Hull City vs Birmingham City, 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League ChampionshipAbout
Hull City are hosting Birmingham City
at The MKM Stadium, Hull, England, starting on
. The match is a part of the English League Championship.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Kai Wagner (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 3': Foul by Oliver McBurnie (Hull City).
- 4': Attempt missed. Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Christoph Klarer with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
- 6': Lewie Coyle (Hull City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 6': Foul by Ibrahim Osman (Birmingham City).
- 9': Semi Ajayi (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by August Priske (Birmingham City).
- 11': Foul by Carlos Vicente (Birmingham City).
- 11': Paddy McNair (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Attempt missed. Semi Ajayi (Hull City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Lewie Coyle with a cross.
- 13': Attempt saved. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Ivor Pandur (Hull City).
- 14': Attempt blocked. Ibrahim Osman (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Phil Neumann.
- 14': Foul by Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City).
- 14': Matt Crooks (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Lewie Coyle.
- 16': Ibrahim Osman (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 16': Foul by Mohamed Belloumi (Hull City).
- 17': Attempt saved. Phil Neumann (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner by Ivor Pandur (Hull City). Assisted by Carlos Vicente with a cross.
- 17': Attempt saved. Mohamed Belloumi (Hull City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by James Beadle (Birmingham City). Assisted by Joe Gelhardt.
- 24': Goal! Hull City 1, Birmingham City 0. Joe Gelhardt (Hull City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 28': Carlos Vicente (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 28': Foul by Paddy McNair (Hull City).
- 29': Paddy McNair (Hull City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 30': Oliver McBurnie (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Kai Wagner (Birmingham City).
- 32': Attempt blocked. Semi Ajayi (Hull City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 32': Attempt saved. Oliver McBurnie (Hull City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by James Beadle (Birmingham City).
- 32': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Belloumi (Hull City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Semi Ajayi.
- 33': Foul by Oliver McBurnie (Hull City).
- 33': Phil Neumann (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by August Priske (Birmingham City).
- 35': Amir Hadziahmetovic (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Handball by Ibrahim Osman (Birmingham City).
- 37': Offside, Hull City. Semi Ajayi is caught offside.
- 38': Attempt missed. Ibrahim Osman (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Carlos Vicente with a cross.
- 40': Foul by Bright Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham City).
- 40': Matt Crooks (Hull City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 41': Offside, Hull City. Semi Ajayi is caught offside.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Carlos Vicente (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by August Priske.
- 41': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Matt Crooks.
- 44': Foul by Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City).
- 44': Joe Gelhardt (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Attempt missed. Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Carlos Vicente.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Mohamed Belloumi (Hull City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Joe Gelhardt.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Hull City 1, Birmingham City 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Hull City 1, Birmingham City 0.
- 46': Foul by August Priske (Birmingham City).
- 46': Paddy McNair (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Joe Gelhardt (Hull City).
- 48': Jhon Solís (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 49': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by John Egan.
- 50': Substitution, Birmingham City. Ethan Laird replaces Bright Osayi-Samuel because of an injury.
- 51': Foul by Joe Gelhardt (Hull City).
- 51': Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Lewie Coyle.
- 53': Attempt missed. August Priske (Birmingham City) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Carlos Vicente with a cross following a corner.
- 53': Attempt saved. Jhon Solís (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Ivor Pandur (Hull City). Assisted by Tomoki Iwata.
- 54': Offside, Birmingham City. August Priske is caught offside.
- 55': Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
- 55': Semi Ajayi (Hull City) is shown the yellow card.
- 56': Liam Millar (Hull City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 56': Foul by Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City).
- 57': Attempt blocked. Amir Hadziahmetovic (Hull City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Liam Millar.
- 58': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Liam Millar.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Liam Millar (Hull City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Belloumi.
- 60': Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Ibrahim Osman.
- 61': Attempt missed. Liam Millar (Hull City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Amir Hadziahmetovic following a corner.
- 63': Substitution, Birmingham City. Marvin Ducksch replaces Jay Stansfield.
- 63': Substitution, Birmingham City. Demarai Gray replaces Ibrahim Osman.
- 66': Foul by Phil Neumann (Birmingham City).
- 66': Oliver McBurnie (Hull City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 67': Joe Gelhardt (Hull City) is shown the yellow card.
- 67': Attempt missed. Mohamed Belloumi (Hull City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
- 69': Delay in match because of an injury Phil Neumann (Birmingham City).
- 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 73': Attempt saved. Demarai Gray (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Ivor Pandur (Hull City). Assisted by August Priske.
- 73': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Semi Ajayi.
- 74': Foul by August Priske (Birmingham City).
- 74': Semi Ajayi (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Substitution, Hull City. Lewis Koumas replaces Liam Millar.
- 75': Substitution, Hull City. Kieran Dowell replaces Joe Gelhardt.
- 77': Goal! Hull City 1, Birmingham City 1. Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner.
- 82': Foul by Lewis Koumas (Hull City).
- 82': Phil Neumann (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Substitution, Hull City. Yu Hirakawa replaces Mohamed Belloumi.
- 83': Substitution, Hull City. Ryan Giles replaces Paddy McNair.
- 84': Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Kieran Dowell (Hull City).
- 85': Kieran Dowell (Hull City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 86': Yu Hirakawa (Hull City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 86': Foul by Demarai Gray (Birmingham City).
- 86': Demarai Gray (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': Substitution, Hull City. Kyle Joseph replaces Amir Hadziahmetovic.
- 87': Attempt missed. Semi Ajayi (Hull City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
- 88': Kyle Joseph (Hull City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 88': Foul by Phil Neumann (Birmingham City).
- 88': Phil Neumann (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Demarai Gray (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Foul by Lewis Koumas (Hull City).
- 90': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Oliver McBurnie (Hull City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Ethan Laird (Birmingham City).
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Oliver McBurnie (Hull City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+3': Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Kai Wagner.
- 90'+4': Delay in match because of an injury James Beadle (Birmingham City).
- 90'+5': Substitution, Birmingham City. Paik Seung-Ho replaces Carlos Vicente.
- 90'+5': Substitution, Birmingham City. Alex Cochrane replaces August Priske.
- 90'+5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+8': Offside, Hull City. John Egan is caught offside.
- 90'+8': Marvin Ducksch (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+10': Attempt missed. Kyle Joseph (Hull City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Lewie Coyle with a cross.
- 90'+10': Second Half ends, Hull City 1, Birmingham City 1.
- 0': Match ends, Hull City 1, Birmingham City 1.
Statistics
 BIR |
HUL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Fouls | 9 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 2 | Saves | 4 |
| 56.1 | Possession | 43.9 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 272 | Accurate Passes | 178 |
| 370 | Passes | 291 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.6 |
| 7 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 31 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 70 | Long Balls | 73 |
| 20 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
| 20 | Tackles | 26 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 32 | Effective Clearances | 28 |
| 32 | Clearances | 28 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: The MKM Stadium
Location: Hull, England
Attendance: 22,706
Venue: The MKM Stadium
Location: Hull, England
Attendance: 22,706
EFL Championship Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coventry City | 46 | +52 | 95 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 46 | +33 | 84 |
| 3 | Millwall | 46 | +15 | 83 |
| 4 | Southampton | 46 | +26 | 80 |
Line-Ups
Hull City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Ivor Pandur (GK) |
| 15 | John Egan |
| 6 | Semi Ajayi  |
| 37 | Paddy McNair |
| 2 | Lewie Coyle |
| 21 | Joe Gelhardt |
| 25 | Matt Crooks |
| 20 | Amir Hadziahmetovic |
| 9 | Oliver McBurnie |
| 7 | Liam Millar |
| 10 | Mohamed Belloumi |
Birmingham City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | James Beadle (GK) |
| 4 | Christoph Klarer |
| 5 | Phil Neumann |
| 31 | Kai Wagner |
| 26 | Bright Osayi-Samuel |
| 28 | Jay Stansfield |
| 24 | Tomoki Iwata |
| 14 | Jhon Solis |
| 29 | August Priske |
| 17 | Ibrahim Osman |
| 23 | Carlos Vicente |
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