Swindon Town vs Birmingham City

EFL Trophy - 3rd Round 14 Jan 2025, 19:30
Swindon Town
Swindon Town
1–2
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Birmingham City
Birmingham City
🏟 The Nigel Eady County Ground (Swindon, Wiltshire) 👤 E. Duckworth

Match report

Birmingham City edged past Swindon Town 2-1 in the EFL Trophy - 3rd Round on 14 January 2025. The game was goalless at the break before all 3 goals arrived after half-time.

Birmingham City dominated possession with 63% of the ball and had 10 shots to Swindon Town's 9.

The match was played at The Nigel Eady County Ground (Swindon, Wiltshire), with E. Duckworth in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 37% - 63% Shots 9 - 10 On target 1 - 6 Corners 3 - 9 Fouls 10 - 17 Yellow cards 4
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Player of the match
Ayumu Yokoyama
Birmingham City · 1 goal
8 Alex Cochrane captained the side
8 Marc Leonard 95 passes (84% accurate)
7 Harry Smith 1 goal
7 Jack Bycroft 5 saves
First half vs second half
Swindon Town stepped it up after the break, with 7 shots in the second half compared to 2 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 2–5 7–5
Shots On Goal 0–2 1–4
Ball Possession 34–66 —
Corners 1–4 2–5
Attacks 28–39 16–25
Match statistics
3 Corners 9
5 Substitution 3
44 Attacks 64
20 Dangerous Attacks 50
1 On Target 4
2 Off Target 2
9 Shots Total 10
1 Shots On Goal 6
4 Shots Off Goal 2
4 Shots Blocked 2
7 Shots Inside Box 5
2 Shots Outside Box 5
10 Fouls 17
3 Corners 9
1 Offsides 3
37% Ball Possession 63%
2 Yellow Cards 2
5 Saves 0
264 Passes Total 448
167 Passes Accurate 355
Line-ups 4-3-1-2  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Swindon Town · 4-3-1-2
1 J. Bycroft
2 T. Sobowale 45 A. McCormick 5 W. Wright 34 B. Kirkman
7 J. Cotterill 18 G. Kilkenny 22 D. Butterworth
16 J. Cain
23 A. Drinan 21 K. Tshimanga
Birmingham City · 4-2-3-1
45 B. Peacock-Farrell
2 E. Laird 23 A. Sampsted 25 B. Davies 20 A. Cochrane
19 T. Gardner-Hickman 12 M. Leonard
26 L. Harris 17 L. Dykes 33 A. Yokoyama
9 A. May
Swindon Town
Coach
I. Holloway
Substitutes
  • 38 Harry Chard
  • 9 Paul Glatzel
  • 10 Harry Smith
  • 6 Nnamdi Ofoborh
  • 42 Botan Ameen
  • 12 Daniel Barden
  • 43 George Alston
Birmingham City
Coach
C. Davies
Substitutes
  • 11 Scott Wright
  • 10 Lukas Jutkiewicz
  • 21 Ryan Allsop
  • 4 Christoph Klarer
  • 47 Josh Home
  • 43 Zaid Betteka
  • 39 Byron Pendleton
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ H. Chard ↓ B. Kirkman Swindon Town
  • 62' ↑ P. Glatzel ↓ K. Tshimanga Swindon Town
  • 62' ↑ H. Smith ↓ A. Drinan Swindon Town
  • 72' ↑ Botan Ameen ↓ D. Butterworth Swindon Town
  • 72' ↑ N. Ofoborh ↓ G. Kilkenny Swindon Town
  • 73' ↑ S. Wright ↓ A. May Birmingham City
  • 79' ↑ L. Jutkiewicz ↓ L. Harris Birmingham City
Cards
  • 21' K. Tshimanga Swindon Town
  • 47' E. Laird Birmingham City
  • 51' B. Davies Birmingham City
  • 90+2' P. Glatzel Swindon Town
Head-to-head
Swindon Town 0 0 draws 1 Birmingham City
2025-01-14 Swindon Town vs Birmingham City 1 - 2
Recent form
Swindon Town D D W D L
Birmingham City D L D D L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Swindon Town vs Birmingham City?
Swindon Town lost 1-2 against Birmingham City on 14 January 2025.
Who won Swindon Town vs Birmingham City?
Birmingham City won the match 2-1.
Where was Swindon Town vs Birmingham City played?
The match was played at The Nigel Eady County Ground (Swindon, Wiltshire).
Who had more possession in Swindon Town vs Birmingham City?
Birmingham City had 63% of possession, compared to 37% for the other side.