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Birmingham vs Swansea 2-1
- Jay Stansfield29'
- Christoph·Klarer (OG)65'
- Jay Stansfield87'
- Kick-off
- Sat, 7 Nov 2026 · 15:00 (UTC)
- Venue
- St. Andrew's Stadium, Birmingham
- Referee
- Anthony Backhouse
Match timeline
- 87’Goal!
BirminghamJay Stansfield3 – 0 - 86’Substitution
SwanseaJoseph Amankwaah Opoku ONGoncalo Franco OFF - 81’SubstitutionSwanseamelker widell ONJay Fulton OFF
- 80’SubstitutionBirminghamLuis Vasquez ONEthan Laird OFF
- 70’SubstitutionBirminghamPaik Seung-Ho ONJhon Elmer Solís Romero OFF
- 70’SubstitutionBirminghamMarvin Ducksch ONMax Bird OFF
- 65’Own goalSwanseaChristoph·Klarer2 – 0
- 59’SubstitutionSwanseaZan Vipotnik ONRoss Stewart OFF
Show 12 earlier events
- 59’SubstitutionSwanseaElijah Just ONMoussa Kounfolo Yeo OFF
- 58’SubstitutionBirminghamCarlos Vicente ONPatrick Roberts OFF
- 58’SubstitutionBirminghamDemarai Gray ONLiam Millar OFF
- 55’Yellow cardBirminghamEthan Laird
- 54’Yellow cardBirminghamJay Stansfield
- 49’Yellow cardSwanseaJay Fulton
- 45’SubstitutionSwanseaJosh Key ONEom Ji-Sung OFF
- 42’Yellow cardSwanseaRoss Stewart
- 29’Goal!BirminghamJay StansfieldAssist: Max Bird1 – 0
- 26’Red cardSwanseaMarko Stamenić
- 24’Yellow cardBirminghamChris Davies
- 12’Penalty missedSwanseaRoss Stewart
- 1’Kick-off
Key stats
BirminghamSwansea- 60%Possession40%
- 19Shots8
- 3.06xG1.08
- 8Shots on Target3
- 8Corners5
- 8Fouls9
- 1Offsides3
- 3Saves6
- 474Passes331
- 2Yellow Cards2
- 0Red Cards1
Lineups
Confirmed selections
Birmingham4 - 2 - 3 - 1
- 21Allsop
- 2Laird
- 5Neumann
- 4Klarer
- 20Cochrane
- 24Iwata
- 14Solis
- 16Roberts
- 28Stansfield
- 17Millar
- 18Bird
Substitutions
- 58’↑7 Carlos Vicente↓16 P. Roberts
- 58’↑10 D. Gray↓17 L. Millar
- 70’↑8 Paik Seung-Ho↓ Jhon Elmer Solís Romero
- 70’↑33 M. Ducksch↓18 M. Bird
- 80’↑ Luis Vasquez↓2 E. Laird
Unused substitutes 23 D. Fry, 19 T. Gardner-Hickman, 30 Bradley Mayo, 26 B. Osayi-Samuel, 32 L. Vázquez
Coach C. Davies
Swansea4 - 3 - 3
- 22Vigouroux
- 26Lissah
- 5Cabango
- 3Seelt
- 14Tymon
- 17Franco
- 4Fulton
- 6Stamenić
- 49Yeo
- 31Stewart
- 10Ji-Sung
Substitutions
- 45’↑2 J. Key↓10 Eom Ji-Sung
- 59’↑9 Z. Vipotnik↓31 R. Stewart
- 59’↑8 E. Just↓49 M. Yeo
- 81’↑7 M. Widell↓4 J. Fulton
- 86’↑ Joseph Amankwaah Opoku↓17 Gonçalo Franco
Unused substitutes 1 A. Fisher, 50 C. Heywood, 33 A. Idah, 16 Tom Iorpenda, 30 Joseph Okopu
Coach Vítor Matos
Match facts
- Competition
- EFL Championship - English Second Tier
- Round
- Matchday 15
- Date
- Sat, 7 Nov 2026
- Kick-off
- 15:00 (UTC)
- Venue
- St. Andrew's Stadium, Birmingham
- Referee
- Anthony Backhouse
- Birmingham coach
- C. Davies
- Swansea coach
- Vítor Matos
League table
EFL Championship - English Second Tier
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Birmingham | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | +14 | 29 |
| 2 |  Middlesbrough | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | +11 | 29 |
| 3 |  Stoke City | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | +6 | 29 |
| 4 |  Wolves | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | +8 | 28 |
| 5 |  West Brom | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | +8 | 28 |
| 6 |  Swansea | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | +4 | 26 |
Match related news
Player ratings
- 1
J. Stansfield8.6 - 2
M. Bird7.3 - 3
L. Millar7.2 - 4
A. Cochrane7.0 - 5
P. Neumann6.9 - 6
D. Gray6.8 - 7
Carlos Vicente6.7 - 8
E. Laird6.6 - 9
L. Vázquez6.5 - 10
M. Ducksch6.5 - 11
P. Roberts6.4 - 12
C. Klarer6.4 - 13
Paik Seung-Ho6.3 - 14
J. Solis6.3 - 15
R. Allsop6.1 - 16
T. Iwata6.0 - 17
B. Osayi-Samuel0.0 - 18
Bradley Mayo0.0 - 19
T. Gardner-Hickman0.0 - 20
D. Fry0.0
- 1
L. Vigouroux7.0 - 2
M. Yeo6.7 - 3
J. Seelt6.6 - 4
Eom Ji-Sung6.6 - 5
B. Cabango6.5 - 6
Joseph Okopu6.5 - 7
Gonçalo Franco6.4 - 8
E. Just6.4 - 9
Z. Vipotnik6.3 - 10
J. Key6.1 - 11
M. Widell5.9 - 12
J. Fulton5.8 - 13
R. Stewart5.7 - 14
F. Lissah5.6 - 15
J. Tymon5.4 - 16
M. Stamenić5.1 - 17
A. Fisher0.0 - 18
C. Heywood0.0 - 19
A. Idah0.0 - 20
Tom Iorpenda0.0
Match ratings from API-Football, out of 10.
MVP of the match
J. Stansfield
Birmingham
- 2
- Goals
- 0
- Assists
Rated 8.6, the best on the pitch — 2 goals in 90 minutes.
Team form comparison
Last 5 matches, all competitions
Birmingham- W-D-L
- 4-0-1
- Scored / match
- 2.6
- Conceded / match
- 0.4
Swansea- W-D-L
- 2-0-3
- Scored / match
- 1.2
- Conceded / match
- 1.8
Fan predictions
How the fans called it
- BirminghamResult0%
- Swansea0%
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What happened
Match report
Birmingham beat Swansea 2-1 at St. Andrew's Stadium. Swansea missed a penalty and Marko Stamenić was sent off before Birmingham pulled away.
The opening goal came in the 29th minute when Jay Stansfield, set up by Max Bird, put Birmingham 1-0 ahead. Swansea had already seen Ross Stewart miss a penalty in the 12th minute, and the visitors were reduced to 10 men when Stamenić was sent off in the 26th minute. Birmingham then went into half-time 1-0 up.
Birmingham made two changes in the 58th minute, then Swansea responded with two in the 59th, including Stewart being replaced by Zan Vipotnik. Birmingham made another two changes in the 70th minute, while Swansea also shuffled again later on. Christoph Klarer turned the ball into his own net in the 65th minute to make it 2-0 to Birmingham, and Stansfield scored his second of the match in the 87th minute.
The numbers backed Birmingham's control of the game, as they had 60% possession, 474 passes to Swansea's 331, more shots, 19-8, and 8 on target to 3. Birmingham also finished with 3.06 expected goals to Swansea's 1.08, plus 8 corners to 5 and 6 saves to Swansea's 3.
Birmingham were booked twice, with Chris Davies cautioned in the 24th minute and Stansfield in the 54th. Swansea were also booked twice, with Stewart shown yellow in the 42nd minute and Jay Fulton in the 49th, while Stamenić was sent off in the 26th minute.
Match record
- Competition
- EFL Championship - English Second Tier
- Round
- Matchday 15
- Kick-off
- Venue
- St. Andrew's Stadium, Birmingham
- Referee
- Anthony Backhouse
- Match ID
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20 events
- 12’Penalty missedSwanseaRoss Stewart
- 24’Yellow cardBirminghamChris Davies
- 26’Red cardSwanseaMarko Stamenić
- 29’Goal!BirminghamJay StansfieldAssist: Max Bird1 – 0
- 42’Yellow cardSwanseaRoss Stewart
- 45’SubstitutionSwanseaJosh Key ONEom Ji-Sung OFF
- 49’Yellow cardSwanseaJay Fulton
- 54’Yellow cardBirminghamJay Stansfield
- 55’Yellow cardBirminghamEthan Laird
- 58’SubstitutionBirminghamCarlos Vicente ONPatrick Roberts OFF
- 58’SubstitutionBirminghamDemarai Gray ONLiam Millar OFF
- 59’SubstitutionSwanseaZan Vipotnik ONRoss Stewart OFF
- 59’SubstitutionSwanseaElijah Just ONMoussa Kounfolo Yeo OFF
- 65’Own goalSwanseaChristoph·Klarer2 – 0
- 70’SubstitutionBirminghamPaik Seung-Ho ONJhon Elmer Solís Romero OFF
- 70’SubstitutionBirminghamMarvin Ducksch ONMax Bird OFF
- 80’SubstitutionBirminghamLuis Vasquez ONEthan Laird OFF
- 81’SubstitutionSwanseamelker widell ONJay Fulton OFF
- 86’SubstitutionSwanseaJoseph Amankwaah Opoku ONGoncalo Franco OFF
- 87’Goal!BirminghamJay Stansfield3 – 0