Ten-man Derby County held Birmingham City to a draw in a feisty encounter at St Andrew's in which both sides had a player sent off. The visitors took the lead through Patrick Agyemang on 27 minutes but were forced to play more than half the match a man down after Joe Ward was dismissed just before the interval after picking up his second yellow card. Jack Robinson equalised, and Birmingham also ended the match with 10 men after skipper Christoph Klarer was sent off in stoppage time for a high-footed challenge. This was a controversial and hot-tempered match, with Klarer lucky to escape a second yellow card earlier in the second half before his karate-style challenge on Ebou Adams. Birmingham, whose winless run extended to five matches with this draw, rattled the woodwork late on as they searched in vain for a winner.

Source: BBC December 26, 2025 17:30 UTC