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Derby County vs Birmingham City
12 Sept 2026, 12:30 · Championship · 2026/2027
Referee
John BusbyChampionship 2026/2027 · 4 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
Derby CountyMin
Birmingham CityMohammed Fuseini
Yellowcard · Argument
Argument
19′- 21′
Alex Cochrane
Yellowcard · Off the ball foul
Off the ball foul
- ⚽
Bobby Clark 1-0
Goal · Left foot shot
With: Sammie Szmodics
Left foot shot
40′ - 42′⚽
Carlos Vicente 1-1
Goal · Header
With: Liam Millar
Header
- 44′
August Priske
Yellowcard · Foul
Foul
- ⇄
Oscar Fraulo
Substitution
Off: Henrik Meister
54′ - 60′⇄
Seung-ho Paik
Substitution
Off: Jhon Solís
- 63′⚽
Seung-ho Paik 1-2
Goal · Header
With: Liam Millar
Header
- 73′⇄
Ethan Laird
Substitution
Off: Liam Millar
- 73′⇄
Luis Vázquez
Substitution
Off: August Priske
- ⇄
Ryan Hedges
Substitution
Off: Eiran Cashin
85′ - ⇄
Corey Blackett-Taylor
Substitution
Off: David Ozoh
85′ - 90+4′
Carlos Vicente
Yellowcard · Foul
Foul
- ⇄
Lars-Jørgen Salvesen
Substitution
Off: Charlie Taylor
90+5′ - 90+6′⇄
Dael Fry
Substitution
Off: Carlos Vicente
- 90+6′⇄
Kristoffer Lund
Substitution
Off: Jay Stansfield
The numbers
Fixture statistics
Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.
Individual contributions
Player ratings & full match stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Key | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7.44 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 7.24 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 7.43 | |
| 85 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 7.74 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.63 | |
| 90 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 4 | — | 7.69 | |
| 85 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 6.61 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 6.44 | |
| 90 | — | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | — | 7.38 | |
| 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.86 | |
| 90 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 6.66 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 5 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 6.63 | |
| 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.46 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 6.83 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 36 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 6.67 | |
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Before this match
Recent form
Select W, D or L to see that match’s stats. Pink outline = 2026/2027.
Derby County
Latest: West Bromwich Albion · 0–1
Match stats
9 Sept 2026, 19:45 · Home vs West Bromwich Albion · 2026/2027
Birmingham City
Latest: Norwich City · 1–2
Match stats
9 Sept 2026, 19:45 · Away vs Norwich City · 2026/2027
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Derby County’s ground: 14 previous meetings, 5 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Derby County’s home games with Birmingham City’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.
Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.
The number after / is how many matches had that stat.
More team stats
Results & goals
Goal frequencies
Corners
Cards
Shots & play
Chance quality
Season xG
Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.
These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.
Players
Top scorers and assist makers
Season totals for 2026/2027. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Derby County
Assists
Yellow cards
Tackles
Birmingham City
Assists
Yellow cards
Tackles
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
Derby County
Birmingham City
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Derby County
Birmingham City
Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)
Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.
Derby County
Birmingham City
Previous meetings
Select any result to see that fixture’s score, events and statistics.