Birmingham City vs Walsall, 2024-25 EFL Trophy, Group Stage

· Walsall win 4-3 on penalties

Birmingham City

84': Christoph Klarer

FT - Penalties
1 - 1
Walsall win 4-3 on penalties

Walsall

48': Charlie Lakin

About

Birmingham City are hosting Walsall at St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park, Birmingham, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English EFL Trophy.

Game Information

Competition: English EFL Trophy

Venue: St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 9,752

EFL Trophy Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Walsall	3	+4	8
2	Birmingham City	3	+10	7
3	Fulham U21	3	-6	3
4	Shrewsbury Town	3	-8	0

Full Table

Line-Ups

Birmingham City (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
21	Ryan Allsop (GK)
25	Ben Davies
4	Christoph Klarer
27	Brandon Khela
19	Taylor Gardner-Hickman
9	Alfie May
24	Tomoki Iwata
12	Marc Leonard
28	Jay Stansfield
33	Ayumu Yokoyama
11	Scott Wright

Birmingham City Substitutes:

Krystian Bielik, Joshua Williams, Bradley Mayo, Paik Seung-Ho, Emil Hansson, Lukas Jutkiewicz, Alex Cochrane.

Walsall (5-3-2)

No.	Name
12	Sam Hornby (GK)
24	Harry Williams
21	Taylor Allen
26	David Okagbue
30	Evan Weir
2	Connor Barrett
25	Ryan Stirk
8	Charlie Lakin
16	Ronan Maher
17	Jack Earing
7	Nathan Lowe

Walsall Substitutes:

Charlie Wragg, Jamille Matt, Jamie Jellis, Danny Johnson, Jenson Kirloy, Dylan Thomas, Reyes Cleary.

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