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Edited by Deepak Mahay We used AI to assist with reporting on this page. In this instance, AI helped to summarise BBC radio journalists' commentary of this match. All posts were checked by a journalist before publishing. Birmingham 1-1 Stoke The match at St Andrew's ends in a draw as Birmingham City and Stoke City each take a point. Both sides battled hard, with Stoke showing resilience in the face of fatigue and injuries while Birmingham had their moments of pressure. Tomoki Iwata's header that gave Birmingham the lead in the first half was balanced out by an own goal attributed to Phil Neumann for Stoke City's equaliser. Birmingham 1-1 Stoke Scott Wright replaces Patrick Roberts for Birmingham City as the match enters its final moments. Birmingham 1-1 Stoke Ben Pearson comes on for Stoke City, replacing Tomas Rigo, adding fresh legs into the midfield as the game nears its conclusion. Birmingham 1-1 Stoke Stoke City come close to taking the lead in the dying minutes of normal time through another well delivered corner from Aaron Cresswell and Steven Nzonzi's near post header narrowly sails over the bar leaving Birmingham City relieved as they enter the final minutes. Birmingham 1-1 Stoke Matt Mitchell BBC Radio WM summariser Blues really need to just stay laser focused in these situations. They know it's a threat. Birmingham 1-1 Stoke Stoke City earn a corner after Kai Wagner's defensive efforts. With both of their goals coming from set pieces, Mark Robins will have his sights set on this opportunity, showing the significance of Cresswell's deliveries. Birmingham 1-1 Stoke Kyogo Furuhashi replaces Marvin Ducksch for Birmingham City as they search for a winner with nine and a half minutes to go. Birmingham 1-1 Stoke With just over 18 minutes remaining, Birmingham City are encouraged to push for a second goal. Having conceded an equaliser, they need to assert their dominance again, with the game still open for them to secure another lead against Stoke. Birmingham 1-1 Stoke Birmingham pressure inside the box leads to a tense moment for Stoke City. Phillips manages a clearance but the ball is turned back into the box, causing chaos as Rigo fights to clear it. Birmingham 1-1 Stoke Mark Elliott Stoke City commentator on BBC Radio Stoke Finally, a set piece falls for Stoke City. Birmingham 1-1 Stoke Aaron Cresswell's corner delivery proved effective for Stoke City, with the ball directed towards the near post where Stephen Nzonzi managed a flick-on. Unfortunately for Birmingham, Phil Neumann then inadvertently deflected the ball into his own net, levelling the score. Phil Neumann OG (71 mins) The equaliser from Stoke came in spectacular fashion through a corner from Aaron Cresswell. The ball flicked on by a Stoke player created a chaotic moment leading to a possible own goal by Phil Neumann. Stoke's persistence and pressure finally paid off. Birmingham 1-0 Stoke Stoke City make a double substitution. Aaron Cresswell comes on for Eric-Junior Bocat and Favour Fawunmi replaces Bae Jun-Ho. Stoke are looking to inject fresh energy as they try to claw back into the game. Birmingham 1-0 Stoke Jay Stansfield of Birmingham City is shown the yellow card for a challenge after doing well to keep possession on the far side. Birmingham 1-0 Stoke Jhon Solis replaces Tommy Doyle shortly after the earlier substitution for Birmingham City. The hosts are managing their midfield as Stoke City try to apply pressure. Birmingham 1-0 Stoke August Priske replaces Ibrahim Osman for Birmingham City. Stoke City are applying pressure, but Birmingham make the first change of the match. Birmingham 1-0 Stoke Birmingham's Jay Stansfield goes down with a minor injury scare after chasing the ball against Eric Bocat. Though hobbling, he appears to be able to continue. The home fans remain supportive as he battles through. Birmingham 1-0 Stoke Birmingham City are showing flair and creativity with Wagner's deep cross finding Iwata, who flicks it into the centre where Osman attempts an ambitious bicycle kick. Although it goes over the bar, it's a sign of Blues' growing confidence. Birmingham 1-0 Stoke Birmingham City continue to threaten, with Kai Wagner swinging in a good ball. Stoke City clear the danger, but Birmingham's set-piece play has been impressive, forcing a corner after Jay Stansfield's close-range shot is blocked. Birmingham 1-0 Stoke Ibrahim Osman breaks into space for Birmingham and passes it across goal. Jay Stansfield's shot is blocked, leading to a corner for Birmingham. Stoke City's defence holds firm under pressure. The stalemate at St Andrew's means Birmingham have now lost just one of their last 16 home league games against Stoke Phil Neumann's own goal denied Birmingham City all three points as their growing Championship play-off hopes were dented against rivals Stoke City at St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park. The German defender was unwittingly hit by Aaron Cresswell's delivery from a corner kick to level the scores after Tomoki Iwata had headed the Blues into a first-half lead. Stoke boss Mark Robins had described his squad's injury troubles as the worst of his 19-year managerial career, and it was revealed before kick-off that captain Ben Wilmot had made it 11 senior players on that list with a "small" problem which prevented him from playing. Robins' side battled back to deny the home side what looked like being their third win in their past four league games, although Stoke have won just two of their past eight and are now down in 10th place. Birmingham have been heading in the opposite direction, and even though they extended their record of scoring at home to 15 games, their best run since 1970, the point means their upward trajectory stalled with the Blues in 13th. The Potters had four forwards unavailable but looked the more likely team to score in an enterprising first half, when they went close three times in the space of 90 seconds. Firstly, Million Manhoef forced James Beadle into a sharp save to his left with a snap shot, then Tomas Rigo's volley bounced up against the crossbar, before Tatsuki Seko skimmed a 20-yard shot past the Birmingham post. That prodded Chris Davies' side, who handed a debut to Ghana winger Ibrahim Osman, into action with Tommy Doyle's free-kick from out wide crashing against the angle of bar and post, and then Jay Stansfield had a shot well saved by 21-year-old goalkeeper Tommy Simkin. Doyle's looping corner kick to the far post helped break the deadlock, as Stansfield headed the ball back across goal and Iwata nodded home from close range. Simkin, called into action after emergency loan signing Gavin Bazunu was injured after one appearance, then denied Osman a debut goal with another important save to keep it 1-0 at half-time. Birmingham sought to finish the match off as Stansfield's close-range shot was blocked, and then Davies threw on 6ft 5in striker August Priske and Colombian midfielder Jhon Solis for their home debuts. It was Stoke who finished the stronger however as Cresswell's inswinging corner kick was attacked by stand-in captain Steven Nzonzi and the ball bounced off an unsighted Neumann and into his own net. An almost identical corner kick almost won it for the visitors late in the game, this time Nzonzi's glancing header skimmed the roof of the net. Birmingham manager Chris Davies told BBC Radio WM: "It was a hard-fought match. We didn't start the game as sharply as we normally do but Stoke came into it quite well and we were losing a lot of balls in midfield. "We grew a bit into the game, scored a good goal from a set-piece, and from that moment on we needed that second goal. We had some jaded legs, possibly after three games in a week, and needed that second goal to be in a strong position to get three points. "We didn't. The game was still alive and [they scored] a really soft goal which we're frustrated about. If anyone was going to win it, it was going to be us, but it wasn't to be. [On the goal] "It was pleasing because we don't have a lot of time to work [on set-pieces] but the timing, the movement, it was a really good goal, and a worked routine off a set-piece can open a game up for you in a tight game like that. "They were trying their best but we weren't quite as fluent. The subs improved us and nearly got our winning goal. " This video can not be played Davies: 'It was a hard-fought match' Stoke City manager Mark Robins told BBC Radio Stoke: "It was an important performance because we are [down to the] bare bones and everyone knows it and sees it, but the packed-out away end was phenomenal and backed us all the way. "The players really appreciate that. I thought we were the better team in the first half and created some decent openings that we usually don't take anyway. "We've got 12 players out and the majority of those are first-team starters, or have been, so to put in a performance like that was really pleasing. "[Birmingham] have been good at home this year and we gave as good as we got, could have taken some chances, and had chances to create shooting opportunities which we turned down - that's the only criticism, I want them to shoot, have a go. "We conceded a really poor goal, but the response was emphatic, a brilliant delivery from Cressy. " This video can not be played Robins: 'I thought we were the better team' After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users. Comments can not be loaded To load Comments you need to enable Java Script in your browser Last Updated 24th January 2026 at 16: 58 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: Chris Davies Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Mark Robins Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Chris Davies Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Mark Robins Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Championship All competitions All competitions All competitions Birmingham City have lost just one of their last 15 home league games against Stoke City (W9 D5), though that sole defeat came in the two sides’ last meeting at St Andrews in December 2023. After winning the reverse fixture 1-0 back in September, Stoke City will be looking to claim a first league double over Birmingham City since the 1988-89 season. Birmingham have won two of their last three league games (D1), after winning just one of their previous nine (D4 L4). Stoke have won each of their last two away league games, keeping a clean sheet in each. The Potters haven’t won three in succession since December 2005 (4) and haven’t done so without conceding since November 1975. Birmingham have scored in each of their last 14 home league games, last enjoying a longer scoring run at St Andrews between April 1969 and January 1970 (15 games). Copyright © 2026 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.