Birmingham City vs Coventry City — result, stats and line-ups

Full Time

2023/2024

Birmingham City

13 APR

3:0

Coventry City

Goals

GOAL

Own goal12'

Bobby Thomas 1-0

GOAL

Goal41'

Ivan Šunjić · Right foot shot 2-0

GOAL

AST

Goal59'

Jay Stansfield (assist: Tyler Roberts) · Left foot shot 3-0

Man of the match

Ethan LairdBirmingham City8.2

Expected goals (xG)

Birmingham CityxGCoventry City

1.961.70

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TV stations

International

Bet365

Venue

St. Andrew's StadiumBirmingham · 29,409 seats

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Conditions

Weatherlight rain
RefereeDarren Bond
1st AssistantNicholas Hopton
2nd AssistantWade Smith
4th OfficialDeclan Bourne

Pressure index

Birmingham CityCoventry City

1′45′90′

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Match flow

GOAL

Own goal12'

Bobby Thomas 1-0

PLAYER

Yellow card18'

Ivan Šunjić · Foul

GOAL

Goal41'

Ivan Šunjić · Right foot shot 2-0

OUT

Substitution46'

In: Jay Dasilva · Out: Jake Bidwell · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution46'

In: Josh Eccles · Out: Victor Torp · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution46'

In: Fábio Tavares · Out: Bobby Thomas · Tactical sub

PLAYER

Yellow card54'

Joel Latibeaudiere · Argument

PLAYER

Yellow card54'

Jay Stansfield · Argument

GOAL

AST

Goal59'

Jay Stansfield (assist: Tyler Roberts) · Left foot shot 3-0

PLAYER

Yellow card72'

Josh Eccles · Foul

OUT

Substitution72'

In: Callum O'Hare · Out: Kasey Palmer · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution76'

In: Jordan James · Out: Keshi Anderson · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution76'

In: George Hall · Out: Tyler Roberts · Tactical sub

PLAYER

Yellow card79'

Koji Miyoshi · Time wasting

OUT

Substitution82'

In: Scott Hogan · Out: Jay Stansfield · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution82'

In: Juninho Bacuna · Out: Koji Miyoshi · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution88'

In: Gary Gardner · Out: Seung-ho Paik · Tactical sub

Ball positions

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Commentary

109

That's it, the match concludes - Birmingham City triumphs with a score of 3, leaving Coventry City with 0.
90+5′The second half concludes - Birmingham City triumphs with a score of 3, leaving Coventry City scoreless.
90+3′Lee Buchanan of Birmingham City has committed a foul.
90+3′Callum O'Hare of Coventry City has secured a free kick on the right flank.
90+1′Corner kick awarded to Coventry City. Gary Gardner is responsible for the concession.
90+1′Attempt obstructed. Ellis Simms of Coventry City attempts a left-footed shot from the left side of the box but it's thwarted. The assist was by Jay Dasilva.
90′Josh Eccles of Coventry City has successfully earned a free kick in the offensive zone.
90′Scott Hogan of Birmingham City commits a foul.
88′Player swap - Birmingham City. Gary Gardner is replacing Paik Seung-Ho.
88′Another offensive move. Scott Hogan of Birmingham City attempts a header from the middle of the box, but the goalkeeper manages to save it right in the middle of the goal. The assist was by Paik Seung-Ho.
87′Jordan James of Birmingham City has secured a defensive free kick.
87′Milan van Ewijk commits a foul - Coventry City.
86′Corner kick awarded to Coventry City. Dion Sanderson is responsible for the concession.
84′Corner kick awarded to Birmingham City, forced by Milan van Ewijk.
83′Player switch - Birmingham City. Scott Hogan is replacing Jay Stansfield.
83′Player change - Birmingham City. Koji Miyoshi is being replaced by Juninho Bacuna.
82′Corner kick awarded to Coventry City, forced by Jordan James' defensive action.
79′Koji Miyoshi - Birmingham City - receive yellow card.
79′Joel Latibeaudiere of Coventry City has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
79′Koji Miyoshi of Birmingham City commits a foul.
77′Corner kick awarded to Birmingham City, forced by Liam Kitching.
76′Player switch for Birmingham City. Keshi Anderson is being replaced by Jordan James.
76′Player swap - Birmingham City. George Hall is replacing Tyler Roberts.
74′Attempt thwarted. Jay Dasilva of Coventry City's left-footed shot from the left side of the penalty area is obstructed.Penalty
74′Attempt thwarted. Milan van Ewijk of Coventry City takes a right-footed shot from beyond the box, but it's stopped.
73′Tyler Roberts of Birmingham City has committed a foul.
73′Ben Sheaf of Coventry City has been awarded a free kick in the offensive zone.
72′Player switch - Coventry City. Kasey Palmer is being replaced by Callum O'Hare.
72′Josh Eccles - Coventry City - receive yellow card for a foul.
72′Keshi Anderson - Birmingham City - won a free kick in defence.
72′Fouled by Josh Eccles - Coventry City
68′Shot blocked. Jay Stansfield - Birmingham City - shot with left foot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assist - Koji Miyoshi.
65′Hand ball by Koji Miyoshi - Birmingham City
65′Offside - Coventry City. Ellis Simms is in offside.
62′Keshi Anderson - Birmingham City - won a free kick in defence.
62′Fouled by Haji Wright - Coventry City
61′Corner - Coventry City. Conceded by Dion Sanderson.
59′Goal! Birmingham City 3, Coventry City 0. Jay Stansfield - Birmingham City - shot with left foot inside of six yard box - left side to the centre of the goal. Assist - Tyler Roberts with a through ball.
57′Fouled by Kasey Palmer - Coventry City
57′Liam Kitching - Coventry City - won a free kick in defence.
55′Keshi Anderson - Birmingham City - won a free kick in defence.
55′Fouled by Haji Wright - Coventry City
54′Joel Latibeaudiere - Coventry City - receive yellow card.
54′Jay Stansfield - Birmingham City - receive yellow card.
54′Joel Latibeaudiere - Coventry City - won a free kick in defence.
54′Fouled by Jay Stansfield - Birmingham City
53′Shot blocked. Haji Wright - Coventry City - shot with the head from the centre of the box is blocked. Assist - Fábio Tavares with a cross.
52′Haji Wright commits a foul - Coventry City.
52′Krystian Bielik - Birmingham City - won a free kick in defence.
50′Corner - Coventry City. Conceded by Keshi Anderson.
49′Missed chance. Ben Sheaf - Coventry City - shot with right foot from outside the box goes high. Assist - Jay Dasilva.
48′Shot blocked. Ellis Simms - Coventry City - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assist - Josh Eccles.
47′Missed chance. Josh Eccles - Coventry City - shot with right foot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
46′New attacking attempt. Kasey Palmer - Coventry City - shot with right foot from outside the box is saved in the left corner.
45′Player change - Coventry City. Victor Torp is replaced by Josh Eccles.
45′Player change - Coventry City. Jay Dasilva is coming on to replace Jake Bidwell.
45′Player Swap - Coventry City. Bobby Thomas is being replaced by Fábio Tavares.
45′The second half kicks off with Birmingham City leading Coventry City by 2 goals to none.
45+3′The first half concludes with Birmingham City leading Coventry City by 2-0.
45+2′Offside called against Birmingham City. Keshi Anderson has been flagged offside.
45+1′Ivan Sunjic of Birmingham City has successfully secured a defensive free kick.
45+1′Milan van Ewijk commits a foul - Coventry City.
44′Milan van Ewijk of Coventry City has earned a free kick on the right flank.
44′Lee Buchanan from Birmingham City commits a foul.
41′Goal! Birmingham City 2, Coventry City 0. Ivan Sunjic - Birmingham City - shot with right foot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal after corner.
41′Corner kick awarded to Birmingham City, forced by Bobby Thomas.
41′Attempt thwarted. Keshi Anderson of Birmingham City's left-footed shot from the left side of the box is intercepted. The assist was by Jay Stansfield.
40′Haji Wright from Coventry City successfully secured a defensive free kick.
40′Ethan Laird of Birmingham City has committed a foul.
39′Offside violation - Birmingham City. Krystian Bielik is caught offside.
39′Jake Bidwell commits a foul - Coventry City.
39′Ethan Laird of Birmingham City has secured a free kick on the right flank.
35′Opportunity squandered. Jay Stansfield of Birmingham City takes a right-footed shot from beyond the box. It's a close call, but unfortunately, it veers off to the left.
34′Offside called against Coventry City. Milan van Ewijk is caught in an offside position.
32′Offside call - It's against Coventry City. Bobby Thomas has been flagged offside.
30′Victor Torp of Coventry City has successfully secured an offensive free kick.
30′Dion Sanderson commits a foul - Birmingham City.
29′Tyler Roberts of Birmingham City has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
29′Bobby Thomas of Coventry City has committed a foul.
28′Opportunity missed. Jay Stansfield of Birmingham City nearly scores with a right-footed shot from beyond the box, narrowly missing the goal. The assist was provided by Koji Miyoshi.
27′Ivan Sunjic - Birmingham City - won a free kick on the left wing.
27′Fouled by Victor Torp - Coventry City
26′Shot blocked. Victor Torp - Coventry City - shot with left foot from outside the box is blocked.
25′Liam Kitching of Coventry City has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
25′Jay Stansfield commits a foul - Birmingham City.
24′Offside call - It's against Birmingham City. Koji Miyoshi has been flagged offside.
22′Missed chance. Tyler Roberts - Birmingham City - shot with the head from the centre of the box is very close to the goal. Assist - Ethan Laird with a cross.
20′Haji Wright of Coventry City strikes the crossbar with a right-footed attempt from beyond the penalty area.Penalty
19′Missed chance. Jay Stansfield - Birmingham City - shot with right foot from the centre of the box missed to the left. Assist - Ethan Laird with a cross.
18′Ivan Sunjic of Birmingham City has been handed a yellow card due to a foul committed.
17′Kasey Palmer of Coventry City has been awarded a free kick on the left flank.
17′Ivan Sunjic of Birmingham City commits a foul.
16′Missed chance. Koji Miyoshi - Birmingham City - shot with right foot from the right side of the box is very close to the goal. Assist - Jay Stansfield.
12′Bobby Thomas of Coventry City has unfortunately scored an own goal. Birmingham City now leads with 1, while Coventry City trails with 0.
11′A new offensive push is underway. Paik Seung-Ho of Birmingham City takes a shot with his right foot from beyond the box, but it's deflected in the top left corner.
10′Tyler Roberts of Birmingham City has earned an offensive free kick.
10′Ben Sheaf of Coventry City has committed a foul.
9′Keshi Anderson commits a foul - Birmingham City.
9′Ben Sheaf of Coventry City has been awarded a free kick on the right flank.
9′Missed chance. Milan van Ewijk - Coventry City - shot with right foot from the right side of the box missed to the left. Assist - Kasey Palmer following a fast break.
8′Attempt thwarted. Jay Stansfield of Birmingham City's right-footed shot from the middle of the box is stopped. Ethan Laird provided the assist.
8′Keshi Anderson of Birmingham City has earned a free kick on the left flank.
8′Joel Latibeaudiere commits a foul - Coventry City.
7′Missed chance. Koji Miyoshi - Birmingham City - shot with left foot from the centre of the box is close, but missed. Assist - Lee Buchanan with a cross.
5′Opportunity squandered. Tyler Roberts of Birmingham City failed to score as his right-footed shot from the middle of the penalty area went off target.Penalty
5′Attempt thwarted. Jay Stansfield of Birmingham City's left-footed shot from the middle of the box is intercepted. The assist was made by Keshi Anderson with a cross.
3′Coventry City has been awarded a corner. This was forced by Dion Sanderson's defensive action.
3′Another offensive effort. Milan van Ewijk of Coventry City takes a shot with his right foot from the right side of the penalty area, but it's saved in the left corner. The assist was provided by Kasey Palmer.Penalty
The opening half commences...

Match statistics

BRCCVC

Possession and passing

29%Possession71%

75%Pass accuracy88%

262Passes647

196Successful Passes572

51Ball Safe84

11Key Passes6

2 more

5Substitutions4

19Throw-ins28

Attack

3Goals0

15Shots Total12

4Shots On Target2

3Corners6

40Dangerous Attacks53

5Accurate Crosses3

13 more

65Attacks111

5Dribble Attempts10

34Duels Won31

8Goal Attempts4

3Offsides3

0Penalties0

4Shots Blocked6

12Shots inside the box6

7Shots Off Target4

3Shots outside the box6

75%Successful dribbles40%

3Successful Dribbles4

14Total Crosses25

Defence and discipline

2Saves2

14Tackles10

20Interceptions3

13Fouls12

3Yellow cards2

0Red cards0

1 more

1Goal Kicks0

Other

1Hit Woodwork1

5Successful Headers5

20Successful Interceptions9

13Headers7

19Challenges3

1Assists0

2 more

0Yellowred Cards0

0Counter Attacks1

The halves are each period's own numbers — not a split of the full-time figures.

The referee

D. BondPer-match averages this season · 14 matches · career: 283

	Avg	Home	Away	Career
Yellow cards	3.71	1.29	2.43	3.38
Red cards	0.07	0.00	0.07	0.10
Second yellows	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.04
Penalties	0.29	0.14	0.14	0.18

Home / away: what the home and the away side received on average. Career: the average over every match officiated.

Expected goals (xG)

Birmingham CityxGCoventry City

1.961.70

Expected Goals on Target (xGoT)

1.331.26

Expected Goals Non Penalty Goals (npxG)

1.961.70

Expected Goals Open Play (xGOP)

1.891.62

Expected Goals Set Play (xGSP)

0.070.08

Expected Goals Corners (xGC)

0.040.00

Expected Goals Free Kicks (xGFK)

0.040.06

Expected Points (xPTS)

1.551.23

Starting XI

Coventry CityFormation: 4-2-3-1 · €34M8/11

Mark Robins

Birmingham CityFormation: 4-2-3-1 · €34M9/11

Tony Mowbray

The ↓ and minute under a player mean they were substituted off then.

Transfer fees

Birmingham City€34Mstarting XI · 9/11€49Mwith bench · 17/20

Coventry City€34Mstarting XI · 8/11€45Mwith bench · 13/20

Birmingham City's starting XI cost €175K more.

The amount under a player is their last known transfer fee and its year (provider data) — not a market value.

Birmingham City — bench

Neil EtheridgeGoalkeeper · €2.2M (2020)7

Juninho BacunaMidfielder · €2.3M (2021)6.4 9

Scott HoganAttacker · €2.8M (2020)6.7 16

Andre DozzellMidfielder · €1.2M (2021)17

Siriki DembéléMidfielder · €2.6M (2022)19

Jordan JamesMidfielder · €2M (2026, loan)7.0 20

Gary GardnerMidfielder35

George HallMidfielder · €250K (2025)6.4 44

Emanuel AiwuDefender · €1.6M (2024)

Coventry City — bench

Luis BinksDefender · €97K (2020)3

Jay DasilvaDefender · €2.4M (2019)6.8 6

Liam KellyMidfielder · €250K (2013)10

Callum O'HareMidfielder · €7.6M (2026)6.7 13

Ben WilsonGoalkeeper24

Matty GoddenAttacker · €815K (2019)28

Josh EcclesMidfielder7.3 30

Fábio TavaresAttacker7.0 54

Kai AndrewsMidfielder

Player statistics

Birmingham City starters then subs, by rating

Ethan Laird#2 · Defender · 90′8.2

In this match

Attack

Goals: 0
Assists: 0
Shots: 0
Shots on target: 0

Passing

Passes (accurate/total): 18/23
Pass accuracy: 78%
Key passes: 3
Crosses (accurate/total): 2/2
Long balls (won/total): 1/2

Possession & duels

Touches: 0
Duels (won/total): 4/6
Aerials won: 1
Dribbles (won/attempted): 1/1

Defence

Tackles: 1
Interceptions: 2
Clearances: 4
Blocked shots: 1

Discipline

Fouls: 1
Fouls drawn: 1

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Birmingham City	3.4029.41%	3.0033.33%
Draw	3.6027.78%	3.4528.99%
Coventry City	2.0548.78%	2.2843.86%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Birmingham City or Draw	1.7257.9%	1.6261.73%
Birmingham City or Coventry City	1.2877.82%	1.3076.92%
Draw or Coventry City	1.3076.92%	1.3872.46%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
2+ goals	–	1.2480.65%
0–1 goals	–	4.1024.39%
3+ goals	1.7257.9%	1.7955.87%
0–2 goals	2.1047.62%	2.0249.5%
4+ goals	–	3.0532.79%
0–3 goals	–	1.3872.46%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Birmingham City	3.7526.67%	3.5028.57%
Draw	2.3043.48%	2.2045.45%
Coventry City	2.6238.1%	2.8535.09%

Outcome	bet365
BRC → BRC	5.5018.18%
BRC → X	15.006.67%
BRC → CVC	21.004.76%
X → BRC	7.5013.33%
X → X	6.0016.67%
X → CVC	5.5018.18%
CVC → BRC	29.003.45%
CVC → X	13.007.69%
CVC → CVC	3.2530.77%

Outcome	bet365
12 - 14	3.6027.78%
6 - 8	3.7526.67%
9 - 11	2.6238.1%
Under 6	13.007.69%
Over 14	6.5015.38%

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Swansea City	8	17
2	West Ham United	8	15
3	Middlesbrough	8	15
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	7	14
5	West Bromwich Albion	8	14
6	Queens Park Rangers	8	13
7	Stoke City	8	13
8	Bristol City	8	13
9	Charlton Athletic	8	12
10	Birmingham City	8	11
11	Millwall	8	11
12	Lincoln City	8	11
13	Southampton	8	10
14	Wrexham	8	10
15	Bolton Wanderers	8	10
16	Blackburn Rovers	8	9
17	Norwich City	8	9
18	Sheffield United	8	9
19	Portsmouth	7	8
20	Watford	8	8
21	Cardiff City	8	7
22	Derby County	8	5
23	Preston North End	8	4
24	Burnley	8	4

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Yes	1.5763.65%	1.6162.11%
No	2.2544.44%	2.2344.84%