English League Championship

FT Saturday, April 30, 2016
Middlesbrough WWWDD 2
–
Birmingham City WLLDD 2
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MID112
BIR112
St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park · 21,380 att.

Match Report

David Davies/PA Wire

Middlesbrough settle for draw at Birmingham after goal is ruled out

Middlesbrough's promotion hopes suffered a blow after they were controversially denied victory at Birmingham.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
13
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
2
Corner Kicks
4
5
Saves
5
61.1
Possession
38.9
16
SHOTS
16
7
ON GOAL
7
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
368
Accurate Passes
192
466
Passes
296
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.6
5
Accurate Crosses
5
20
Crosses
17
0.3
Cross %
0.3
79
Long Balls
85
29
Accurate Long Balls
32
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
4
5
Effective Tackles
18
7
Tackles
24
0.7
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
17
Effective Clearances
28
24
Clearances
33

Head to Head

MID leads series 2-0-3

Lineups

BIR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Adam LegzdinsG
  2. 32Ryan ShottonCD-L
  3. 28Michael MorrisonCD-R
  4. 3Jonathan GroundsLB
  5. 31Paul CaddisRB
  6. 7Diego FabbriniAM
  7. 6Maikel KieftenbeldLM
  8. 8Stephen GleesonRM
  9. 9Clayton DonaldsonF
  10. 26David DavisAM-L
  11. 11David CotterillAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 4Paul RobinsonSUB
  2. 23Jonathan SpectorSUB
  3. 25Kyle LaffertySUB
  4. 15James VaughanSUB
  5. 17Viv Solomon-OtaborSUB
  6. 27Connal TruemanSUB
  7. 30William BuckleySUB

MID · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Dimitrios KonstantopoulosG
  2. 6Ben GibsonCD-L
  3. 4Daniel AyalaCD-R
  4. 5Ritchie de LaetLB
  5. 24Emilio NsueRB
  6. 21Gastón RamírezAM
  7. 7Grant LeadbitterLM
  8. 8Adam ClaytonRM
  9. 9Jordan RhodesF
  10. 19Stewart DowningAM-L
  11. 27Albert AdomahAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 35David NugentSUB
  2. 17James HusbandSUB
  3. 25Michael AgazziSUB
  4. 18Cristhian StuaniSUB
  5. 34Adam ForshawSUB
  6. 26Tomás KalasSUB
  7. 16Julien de SartSUB

Timeline

  1. 33' Goal! Birmingham City 1, Middlesbrough 0. Stephen Gleeson (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
  2. 40' Goal! Birmingham City 1, Middlesbrough 1. Jordan Rhodes (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
  3. 57' Goal! Birmingham City 1, Middlesbrough 2. Gastón Ramírez (Middlesbrough) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Jordan Rhodes with a headed pass.
  4. 68' Goal! Birmingham City 2, Middlesbrough 2. David Davis (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  5. 79' Substitution, Birmingham City. Paul Robinson replaces Diego Fabbrini.
  6. 85' Substitution, Middlesbrough. Cristhian Stuani replaces Stewart Downing.
  7. 86' Substitution, Birmingham City. Viv Solomon-Otabor replaces David Davis.
  8. 87' Substitution, Middlesbrough. David Nugent replaces Jordan Rhodes.
  9. 90' Substitution, Birmingham City. Jonathan Spector replaces Paul Caddis.

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