Match story
- Birmingham fired more attempts (12 vs 11 shots).
- West Brom held more of the ball (58% possession).
West Brom defeated Birmingham 3-2 in Championship. The fixture is part of the Regular Season - 39 stage in the 2018 season. The match was played at The Hawthorns in West Bromwich. David Webb, England officiated the match. The full-time result capped a West Brom vs Birmingham meeting in Championship with detailed post-match statistics available on Sportra. This match centre covers lineups, live events, player ratings, team statistics, xG, head-to-head history, and related news for West Brom and Birmingham. On Sportra you can view xG, lineups, match statistics, events, player ratings, predictions, head-to-head history, and related news for this fixture.
ChampionshipRecorded meetings: 1 (available previous meetings, not necessarily all-time).
West BromIt is still remarkable to think now that Liverpool were on the verge of administration when Fenway Sports Group took over in 2010. It hasn't all been plain sailing. As recently as this year, CEO Billy Hogan wrote to fans over ticket price increases.
Morgan Rogers' friendship with his new club-mate Cole Palmer goes back a long way - and actually inspired the latter's famous 'cold' goal celebration. Palmer first performed it in December 2023, after scoring two goals in a 3-2 win at Luton, and he has since taken ownership of the celebration, registering a trademark for it with the UK Intellectual Property Office. It was after moving from his local club West Brom to Manchester City that Rogers first struck up a friendship with Palmer.
St Mirren have bought former Celtic trainee Eseosa Sule from West Bromwich Albion for an undisclosed fee. The Glasgow-born 20-year-old forward, who also spent a short time on loan to Motherwell, has signed a three-year contract with the Scottish Premiership club.
Swansea City will begin the 2026-27 season with a home Carabao Cup tie against Championship rivals Birmingham City. The cup game will be played on the weekend of 7-9 August with the Championship campaign kicking off the following weekend. Swansea's most recent meeting with Birmingham was in January, when Patrick Roberts' second-half goal earned Blues a point in south Wales after Zan Vipotnik's opener.
Gavin Strachan has left the Celtic to join the coaching staff at West Bromwich Albion. Strachan, 47, will work under former Scotland midfielder James Morrison as a first-team coach at the English Championship club after six years in a similar role at Celtic Park. Prior to joining the Scottish champions he served as assistant manager at Doncaster Rovers and Peterborough United.
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