Stoke City 1-0 Birmingham
Updated
Stoke City won: Stoke City 1-0 Birmingham in the Championship (Round 5) on Sat, 13 Sept 2025 at bet365 Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. Stoke City goals: Bosun Lawal 21'. Expected goals: 0.49-0.52. Possession: 42-58. Player of the match: Bosun Lawal (8.6).
Match report
Stoke City beat Birmingham 1-0
Stoke City squeezed past Birmingham 1-0 at bet365 Stadium on Saturday 13 September in the Championship.
Bosun Lawal put Stoke City ahead on 21' (1-0).
Stoke City had 42% of the ball, shots were 8-7 (3-0 on target) and expected goals finished 0.49-0.52.
Bosun Lawal (Stoke City) was player of the match with an 8.6 rating.
Attendance: 24,676. Referee: Michael Salisbury.
Match stats
| Stoke City | Birmingham | |
|---|---|---|
| Ball possession | 42 | 58 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 0.49 | 0.52 |
| Total shots | 8 | 7 |
| Shots on target | 3 | 0 |
| Touches in opposition box | 20 | 23 |
| Big chances | 1 | 0 |
| Big chances missed | 1 | 0 |
| Accurate passes | 248 (73%) | 375 (80%) |
| Yellow cards | 3 | 1 |
| Corners | 5 | 3 |
| Total shots | 8 | 7 |
| Shots off target | 3 | 3 |
| Shots on target | 3 | 0 |
| Blocked shots | 2 | 4 |
| Hit woodwork | 1 | 0 |
| Shots inside box | 8 | 5 |
Lineups
Stoke City (4-2-3-1): Viktor Johansson, Junior Tchamadeu, Bosun Lawal, Ben Wilmot, Aaron Cresswell, Tomas Rigo, Ben Pearson, Million Manhoef, Lewis Baker, Sorba Thomas, Divin Mubama
Birmingham (4-4-2): Ryan Allsop, Ethan Laird, Phil Neumann, Christoph Klarer, Alexander Cochrane, Patrick Roberts, Tomoki Iwata, Seung-Ho Paik, Demarai Gray, Jay Stansfield, Tommy Doyle
Key events
- 21' · Goal · Bosun Lawal (Stoke City)
- 59' · Substitution · Marvin Ducksch for Tommy Doyle (Birmingham)
- 59' · Substitution · Bright Osayi-Samuel for Ethan Laird (Birmingham)
- 60' · Substitution · Lewis Koumas for Patrick Roberts (Birmingham)
- 71' · Substitution · Joon-Ho Bae for Tomas Rigo (Stoke City)
- 78' · Yellow card · Junior Tchamadeu (Stoke City)
- 79' · Substitution · Kyogo Furuhashi for Jay Stansfield (Birmingham)
- 80' · Yellow card · Ben Pearson (Stoke City)
- 82' · Substitution · Tatsuki Seko for Ben Pearson (Stoke City)
- 83' · Yellow card · Sorba Thomas (Stoke City)
- 84' · Substitution · Marc Leonard for Phil Neumann (Birmingham)
- 90'+3 · Substitution · Lamine Cisse for Million Manhoef (Stoke City)
- 90'+3 · Substitution · Eric Bocat for Aaron Cresswell (Stoke City)
- 90'+4 · Yellow card · Bright Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham)
All-time head-to-head
28 league meetings since 1993: Stoke City 7, draws 8, Birmingham 13.
Questions
Who won Stoke City vs Birmingham?
Stoke City won, 1-0 (Championship) on Sat, 13 Sept 2025.
When and where is Stoke City vs Birmingham?
Sat, 13 Sept 2025, 14:00 UTC at bet365 Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, Championship.
What is the head-to-head record between Stoke City and Birmingham?
In 28 league meetings since 1993: Stoke City 7 wins, 8 draws, Birmingham 13 wins (goals 23-38).