Birmingham (H) | Fri 29-Aug | 20:00 KO | Sky

[Ashley]

Apologies for the photo quality but I had to resize it so I could upload. 

 

This was pre game yesterday for attacking stats. Anyone got the defensive ones or know best place to look for them? 

 

 

@StriderHiryu

 

Edit: Seen this on Twitter/X 

Edited 24 August 2025 by Ashley

[Shane]

I’m guessing he won’t drop Hamza so maybe Ricardo and Winks in midfield? 

[FoxesWalk]

14 hours ago, ronnup said:

Massive game this. Statement making potential.

 

BEK still here and back. Monga starts. Ricky P starts. Window closed and some closure. Massive 

Window won’t be closed 

[Gazza3]

Unfortunately in every game we have created very little. I don't expect that to change as we ll be playing the same players. Our midfield needs major work. I'm expecting another poor performance and a defeat. Was expecting this yesterday we got the poor performance but with a win 

[whoareyaaa]

Daka to come in for Ayew

Winks to come in for Skipp

 

Could Ricardo come in for Page ? that would mean a change of shape though ?

 

                                 Stolarzcyk

 

  Ricardo         Okoli        Vestergaard      Thomas/Justin

 

                  Choudhury Winks Soumare

Fatawu                                                      Monga/Mav 

                                Daka/Ayew

Edited 24 August 2025 by whoareyaaa

[FosseSpark]

for this one id go

 

Schmeichel

Fofana Evans Soyuncu

Ricardo Tielemans Ndidi Fuchs

Maddison Vardy Barnes

 

[FosseSpark]

OR

 

Stolarzcyk

Ricardo Okoli Vestergaard Thomas

Choudhury Winks

Fatawu Page Monga 

Ayew

 

[Wymsey]

Am quite wary of the Japanese guy and Stansfield.

[Pliskin]

Our biggest issue in this game will be Soumare not tracking Stansfield. He’s far too good to just not track properly. 

[BKLFox]

I think yesterday proved that Monga & Page are not yet ready to start, they should be getting the odd 20mins or so because continuing to start them and them having games like yesterday will do more harm than good.

Silko Thomas had a better highlights reel from his few minutes than the pair combined yet the other 2 probably are better players, they need to be managed properly and eased in.

The emergence of Dowman in the premier league shows these 2 have someways to go.

[ronnup]

29 minutes ago, FoxesWalk said:

Window won’t be closed 

 

Yeah I ballsed that bit up didn't I

[Number 6]

48 minutes ago, Ashley said:

Apologies for the photo quality but I had to resize it so I could upload. 

 

This was pre game yesterday for attacking stats. Anyone got the defensive ones or know best place to look for them? 

 

 

@StriderHiryu

 

Edit: Seen this on Twitter/X 

27 of our 41 shots were against Sheff Weds. Any overall stats are going to be heavily skewed by that anomaly of a game at present. Need 10 games ish before we can draw any conclusions.

[EastAnglianFox]

They have of course been over hyped with it becoming Tom Brady fc

 

That being said they will be a level up from what we’ve faced so far so we need to find a mass improvement from somewhere.

 

Fancy a Riccy P masterclass in this with him netting a late winner

 

2-1

[OntarioFox]

1 hour ago, Ashley said:

Apologies for the photo quality but I had to resize it so I could upload. 

 

This was pre game yesterday for attacking stats. Anyone got the defensive ones or know best place to look for them? 

 

 

@StriderHiryu

 

Edit: Seen this on Twitter/X 

To be fair, about 30 of those 41 shots were Ayew pegging them straight down the Wednesday keeper's throat in the opening game.

[whoareyaaa]

13 hours ago, James and his giant peach said:

Brum and Charlton are not similar at all. Do you even watch football? We got 3 points today but incredibly luckily, because of a wonder goal and a wonder save against a side who scraped up via the play offs from league one. Brum won that league with 100 plus points and have spent shit loads on players who have a lot of quality. Brum will be play offs at least this season mark my words, and it's a big step up in quality to anything we have faced so far. 

Yes I watched them against Ipswitch and they was nothing special, They are hardly blowing teams away they only beat Oxford 1-0, they scored two late goals against Blackburn who are hardly world beaters.. I think you are giving them to much respect and are drumming into the media hype, in regards to us we are at home and will improve game by game and squad is still made up of good players I am begging to wonder if you even watch football yourself or just look at the headlines ? 

[OntarioFox]

Brum are much of a muchness compared to the teams we've already faced. They've done the best of the 3 promoted sides so far, but as Wrexham will attest hype only gets you so far. Not sure you can read too much into either of their positive results against a weird Blackburn side and an Oxford side who will struggle. They looked bad against Ipswich, who have been shite themselves. They're mediocre, but have a few decent players, like every team in the division. They certainly aren't going to steamroll the league like their arrogant fans have been suggesting.

 

Honestly no idea what to make of this game after our first 3. We've been really poor but spawned two wins, while being absolutely found out in the other fixture. I'm not expecting this to be the game where we suddenly "turn up" as I get a feeling we're seeing our actual level at the moment without reinforcements in the transfer market. One positive is that we're still scoring goals in every game, despite our non-existent CF options. Whether we get anything will depend entirely on whether Birmingham take their chances like Preston did or not.

I'll shove the fence firmly up my bum and say a 1-1 draw.

Edited 24 August 2025 by OntarioFox

[Bluearmyfox28]

Our press off the ball needs a huge improvement for this game, if done right it could be the difference in 3 points.

[Swarles Barkley]

If there are no signings and we lose this I can see this getting ugly. I then remember its our fanbase and there will be only some mild booing

[Joe90]

4 minutes ago, Swarles Barkley said:

If there are no signings and we lose this I can see this getting ugly. I then remember its our fanbase and there will be only some mild booing

More like polite clapping 🤣

[Ric Flair]

4 hours ago, FOXSE said:

Preston?

Very close to going down last season

[FOXSE]

1 minute ago, Ric Flair said:

Very close to going down 

They seen better this season... not league one material.

[Ric Flair]

8 minutes ago, FOXSE said:

They seen better this season... not league one material.

They are renown to start quite well and then bomb. Remember two years ago they did the same.

[Skidmark]

2 hours ago, Wymsey said:

Am quite wary of the Japanese guy and Stansfield.

Stansfield's a penalty merchant mate. 
 

 

[FOXSE]

12 minutes ago, Ric Flair said:

They are renown to start quite well and then bomb. Remember two years ago they did the same.

Yes... but if you are playing them when they are playing well, then you do have to take that in to account!

[filbertway]

16 hours ago, whoareyaaa said:

This makes no sense we got 3 points today.

 

Birmingham are of a similar standard and we are at home

Birmingham are not of a similar standard and we were lucky to win. It 100% makes sense.