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Sheffield Wednesday vs Birmingham City
20 Jan 2026, 19:45 · Championship · 2025/2026
Referee
Leigh DoughtyChampionship 2025/2026 · 19 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
Sheffield WednesdayMin
Birmingham CityReece Johnson
Yellowcard
Argument
41′Jamal Lowe
Yellowcard
Foul
56′- 67′⇄
Kyogo Furuhashi
Substitution
Off: Lewis Koumas
- 67′⇄
Jhon Solís
Substitution
Off: Tommy Doyle
- ⇄
Charlie McNeill
Substitution
Off: Svante Ingelsson
71′ - 83′⚽
Marvin Ducksch 0-1
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Jay Stansfield
Right foot shot
- 87′
Jay Stansfield
Yellowcard
Foul
- ⇄
Nathan Redmond
Substitution
Off: Jamal Lowe
88′ - 88′⇄
Scott Wright
Substitution
Off: Jay Stansfield
- ⇄
Jarvis Thornton
Substitution
Off: Barry Bannan
89′ - 90+1′⇄
Willum Thór Willumsson
Substitution
Off: Marvin Ducksch
- 90+2′⚽
Kyogo Furuhashi 0-2
Goal · Left foot shot
Left foot shot
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 | 7.49 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 6.92 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.98 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 6.30 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 6.27 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 7.26 | |
| 89 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 7.13 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 6.45 | |
| 88 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 6.36 | |
| 71 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 6.74 | |
| 90 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 6.79 | |
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| 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.11 | |
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Before this match
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Sheffield Wednesday
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Birmingham City
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The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Sheffield Wednesday’s ground: 11 previous meetings, 5 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Sheffield Wednesday’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 2025/2026. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Sheffield Wednesday
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Birmingham City
Goals
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
Sheffield Wednesday
Birmingham City
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Sheffield Wednesday
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.
Sheffield Wednesday
Birmingham City
Previous meetings
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