Match summary
Before kickoff, Birmingham City (14th, 35 pts) were 24 points ahead of Sheffield Wednesday (24th, 11 pts). Sheffield Wednesday had gone 15 matches without a win before this one.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Birmingham CityResult, Lineups & H2H
Hillsborough Stadium
Sheffield Wednesday vs Birmingham City in numbers
What stands outUpdated 2026-09-27
- Marvin Ducksch's 83rd-minute goal decided the match.Birmingham City's goal 1 of 2 put them ahead for good; the goal timeline matches the 2-0 final score.
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Sheffield Wednesday0W 1D 4L
Sheffield WednesdayBirmingham City
1Pointsof 158
0Goals scored8
9Goals conceded9
1Clean sheets0
0Scored in a row3
0Unbeaten in a row3
15+Without a win1
4Conceded in a row14
Head to head22 meetings · Feb 2011 – Sep 2025
- Sheffield Wednesday wins
- 8
- Draws
- 6
- Birmingham City wins
- 8
2.82goals per meeting
55%both teams scored
59%3+ goals
50%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsSheffield Wednesday 2W 1D 2L · 2.2 goals per game
Meetings
- ChampionshipBirmingham City2-2Sheffield Wednesday
- ChampionshipSheffield Wednesday2-0Birmingham City
- ChampionshipBirmingham City2-1Sheffield Wednesday
- ChampionshipSheffield Wednesday0-1Birmingham City
- ChampionshipBirmingham City0-1Sheffield Wednesday
Show all 22 meetings
- ChampionshipBirmingham City3-3Sheffield Wednesday
- ChampionshipSheffield Wednesday1-1Birmingham City
- ChampionshipSheffield Wednesday1-1Birmingham City
- ChampionshipBirmingham City3-1Sheffield Wednesday
- ChampionshipSheffield Wednesday1-3Birmingham City
- ChampionshipBirmingham City1-0Sheffield Wednesday
- ChampionshipSheffield Wednesday3-0Birmingham City
- ChampionshipBirmingham City2-1Sheffield Wednesday
- ChampionshipBirmingham City1-2Sheffield Wednesday
- ChampionshipSheffield Wednesday3-0Birmingham City
- ChampionshipSheffield Wednesday0-0Birmingham City
- ChampionshipBirmingham City0-2Sheffield Wednesday
- ChampionshipSheffield Wednesday4-1Birmingham City
- ChampionshipBirmingham City4-1Sheffield Wednesday
- ChampionshipBirmingham City0-0Sheffield Wednesday
- ChampionshipSheffield Wednesday3-2Birmingham City
- FA CupBirmingham City3-0Sheffield Wednesday
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 319 earlier results
Sheffield WednesdayBirmingham City
#24Position#14
11Points26 v 27 games35
-34Goal difference-1
0.69Scored per gameleague avg 1.291.33
2Conceded per game1.37
#23Form table position#16
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
Sheffield WednesdayBirmingham City
- 90+2'Goal · Birmingham City · Kyogo Furuhashi0-2
- 90+1'Substitution · Birmingham City · Willum Thór Willumsson · InOut: Marvin Ducksch
- Substitution · Sheffield Wednesday · Jarvis Thornton · InOut: Barry Bannan89'
- Substitution · Sheffield Wednesday · Nathan Redmond · InOut: Jamal Lowe88'
- 88'Substitution · Birmingham City · Scott Wright · InOut: Jay Stansfield
- 87'Yellow Card · Birmingham City · Jay Stansfield
- 83'Goal · Birmingham City · Marvin Ducksch0-1
- Substitution · Sheffield Wednesday · Charlie McNeill · InOut: Svante Ingelsson71'
- 67'Substitution · Birmingham City · Kyogo Furuhashi · InOut: Lewis Koumas
- 67'Substitution · Birmingham City · Jhon Solís · InOut: Tommy Doyle
- Yellow Card · Sheffield Wednesday · Jamal Lowe56'
- Yellow Card · Sheffield Wednesday · Reece Johnson41'
Match Statistics
Match stats
Sheffield WednesdayBirmingham City
51%Ball Possession49%
7Shots Total22
1Shots On Target7
3Corners11
9Fouls10
2Yellow Cards1
0Offsides1
6Saves1
431Passes413
4Shots Off Target7
108Attacks105
37Dangerous Attacks67
4Shots Inside Box17
3Shots Outside Box5
0Goals2
10Free Kicks9
2Shots Blocked8
3Substitutions4
1Hit Woodwork0
11Tackles17
0Assists1
333Accurate Passes310
18Total Crosses24
3Accurate Crosses4
11Interceptions11
44Duels Won49
0Big Chances Created5
0Big Chances Missed3
Team Lineups
Lineups
4-2-3-1 · 4-2-3-1
Manager: Henrik Pedersen
Starting XI
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MC
Murphy Cooper7.5
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CM
Cole McGhee6.3
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RJ
Reece Johnson6.3
Substitutes
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RS
Rio Shipston-
LS
Logan Stretch-
JE
Joe Emery-
JT
Jarvis Thornton-
DM
Devlan Moses-
FO
Favour OnukwuliPlayer Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Murphy Cooper GK | 7.5 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 30(77%) | - | - |
| 7.3 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 55(88%) | 1 | 5/7 | |
| 7.1 | 89' | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 78(82%) | - | 2/5 | |
| 7.0 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 42(85%) | 1 | 7/10 | |
| 6.9 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 43(76%) | 1 | 5/9 | |
| 6.8 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 23(65%) | - | 5/11 | |
| 6.7 | 71' | 0 | 0 | - | 18(56%) | 1 | 4/10 | |
| 6.5 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 32(76%) | 2 | 5/10 | |
| 6.4 | 88' | 0 | 0 | - | 25(78%) | 2 | 4/12 | |
Cole McGhee DF | 6.3 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 42(83%) | 1 | 4/4 |
Reece Johnson DF | 6.3 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 31(63%) | 2 | 3/11 |
| 6.1 | 19' | 0 | 0 | - | 4(67%) | - | 0/4 | |
| - | 2' | 0 | 0 | - | 4(75%) | - | - | |
Jarvis Thornton MF | - | 1' | 0 | 0 | - | 4(100%) | - | - |
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