West Bromwich Albion 0-1 Birmingham City: result and goals
Birmingham City beat West Bromwich Albion 1-0 on Saturday, 10 October 2026 in the Championship.
Goals: August Priske 41' (penalty).
West Bromwich Albion sit 5th on 21 points.
Birmingham City sit 7th on 20 points.
West Bromwich Albion have 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat in their last 5 matches.
Birmingham City have 1 win, 3 draws and 1 defeat in their last 5 matches.
Last 5 meetings: West Bromwich Albion won 1, Birmingham City won 2, 2 drawn.
- Competition
- EFL Championship
- Kick-off
- Saturday, 10 October 2026, 12:30 (UK time)
- Venue
- The Hawthorns, West Bromwich
The match in numbers
- A 1-0 win for Birmingham City over West Bromwich Albion.
- The first goal came from August Priske (Birmingham City) on 41'.
Data: ESPN · votes and picks from Scorely users
Match events
WBABIR8'Rabby Nzingoula
31'Alexander Cochrane
41'⚽August Priske (pen.) 0-1
55'⇄▲ Patrick Roberts ▼ Liam Millar
69'⇄▲ Marvin Ducksch ▼ August Priske
69'⇄▲ Max Bird ▼ Jhon Solís
70'⇄▲ Barney Stewart ▼ Aune Selland Heggebø
75'Carlos Vicente
79'⇄▲ Isaac Price ▼ Felix Horn Myhre
79'Jay Stansfield
80'⇄▲ Harry Whitwell ▼ Toby Collyer
85'⇄▲ Taylor Gardner-Hickman ▼ Jay Stansfield
85'⇄▲ Demarai Gray ▼ Carlos Vicente
89'Jimmy-Jay Morgan
89'Bright Osayi-Samuel
Match videos
Live commentary
- Match ends, West Bromwich Albion 0, Birmingham City 1.
- 90'+6'Second Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 0, Birmingham City 1.
- 90'+5'Attempt missed. Isaac Price (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Rabby Nzingoula.
- 90'+5'Attempt saved. Taylor Gardner-Hickman (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Max O'Leary (West Bromwich Albion). Assisted by Patrick Roberts.
- 90'+3'Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Nathaniel Phillips.
- 90'+3'Attempt saved. Demarai Gray (Birmingham City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner by Max O'Leary (West Bromwich Albion). Assisted by Marvin Ducksch.
- 90'+1'Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 89'Jimmy-Jay Morgan (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card.
- 89'Bright Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
- 88'Foul by Isaac Price (West Bromwich Albion).
- 88'Bright Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88'Attempt blocked. Isaac Price (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum Styles.
- 85'Substitution, Birmingham City. Demarai Gray replaces Carlos Vicente.
- 85'Substitution, Birmingham City. Taylor Gardner-Hickman replaces Jay Stansfield.
- 84'Foul by Callum Styles (West Bromwich Albion).
- 84'Bright Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81'Attempt missed. Brayann Pereira (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Harry Whitwell.
- 80'Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Harry Whitwell replaces Toby Collyer.
- 79'Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Isaac Price replaces Felix Myhre.
- 79'Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 79'Nathaniel Phillips (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79'Foul by Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City).
- 78'Attempt saved. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Max O'Leary (West Bromwich Albion). Assisted by Max Bird.
- 77'Brayann Pereira (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77'Foul by Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City).
- 75'Carlos Vicente (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 74'Brayann Pereira (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74'Foul by Carlos Vicente (Birmingham City).
- 71'Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by James Beadle.
- 71'Attempt saved. Barney Stewart (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by James Beadle (Birmingham City). Assisted by Jimmy-Jay Morgan with a cross.
- 70'Handball by Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City).
- 70'Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Barney Stewart replaces Aune Heggebø.
- 69'Substitution, Birmingham City. Max Bird replaces Jhon Solís.
- 69'Substitution, Birmingham City. Marvin Ducksch replaces August Priske.
- 68'Foul by Toby Collyer (West Bromwich Albion).
- 68'Patrick Roberts (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68'Attempt saved. Chris Mepham (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal by James Beadle (Birmingham City). Assisted by Nathaniel Phillips.
- 67'Foul by Jimmy-Jay Morgan (West Bromwich Albion).
- 67'Bright Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66'Attempt missed. Ousmane Diakité (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 65'Foul by Bright Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham City).
- 65'Felix Myhre (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64'Foul by Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City).
- 64'Felix Myhre (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62'Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Carlos Vicente.
- 61'Foul by Jimmy-Jay Morgan (West Bromwich Albion).
- 61'Phil Neumann (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58'Foul by Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City).
- 58'Ousmane Diakité (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58'Attempt blocked. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by August Priske.
- 57'Foul by August Priske (Birmingham City).
- 57'Nathaniel Phillips (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55'Substitution, Birmingham City. Patrick Roberts replaces Liam Millar.
- 55'Attempt missed. Phil Neumann (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Liam Millar with a cross following a corner.
- 55'Attempt blocked. Jhon Solís (Birmingham City) right footed shot from very close range is blocked.
- 54'Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Chris Mepham.
- 52'Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Bright Osayi-Samuel.
- 52'Attempt blocked. Brayann Pereira (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nathaniel Phillips.
- 50'Attempt missed. Ousmane Diakité (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rabby Nzingoula with a cross following a corner.
- 50'Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Jhon Solís.
- 50'Attempt blocked. Rabby Nzingoula (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Brayann Pereira.
- 48'Foul by Jhon Solís (Birmingham City).
- 48'Toby Collyer (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47'Offside, Birmingham City. Jay Stansfield is caught offside.
- 45'Second Half begins West Bromwich Albion 0, Birmingham City 1.
- 45'+3'First Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 0, Birmingham City 1.
- 45'+1'Foul by August Priske (Birmingham City).
- 45'+1'Nathaniel Phillips (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'Offside, Birmingham City. Phil Neumann is caught offside.
- 44'Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Callum Styles.
- 44'Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Ousmane Diakité.
- 44'Attempt saved. Phil Neumann (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by Max O'Leary (West Bromwich Albion). Assisted by Liam Millar with a cross.
- 43'Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 43'Foul by Toby Collyer (West Bromwich Albion).
- 41'Goal! West Bromwich Albion 0, Birmingham City 1. August Priske (Birmingham City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
- 40'Penalty Birmingham City. August Priske draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 40'Penalty conceded by Nathaniel Phillips (West Bromwich Albion) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 39'Attempt saved. Carlos Vicente (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Max O'Leary (West Bromwich Albion). Assisted by Liam Millar.
- 38'Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Chris Mepham.
- 37'Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Nathaniel Phillips.
- 33'Attempt blocked. Nathaniel Phillips (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rabby Nzingoula with a cross.
- 32'Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by James Beadle.
- 32'Attempt missed. Callum Styles (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
- 31'Alex Cochrane (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 31'Foul by Alex Cochrane (Birmingham City).
- 31'Brayann Pereira (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 28'Attempt missed. Felix Myhre (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box is too high.
- 19'Attempt blocked. Carlos Vicente (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 19'Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Chris Mepham.
- 17'Attempt missed. Ousmane Diakité (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Rabby Nzingoula with a cross following a corner.
- 16'Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Christoph Klarer.
- 15'Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Brayann Pereira.
- 11'Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Christoph Klarer.
- 9'Aune Heggebø (West Bromwich Albion) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box.
- 9'Foul by August Priske (Birmingham City).
- 9'Chris Mepham (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8'Rabby Nzingoula (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card.
- 8'Carlos Vicente (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 8'Foul by Rabby Nzingoula (West Bromwich Albion).
- 7'Attempt missed. Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
- 7'Attempt blocked. Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
- 7'Attempt blocked. Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 6'Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Max O'Leary.
- 6'Attempt saved. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal by Max O'Leary (West Bromwich Albion). Assisted by Phil Neumann with a headed pass.
- 1'Attempt blocked. August Priske (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- First Half begins.
- Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Commentary: ESPN
Stats
WBABIR
General
54%Possession46%
2Big chances3
2Big chances missed2
7Corners9
Shots
14Total shots15
8Shots off target2
2Shots on target7
4Blocked shots6
2Hit woodwork0
9Shots inside box13
5Shots outside box2
Expected goals (xG)
1.05xG2.55
0.88xG open play0.35
0.17xG set play1.40
1.05Non-penalty xG1.76
0.60xG on target (xGOT)2.34
Passes
494Passes419
418 (85%)Accurate passes334 (80%)
202Own half185
216Opposition half149
24 (51%)Accurate long balls23 (37%)
5 (24%)Accurate crosses4 (17%)
18Throw-ins19
22Touches in opposition box29
0Offsides2
Defence
20Tackles22
8Interceptions8
5Shot blocks3
44Clearances35
6Keeper saves2
Duels
55Duels won57
34 (47%)Ground duels won39 (53%)
21 (54%)Aerial duels won18 (46%)
4 (33%)Successful dribbles9 (39%)
Discipline
0Yellow cards0
0Red cards0
8Fouls committed12
General
42%Possession58%
1Big chances3
1Big chances missed2
3Corners7
Shots
5Total shots9
4Shots off target1
0Shots on target4
1Blocked shots4
1Hit woodwork0
4Shots inside box8
1Shots outside box1
Expected goals (xG)
0.38xG1.88
0.27xG open play0.00
0.10xG set play1.09
0.38Non-penalty xG1.09
0.00xG on target (xGOT)1.78
Passes
182Passes242
155 (85%)Accurate passes204 (84%)
64Own half112
91Opposition half92
9 (47%)Accurate long balls13 (52%)
3 (38%)Accurate crosses3 (17%)
8Throw-ins13
11Touches in opposition box19
0Offsides1
Defence
9Tackles9
3Interceptions2
3Shot blocks0
33Clearances20
3Keeper saves0
Duels
21Duels won25
13 (45%)Ground duels won16 (55%)
8 (47%)Aerial duels won9 (53%)
1 (25%)Successful dribbles4 (40%)
Discipline
0Yellow cards0
0Red cards0
3Fouls committed3
General
64%Possession36%
1Big chances0
1Big chances missed0
4Corners2
Shots
9Total shots6
4Shots off target1
2Shots on target3
3Blocked shots2
1Hit woodwork0
5Shots inside box5
4Shots outside box1
Expected goals (xG)
0.67xG0.66
0.61xG open play0.35
0.07xG set play0.31
0.67Non-penalty xG0.66
0.60xG on target (xGOT)0.56
Passes
312Passes177
263 (84%)Accurate passes130 (73%)
138Own half73
125Opposition half57
15 (54%)Accurate long balls10 (27%)
2 (15%)Accurate crosses1 (17%)
10Throw-ins6
11Touches in opposition box10
0Offsides1
Defence
11Tackles13
5Interceptions6
2Shot blocks3
11Clearances15
3Keeper saves2
Duels
34Duels won32
21 (48%)Ground duels won23 (52%)
13 (59%)Aerial duels won9 (41%)
3 (38%)Successful dribbles5 (38%)
Discipline
0Yellow cards0
0Red cards0
5Fouls committed9
West Bromwich AlbionBirmingham City
Expected goals (xG)
1.05–2.55
xG on target (xGOT)
0.60–2.34
Shots
14–15
Big chances
2–3
Match momentum
Above the line the home side is on top; below, the away side.
Shot map
← Birmingham (15)GoalOn targetOff target or blockedWest Brom (14) →
xG: chance of each shot becoming a goal from its position and type. xGOT: the same once the shot is on target.
Player of the match
Max O'Leary
West Bromwich Albion
Ratings
West Bromwich Albion6.8
- 8.41Max O'Leary
- 8.32Chris Mepham
- 7.63Nathaniel Phillips
- 7.217Ousmane Diakité
- 7.04Callum Styles
- 6.920Rabby Nzingoula
- 6.815Toby Collyer
- 6.618Brayann Pereira
- 6.611Jimmy-Jay Morgan
- 6.429Harry Whitwell▲80'
- 6.17Felix Horn Myhre
- 6.019Aune Selland Heggebø
- 5.921Isaac Price▲79'
- 5.89Barney Stewart▲70'
Birmingham City7.3
- 8.35Phil Neumann
- 8.01James Beadle
- 7.84Christoph Klarer
- 7.89August Priske⚽
- 7.626Bright Osayi-Samuel
- 7.37Carlos Vicente
- 7.328Jay Stansfield
- 7.317Liam Millar
- 7.220Alexander Cochrane
- 7.014Jhon Solís
- 6.924Tomoki Iwata
- 6.916Patrick Roberts▲55'
- 6.318Max Bird▲69'
- 6.233Marvin Ducksch▲69'
Rating out of 10 for each player’s contribution to the match.
Lineups
West Brom · Substitutes
- 9Barney Stewart▲70'5.8
- 21Isaac Price▲79'5.9
- 29Harry Whitwell▲80'6.4
- 13Matt Ingram
- 22Conor Townsend
- 6George Campbell
- 35Matthew Crowther
- 8Jayson Molumby
- 23Tammer Bany
Manager: James Morrison
Birmingham · Substitutes
- 16Patrick Roberts▲55'6.9
- 18Max Bird▲69'6.3
- 33Marvin Ducksch▲69'6.2
- 19Taylor Gardner-Hickman▲85'
- 10Demarai Gray▲85'
- 21Ryan Allsop
- 2Ethan Laird
- 23Dael Fry
- 32Luis Vázquez
Manager: Chris Davies
Last 5 matches
West Bromwich Albion
DCharlton Athletic1-12 Sept 2026
WWatford1-05 Sept 2026
W@ Derby County1-09 Sept 2026
DQueens Park Rangers1-112 Sept 2026
L@ Wolverhampton Wanderers1-020 Sept 2026
Birmingham City
DSouthampton1-11 Sept 2026
DWolverhampton Wanderers2-26 Sept 2026
L@ Norwich City2-19 Sept 2026
W@ Derby County2-112 Sept 2026
DMiddlesbrough2-219 Sept 2026
Head-to-head record
1
West Brom
2
Draws
2
Birmingham
Last meetings
10 Feb 2026Birmingham City0 – 0West Bromwich Albion
26 Nov 2025West Bromwich Albion1 – 1Birmingham City
3 Feb 2024West Bromwich Albion1 – 0Birmingham City
6 Oct 2023Birmingham City3 – 1West Bromwich Albion
10 Feb 2023Birmingham City2 – 0West Bromwich Albion
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Boro | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | +10 | 25 | DWWDW |
| 2 |  Swansea | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | +3 | 23 | WWWLL |
| 3 |  West Ham | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | +17 | 22 | DDWWL |
| 4 |  Wolves | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | +4 | 21 | LLWDW |
| 5 |  West Brom | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | +3 | 21 | DWWDL |
| 6 |  Southampton | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | +12 | 20 | LWWDW |
| 7 |  Birmingham | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | +8 | 20 | DDLWD |
| 8 |  QPR | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | +8 | 20 | DDWLW |
| 9 |  Stoke | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | +2 | 20 | WWLWD |
| 10 |  Blackburn | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | +3 | 18 | DWWLW |
| 11 |  Portsmouth | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | +1 | 18 | LWWDW |
| 12 |  Sheffield Utd | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | +1 | 16 | LWLWD |
| 13 |  Millwall | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 15 | DWLDL |
| 14 |  Bristol City | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | -3 | 15 | WDLLD |
| 15 |  Lincoln City | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | -7 | 15 | LLLDW |
| 16 |  Cardiff | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | +2 | 14 | WLWDW |
| 17 |  Wrexham | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | -3 | 14 | WDLWL |
| 18 |  Bolton | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -7 | 14 | WLWDL |
| 19 |  Charlton | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | -7 | 14 | LDDLL |
| 20 |  Norwich City | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | -2 | 12 | LLLLW |
| 21 |  Watford | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -10 | 11 | LLLWL |
| 22 |  Burnley | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -8 | 8 | DWDLL |
| 23 |  Derby | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -11 | 7 | DDLLD |
| 24 |  Preston | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | -15 | 5 | DLLLD |
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FAQ
What was the score in West Bromwich Albion v Birmingham City?
Birmingham City beat West Bromwich Albion 1-0 on Saturday 10 October (Championship).
Who scored in West Bromwich Albion v Birmingham City?
Goals: August Priske 41'.
When do West Bromwich Albion play next?
West Bromwich Albion play West Ham United on Saturday 31 October at 15:00 (UK time).
When do Birmingham City play next?
Birmingham City play Lincoln City on Saturday 31 October at 12:30 (UK time).
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