Crewe Alexandra 1-2 Birmingham City · Club Friendlies
Crewe Alexandra lost to Birmingham City 1-2 in the Club Friendlies. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Crewe Alexandra and Birmingham City met in the Club Friendlies at Alexandra Stadium in Crewe on Saturday, 25 July 2026.
Goalscorers
Crewe Alexandra: J. Gibson 20'. Birmingham City: J. Stansfield 5'; B. Bateman 59'.
How the match went
Possession was almost even at 50% to 50%. There were 4 corners in total, 4 to Crewe Alexandra and 0 to Birmingham City.
Line-ups
Crewe Alexandra started in a 4-2-3-1: Ian Lawlor, Lewis Billington, Luke Offord, Mickey Demetriou, Reece Hutchinson, Owen Lunt, Conor Thomas, Calum Agius, Matúš Holíček, Josh March, Jordan Gibson.
Birmingham City started in a 4-2-3-1: Ryan Allsop, Riquelme Thompson-Jones, Scott Wright, Jack Robinson, Lee Buchanan, Menzi Mazwi, Cobi Maddox, Patrick Roberts, Jay Stansfield, Briar Bateman, Rumarn Burrell.
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Minute by minute
- 5'Goal! Crewe Alexandra 0-1 Birmingham City. J. Stansfield (Birmingham City) scores.
- 20'Goal! Crewe Alexandra 1-1 Birmingham City. J. Gibson (Crewe Alexandra) scores.
- 45'Half-time. Crewe Alexandra 1-1 Birmingham City.
- 59'Goal! Crewe Alexandra 1-2 Birmingham City. B. Bateman (Birmingham City) scores.
- 90'Full-time. Crewe Alexandra 1-2 Birmingham City.
Full commentary (7 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Crewe Alexandra vs Birmingham City.
- 5'Goal! Crewe Alexandra 0-1 Birmingham City. J. Stansfield (Birmingham City) scores.
- 20'Goal! Crewe Alexandra 1-1 Birmingham City. J. Gibson (Crewe Alexandra) scores.
- 45'Half-time. Crewe Alexandra 1-1 Birmingham City.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 59'Goal! Crewe Alexandra 1-2 Birmingham City. B. Bateman (Birmingham City) scores.
- 90'Full-time. Crewe Alexandra 1-2 Birmingham City.