Boston United vs Birmingham City U21 result

2–3 Full time

National League Cup · England · Group Stage · Jakemans Community Stadium, Boston

Boston United stats & fixtures · Birmingham City U21 stats & fixtures

Boston United lost to Birmingham City U21 2–3 in the National League Cup (Group Stage) on 18 August 2026.

Goals and cards

22' Yellow card S. Bamba Birmingham City U21
37' Goal K. Aboh (assist J. Holmes) Boston United
51' Goal L. Wheeldon (assist G. Holohan) Boston United
57' Yellow card B. Burrell Birmingham City U21
70' Goal C. Reilly (assist F. McGreevy) Birmingham City U21
75' Goal F. McGreevy (assist C. Maddox) Birmingham City U21
87' Yellow card B. Hammond Boston United
89' Yellow card D. Martin-Moore Birmingham City U21
90' Goal C. Reilly (assist R. Thompson-Jones) Birmingham City U21

The Ghost's call

The Ghost didn't rate this match before kickoff.

What matters

Boston United have kept 0 clean sheets in 10.
Birmingham City U21 have kept 0 clean sheets in 10.
Boston United win 9 corners a game — 83rd percentile in this competition.

Team news & lineups

Boston United

Confirmed

1 L. Faxon —
2 S. Sachdev —
4 C. Teale —
5 G. Ward —
7 J. Holmes —
8 G. Holohan —
11 K. Aboh —
18 L. Wheeldon —
20 J. Rooney —
22 B. Hammond —
27 K. Mauro —

Bench L. Chadwick , L. Shipley , L. John-Lewis , A. Raikhy , L. Clayton , S. Pereira , C. Mcbride

Birmingham City U21

Confirmed Danny Barham

1 W. O'Sullivan —
2 R. Thompson-Jones —
3 C. Chahal —
4 B. Burrell —
5 J. Quirk —
6 C. Maddox —
7 S. Bamba —
8 T. Elmansuri —
9 T. Ugorji —
10 M. Mazwi —
11 F. McGreevy —

Bench T. Warmington , B. Campbell , D. Martin-Moore , J. Wilson , C. Reilly

Form now

Each side's form as of 3 November 2026, from its matches up to then — not the form this match was played on.

Boston United at home

2–1–7 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.5 per game
Conceded: 2.2 per game
Clean sheets: 0 / 10
Corners: 9.0 per game
Shots on target: 6.0 per game

27% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Birmingham City U21 away

2–1–7 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.4 per game
Conceded: 3.4 per game
Clean sheets: 0 / 10
Corners: not available
Shots on target: not available

Detailed match statistics aren't available for this competition, so corners, shots and cards can't be shown.