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Matches/Premier League 2 Division One/Regular Season - 6
Premier League 2 Division One 2025/26Match Finished

Crystal Palace U21 vs Birmingham City U21

6 Oct 2025 · 19:00 BST · Regular Season - 6

Crystal Palace U21

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3:1HT 3–1

Birmingham City U21

AWAY
⚽ Romain Kouakou Esse 17′⚽ Zach Marsh 31′⚽ Dylan Reid 36′
⚽ Daniel Isichei 45′ (Penalty)
VBS Community Stadium, LondonReferee: Not suppliedRecorded clock 90′ + 5′
01
THE MATCH AT A GLANCE

Match overview

THE SCORELINE

Crystal Palace U21 win 3–1

Match Finished in the regular season - 6 of the Premier League 2 Division One. 4 goal events recorded in the supplied feed.

90 MINUTES3 – 1
HALF-TIME3 – 1
MATCH COVERAGE

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LineupsAvailable
Match eventsAvailable
Team statisticsNot supplied
Expected goalsNot supplied
Player ratingsNot supplied
02
HOW THE TEAMS COMPARE

Team statistics

Crystal Palace U21Birmingham City U21

Detailed statistics aren’t available for this match

The provider has not supplied possession, shots, passing or xG. These will appear when they are included in an updated import.

03
THE PLAYERS BEHIND THE RESULT

Lineups & substitutions

Crystal Palace U21

Formation not supplied

Coach Darren David Powell

Pitch positions not supplied. The list preserves the provider’s team selection.

Starting XI11

  1. 1
    Harry LeeProfile: Goalkeeper · 20 at kick-off
  2. 2
    Jake GranteProfile: Defender · 19 at kick-off
  3. 5
    Luke BrowneProfile: Defender · 20 at kick-off
  4. 4
    George KingProfile: Defender · 18 at kick-off
    Yellow Card 48′
  5. 7
    Joel Drakes-ThomasProfile: Attacker · 16 at kick-off
    Yellow Card 45+1′Off 90+2′
  6. 6
    Dylan ReidProfile: Midfielder · 20 at kick-off
    Normal Goal 36′Off 90+2′
  7. 8
    Kaden RodneyProfile: Midfielder · 20 at kick-off
  8. 3
    FasidaProfile: Defender
  9. 21
    Romain Kouakou EsseProfile: Midfielder · 20 at kick-off
    Normal Goal 17′Off 68′
  10. 10
    Asher Ofega AgbinoneProfile: Midfielder · 20 at kick-off
    Off 81′
  11. 9
    Zach MarshProfile: Attacker · 20 at kick-off
    Normal Goal 31′

Substitutes5

  1. 13
    IzquierdoProfile: Goalkeeper
  2. 11
    Adler NascimentoProfile: Attacker · 20 at kick-off
    On 68′
  3. 14
    Matteo DashiProfile: Midfielder · 18 at kick-off
    On 90+2′
  4. 15
    Sebastian WilliamsProfile: Midfielder · 18 at kick-off
    On 81′
  5. 16
    WhyteProfile: Defender
    On 90+2′

Birmingham City U21

Formation not supplied

Coach Mark John Kennedy

Pitch positions not supplied. The list preserves the provider’s team selection.

Starting XI11

  1. 1
    O'SullivanProfile: Goalkeeper
  2. 3
    QuirkProfile: Defender
  3. 5
    WillisProfile: Defender
  4. 4
    BurrellProfile: Defender
  5. 2
    Da SilvaProfile: Midfielder
  6. 11
    Daniel IsicheiProfile: Attacker
    Penalty 45′
  7. 6
    WynneProfile: Midfielder
    Off 60′
  8. 10
    BatemanProfile: Attacker
    Off 46′
  9. 7
    MazwiProfile: Midfielder
  10. 9
    Ben WodskouProfile: Attacker · 18 at kick-off
    Yellow Card 23′Off 83′
  11. 8
    GuernierProfile: Attacker

Substitutes5

  1. 13
    WarmingtonProfile: Goalkeeper
  2. 15
    BoakyeProfile: Defender
    On 83′
  3. 14
    AhmedProfile: Attacker
  4. 12
    EllisProfile: Midfielder
    On 60′
  5. 16
    Ruiz RenteProfile: Attacker
    On 46′
04
FOLLOW THE MATCH

Events & commentary

Event commentary from recorded goals, cards, substitutions and VAR decisions. This is not a full play-by-play feed.

  1. Normal GoalCrystal Palace U21

    Romain Kouakou Esse

  2. Yellow CardBirmingham City U21

    Ben Wodskou

  3. Normal GoalCrystal Palace U21

    Zach Marsh · Assist: Romain Kouakou Esse

  4. Normal GoalCrystal Palace U21

    Dylan Reid · Assist: Romain Kouakou Esse

  5. PenaltyBirmingham City U21

    Daniel Isichei

  6. Yellow CardCrystal Palace U21

    Joel Drakes-Thomas

  7. SubstitutionBirmingham City U21

    Off Bateman On Ruiz Rente

  8. Yellow CardCrystal Palace U21

    George King

  9. SubstitutionBirmingham City U21

    Off Wynne On Ellis

  10. SubstitutionCrystal Palace U21

    Off Romain Kouakou Esse On Adler Nascimento

  11. SubstitutionCrystal Palace U21

    Off Asher Ofega Agbinone On Sebastian Williams

  12. SubstitutionBirmingham City U21

    Off Ben Wodskou On Boakye

  13. SubstitutionCrystal Palace U21

    Off Joel Drakes-Thomas On Matteo Dashi

  14. SubstitutionCrystal Palace U21

    Off Dylan Reid On Whyte

05
INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS

Player performance

No individual performance data supplied

Ratings, minutes, shots, passes, tackles, duels and goalkeeper saves need a detailed player feed. Explore profiles and recorded involvement through the lineups above.

06
THE BIGGER PICTURE

Recent form & meetings

Previous matches in this 2025/26 cup import only, before this fixture. Newest first. W/D/L reflects the score before any penalty shootout.

Crystal Palace U21

LManchester United U21 vs Crystal Palace U2127 Sept 2025 · Regular Season - 54 – 1WCrystal Palace U21 vs Leeds United U2122 Sept 2025 · Regular Season - 43 – 2DWest Bromwich Albion U21 vs Crystal Palace U2129 Aug 2025 · Regular Season - 30 – 0WTottenham Hotspur U21 vs Crystal Palace U2122 Aug 2025 · Regular Season - 22 – 3

Birmingham City U21

LBirmingham City U21 vs Fulham U2126 Sept 2025 · Regular Season - 51 – 3LWest Ham United U21 vs Birmingham City U2119 Sept 2025 · Regular Season - 43 – 0DBirmingham City U21 vs Newcastle United U2129 Aug 2025 · Regular Season - 32 – 2WDerby County U21 vs Birmingham City U2123 Aug 2025 · Regular Season - 20 – 3DBirmingham City U21 vs Stoke City U2115 Aug 2025 · Regular Season - 12 – 2
Previous meetings Within this cup import

No earlier meetings between these teams in the imported records.

Source & coverage
API-Football · Retrieved 17 Oct 2026. Saved snapshot, not a live feed. Missing values are not treated as zero. Player ages are calculated at kick-off from supplied birth dates.

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