78' ↑ A. Priske ↓ J. Stansfield Birmingham
  • 78' ↑ C. Vicente ↓ P. Roberts Birmingham
  • 83' ↑ Y. Ribeiro ↓ S. Wharton Blackburn
  • 83' ↑ M. Jorgensen ↓ T. Cantwell Blackburn
  • 88' ↑ B. Osayi-Samuel ↓ T. Iwata Birmingham
  • 90+1' ↑ S. Tavares ↓ M. Baradji Blackburn
Cards
  • 21' A. Forshaw Blackburn
Head-to-head
Birmingham 3 1 draws 8 Blackburn
2026-04-03 Birmingham vs Blackburn 0 - 1
2025-08-16 Blackburn vs Birmingham 1 - 2
2024-02-13 Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers 1 - 0
2023-11-29 Blackburn Rovers vs Birmingham City 4 - 2
2023-01-31 Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers 0 - 1
2023-01-28 Blackburn Rovers vs Birmingham City 2 - 2
Recent form
Birmingham D D D L D
Blackburn D D D W W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Birmingham vs Blackburn?
Birmingham lost 0-1 against Blackburn on 3 April 2026.
Who won Birmingham vs Blackburn?
Blackburn won the match 1-0.
Who had more possession in Birmingham vs Blackburn?
Birmingham had 60% of possession, compared to 40% for the other side.