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13 August 2025 at 19:00

League Cup · Season 2025
Referee: Gavin Ward

Match Summary

Birmingham defeated Sheffield Utd 2:1. The match was played in League Cup 2025. Goals were scored by K. Furuhashi 5′, G. Hamer 72′, J. Stansfield 87′. 4 yellow cards were shown. Birmingham had 54% possession while Sheffield Utd held 46%. Birmingham had 20 shots (5 on target) compared to 5 (1 on target) for Sheffield Utd. Expected goals: Birmingham 2.30 — Sheffield Utd 0.43. Birmingham made 5 substitutions, Sheffield Utd made 5.

Match Events

Key match events between Birmingham and Sheffield Utd — 3 goals and 4 cards recorded during the match.

Birmingham
Sheffield Utd
Kick Off
K. Furuhashi

assist: D. Gray

5′
Half Time
D. GrayK. Anderson
46′
46′
C. O'HareS. Peck
56′
J. RobinsonT. Bindon
56′
D. SoumareG. Hamer
56′
R. OneT. Campbell
K. FuruhashiJ. Stansfield
57′
T. DoylePaik Seung-Ho
67′
E. LairdB. Osayi-Samuel
68′
72′
G. Hamer

assist: S. Peck

M. LeonardL. Dykes
77′
82′
E. UkakiA. Brooks
J. Stansfield

assist: W. T. Willumsson

87′
Full Time

Match Statistics

Birmingham had 54% possession against Sheffield Utd's 46%. Birmingham registered 20 shots (5 on target) while Sheffield Utd managed 5 (1 on target). Corner kicks: 5–2. Fouls committed: 9–12.

5Shots on Goal1
10Shots off Goal3
20Total Shots5
5Blocked Shots1
19Shots insidebox1
1Shots outsidebox4
9Fouls12
5Corner Kicks2
3Offsides1
54%Ball Possession46%
2Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
0Goalkeeper Saves3
433Total passes387
337Passes accurate283
78%Passes %73%
2.30expected_goals0.43
0goals_prevented0

Recent Form

In their last 6 matches, Birmingham have recorded 1 wins, 1 draws and 4 defeats. Sheffield Utd show 1 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses from their last 6 outings.

Birmingham

LDWLLL

Sheffield Utd

LDLDWL

Head to Head

Birmingham and Sheffield Utd have met 2 times — Birmingham won 0, Sheffield Utd won 1, with 1 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2025. Sheffield Utd leads the head-to-head with 1 victories from 2 meetings. A combined 5 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 2.50 per match (1 for the home side, 4 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 1 matches (50%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 1 games (50%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. The highest-scoring encounter finished 3–0 in 2025.

0

Birmingham

1

Drawn

1

Sheffield Utd

Goals: 1Goals: 4

Recent Meetings (2)

14 Mar 2026Birmingham1 – 1Sheffield Utd
20 Dec 2025Sheffield Utd3 – 0Birmingham

API data: 15 Mar 2026

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