2026-27 Sky Bet Championship: Week Five – Sunday

Birmingham City meet Wolves in a massive Midlands derby in the 2026-27 Sky Bet Championship. 

Victory could lift Birmingham as high as seventh in the table, whilst Wolves can go second with a win.

 

Team News

Birmingham have no fresh injury concerns to report following their 1-1 draw against Southampton in midweek.

Lee Buchanan (knee), Marc Leonard (Achilles) and Max Bird (leg) are still sidelined.

Wolves have no fresh injury concerns to report following their 4-2 midweek defeat at West Ham.

Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (hamstring), Rafik Said (muscle) and Kieran Tripper (knee) remain absent.

 

When is Kick-Off?

Birmingham City host Wolves at St Andrew’s Stadium on Sunday 6 September at 12pm BST, live on Sky Sports Football in the UK.

 

Stat Attack

  • Birmingham have won just one of their last six league meetings against Wolves (W1, D1, L4).
  • Wolves have won four of their last five visits to Birmingham (W4, L1).
  • Wolves have kept clean sheets in four of their last six meetings against Birmingham.
  • Birmingham are yet to keep a clean sheet at home this season (D2).
  • Wolves have conceded eight goals in their first four league matches (W2. D1. L1).

 

Prediction

Having battled their way to a scrappy point against Southampton, Birmingham really need to find a way to be more clinical if they’re to find a first home win of the season as they’re capable of a promotion push if can stop conceding goals and picking up draws.

Wolves meanwhile were just wasteful at West Ham which hasn’t exactly been a happy hunting ground and every team has an off day here and there, so this is about getting back in the saddle now and producing a reactionary statement as they have the firepower to get a win here if are more composed.

Although Birmingham will try and make this as tight as possible, I do think that Wolves will have enough quality to pull through.

Prediction: Birmingham 1-2 Wolves

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