Birmingham vs Sheff Utd

League Cup - 1st Round 13 Aug 2025, 19:00
Birmingham
Birmingham
2–1
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Sheff Utd
Sheff Utd
🏟 St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park (Birmingham) 👤 Gavin Ward

Match report

Birmingham edged past Sheff Utd 2-1 in the League Cup - 1st Round on 13 August 2025.

Birmingham had 20 shots to Sheff Utd's 5.

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

Half-time 1-0 Possession 54% - 46% Shots 20 - 5 On target 5 - 1 Corners 5 - 2 Fouls 9 - 12 Yellow cards 3
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Player of the match
Jay Stansfield
Birmingham · 1 goal
8 Gustavo Hamer 1 goal
8 Christoph Klarer captained the side
8 Alex Cochrane captained the side
8 Demarai Gray 1 assist
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 12–2 8–3
Shots On Goal 3–0 2–1
Ball Possession 55–45 —
Corners 1–1 4–1
Attacks 40–36 49–48
Match statistics
5 Corners 2
5 Substitution 5
89 Attacks 84
77 Dangerous Attacks 37
5 On Target 1
11 Off Target 5
20 Shots Total 5
5 Shots On Goal 1
10 Shots Off Goal 3
5 Shots Blocked 1
17 Shots Inside Box 1
3 Shots Outside Box 4
9 Fouls 12
5 Corners 2
3 Offsides 1
54% Ball Possession 46%
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Saves 3
433 Passes Total 384
337 Passes Accurate 285
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-1-4-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Birmingham · 4-2-3-1
25 J. Beadle
2 E. Laird 4 C. Klarer 41 E. Cashin 20 A. Cochrane
24 T. Iwata 12 M. Leonard
18 W. Willumsson 7 T. Doyle 10 D. Gray
9 K. Furuhashi
Sheff Utd · 4-1-4-1
17 A. Davies
29 S. Curtis 37 D. Sasnauskas 19 J. Robinson 3 S. McCallum
18 D. Soumaré
20 E. Ukaki 10 C. O'Hare 34 L. Marsh 26 R. One
7 T. Cannon
Birmingham
Coach
Christopher Paul Davies
Substitutes
  • 14 Keshi Anderson
  • 28 Jay Stansfield
  • 8 Seung-Ho Paik
  • 26 Bright Osayi-Samuel
  • 17 Lyndon Dykes
  • 21 Ryan Allsop
  • 5 Phil Neumann
  • 27 Kanya Fujimoto
  • 19 Taylor Gardner-Hickman
Sheff Utd
Coach
Rubén Sellés Salvador
Substitutes
  • 42 Sydie Peck
  • 6 Tyler Bindon
  • 8 Gustavo Hamer
  • 23 Tyrese Campbell
  • 11 Andre Brooks
  • 1 Michael Cooper
  • 33 Rhys Norrington-Davies
  • 38 Femi Seriki
  • 27 Louie Barry
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ K. Anderson ↓ D. Gray Birmingham
  • 46' ↑ S. Peck ↓ C. O'Hare Sheff Utd
  • 56' ↑ G. Hamer ↓ D. Soumaré Sheff Utd
  • 56' ↑ T. Campbell ↓ R. Oné Sheff Utd
  • 56' ↑ T. Bindon ↓ J. Robinson Sheff Utd
  • 57' ↑ J. Stansfield ↓ K. Furuhashi Birmingham
  • 67' ↑ Paik Seung-Ho ↓ T. Doyle Birmingham
  • 68' ↑ B. Osayi-Samuel ↓ E. Laird Birmingham
  • 77' ↑ L. Dykes ↓ M. Leonard Birmingham
  • 82' ↑ A. Brooks ↓ E. Ukaki Sheff Utd
Cards
  • 14' J. Robinson Sheff Utd
  • 73' J. Stansfield Birmingham
  • 90+3' C. Klarer Birmingham
Head-to-head
Birmingham 2 1 draws 2 Sheff Utd
2026-03-14 Birmingham vs Sheffield Utd 1 - 1
2025-12-20 Sheffield Utd vs Birmingham 3 - 0
2025-08-13 Birmingham vs Sheff Utd 2 - 1
2022-02-04 Birmingham City vs Sheffield United 1 - 2
2021-08-07 Sheffield United vs Birmingham City 0 - 1
Recent form
Birmingham D D D L D
Sheff Utd W D D L D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Birmingham vs Sheff Utd?
Birmingham won 2-1 against Sheff Utd on 13 August 2025.
Who won Birmingham vs Sheff Utd?
Birmingham won the match 2-1.
Where was Birmingham vs Sheff Utd played?
The match was played at St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park (Birmingham).
Who had more possession in Birmingham vs Sheff Utd?
Birmingham had 54% of possession, compared to 46% for the other side.