Birmingham 2–2 Bristol City

EFL Championship 2026/27 Matchweek 2 · 22 Aug 2026

Birmingham vs Bristol City in the EFL Championship 2026/27.

At St. Andrew's Stadium, Birmingham.

Referee: Will Finnie, England.

Birmingham and Bristol City drew 2–2. S. Twine opened the scoring for Bristol City after 33 minutes. D. Gray made it 2–2 after 90+5 minutes.

Goalscorers

Birmingham: S. Tickle 42' (og), D. Gray 90+5' (pen)
Bristol City: S. Twine 33', D. Ballard 85'

Birmingham starting lineup (4-2-3-1)

Bristol City starting lineup (4-2-3-1)

1 S. Tickle (G)
19 G. Tanner (D)
16 R. Dickie (D)
2 L. Eissat (D)
21 R. Cardines (D)
12 J. Knight (M)
8 J. Williams (M)
17 J. Wallace (M)
10 S. Twine (M)
7 Y. Hirakawa (M)
9 L. Tolaj (F)

Match events

32′ Birmingham: Yellow Card, Bright Osayi-Samuel
33′ Bristol City: Normal Goal, S. Twine
42′ Birmingham: Own Goal, S. Tickle
46′ Birmingham: Substitution, E. Laird, B. Osayi-Samuel
62′ Birmingham: Substitution, D. Gray, C. Vicente
62′ Birmingham: Substitution, P. Roberts, Paik Seung-Ho
65′ Bristol City: Substitution, T. Horvat, J. Wallace
65′ Bristol City: Substitution, D. Ballard, L. Tolaj
71′ Bristol City: Substitution, S. Greenwood, S. Twine
71′ Bristol City: Substitution, G. Yah, J. Williams
78′ Birmingham: Yellow Card, Patrick Roberts
78′ Birmingham: Substitution, L. Vazquez, A. Priske
84′ Birmingham: Substitution, M. Ducksch, J. Stansfield
85′ Bristol City: Normal Goal, D. Ballard, R. Cardines
90′ Birmingham: Penalty, D. Gray
90+1′ Bristol City: Substitution, R. Atkinson, Y. Hirakawa
90+6′ Bristol City: Yellow Card, Jason Knight

Match statistics

Statistic	Birmingham	Bristol City
Total Shots	8	14
Shots on Goal	2	6
Ball Possession	65%	35%
Expected goals	1.98	1.43
Corner Kicks	7	3
Fouls	13	12
Passes accurate	355	163
Goalkeeper Saves	4	1

Birmingham before this match

at Sheffield Utd 0–0 (Sheffield Utd) · Matchweek 1, 15 Aug 2026

Bristol City before this match

vs Millwall 0–2 (Millwall) · Matchweek 1, 15 Aug 2026