Ipswich Town vs Birmingham City · Championship
Ipswich Town
20-12-7
2 – 1
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Birmingham City
14-11-16
Portman Road · Ipswich · England
Ipswich Town fought back to win 2-1 against Birmingham City at Portman Road (crowd 29,381). The first goal went to Carlos Vicente at the 32-minute mark and Ipswich were back level through Ben Johnson after 41 minutes; Kasey McAteer scored the winner at the 45-minute mark. On 54% of the ball Ipswich shot 11 times to 9 for Birmingham. 5 of the 11 shots by Ipswich were on target.
Overview
- Kicks off
- Event
- Championship England
- Campaign
- 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season
- Ground
- Portman Road · Ipswich · England
- Crowd
- 29,381
- Referee
- Adam Herczeg
- Ipswich form
- LLWLD
- Birmingham form
- DWWWL
On TV
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Each half
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ipswich | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Birmingham | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Side by side
11Fouls19
1Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
2Offsides1
6Corner Kicks4
3Saves3
53.8%Possession46.2%
11Shots9
5On Goal4
50%On Target %40%
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
288Accurate Passes217
401Passes331
70%Pass Completion %70%
3Accurate Crosses4
9Crosses23
30%Cross %20%
73Long Balls69
28Accurate Long Balls16
40%Long Balls %20%
2Blocked Shots4
14Effective Tackles10
23Tackles17
60%Tackle %60%
8Interceptions13
34Effective Clearances21
34Clearances21
Timeline
Full time · 2-1
🔁Cedric Kiprereplacing Kasey McAteer
86'
81'
🔁Marvin Duckschreplacing Jay Stansfield
81'
🔁Patrick Robertsreplacing Carlos Vicente
🟨Jack Taylor
76'
🔁Jack Taylorreplacing Marcelino Núñez
75'
🔁Chuba Akpomreplacing George Hirst
75'
🔁Jaden Philogenereplacing Jack Clarke
75'
56'
🔁Ibrahim Osmanreplacing Demarai Gray
56'
🔁Ethan Lairdreplacing Jonathan Panzo
45'
🔁Tomoki Iwatareplacing Paik Seung-Ho
Half-time · 2-1
⚽Kasey McAteerAssist: George Hirst
45'2 - 1
⚽Ben JohnsonAssist: Darnell Furlong
41'1 - 1
🔁Anis Mehmetireplacing Azor Matusiwa
39'
38'
🟨Demarai Gray
32'0 - 1
⚽Carlos Vicente
Kick-off
Teams
Ipswich Town4-2-3-1
9↓Hirst
47↓Clarke
32↓Núñez
20⚽↓McAteer
6Neil
5↓Matusiwa
18⚽Johnson
24Greaves
19Furlong
26O'Shea
28Walton
Bench
- 29Chuba Akpomon for George Hirst, 75'
- 14Jack Tayloron for Marcelino Núñez, 75' 🟨
- 8Sindre Walle Egeli
- 11Jaden Philogeneon for Jack Clarke, 75'
- 4Cedric Kipreon for Kasey McAteer, 86'
- 1Alex Palmer
- 25Elkan Baggott
- 12Jens Cajuste
- 33Anis Mehmetion for Azor Matusiwa, 39'
Birmingham City4-2-3-1
29Priske
10🟨↓Gray
28↓Stansfield
23⚽↓Vicente
8↓Seung-Ho
14Solís
37↓Panzo
4Klarer
26Osayi-Samuel
5Neumann
25Beadle
Bench
- 33Marvin Duckschon for Jay Stansfield, 81'
- 27Kanya Fujimoto
- 24Tomoki Iwataon for Paik Seung-Ho, 45'
- 16Patrick Robertson for Carlos Vicente, 81'
- 6Jack Robinson
- 21Ryan Allsop
- 2Ethan Lairdon for Jonathan Panzo, 56'
- 7Tommy Doyle
- 17Ibrahim Osmanon for Demarai Gray, 56'
Standings
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Middlesbrough | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | +10 | 25 |
| 2 |  Swansea City | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | +3 | 23 |
| 3 |  West Ham United | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | +17 | 22 |
| 4 |  Wolverhampton Wanderers | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | +4 | 21 |
| 5 |  West Bromwich Albion | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | +3 | 21 |
| 6 |  Southampton | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | +12 | 20 |
| 7 |  Birmingham City | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | +8 | 20 |
| 8 |  Queens Park Rangers | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | +8 | 20 |
| 9 |  Stoke City | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | +2 | 20 |
| 10 |  Blackburn Rovers | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | +3 | 18 |
| 11 |  Portsmouth | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | +1 | 18 |
| 12 |  Sheffield United | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | +1 | 16 |
| 13 |  Millwall | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 15 |
| 14 |  Bristol City | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | -3 | 15 |
| 15 |  Lincoln City | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | -7 | 15 |
| 16 |  Cardiff City | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | +2 | 14 |
| 17 |  Wrexham | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | -3 | 14 |
| 18 |  Bolton Wanderers | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -7 | 14 |
| 19 |  Charlton Athletic | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | -7 | 14 |
| 20 |  Norwich City | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | -2 | 12 |
| 21 |  Watford | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -10 | 11 |
| 22 |  Burnley | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -8 | 8 |
| 23 |  Derby County | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -11 | 7 |
| 24 |  Preston North End | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | -15 | 5 |
Meetings
1Ipswich wins
4Level
0Birmingham wins
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Form
Last games: Ipswich
W1-0D1-1D3-3W2-0D1-1
Last games: Birmingham
L1-0W1-0D1-1L1-0L1-0
