Match report

Birmingham Defeats Coventry 3-2 in Championship Clash

Birmingham
Birmingham
3–2
FT
Coventry
Coventry
Jan 4, 2026

Birmingham held off a late surge to secure a crucial 3-2 win over Coventry in the Championship. The match saw an early flurry of goals, with M. Ducksch and L. Koumas scoring for Birmingham within the first quarter-hour, while J. Eccles and E. Simms found the net for Coventry. Despite going down to ten men late in the game due to a red card, Birmingham managed to maintain their lead.

Key Facts

  • • Birmingham scored 3 goals: Ducksch (6', 63'), Koumas (17')
  • • Coventry replied with 2 goals: Eccles (8'), Simms (60')
  • • M. Ducksch and L. Koumas were key figures for Birmingham scoring two and one goal respectively.
  • • Birmingham made multiple substitutions in the second half including E. Cashin, A. Sampsted, W. T. Willumsson, and K. Furuhashi coming on.
  • • Coventry's B. Thomas was shown a red card for violent conduct at 90'+5.

Lineups

Birmingham

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 25 J. Beadle (G)
  • 24 T. Iwata (D)
  • 5 P. Neumann (D)
  • 6 J. Robinson (D)
  • 31 K. Wagner (D)
  • 7 T. Doyle (M)
  • 8 Paik Seung-Ho (M)
  • 16 P. Roberts (M)
  • 28 J. Stansfield (M)
  • 30 L. Koumas (M)
  • 33 M. Ducksch (F)

Substitutes

  • 21 R. Allsop
  • 23 A. Sampsted
  • 41 E. Cashin
  • 40 M. Mazwi
  • 42 D. Isichei
  • 18 W. T. Willumsson
  • 27 K. Fujimoto
  • 11 S. Wright
  • 9 K. Furuhashi

Coventry

Formation: 4-1-4-1

Starting XI

  • 19 C. Rushworth (G)
  • 27 M. van Ewijk (D)
  • 4 B. Thomas (D)
  • 15 L. Kitching (D)
  • 3 J. Dasilva (D)
  • 6 M. Grimes (M)
  • 7 T. Sakamoto (M)
  • 28 J. Eccles (M)
  • 5 J. Rudoni (M)
  • 10 E. Mason-Clark (M)
  • 9 E. Simms (F)

Substitutes

  • 13 B. Wilson
  • 11 H. Wright
  • 21 J. Bidwell
  • 22 J. Latibeaudiere
  • 26 L. Woolfenden
  • 33 M. Brau
  • 41 C. Perry
  • 50 G. Shepherd
  • 54 K. Andrews

Timeline

  1. Birmingham
    6' Birmingham Goal · Normal Goal
    M. Ducksch · Assist: K. Wagner
  2. Coventry
    8' Coventry Goal · Normal Goal
    J. Eccles · Assist: E. Mason-Clark
  3. Birmingham
    17' Birmingham Goal · Normal Goal
    L. Koumas · Assist: P. Roberts
  4. Birmingham
    36' Birmingham Card · Yellow Card
    M. Ducksch

    Foul

  5. Birmingham
    51' Birmingham Card · Yellow Card
    K. Wagner

    Foul

  6. Coventry
    60' Coventry Goal · Normal Goal
    E. Simms · Assist: J. Rudoni
  7. Birmingham
    63' Birmingham Goal · Normal Goal
    M. Ducksch · Assist: P. Roberts
  8. Birmingham
    65' Birmingham subst · Substitution 1
    Off: L. Koumas · On: E. Cashin
  9. Coventry
    67' Coventry subst · Substitution 1
    Off: T. Sakamoto · On: H. Wright
  10. Birmingham
    71' Birmingham subst · Substitution 2
    Off: K. Wagner · On: A. Sampsted
  11. Birmingham
    72' Birmingham subst · Substitution 3
    Off: P. Roberts · On: W. T. Willumsson
  12. Birmingham
    72' Birmingham subst · Substitution 4
    Off: M. Ducksch · On: K. Furuhashi
  13. Coventry
    86' Coventry Card · Yellow Card
    J. Eccles

    Foul

  14. Birmingham
    88' Birmingham Card · Yellow Card
    James Beadle

    Time wasting

  15. Coventry
    89' Coventry subst · Substitution 2
    Off: J. Eccles · On: K. Andrews
  16. Birmingham
    90'+3 Birmingham subst · Substitution 5
    Off: J. Stansfield · On: K. Fujimoto
  17. Coventry
    90'+5 Coventry Card · Red Card
    B. Thomas

    Violent conduct

Match Stats

Stat Birmingham Coventry
Fouls 13 8
Pass Accuracy 49% 83%
Offsides 4 2
Red Cards 0 1
Total Shots 9 17
Corners 2 6
Total Passes 170 514
Yellow Cards 3 1
Blocked Shots 3 2
Shots on Target 4 6
xG 1.27 1.33
Shots off Target 2 9
Possession 24% 76%
Goals Prevented -1 -1
Accurate Passes 83 428
Shots Inside Box 6 11
Saves 4 1
Shots Outside Box 3 6

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ Birmingham took an early lead with two goals from Ducksch and Koumas in the first 17 minutes, which set the tone of the game.
  • ▸ Coventry's persistence paid off as they managed to equalize through Eccles (8') and Simms (60'), making it a tense encounter.
  • ▸ The red card issued to Coventry’s B. Thomas at 90'+5 significantly shifted momentum in Birmingham's favor, securing their victory.