Birmingham W vs Sunderland WLive Score, Lineups & H2H

WSL 2

2025/2026

Birmingham W

Crosthwaite90+3'

-FT

Apr 01, 2026

St. Andrew's Stadium

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Match Timeline

Man of the Match

Lily Crosthwaite

Birmingham W

Goals

7.4

90'+7Yellow Card

Neve Herron

Birmingham W

Goal!

1-0

Lily Crosthwaite

90'+3·Birmingham W

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90'+2Yellow Card

Brianna Westrup

Sunderland W

81'Substitution

Niyah Dunbar· In

Libbi McInnes· Out

Sunderland W

76'Substitution

Lee Geum-Min· In

W. Leidhammar· Out

Birmingham W

67'Substitution

Hannah Sophie Greenwood· In

Katy Watson· Out

Sunderland W

67'Substitution

Katie Kitching· In

Jamie Finn· Out

Sunderland W

66'Substitution

Shannon Cooke· In

Asato Miyagawa· Out

Birmingham W

66'Substitution

Shanade Hopcroft· In

Martha Harris· Out

Birmingham W

55'Substitution

Lily Crosthwaite· In

Oceane Hurtre· Out

Birmingham W

38'Yellow Card

R. Holloway

Birmingham W

Statistics of the Game

Birmingham W

Sunderland 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

Birmingham W

Manager: Amy Merricks

Starting XI

6.8

6.5

6.5

6.9

6.5

6.8

7.1

7.0

6.5

6.9

6.3

Substitutes

6.8

6.4

6.5

7.4

Manager: Melanie Reay Copeland

Starting XI

6.7

5.7

6.6

6.9

6.4

6.8

6.6

6.6

6.7

6.7

7.0

Substitutes

Hannah Sophie Greenwood

6.0

6.2

Player 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
Oceane Hurtre FW	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	-	-
Asato Miyagawa MF	6.8	66'	0	0	-	36	-	4/5
Shannon Cooke	6.8	24'	0	1	-	19	-	1/2
W. Leidhammar MF	6.5	76'	0	0	-	33	-	6/11
R. Holloway DF	6.5	90'	0	0	-	35	-	6/14
R. McKenna DF	6.5	90'	0	0	-	34	-	5/8
Martha Harris DF	6.5	66'	0	0	-	45	-	5/9
Shanade Hopcroft	6.5	24'	0	0	-	14	-	-
Lee Geum-Min	6.4	14'	0	0	-	7	-	-
Louis Batcheba FW	6.3	90'	0	0	-	15	-	3/11

Birmingham W vs Sunderland W — computed insights

Current streaks (all competitions)

Team	Games	Run	Unbeaten	Winless	Scored in	Conceded in	Last-5 pts	Last-5 goals
Birmingham W	15	W2	2	0	2	0	12/15	12-3
Sunderland W	15	D1	3	1	3	1	6/15	5-5

Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.

Birmingham W — last 5 games

W8-0 vs Chatham Town W2026-02-21
W1-0 @ Southampton W2026-03-15
L0-2 @ Newcastle United W2026-03-18
W2-1 vs Sheffield Utd W2026-03-22
W1-0 @ Bristol City W2026-03-29

Sunderland W — last 5 games

D1-1 vs Nottingham Forest W2026-03-11
L0-1 @ Charlton W2026-03-15
D2-2 vs Sheffield Utd W2026-03-18
W1-0 @ Portsmouth W2026-03-22
D1-1 vs Newcastle United W2026-03-29

Head-to-head, computed

Meetings on record: 6
Period covered: 2022-01-30 – 2025-09-14
Birmingham W wins: 4
Draws: 2
Sunderland W wins: 0
Avg goals per meeting: 2.67
Over 2.5 goals: 50%
Both teams scored: 50%
Home side won: 33%share of all meetings won by whichever club hosted
Last 5 meetings: 3W 2D 0L (Birmingham W view)
Avg goals, last 5 vs all-time: 2.6 vs 2.67

Aggregated from 6 finished meetings (2022-01-30 – 2025-09-14) in the GioScore fixtures corpus.

Most recent meetings (5 of 6)

Date	Home	Score	Away
2025-09-14	Sunderland W	1-1	Birmingham W
2025-02-02	Sunderland W	0-1	Birmingham W
2024-09-08	Birmingham W	5-0	Sunderland W
2023-12-17	Sunderland W	0-3	Birmingham W
2023-10-08	Birmingham W	1-1	Sunderland W

Standings context (current table)

Team	Pos	Pld	Pts	GD	Form	Form rank	Form vs pos
Birmingham City W	1	22	44	22	WWWLW	2	-1
Sunderland W	8	22	24	-7	WDLLL	8	0

Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.

Table context

Points gap: 20 ptsBirmingham City W 44 · Sunderland W 24
Positions: #1 vs #8
Goals per game: 2.09/1.09 vs 1.27/1.59scored/conceded per game · league average 1.5

Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2026-04-01

Previous Meetings

Last 6 matches

Won 67%

(4/6)

Draw 33%

(2/6)

Won 0%

(0/6)

Goals

13-3

Total matches

Recent matches (5/6)

Head to Head

Last 6 matches

Birmingham W wins

Draws

Sunderland W wins

Goals Scored

13 - 3

Matchday 17 — WSL 2

Match Report

20 points separated the sides: Birmingham W 1st on 44, Sunderland W 8th on 24. In league terms the two rates read 2.09/1.09 for Birmingham W and 1.27/1.59 for Sunderland W (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.5.

Recent form was uneven: 12/15 points for Birmingham W, 6/15 for Sunderland W.

The sides have met 6 times in the GioScore results database: 4 wins for Birmingham W, 2 draws and 0 for Sunderland W, at 2.67 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 33% of those meetings.

The match was played at St. Andrew's Stadium (capacity 29,409). It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-0 full-time score.

Goal scorers

Birmingham W: Lily Crosthwaite (90')

Key stats

Possession: Birmingham W 64% · Sunderland W 36% · Total shots: 14-12 · On target: 4-2 · Corners: 7-4

More details:

Birmingham W — live results and schedule Sunderland W — live results and schedule

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the score of Birmingham W vs Sunderland W?

Birmingham W 1-0 Sunderland W. WSL 2 match played on 1 Apr 2026.

What league is Birmingham W vs Sunderland W in?

This match is part of the WSL 2. The match was played at St. Andrew's Stadium. Full standings, kickoff time, and live statistics are available on GioScore.

What is the head-to-head record between Birmingham W and Sunderland W?

In 6 meetings between 2022 and 2025: Birmingham W has 4 wins, 2 draws, and 0 losses against Sunderland W.

Where was Birmingham W vs Sunderland W played?

The match was played at St. Andrew's Stadium.

Match Timeline

Match Timeline

Match Statistics

Statistics of the Game

Team Lineups

Starting XI

Substitutes

Starting XI

Substitutes

Player Statistics

Player Stats

Birmingham W vs Sunderland W — computed insights

Previous Meetings

Previous Meetings

Recent matches (5/6)

Head to Head

Head to Head

Last 6 matches

Fixtures

Matchday 17 — WSL 2

Match Report

Goal scorers

Key stats

Frequently Asked Questions