English League Championship

Derby vs Birmingham 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season

Derby County
  • 43': Rhian Brewster
FT
1 - 0
Birmingham City

    Introduction

    Derby County are hosting Birmingham City at Pride Park, Derby, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

    Match Commentary

    • 32': Ibrahim Osman (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 43': Goal! Derby County 1, Birmingham City 0. Rhian Brewster (Derby County) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Derry John Murkin with a cross.
    • 48': Jonathan Panzo (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 58': Substitution, Birmingham City. Carlos Vicente replaces Ibrahim Osman.
    • 58': Substitution, Birmingham City. Tommy Doyle replaces Ethan Laird.
    • 59': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jhon Solís replaces Marvin Ducksch.
    • 65': Substitution, Derby County. Jaydon Banel replaces Rhian Brewster because of an injury.
    • 70': Patrick Agyemang (Derby County) is shown the yellow card.
    • 71': Substitution, Birmingham City. August Priske replaces Jay Stansfield.
    • 83': Substitution, Derby County. Oscar Fraulo replaces Sam Szmodics.
    • 84': Substitution, Derby County. Carlton Morris replaces Patrick Agyemang.
    • 84': Substitution, Derby County. David Ozoh replaces Bobby Clark.
    • 84': Substitution, Birmingham City. Kyogo Furuhashi replaces Jonathan Panzo.
    • 87': Jack Robinson (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+2': Jhon Solís (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Derby County 1, Birmingham City 0.

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Pride Park
    Location: Derby, England
    Attendance: 29,928

    English League Championship Standings

    POS TEAM GP GD PTS
    +38 Coventry City 38 77 7
    +22 Middlesbrough 39 71 8
    +28 Ipswich Town 38 69 7
    +9 Millwall 39 69 10
    Full Table

    Statistics

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    16 Fouls 12
    4 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 3
    2 Corner Kicks 6
    5 Saves 0
    49.1 Possession 50.9
    3 SHOTS 17
    0 ON GOAL 6
    0.0 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    235 Accurate Passes 239
    323 Passes 337
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.7
    2 Accurate Crosses 5
    16 Crosses 21
    0.1 Cross % 0.2
    72 Long Balls 71
    22 Accurate Long Balls 26
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
    1 Blocked Shots 6
    11 Effective Tackles 10
    22 Tackles 13
    0.5 Tackle % 0.8
    6 Interceptions 3
    39 Effective Clearances 26
    39 Clearances 26

    Line-Ups

    DER Derby County (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    12 Richard O'Donnell (GK)
    5 Matthew Clarke
    28 Dion Sanderson
    2 Derry John Murkin
    23 Joe Ward
    19 Sammie Szmodics
    42 Bobby Clark
    27 Lewis Travis
    7 Patrick Agyemang Yellow Card
    10 Rhian Brewster
    25 Ben Brereton Díaz
    Substitutes:
    Ragnheidur Jónsdóttir, Carlton Morris, Oscar Fraulo, Jaydon Banel, David Ozoh, Cruz Allen, Rio Canoville, Isaac Gordon, Craig Forsyth.

    BIR Birmingham City (3-4-3)

    No. Name
    25 James Beadle (GK)
    6 Jack Robinson Yellow Card
    37 Jonathan Panzo Yellow Card
    4 Christoph Klarer
    8 Paik Seung-Ho
    24 Tomoki Iwata
    17 Ibrahim Osman Yellow Card
    2 Ethan Laird
    33 Marvin Ducksch
    28 Jay Stansfield
    10 Demarai Gray
    Substitutes:
    Bright Osayi-Samuel, Jhon Solís, Patrick Roberts, Carlos Vicente, Tommy Doyle, Kyogo Furuhashi, Phil Neumann, August Priske, Ryan Allsop.

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