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English League Championship · 2026-2027
Final · Aug 22, 2026 · St Andrew's @ Knighthead Park England
Postgame analysis
The clearest statistical differences
Scott Twine opened the supplied scoring feed; Demarai Gray recorded its final scoring event.
Values are shown with team names exactly as supplied in the event statistics; the difference alone does not establish cause.
Game highlights
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Game recap
Birmingham City hosted Bristol City at St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park for Matchday 2 of the 2026–27 EFL Championship season.The primary hurdle for Chris Davies' Birmingham City was establishing positional dominance and overcoming a stubborn visiting defense while integrating their offensive line. The objective for the Blues focused on utilizing control through central midfield, maintaining high pressing, and securing their first win of the campaign in front of their home supporters. Concurrently, the mission for Michael Skubala's Bristol City involved remaining compact in defense, absorbing early pressure, and exploiting space on quick counter-attacks to earn a result on the road.
Game statistics
6Shots on Goal2
6Shots off Goal5
14Total Shots8
2Blocked Shots1
12Shots insidebox6
2Shots outsidebox2
12Fouls13
3Corner Kicks7
1Offsides2
35Ball Possession65
1Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
1Goalkeeper Saves4
257Total passes468
163Passes accurate355
63Passes %76
1.43expected_goals1.98
-0.75goals_prevented-0.75
Timeline
Card · 
Bristol CityJason Knight Yellow Card
Bristol CityJason Knight Yellow CardGoal · 
Birmingham CityDemarai Gray Penalty
Birmingham CityDemarai Gray Penaltysubst · Bristol CityYu Hirakawa Substitution 5
Bristol CityYu Hirakawa Substitution 5Goal · Bristol CityDominic Ballard Normal Goal
Bristol CityDominic Ballard Normal Goalsubst · Birmingham CityJay Stansfield Substitution 5
Birmingham CityJay Stansfield Substitution 5subst · Birmingham CityAugust Priske Substitution 4
Birmingham CityAugust Priske Substitution 4Card · Birmingham CityPatrick Roberts Yellow Card
Birmingham CityPatrick Roberts Yellow Cardsubst · Bristol CityScott Twine Substitution 4
Bristol CityScott Twine Substitution 4subst · Bristol CityJoe Williams Substitution 3
Bristol CityJoe Williams Substitution 3subst · Bristol CityJed Wallace Substitution 2
Bristol CityJed Wallace Substitution 2subst · Bristol CityLorent Tolaj Substitution 1
Bristol CityLorent Tolaj Substitution 1subst · Birmingham CityCarlos Vicente Substitution 3
Birmingham CityCarlos Vicente Substitution 3subst · Birmingham CitySeung-ho Paik Substitution 2
Birmingham CitySeung-ho Paik Substitution 2subst · Birmingham CityBright Osayi-Samuel Substitution 1
Birmingham CityBright Osayi-Samuel Substitution 1Goal · Birmingham CitySam Tickle Own Goal
Birmingham CitySam Tickle Own GoalGoal · Bristol CityScott Twine Normal Goal
Bristol CityScott Twine Normal GoalCard · Birmingham CityBright Osayi-Samuel Yellow Card
Birmingham CityBright Osayi-Samuel Yellow CardLineups
Bristol City
Starting lineup
Birmingham City
Starting lineup
1James Giles BeadleGoalkeeper24Tomoki IwataDefensive Midfield5Phil NeumannDefender14Jhon SolísCentral Midfield8Seung-ho PaikCentral Midfield20Alex CochraneLeft-Back26Bright Osayi-SamuelRight-Back28Jay StansfieldCentre-Forward4Christoph KlarerCentre-Back7Carlos VicenteRight Winger9August PriskeAttacker
Final result
Game ends tied
2Final2
Bristol City and Birmingham City finished level.
- Date
- Aug 22, 2026
- Venue
- St Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
