Birmingham City vs Wrexham, 2024-25 English League One, Regular Season
· English League One
86': Krystian Bielik3 - 1
Birmingham City beat Wrexham with Brady, Beckham in crowd
Tom Brady took the bragging rights over Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds in the game dubbed the "Hollywood derby" as Birmingham City ended Wrexham's unbeaten start to life in League One with a commanding 3-1 victory at St Andrew's on Monday evening.
Match Commentary
- 3': Jack Marriott (Wrexham) Goal at 3'
- 22': Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) Goal at 22'
- 36': Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City) Yellow Card at 36'
- 52': Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) Goal at 52'
- 54': Taylor Gardner-Hickman (Birmingham City) Yellow Card at 54'
- 59': Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City) Goal at 59'
- 63': Steven Fletcher (Wrexham) Substitution at 63'
- 63': Paul Mullin (Wrexham) Substitution at 63'
- 64': Alfons Sampsted (Birmingham City) Substitution at 64'
- 64': Lyndon Dykes (Birmingham City) Substitution at 64'
- 71': Andrew Cannon (Wrexham) Substitution at 71'
- 72': Keshi Anderson (Birmingham City) Substitution at 72'
- 72': Marc Leonard (Birmingham City) Substitution at 72'
- 81': Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City) Yellow Card at 81'
- 81': James McClean (Wrexham) Yellow Card at 81'
- 81': Andrew Cannon (Wrexham) Yellow Card at 81'
- 82': Keshi Anderson (Birmingham City) Yellow Card at 82'
- 82': Paul Mullin (Wrexham) Yellow Card at 82'
- 83': Jacob Mendy (Wrexham) Substitution at 83'
- 84': Sebastian Revan (Wrexham) Substitution at 84'
- 86': Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City) Red Card at 86'
- 88': Ben Davies (Birmingham City) Substitution at 88'
Statistics
 WXM |
BIR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 13 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 32.5 | Possession | 67.5 |
| 5 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Passes | 0 |
| 0 | Passes | 0 |
| 0.0 | Pass Completion % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 0 | Crosses | 0 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Long Balls | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Long Balls | 0 |
| 0.0 | Long Balls % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 0 | Effective Tackles | 0 |
| 0 | Tackles | 0 |
| 0.0 | Tackle % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 0 | Clearances | 0 |
Game Information
Venue: St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 27,980
EFL League One Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wrexham | 6 | +7 | 13 |
| 2 | Birmingham City | 5 | +5 | 13 |
| 3 | Charlton Athletic | 6 | +3 | 13 |
| 4 | Huddersfield Town | 5 | +7 | 12 |
Line-Ups
Birmingham City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 45 | Bailey Peacock-Farrell (GK) |
| 6 | Krystian Bielik  |
| 4 | Christoph Klarer |
| 20 | Alex Cochrane |
| 19 | Taylor Gardner-Hickman |
| 9 | Alfie May |
| 13 | Paik Seung-Ho |
| 24 | Tomoki Iwata |
| 28 | Jay Stansfield |
| 7 | Emil Hansson |
| 18 | Willum Thór Willumsson |
Wrexham (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Arthur Okonkwo (GK) |
| 5 | Eoghan O'Connell |
| 6 | Thomas O'Connor |
| 4 | Max Cleworth |
| 7 | James McClean |
| 29 | Ryan Barnett |
| 15 | George Dobson |
| 38 | Elliott Lee |
| 20 | Oliver Rathbone |
| 9 | Ollie Palmer |
| 11 | Jack Marriott |
EFL League One News
Wrexham forward Paul Mullin has said he did not bite Birmingham left-back Alec Cochrane's leg, saying it is not what it looks like.
Tom Brady's Birmingham City were able to get bragging rights in their win against Wrexham in the latest encounter of the teams with celebrity owners.
Tom Brady took the bragging rights over Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds in the game dubbed the "Hollywood derby" as Birmingham City ended Wrexham's unbeaten start to life in League One with a commanding 3-1 victory at St Andrew's on Monday evening.
Birmingham City's chief executive Garry Cook has said he would like to see his club play Wrexham in an official league game in the United States.
Tom Brady responded to his former NFL rival Eli Manning joining Wrexham's supporter base ahead of the Welsh team's game against Birmingham City on Monday with a boast about his Super Bowl success.