Postat 90 minutes plus 9
Match ends, Birmingham City 1, Stoke City 3.
Championship Scores & Fixtures
Tuesday 26th December
Championship Table
On Tuesday 26th December
- Stoke City, Position 18, Points 27
- Birmingham City, Position 19, Points 27
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 48 | 17 | 31 | 59 |
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| 2 | 24 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 48 | 33 | 15 | 53 |
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| 3 | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 43 | 29 | 14 | 48 |
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| 4 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 42 | 24 | 18 | 45 |
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| 5 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 35 | 23 | 12 | 39 |
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| 6 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 33 | 27 | 6 | 36 |
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| 7 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 36 | 31 | 5 | 36 |
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| 8 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 27 | 3 | 35 |
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| 9 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 31 | 41 | -10 | 35 |
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| 10 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 38 | 32 | 6 | 34 |
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| 11 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 32 | 30 | 2 | 34 |
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| 12 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 41 | 40 | 1 | 34 |
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| 13 | 24 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 33 | 25 | 8 | 33 |
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| 14 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 33 |
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| 15 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 35 | 43 | -8 | 31 |
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| 16 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 39 | 40 | -1 | 28 |
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| 17 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 32 | 37 | -5 | 28 |
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| 18 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 31 | -7 | 27 |
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| 19 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 30 | 38 | -8 | 27 |
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| 20 | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 26 | 31 | -5 | 26 |
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| 21 | 24 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 24 | 38 | -14 | 25 |
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| 22 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 35 | -15 | 20 |
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| 23 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 39 | -22 | 16 |
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| 24 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 47 | -26 | 16 |
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Key
- Position 1 - 2 : Promotion
- Position 3 - 6 : Promotion Play-off
- Position 22 - 24 : Relegation
Team Lineups
home team, Birmingham City
Manager: Wayne Rooney
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
- Number 21, J. Ruddy
- Number 23, M. Emmanuel
- Number 5, D. Sanderson , Captain
- Number 4, M. Roberts , substituted for T. Roberts at 57 minutes
- Number 44, E. Aiwu
- Number 34, I. Šunjić , substituted for G. Gardner at 78 minutes
- Number 7, J. Bacuna , Yellow Card at 33 minutes
- Number 17, S. Dembélé , substituted for K. Anderson at 77 minutes
- Number 19, J. James
- Number 11, K. Miyoshi , Yellow Card at 12 minutes, substituted for R. Donovan at 67 minutes
- Number 28, J. Stansfield , substituted for O. Burke at 77 minutes
away team, Stoke City
Manager: Steven Schumacher
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
- Number 13, J. Bonham
- Number 17, K. Hoever
- Number 5, M. Rose
- Number 23, L. McNally
- Number 24, J. Tchamadeu , Yellow Card at 51 minutes
- Number 6, W. Burger , substituted for B. Pearson at 70 minutes
- Number 15, J. Thompson
- Number 2, L. Gooch , Captain, substituted for S. Hakšabanović at 57 minutes
- Number 22, Bae Jun-Ho , Yellow Card at 83 minutes
- Number 7, André Vidigal , Yellow Card at 34 minutes, substituted for D. Johnson at 86 minutes
- Number 19, R. Mmaee , substituted for D. Gayle at 70 minutes
Substitutes
home team, Birmingham City
- Number 14, K. Anderson
- Number 45, O. Burke
- Number 8, T. Roberts
- Number 49, R. Donovan
- Number 1, N. Etheridge
- Number 20, G. Gardner
- Number 47, J. Home
- Number 10, L. Jutkiewicz
- Number 24, M. Oakley
away team, Stoke City
- Number 8, L. Baker
- Number 26, C. Clark
- Number 11, D. Gayle
- Number 20, S. Hakšabanović
- Number 12, D. Johnson
- Number 35, N. Lowe
- Number 18, Wesley
- Number 4, B. Pearson
- Number 45, T. Simkin
Match Stats
Key, Birmingham v StokeOverall Possession
Shots
Birmingham City 14Stoke City 11Shots on target
Birmingham City 5Stoke City 5Shots off target
Birmingham City 5Stoke City 4Blocked shots
Birmingham City 4Stoke City 2Total touches in the box
Birmingham City 25Stoke City 21Goalkeeper saves
Birmingham City 1Stoke City 4Aerial duels won
Birmingham City 9Stoke City 19Fouls
Birmingham City 10Stoke City 12Corners
Birmingham City 5Stoke City 3Season so far
Championship
Key, Birmingham v Stoke
Form guide
All competitions
Birmingham City draw
v Plymouth Argyle
3
3
Championship
Stoke City draw
v Millwall
0
0
Championship
Birmingham City lose
v Leicester City
2
3
Championship
Stoke City draw
v West Bromwich Albion
1
1
Championship
Birmingham City won
v Cardiff City
0
1
Championship
Stoke City draw
v Swansea City
1
1
Championship
Birmingham City lose
v Coventry City
2
0
Championship
Stoke City lose
v Sheffield Wednesday
0
1
Championship
Birmingham City draw
v Rotherham United
0
0
Championship
Stoke City lose
v Plymouth Argyle
2
1
Championship
Previous meetings
All competitions
Birmingham City and Stoke CityBirmingham City Won 24Stoke City Won 32Draw 21
Played
77
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Match Facts
Birmingham City have lost just two of their last 18 league matches against Stoke City (W10 D6) and are unbeaten in their last six (W2 D4).
Stoke are winless in their last 14 away league matches against Birmingham (D5 L9) since a 1-0 win in 1988. The Potters have scored just one goal in their last nine visits to St Andrew’s.
Birmingham have won just one of their last seven Boxing Day league matches (D3 L3) but it was a 2-0 home win over Stoke in 2018.
Stoke City have lost just one of their last seven Boxing Day league games (W3 D3), but it was a 2-0 defeat at Birmingham City in 2018.
Wayne Rooney’s only previous league match as manager on Boxing Day was against Preston as Derby manager in 2020, losing 1-0. As a player, his last Premier League appearance on December 26th was against Stoke in 2015, coming on as a sub in a 2-0 defeat for Man Utd.