Blackburn 4-2 Birmingham
Championship · · Regular Season - 18
This report covers goalscorers with minutes, bookings, both starting elevens, recent form for both sides and the head-to-head record for Blackburn 4-2 Birmingham.
Blackburn 4-2 Birmingham at Ewood Park
Managers: J. Tomasson (Blackburn) · W. Rooney (Birmingham)
Match facts
- Venue: Ewood Park, Blackburn
- Referee: L. Doughty
- Round: Regular Season - 18
Record last updated .
Goals
Goalscorers with match minute.
- 47' S. Szmodics for Blackburn (assist A. Wharton)
- 52' S. Szmodics for Blackburn (assist H. Leonard)
- 59' J. Hill for Blackburn (assist S. Tronstad)
- 63' S. Dembélé for Birmingham (assist C. Drameh)
- 78' S. Dembélé for Birmingham (assist S. Hogan)
- 90+2' H. Leonard for Blackburn (assist A. Moran)
Bookings
- 28' E. Aiwu — Yellow Card
- 31' S. Tronstad — Yellow Card
- 33' L. Travis — Yellow Card
- 35' K. Bielik — Yellow Card
- 80' A. Wharton — Yellow Card
- 87' H. Leonard — Yellow Card
Lineups
Starting elevens and substitutes for both sides.
Blackburn — 4-2-3-1
Starting XI
- 2 · C. Brittain (M)
- 3 · H. Pickering (D)
- 4 · J. Hill (D)
- 6 · S. Tronstad (M)
- 8 · S. Szmodics (M)
- 10 · T. Dolan (F)
- 12 · L. Wahlstedt (G)
- 17 · H. Carter (D)
- 23 · A. Wharton (M)
- 24 · A. Moran (M)
- 27 · L. Travis (D)
Substitutes
- 7 · Arnór Sigurðsson (M)
- 15 · Patrick Gamble (D)
- 18 · D. Markanday (F)
- 20 · H. Leonard (F)
- 30 · J. Garrett (M)
- 31 · T. Atcheson (D)
- 33 · S. Telalović (F)
- 34 · J. Hilton (G)
- 41 · L. Duru (D)
Birmingham — 4-2-3-1
Starting XI
- 3 · L. Buchanan (D)
- 5 · D. Sanderson (D)
- 6 · K. Bielik (M)
- 7 · J. Bacuna (M)
- 10 · L. Jutkiewicz (M)
- 12 · C. Drameh (D)
- 17 · S. Dembélé (M)
- 19 · J. James (M)
- 21 · J. Ruddy (G)
- 28 · J. Stansfield (F)
- 44 · E. Aiwu (D)
Substitutes
- 1 · N. Etheridge (G)
- 2 · E. Laird (D)
- 4 · M. Roberts (D)
- 9 · S. Hogan (F)
- 11 · K. Miyoshi (M)
- 20 · G. Gardner (M)
- 23 · M. Emmanuel (D)
- 34 · I. Šunjić (M)
- 45 · O. Burke (F)
Recent form (last 5)
Both teams' last five completed league matches — form string, points, and goals for/against.
- Blackburn: WLWLW · 9 pts from 5 · 9-5
- Birmingham: WLDLL · 4 pts from 5 · 6-11
Head-to-head
Most recent meetings between Blackburn and Birmingham.
- Birmingham 0-1 Blackburn · Apr 3, 2026
- Blackburn 1-2 Birmingham · Aug 16, 2025
- Birmingham 1-0 Blackburn · Feb 13, 2024
- Birmingham 1-0 Blackburn · Apr 1, 2023
- Birmingham 0-1 Blackburn · Jan 31, 2023
Other matches in Regular Season - 18
Championship, Regular Season - 18.
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- Coventry 1-0 Plymouth — 28 Nov 2023
- Hull City 4-1 Rotherham — 28 Nov 2023
- Middlesbrough 4-0 Preston — 28 Nov 2023
- QPR 4-2 Stoke City — 28 Nov 2023
- Watford 3-2 Norwich — 28 Nov 2023
- Sheffield Wednesday 1-1 Leicester — 29 Nov 2023
- Southampton 1-0 Bristol City — 29 Nov 2023
- Sunderland 1-2 Huddersfield — 29 Nov 2023
- Ipswich 3-1 Millwall — 29 Nov 2023