Birmingham City 0-1 Blackburn Rovers · Championship
Birmingham City lost to Blackburn Rovers 0-1 in the Championship. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Birmingham City and Blackburn Rovers met in the Championship at St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park in Birmingham on Friday, 3 April 2026.
Goalscorers
Birmingham City did not score. Blackburn Rovers: T. Cantwell 69'.
How the match went
Birmingham City saw more of the ball, 65% of it. Birmingham City had 12 shots with 5 on target, Blackburn Rovers 16 with 4 on target. There were 19 corners in total, 9 to Birmingham City and 10 to Blackburn Rovers. Birmingham City conceded 14 fouls, Blackburn Rovers 7. The referee showed 2 yellow cards (0 for Birmingham City, 2 for Blackburn Rovers).
Line-ups
Birmingham City started in a 4-2-3-1: J. Beadle, T. Iwata, C. Klarer, J. Robinson, E. Laird, T. Doyle, S. Paik, P. Roberts, M. Ducksch, I. Osman, J. Stansfield.
Blackburn Rovers started in a 3-4-2-1: B. Tóth, T. Atcheson, S. Wharton, S. McLoughlin, R. Alebiousu, A. Forshaw, M. Baradji, H. Pickering, R. Morishita, T. Cantwell, Y. Ohashi.
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Minute by minute
- 45'Half-time. Birmingham City 0-0 Blackburn Rovers.
- 69'Goal! Birmingham City 0-1 Blackburn Rovers. T. Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers) scores, assisted by R. Morishita.
- 90'Full-time. Birmingham City 0-1 Blackburn Rovers.
Full commentary (45 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Birmingham City vs Blackburn Rovers.
- 6'Attempt saved. M. Ducksch (Birmingham City), header on the counter. xG 0.05.
- 14'Attempt blocked. A. Forshaw (Blackburn Rovers), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.01.
- 14'Attempt blocked. T. Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 16'Attempt missed. T. Atcheson (Blackburn Rovers), header from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 21'Yellow card for A. Forshaw (Blackburn Rovers).
- 22'Attempt missed. M. Ducksch (Birmingham City), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.03.
- 29'Attempt saved. H. Pickering (Blackburn Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.69.
- 29'Attempt saved. T. Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.22.
- 38'Off the woodwork! I. Osman (Birmingham City), left-footed shot. xG 0.24.
- 39'Attempt saved. S. Paik (Birmingham City), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
- 40'Attempt blocked. H. Pickering (Blackburn Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 45'1 minute of added time.
- 45'Half-time. Birmingham City 0-0 Blackburn Rovers.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 47'Attempt missed. T. Iwata (Birmingham City), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 48'Attempt missed. E. Laird (Birmingham City), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 49'Attempt missed. S. McLoughlin (Blackburn Rovers), header from a corner. xG 0.01.
- 55'Attempt missed. M. Baradji (Blackburn Rovers), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
- 55'Attempt missed. T. Atcheson (Blackburn Rovers), header from a corner. xG 0.07.
- 55'Attempt blocked. Y. Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
- 59'Attempt saved. Y. Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 59'Attempt blocked. T. Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 62'Attempt blocked. E. Laird (Birmingham City), header from a corner. xG 0.03.
- 65'Substitution, Birmingham City: K. Fujimoto comes on for M. Ducksch.
- 65'Substitution, Birmingham City: D. Gray comes on for I. Osman.
- 67'Attempt missed. S. Wharton (Blackburn Rovers), header from a corner. xG 0.04.
- 67'Attempt blocked. R. Morishita (Blackburn Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 68'Attempt saved. J. Stansfield (Birmingham City), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 69'Goal! Birmingham City 0-1 Blackburn Rovers. T. Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers) scores, assisted by R. Morishita.
- 70'Yellow card for S. Wharton (Blackburn Rovers).
- 73'Attempt missed. J. Stansfield (Birmingham City), header. xG 0.05.
- 75'Attempt saved. T. Iwata (Birmingham City), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 77'Substitution, Blackburn Rovers: K. Montgomery comes on for R. Morishita.
- 78'Substitution, Birmingham City: C. Vicente comes on for P. Roberts.
- 78'Substitution, Birmingham City: A. Priske comes on for J. Stansfield.
- 81'Attempt missed. T. Iwata (Birmingham City), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 81'Attempt saved. T. Doyle (Birmingham City), right-footed shot. xG 0.42.
- 83'Substitution, Blackburn Rovers: M. Jørgensen comes on for T. Cantwell.
- 83'Substitution, Blackburn Rovers: Y. Ribeiro comes on for S. Wharton.
- 88'Substitution, Birmingham City: B. Osayi-Samuel comes on for T. Iwata.
- 90'7 minutes of added time.
- 90+1'Substitution, Blackburn Rovers: S. Tavares comes on for M. Baradji.
- 90+3'Attempt blocked. Y. Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 90'Full-time. Birmingham City 0-1 Blackburn Rovers.