Sheffield Wednesday 3-2 Birmingham City: result and report

Championship · Tuesday 21 August 2012

Result

Sheffield Wednesday 3-2 Birmingham City

Championship · Tuesday 21 August 2012, 18:45 UTC · half-time 2-0

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Sheffield Wednesday 3-2 Birmingham City: match report

Sheffield Wednesday beat Birmingham City 3-2 in the Championship on Tuesday 21 August 2012. The half-time score was 2-0.

Reda Johnson opened the scoring in the 14th minute. Sheffield Wednesday's goals came from Reda Johnson (14'), Rodri (39') and J. Johnson (89'). Birmingham City scored through Nikola Zigic (78') and Marlon King (90+5', penalty).

Discipline: Sheffield Wednesday received 1 yellow card; Birmingham City received 1 yellow card.

Sheffield Wednesday went on to finish that season 18th with 58 points, and Birmingham City 10th with 64.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Sheffield Wednesday wins, 1 draw and 3 for Birmingham City.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 14'Goal · Reda JohnsonSheffield Wednesday · 1-0
  • 37'Yellow card · RodriSheffield Wednesday
  • 39'Goal · RodriSheffield Wednesday · 2-0
  • 72'Yellow card · Nikola ZigicBirmingham City
  • 78'Goal · Nikola ZigicBirmingham City · 2-1
  • 89'Goal · J. JohnsonSheffield Wednesday · 3-1
  • 90+5'Penalty goal · Marlon KingBirmingham City · 3-2

Head-to-head

4 meetings: Sheffield Wednesday 0, draws 1, Birmingham City 3.

Team news

Sheffield Wednesday line-up

Lewis Buxton, Mark Beevers, José Semedo, Jermaine Johnson, Rhys McCabe, Michail Antonio, Rodri, Chris Kirkland, Reda Johnson, Chris O'Grady, Miguel Angel Llera

Birmingham City line-up

Jack Butland, David Murphy, Steven Caldwell, Curtis Davies, Jonathan Spector, C. Burke, Darren Ambrose, Wade Elliott, Marlon King, Nathan Redmond, Hayden Mullins