Birmingham vs Sheffield Utd 2025-26 English Carabao Cup, First Round

Birmingham City

5': Kyogo Furuhashi
87': Jay Stansfield

FT
2 - 1

Sheffield United

72': Gustavo Hamer

Introduction

Birmingham City are hosting Sheffield United at St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park, Birmingham, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English Carabao Cup.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
5': Goal! Birmingham City 1, Sheffield United 0. Kyogo Furuhashi (Birmingham City) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Demarai Gray.
14': Jack Robinson (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card.
45': Substitution, Birmingham City. Keshi Anderson replaces Demarai Gray.
45': Substitution, Sheffield United. Sydie Peck replaces Callum O'Hare.
56': Substitution, Sheffield United. Tyler Bindon replaces Jack Robinson.
56': Substitution, Sheffield United. Gustavo Hamer replaces Djibril Soumaré.
56': Substitution, Sheffield United. Tyrese Campbell replaces Ryan Oné.
57': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jay Stansfield replaces Kyogo Furuhashi.
67': Substitution, Birmingham City. Paik Seung-Ho replaces Tommy Doyle.
68': Substitution, Birmingham City. Bright Osayi-Samuel replaces Ethan Laird.
72': Goal! Birmingham City 1, Sheffield United 1. Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United) right footed shot from more than 35 yards to the top right corner. Assisted by Sydie Peck.
73': Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
77': Substitution, Birmingham City. Lyndon Dykes replaces Marc Leonard.
82': Substitution, Sheffield United. Andre Brooks replaces Ehije Ukaki.
87': Goal! Birmingham City 2, Sheffield United 1. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Willum Willumsson.
90'+3': Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+6': Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card.

Game Information

Competition: English Carabao Cup

Venue: St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 16,357

Statistics

SHU		BIR
12	Fouls	9
2	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	3
2	Corner Kicks	5
3	Saves	0
46.5	Possession	53.5
5	SHOTS	20
1	ON GOAL	5
0.2	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
283	Accurate Passes	337
387	Passes	433
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
1	Accurate Crosses	6
6	Crosses	18
0.2	Cross %	0.3
73	Long Balls	62
22	Accurate Long Balls	22
0.3	Long Balls %	0.4
1	Blocked Shots	5
12	Effective Tackles	14
17	Tackles	20
0.7	Tackle %	0.7
6	Interceptions	10
38	Effective Clearances	18
38	Clearances	18

Line-Ups

Birmingham City (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
25	James Beadle (GK)
41	Eiran Cashin
4	Christoph Klarer
20	Alex Cochrane
2	Ethan Laird
7	Tommy Doyle
12	Marc Leonard
24	Tomoki Iwata
9	Kyogo Furuhashi
10	Demarai Gray
18	Willum Thór Willumsson

Substitutes:

Ryan Allsop, Paik Seung-Ho, Lyndon Dykes, Phil Neumann, Bright Osayi-Samuel, Keshi Anderson, Kanya Fujimoto, Jay Stansfield, Taylor Gardner-Hickman.

Sheffield United (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
17	Adam Rhys Davies (GK)
19	Jack Robinson
37	Dovydas Sasnauskas
18	Djibril Soumaré
3	Sam McCallum
29	Sam Curtis
34	Louie Marsh
10	Callum O'Hare
26	Ryan One
20	Ehije Ukaki
7	Thomas Cannon

Substitutes:

Tyler Bindon, Sydie Peck, Michael Cooper, Femi Seriki, Louie Barry, Rhys Norrington-Davies, Gustavo Hamer, Andre Brooks, Tyrese Campbell.

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