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Birmingham vs Bristol City

Match report

City drew 2-2 away at Birmingham, with goals from Scott Twine (33') and Dominic Ballard (85').

Birmingham
2 - 2 FT Sat 22 Aug 2026
Bristol City

Championship

Events

32' 🟨 Bright Osayi-Samuel
33' ⚽ Scott Twine
45' 🔄 Ethan Laird (on for Bright Osayi-Samuel)
62' 🔄 Patrick Roberts (on for Paik Seung-Ho)
62' 🔄 Demarai Gray (on for Carlos Vicente)
65' 🔄 Dominic Ballard (on for Lorent Tolaj)
65' 🔄 Tomi Horvat (on for Jed Wallace)
71' 🔄 Gibson Yah (on for Joe Williams)
71' 🔄 Sam Greenwood (on for Scott Twine)
78' 🟨 Patrick Roberts
79' 🔄 Luis Vázquez (on for August Priske)
84' 🔄 Marvin Ducksch (on for Jay Stansfield)
85' ⚽ Dominic Ballard (assist: Rio Cardines)
90' 🔄 Robert Atkinson (on for Yu Hirakawa)
90' 🟨 Jason Knight

Match stats

65% Possession 35%
8 Shots 14
2 On target 6
7 Corners 3
13 Fouls 12
2 Offsides 1
2 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
4 Saves 1
7 Tackles 12
5 Interceptions 14
23 Crosses 13
355/468 Passes (accurate/total) 163/257

Match commentary

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  1. Match ends, Birmingham City 2, Bristol City 2.
  2. 90'+6' Jason Knight (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 90'+6' Second Half ends, Birmingham City 2, Bristol City 2.
  4. 90'+6' Attempt saved. Marvin Ducksch (Birmingham City) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top right corner by Sam Tickle (Bristol City). Assisted by Alex Cochrane.
  5. 90'+5' Goal! Birmingham City 2, Bristol City 2. Demarai Gray (Birmingham City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  6. 90'+3' Penalty Birmingham City. Phil Neumann draws a foul in the penalty area.
  7. 90'+3' Penalty conceded by Rob Atkinson (Bristol City) after a foul in the penalty area.
  8. 90'+3' Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by George Tanner.
  9. 90'+2' Attempt blocked. Luis Vázquez (Birmingham City) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Tomoki Iwata.
  10. 90'+1' Substitution, Bristol City. Rob Atkinson replaces Yu Hirakawa.
  11. 90' Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by James Beadle.
  12. 90' Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  13. 90' Attempt saved. Sam Greenwood (Bristol City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by James Beadle (Birmingham City). Assisted by Dom Ballard.
  14. 90' Phil Neumann (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  15. 90' Foul by Dom Ballard (Bristol City).
  16. 88' Offside, Birmingham City. Marvin Ducksch is caught offside.
  17. 88' Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Gibson Yah.
  18. 85' Goal! Birmingham City 1, Bristol City 2. Dom Ballard (Bristol City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Rio Cardines with a cross.
  19. 84' Substitution, Birmingham City. Marvin Ducksch replaces Jay Stansfield.
  20. 83' Foul by Patrick Roberts (Birmingham City).
  21. 83' Rio Cardines (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  22. 82' Luis Vázquez (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  23. 82' Foul by Rob Dickie (Bristol City).
  24. 79' Substitution, Birmingham City. Luis Vázquez replaces August Priske.
  25. 78' Patrick Roberts (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  26. 78' Foul by Patrick Roberts (Birmingham City).
  27. 78' Yu Hirakawa (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  28. 76' Attempt saved. Tomi Horvat (Bristol City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by James Beadle (Birmingham City). Assisted by Lisav Eissat.
  29. 75' Foul by Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City).
  30. 75' Rob Dickie (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  31. 75' Attempt missed. August Priske (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Demarai Gray with a cross following a set piece situation.
  32. 74' Patrick Roberts (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  33. 74' Foul by Lisav Eissat (Bristol City).
  34. 72' Alex Cochrane (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  35. 72' Foul by Dom Ballard (Bristol City).
  36. 71' Substitution, Bristol City. Sam Greenwood replaces Scott Twine.
  37. 71' Substitution, Bristol City. Gibson Yah replaces Joe Williams.
  38. 70' Foul by August Priske (Birmingham City).
  39. 70' Rob Dickie (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  40. 67' Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by George Tanner.
  41. 67' Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Rob Dickie.
  42. 65' Substitution, Bristol City. Tomi Horvat replaces Jed Wallace.
  43. 65' Substitution, Bristol City. Dom Ballard replaces Lorent Tolaj.
  44. 64' Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Lisav Eissat.
  45. 62' Substitution, Birmingham City. Demarai Gray replaces Carlos Vicente.
  46. 62' Substitution, Birmingham City. Patrick Roberts replaces Paik Seung-Ho.
  47. 60' Foul by Ethan Laird (Birmingham City).
  48. 60' Yu Hirakawa (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  49. 59' Attempt blocked. George Tanner (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  50. 57' Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by James Beadle.
  51. 57' Attempt saved. Jed Wallace (Bristol City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner by James Beadle (Birmingham City). Assisted by Yu Hirakawa.
  52. 56' Attempt missed. Lorent Tolaj (Bristol City) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by George Tanner with a cross.
  53. 55' Handball by Lorent Tolaj (Bristol City).
  54. 54' Attempt saved. Scott Twine (Bristol City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by James Beadle (Birmingham City). Assisted by Yu Hirakawa.
  55. 53' Foul by Ethan Laird (Birmingham City).
  56. 53' Yu Hirakawa (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  57. 52' Attempt missed. Joe Williams (Bristol City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Yu Hirakawa.
  58. 52' Attempt missed. Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a set piece situation.
  59. 51' August Priske (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  60. 51' Foul by Jason Knight (Bristol City).
  61. 48' Foul by Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City).
  62. 48' Rob Dickie (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  63. 45' Substitution, Birmingham City. Ethan Laird replaces Bright Osayi-Samuel.
  64. 45' Second Half begins Birmingham City 1, Bristol City 1.
  65. 45'+2' First Half ends, Birmingham City 1, Bristol City 1.
  66. 45' Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  67. 44' Bright Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  68. 44' Foul by Yu Hirakawa (Bristol City).
  69. 42' Own Goal by Sam Tickle, Bristol City. Birmingham City 1, Bristol City 1.
  70. 42' Carlos Vicente (Birmingham City) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Alex Cochrane with a cross.
  71. 38' Offside, Bristol City. Jed Wallace is caught offside.
  72. 38' Foul by Jhon Solís (Birmingham City).
  73. 38' Lorent Tolaj (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  74. 33' Goal! Birmingham City 0, Bristol City 1. Scott Twine (Bristol City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a set piece situation.
  75. 33' Attempt blocked. Scott Twine (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rob Dickie with a headed pass.
  76. 32' Bright Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
  77. 32' Foul by Bright Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham City).
  78. 32' Yu Hirakawa (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  79. 29' Attempt missed. Lorent Tolaj (Bristol City) header from the left side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jason Knight following a corner.
  80. 29' Attempt missed. Lisav Eissat (Bristol City) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Rio Cardines with a cross following a corner.
  81. 29' Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Christoph Klarer.
  82. 25' Attempt missed. Rob Dickie (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Rio Cardines with a cross following a set piece situation.
  83. 24' Foul by Phil Neumann (Birmingham City).
  84. 24' Lorent Tolaj (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  85. 23' Phil Neumann (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  86. 23' Foul by Rob Dickie (Bristol City).
  87. 22' Foul by Carlos Vicente (Birmingham City).
  88. 22' Rio Cardines (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  89. 22' Offside, Birmingham City. Paik Seung-Ho is caught offside.
  90. 19' Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Joe Williams.
  91. 18' Phil Neumann (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  92. 18' Foul by Lorent Tolaj (Bristol City).
  93. 18' Attempt missed. Bright Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  94. 16' Bright Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  95. 16' Foul by Yu Hirakawa (Bristol City).
  96. 14' Foul by Carlos Vicente (Birmingham City).
  97. 14' Scott Twine (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  98. 11' Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Rio Cardines.
  99. 8' Attempt missed. Scott Twine (Bristol City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Yu Hirakawa.
  100. 7' Attempt missed. Jhon Solís (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Paik Seung-Ho.
  101. 5' Foul by George Tanner (Bristol City).
  102. 5' Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  103. 2' Foul by Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City).
  104. 2' Rob Dickie (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  105. First Half begins.
  106. Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Lineups

Birmingham 4-2-3-1

  • 1 James Beadle
  • 4 Christoph Klarer
  • 5 Phil Neumann
  • 20 Alex Cochrane
  • 26 Bright Osayi-Samuel
  • 8 Paik Seung-Ho
  • 14 Jhon Solis
  • 24 Tomoki Iwata
  • 9 August Priske
  • 28 Jay Stansfield
  • 7 Carlos Vicente
  • 16 Patrick Roberts sub
  • 27 Kanya Fujimoto sub
  • 32 Luis Vázquez sub
  • 25 Kristoffer Lund sub
  • 2 Ethan Laird sub
  • 21 Ryan Allsop sub
  • 33 Marvin Ducksch sub
  • 23 Dael Fry sub
  • 10 Demarai Gray sub

Bristol City 4-2-3-1

  • 1 Sam Tickle
  • 2 Lisav Eissat
  • 16 Robert Dickie
  • 21 Rio Cardines
  • 19 George Tanner
  • 10 Scott Twine
  • 8 Joe Williams
  • 12 Jason Knight
  • 9 Lorent Tolaj
  • 7 Yu Hirakawa
  • 17 Jed Wallace
  • 27 Gibson Yah sub
  • 5 Robert Atkinson sub
  • 18 Emil Riis Jakobsen sub
  • 11 Sam Bell sub
  • 14 Tomi Horvat sub
  • 23 Dominic Ballard sub
  • 40 Bradley Collins sub
  • 38 Noah Eile sub
  • 20 Sam Greenwood sub

Head-to-head & form

St. Andrew's Stadium, Birmingham

Birmingham

10th · 10 pts

  • W 2-1 vs Bristol City
  • D 1-1 at Portsmouth
  • W 2-2 (3-2 pens) vs Barcelona
  • W 1-0 at Swansea City
  • D 0-0 at Sheffield United

Bristol City

13th · 10 pts

  • L 1-2 at Birmingham City
  • W 2-0 vs Stoke City
  • W 4-1 vs Newcastle United
  • L 0-1 vs Walsall
  • L 0-2 vs Millwall

Head-to-head

last 5 meetings · 12 goals

Birmingham

2W 1D 2L

Bristol City

2W 1D 2L

  • 25 Apr 26 Birmingham City v Bristol City 2-1
  • 25 Oct 25 Bristol City v Birmingham City 1-0
  • 29 Dec 23 Birmingham City v Bristol City 0-0
  • 19 Aug 23 Bristol City v Birmingham City 0-2
  • 14 Jan 23 Bristol City v Birmingham City 4-2

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