League Cup · 1st Round · Aug 13

Birmingham - Sheffield Utd

Birmingham beat Sheffield Utd 2-1 in League Cup (1st Round). Goals: K. Furuhashi 5'; J. Stansfield 87'; G. Hamer 72'.

🏟 St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park 👤 Referee: Gavin Ward, England
Key events
5' K. Furuhashi(1 - 0) · Assist: D. Gray Birmingham
14' 🟨 Jack RobinsonYellow card Sheffield Ut
72' G. Hamer(1 - 1) · Assist: S. Peck Sheffield Ut
73' 🟨 Jay StansfieldYellow card Birmingham
87' J. Stansfield(2 - 1) · Assist: W. Willumsson Birmingham
90+3' 🟨 Christoph KlarerYellow card Birmingham
Quick stats
%54 Possession %46
2.16 Expected goals (xG) 0.66
20 Total shots 5
5 Shots on target 1
10 Shots off target 3
5 Blocked shots 1
17 Shots inside box 1
3 Shots outside box 4
0 Saves 3
Match timeline
First half
K. Furuhashi(1 - 0) · Assist: D. Gray
5'
14'
🟨Jack RobinsonYellow card
HT 1 - 0
D. Gray ↔ K. AndersonSubstitution🔁
46'
46'
🔁C. O'Hare ↔ S. PeckSubstitution
56'
🔁D. Soumaré ↔ G. HamerSubstitution
56'
🔁R. Oné ↔ T. CampbellSubstitution
56'
🔁J. Robinson ↔ T. BindonSubstitution
K. Furuhashi ↔ J. StansfieldSubstitution🔁
57'
T. Doyle ↔ Paik Seung-HoSubstitution🔁
67'
E. Laird ↔ B. Osayi-SamuelSubstitution🔁
68'
72'
G. Hamer(1 - 1) · Assist: S. Peck
Jay StansfieldYellow card🟨
73'
M. Leonard ↔ L. DykesSubstitution🔁
77'
82'
🔁E. Ukaki ↔ A. BrooksSubstitution
J. Stansfield(2 - 1) · Assist: W. Willumsson
87'
Christoph KlarerYellow card🟨
90+3'
FT 2 - 1
Match statsBirmingham · Sheffield Utd
Key stats
%54 Possession %46
2.16 Expected goals (xG) 0.66
Shots
20 Total shots 5
5 Shots on target 1
10 Shots off target 3
5 Blocked shots 1
17 Shots inside box 1
3 Shots outside box 4
0 Saves 3
Attacking
89 Attacks 84
77 Dangerous attacks 37
Passing
433 Total passes 384
337 Accurate passes 285
%78 Pass accuracy %74
Set pieces & discipline
5 Corners 2
3 Offsides 1
9 Fouls 12
12 Free kicks 9
26 Throw-ins 22
7 Goal kicks 11
Cards
2 Yellow cards 1
0 1st-half cards 1
2 2nd-half cards 1
By half
1 1st-half goals 0
1 2nd-half goals 1
1 1st-half corners 1
4 2nd-half corners 1
Penalties
0 Penalties won 0
0 Penalty goals 0
HEAD TO HEAD7 meetings · 2021–2026
Birmingham 1
Aug 7who was on topAug 15
Sheffield Utd 3
1 Birmingham 3 draw 3 Sheffield Utd
Last 2 meetings drawn
GOALS IN THIS FIXTURE
2.0goals / match
59total goals
2/2clean sheets
1-0Birmingham best win · Aug 7
3-0Sheffield Utd best win · Dec 20
%71 Over 1.5 5/7
%43 Over 2.5 3/7
%0 Over 3.5 0/7
%57 BTTS 4/7
DOES THE VENUE MATTER
Birmingham at home3 matches
0W 1D 2L 3:5
Sheffield Utd at home4 matches
1W 2D 1L 4:2
Results are read from the side that hosted the match.
PREVIOUS MEETINGS
Aug 15 Sheffield Utd 0-0 Birmingham Championship
Mar 14 Birmingham 1-1 Sheffield Utd Championship
Dec 20 Sheffield Utd 3-0 Birmingham Championship
May 8 Birmingham 1-2 Sheffield Utd Championship
Oct 1 Sheffield Utd 1-1 Birmingham Championship
Feb 4 Birmingham 1-2 Sheffield Utd Championship
Aug 7 Sheffield Utd 0-1 Birmingham Championship
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