Birmingham vs Coventry

Championship 4 Jan 2026, 12:00
Birmingham
Birmingham
3–2
HT 2–1
FULL TIME
Coventry
Coventry
Round 26

Match report

Birmingham edged past Coventry 3-2 in the Championship on 4 January 2026.

Coventry had 18 shots to Birmingham's 9.

B. Thomas was sent off in the 90+5th minute.

Half-time 2-1 Shots 9 - 18 On target 4 - 6 Corners 2 - 6 Fouls 13 - 9 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 4
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Player of the match
Marvin Ducksch
Birmingham · 2 goals
8 Josh Eccles 1 goal
8 Ellis Simms 1 goal
8 Patrick Roberts 2 assists
7 Lewis Koumas 1 goal
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 4–8 5–10
Shots On Goal 2–4 2–2
Ball Possession 0–0 —
Corners 0–4 2–2
Attacks 37–64 22–67
Match statistics
2 Corners 6
5 Substitution 2
59 Attacks 131
23 Dangerous Attacks 68
4 On Target 6
5 Off Target 12
9 Shots Total 18
4 Shots On Goal 6
2 Shots Off Goal 10
3 Shots Blocked 2
6 Shots Inside Box 12
3 Shots Outside Box 6
13 Fouls 9
2 Corners 6
4 Offsides 2
25% Ball Possession 75%
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 1
4 Saves 1
177 Passes Total 517
89 Passes Accurate 429
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Birmingham · 4-2-3-1
25 J. Beadle
24 T. Iwata 5 P. Neumann 6 J. Robinson 31 K. Wagner
8 S. Paik 7 T. Doyle
16 P. Roberts 28 J. Stansfield 30 L. Koumas
33 M. Ducksch
Coventry · 4-2-3-1
19 C. Rushworth
27 M. Ewijk 4 B. Thomas 15 L. Kitching 3 J. Dasilva
6 M. Grimes 5 J. Rudoni
7 T. Sakamoto 28 J. Eccles 10 E. Mason-Clark
9 E. Simms
Birmingham
Coach
Chris Davies
Substitutes
  • 41 Eiran Cashin
  • 23 Alfons Sampsted
  • 18 Willum Thor Willumsson
  • 9 Kyogo Furuhashi
  • 27 Kanya Fujimoto
  • 21 Ryan Allsop
  • 40 Menzi Mazwi
  • 11 Scott Wright
  • 42 Daniel Isichei
Coventry
Coach
Frank Lampard
Substitutes
  • 11 Haji Wright
  • 54 Kai Andrews
  • 13 Ben Wilson
  • 21 Jake Bidwell
  • 22 Joel Latibeaudiere
  • 33 Miguel Ángel Brau
  • 41 Callum Perry
  • 26 Luke Woolfenden
  • 50 George Shepherd
Substitutions
  • 65' ↑ E. Cashin ↓ L. Koumas Birmingham
  • 67' ↑ H. Wright ↓ T. Sakamoto Coventry
  • 71' ↑ A. Sampsted ↓ K. Wagner Birmingham
  • 72' ↑ W. T. Willumsson ↓ P. Roberts Birmingham
  • 72' ↑ K. Furuhashi ↓ M. Ducksch Birmingham
  • 89' ↑ K. Andrews ↓ J. Eccles Coventry
  • 90+3' ↑ K. Fujimoto ↓ J. Stansfield Birmingham
Cards
  • 90+5' B. Thomas Coventry
  • 36' M. Ducksch Birmingham
  • 51' K. Wagner Birmingham
  • 86' J. Eccles Coventry
  • 88' J. Beadle Birmingham
Head-to-head
Birmingham 2 5 draws 3 Coventry
2026-01-04 Birmingham vs Coventry 3 - 2
2025-09-27 Coventry vs Birmingham 3 - 0
2024-04-13 Birmingham City vs Coventry City 3 - 0
2023-12-08 Coventry City vs Birmingham City 2 - 0
2022-04-15 Birmingham City vs Coventry City 2 - 4
2021-11-23 Coventry City vs Birmingham City 0 - 0
Recent form
Birmingham D D D L D
Coventry D D D W W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Birmingham vs Coventry?
Birmingham won 3-2 against Coventry on 4 January 2026.
Who won Birmingham vs Coventry?
Birmingham won the match 3-2.