Match summary
Birmingham W beat Sunderland W 1-0 in the WSL 2, Regular Season.
Birmingham W's winning goal came in the 90th minute (Lily Crosthwaite).
More details:
Birmingham W vs Sunderland WResult, Lineups & H2H
- Crosthwaite90+3'
St. Andrew's Stadium
Birmingham W vs Sunderland W in numbers
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Birmingham W4W 0D 1L
Birmingham WSunderland W
12Pointsof 156
12Goals scored5
3Goals conceded5
3Clean sheets1
2Scored in a row3
2Unbeaten in a row3
0Without a win1
0Conceded in a row1
Head to head6 meetings · Jan 2022 – Sep 2025
- Birmingham W wins
- 4
- Draws
- 2
- Sunderland W wins
- 0
2.67goals per meeting
50%both teams scored
50%3+ goals
33%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsBirmingham W 3W 2D 0L · 2.6 goals per game
Meetings
- WSL 2Sunderland W1-1Birmingham W
- WSL 2Sunderland W0-1Birmingham W
- WSL 2Birmingham W5-0Sunderland W
- WSL 2Sunderland W0-3Birmingham W
- WSL 2Birmingham W1-1Sunderland W
Show all 6 meetings
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 114 earlier results
Birmingham WSunderland W
#2Position#8
38Points19 v 19 games24
+22Goal difference-4
2.26Scored per gameleague avg 1.491.37
1.11Conceded per game1.58
#2Form table position#7
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
Birmingham WSunderland W
- Yellow Card · Birmingham W · Neve Herron90+7'
- Goal · Birmingham W · Lily Crosthwaite1-090+3'
- 90+2'Yellow Card · Sunderland W · Brianna Westrup
- 81'Substitution · Sunderland W · Niyah Dunbar · InOut: Libbi McInnes
- Substitution · Birmingham W · Lee Geum-Min · InOut: W. Leidhammar76'
- 67'Substitution · Sunderland W · Hannah Sophie Greenwood · InOut: Katy Watson
- 67'Substitution · Sunderland W · Katie Kitching · InOut: Jamie Finn
- Substitution · Birmingham W · Shannon Cooke · InOut: Asato Miyagawa66'
- Substitution · Birmingham W · Shanade Hopcroft · InOut: Martha Harris66'
- Substitution · Birmingham W · Lily Crosthwaite · InOut: Oceane Hurtre55'
- Yellow Card · Birmingham W · R. Holloway38'
Match Statistics
Match stats
Birmingham WSunderland W
64%Ball Possession36%
14Shots Total12
4Shots On Target2
7Corners4
7Fouls12
2Yellow Cards1
4Offsides1
2Saves3
481Passes245
5Shots Off Target5
141Attacks104
97Dangerous Attacks62
7Shots Inside Box6
7Shots Outside Box6
1Goals0
4Free Kicks2
5Shots Blocked5
4Substitutions3
1Tackles1
373Accurate Passes156
2Injuries0
22Total Crosses7
7Accurate Crosses4
6Interceptions28
56Duels Won59
1Big Chances Created1
Team Lineups
Lineups
4-2-3-1 · 4-2-3-1
Manager: Amy Merricks
Starting XI
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LT
Lucy Thomas6.8
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RM
R. McKenna6.5
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NH
Neve Herron6.9
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CC
Chelsea Cornet7.1
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LL
Lotta Lindström7.0
Substitutes
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HS
Hannah Silcock-
SH
Shanade Hopcroft6.5
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LC
Lily Crosthwaite7.4
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PI
Poppy Faye IrvineManager: Melanie Reay Copeland
Starting XI
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JB
Jessica Brown5.7
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CP
Chloe Paxton6.6
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BW
Brianna Westrup6.9
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CH
C. Hamilton6.4
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NF
Natasha Fenton6.8
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KW
Katy Watson6.6
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LM
Libbi McInnes6.7
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ES
Emily Scarr6.7
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ED
Eleanor Dale7.0
Substitutes
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HG
Hannah Sophie Greenwood-
KK
Katie Kitching6.0
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EJ
Ellen Jones-
ND
Niyah Dunbar6.2
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EB
Eva Bewicke-
RB
Reanna Blades-
JB
Jenny BlenchPlayer Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lily Crosthwaite | 7.4 | 35' | 1 | 0 | - | 17 | - | 5/10 |
Chelsea Cornet MF | 7.1 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 49 | - | 3/8 |
Lotta Lindström FW | 7.0 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 39 | - | 5/11 |
| 6.9 | 55' | 0 | 0 | - | 24 | - | 3/6 | |
Neve Herron DF | 6.9 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 69 | - | 10/17 |
Lucy Thomas GK | 6.8 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 35 | - | - |
| 6.8 | 66' | 0 | 0 | - | 36 | - | 4/5 | |
| 6.8 | 24' | 0 | 1 | - | 19 | - | 1/2 | |
| 6.5 | 76' | 0 | 0 | - | 33 | - | 6/11 | |
| 6.5 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 35 | - | 6/14 | |
R. McKenna DF | 6.5 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 34 | - | 5/8 |
| 6.5 | 66' | 0 | 0 | - | 45 | - | 5/9 | |
Shanade Hopcroft | 6.5 | 24' | 0 | 0 | - | 14 | - | - |
| 6.4 | 14' | 0 | 0 | - | 7 | - | - | |
| 6.3 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 15 | - | 3/11 |