Match report

Birmingham Defeats Leicester 2-1 in Championship Clash

Birmingham
Birmingham
2–1
FT
Leicester
Leicester
Feb 7, 2026

Birmingham secured an important win over Leicester in the Championship on Tuesday night, thanks to goals from I. Osman and J. Stansfield. The Foxes briefly leveled through I. Fatawu, but a red card for B. De Cordova-Reid turned the tide in favor of Birmingham.

Key Facts

  • • Birmingham 2–1 Leicester (Championship)
  • • Goals: Osman (3'), Stansfield (67') for Birmingham; Fatawu (21') for Leicester
  • • Red Card: B. De Cordova-Reid (Leicester, 32')
  • • Yellow Cards: Aribo (5'), Begovic (84')
  • • Substitutions: Vicente and Neumann came on for Birmingham at 62'

Lineups

Birmingham

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 25 J. Beadle (G)
  • 24 T. Iwata (D)
  • 5 P. Neumann (D)
  • 4 C. Klarer (D)
  • 31 K. Wagner (D)
  • 14 J. E. Solis Romero (M)
  • 8 Paik Seung-Ho (M)
  • 23 C. Vicente (M)
  • 28 J. Stansfield (M)
  • 17 I. Osman (M)
  • 33 M. Ducksch (F)

Substitutes

  • 21 R. Allsop
  • 7 T. Doyle
  • 9 K. Furuhashi
  • 16 P. Roberts
  • 26 B. Osayi-Samuel
  • 27 K. Fujimoto
  • 29 A. Priske
  • 37 J. Panzo
  • 39 B. Bateman

Leicester

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 31 A. Begovic (G)
  • 21 R. Pereira (D)
  • 24 J. Lascelles (D)
  • 4 B. Nelson (D)
  • 33 L. Thomas (D)
  • 22 O. Skipp (M)
  • 18 J. Aribo (M)
  • 7 I. Fatawu (M)
  • 14 B. De Cordova-Reid (M)
  • 10 S. Mavididi (M)
  • 20 P. Daka (F)

Substitutes

  • 1 J. Stolarczyk
  • 8 H. Winks
  • 9 J. Ayew
  • 12 D. Richards
  • 16 V. Kristiansen
  • 25 L. Page
  • 28 J. Monga
  • 29 D. Mukasa
  • 56 O. Aluko

Timeline

  1. Birmingham
    3' Birmingham Goal · Normal Goal
    I. Osman
  2. Leicester
    5' Leicester Card · Yellow Card
    J. Aribo

    Foul

  3. Leicester
    21' Leicester Goal · Normal Goal
    I. Fatawu
  4. Leicester
    32' Leicester Card · Red Card
    B. De Cordova-Reid

    Foul

  5. Leicester
    46' Leicester subst · Substitution 1
    Off: S. Mavididi · On: H. Winks
  6. Birmingham
    62' Birmingham subst · Substitution 1
    Off: C. Vicente · On: P. Roberts
  7. Birmingham
    62' Birmingham subst · Substitution 2
    Off: P. Neumann · On: Bright Osayi-Samuel
  8. Birmingham
    63' Birmingham subst · Substitution 3
    Off: J. E. Solis Romero · On: T. Doyle
  9. Birmingham
    67' Birmingham Goal · Normal Goal
    J. Stansfield · Assist: M. Ducksch
  10. Leicester
    71' Leicester subst · Substitution 2
    Off: J. Lascelles · On: Olabade Aluko
  11. Birmingham
    75' Birmingham subst · Substitution 4
    Off: J. Stansfield · On: A. Priske
  12. Leicester
    77' Leicester subst · Substitution 3
    Off: P. Daka · On: Jordan Ayew
  13. Leicester
    77' Leicester subst · Substitution 4
    Off: I. Fatawu · On: D. Richards
  14. Leicester
    77' Leicester subst · Substitution 5
    Off: J. Aribo · On: D. Mukasa
  15. Leicester
    84' Leicester Card · Yellow Card
    A. Begovic

    Argument

Match Stats

Stat Birmingham Leicester
Fouls 11 10
Pass Accuracy 86% 62%
Offsides 3 1
Red Cards 0 1
Total Shots 21 7
Corners 10 1
Total Passes 577 224
Yellow Cards 0 2
Blocked Shots 3 1
Shots on Target 6 2
xG 1.44 0.30
Shots off Target 12 4
Possession 73% 27%
Goals Prevented -1 -1
Accurate Passes 495 139
Shots Inside Box 16 6
Saves 1 4
Shots Outside Box 5 1

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ I. Osman opened the scoring in just the third minute, giving Birmingham an early lead.
  • ▸ Birmingham capitalized on B. De Cordova-Reid's red card in the 32nd minute and regained their lead through J. Stansfield's goal at 67 minutes.