Birmingham vs Oxford

Championship 23 Aug 2025, 14:00
Birmingham
Birmingham
1–0
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Oxford
Oxford
🏟 St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park (Birmingham) 👤 Robert Jones Round 3

Match report

Birmingham edged past Oxford 1-0 in the Championship on 23 August 2025.

Birmingham dominated possession with 66% of the ball and had 16 shots to Oxford's 6.

The match was played at St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park (Birmingham), with Robert Jones in charge.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 66% - 34% Shots 16 - 6 On target 1 - 1 Corners 4 - 1 Fouls 11 - 17
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Player of the match
Seung-Ho Paik
Birmingham · 1 goal
8 Ethan Laird 1 assist
8 Tomoki Iwata 76 passes (87% accurate)
7 Ryan Allsop captained the side
7 Bright Osayi-Samuel captained the side
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 11–2 5–4
Shots On Goal 1–1 0–0
Ball Possession 64–36 —
Corners 3–0 1–1
Attacks 62–29 64–45
Match statistics
4 Corners 1
3 Substitution 5
126 Attacks 74
2 Attacks 0
68 Dangerous Attacks 16
5 On Target 1
10 Off Target 5
16 Shots Total 6
1 Shots On Goal 1
11 Shots Off Goal 4
4 Shots Blocked 1
10 Shots Inside Box 1
6 Shots Outside Box 5
11 Fouls 17
4 Corners 1
2 Offsides 5
66% Ball Possession 34%
1 Saves 0
570 Passes Total 300
500 Passes Accurate 213
Line-ups 4-4-2  vs  5-4-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Birmingham · 4-4-2
21 R. Allsop
26 B. Osayi-Samuel 5 P. Neumann 4 C. Klarer 2 E. Laird
18 W. Willumsson 8 S. Paik 24 T. Iwata 10 D. Gray
28 J. Stansfield 9 K. Furuhashi
Oxford · 5-4-1
1 J. Cumming
24 H. Avest 15 B. Spencer 6 M. Helik 2 S. Long 22 G. Leigh
19 T. Goodrham 14 B. Keersmaecker 8 C. Brannagan 23 S. Dembélé
27 W. Lankshear
Birmingham
Coach
Christopher Paul Davies
Substitutes
  • 7 Tommy Doyle
  • 14 Keshi Anderson
  • 17 Lyndon Dykes
  • 25 James Beadle
  • 41 Eiran Joe Cashin
  • 12 Marc Leonard
  • 19 Taylor Gardner-Hickman
  • 27 Kanya Fujimoto
  • 33 Marvin Ducksch
Oxford
Coach
Gary Rowett
Substitutes
  • 7 Przemysław Płacheta
  • 9 Mark Harris
  • 4 Will Vaulks
  • 10 Matt Phillips
  • 17 Stanley Mills
  • 21 Matt Ingram
  • 26 Jack Currie
  • 5 Elliott Moore
  • 20 Tom Bradshaw
Substitutions
  • 61' ↑ T. Doyle ↓ K. Furuhashi Birmingham
  • 68' ↑ M. Harris ↓ W. Lankshear Oxford
  • 68' ↑ P. Płacheta ↓ T. Goodrham Oxford
  • 76' ↑ W. Vaulks ↓ B. De Keersmaecker Oxford
  • 76' ↑ M. Phillips ↓ H. ter Avest Oxford
  • 85' ↑ K. Anderson ↓ D. Gray Birmingham
  • 85' ↑ S. Mills ↓ S. Dembélé Oxford
  • 88' ↑ L. Dykes ↓ J. Stansfield Birmingham
Head-to-head
Birmingham 2 1 draws 0 Oxford
2026-01-31 Oxford Utd vs Birmingham 0 - 2
2025-08-23 Birmingham vs Oxford 1 - 0
2021-07-24 Birmingham City vs Oxford United 0 - 0
Recent form
Birmingham D D D L D
Oxford D D D L W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Birmingham vs Oxford?
Birmingham won 1-0 against Oxford on 23 August 2025.
Who won Birmingham vs Oxford?
Birmingham won the match 1-0.
Where was Birmingham vs Oxford played?
The match was played at St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park (Birmingham).
Who had more possession in Birmingham vs Oxford?
Birmingham had 66% of possession, compared to 34% for the other side.