English League Championship

Middlesbrough vs Birmingham City, 2018-19 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Middlesbrough
  • 12': Britt Assombalonga
FT
1 - 0
Birmingham City
  • Red Card 83': Craig Gardner

About

Middlesbrough are hosting Birmingham City at Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Timeline

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 2': Attempt blocked. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 5': Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 5': Foul by Michael Morrison (Birmingham City).
  • 5': Cheikh N'Doye (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Foul by Aden Flint (Middlesbrough).
  • 6': Hand ball by Che Adams (Birmingham City).
  • 7': Attempt blocked. Jota (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 8': Foul by Jota (Birmingham City).
  • 8': Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Cheikh N'Doye (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 12': Goal! Middlesbrough 1, Birmingham City 0. Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jonny Howson.
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Shotton.
  • 17': Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 17': Foul by Harlee Dean (Birmingham City).
  • 18': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Che Adams.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Ryan Shotton (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lewis Wing with a cross following a corner.
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Jota (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jacques Maghoma.
  • 20': Attempt saved. Che Adams (Birmingham City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 23': Delay in match (Middlesbrough).
  • 24': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 25': Foul by Cheikh N'Doye (Birmingham City).
  • 25': Martin Braithwaite (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 25': Cheikh N'Doye (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 27': Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
  • 28': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Aden Flint.
  • 29': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Aden Flint.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Cheikh N'Doye (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Craig Gardner with a cross following a corner.
  • 32': Attempt blocked. Che Adams (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 33': Hand ball by Che Adams (Birmingham City).
  • 35': Foul by Lewis Wing (Middlesbrough).
  • 35': Jacques Maghoma (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by George Friend.
  • 39': Foul by Adam Clayton (Middlesbrough).
  • 39': Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Martin Braithwaite with a through ball.
  • 44': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Cheikh N'Doye.
  • 44': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Connal Trueman.
  • 45': Aden Flint (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45': Foul by Cheikh N'Doye (Birmingham City).
  • 45'+2': Foul by Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough).
  • 45'+2': Harlee Dean (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Middlesbrough 1, Birmingham City 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Middlesbrough 1, Birmingham City 0.
  • 46': Craig Gardner (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 46': Foul by Lewis Wing (Middlesbrough).
  • 49': Attempt saved. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) header from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kristian Pedersen.
  • 49': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Darren Randolph.
  • 49': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Jonny Howson.
  • 55': Foul by Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough).
  • 55': Michael Morrison (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Attempt saved. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kristian Pedersen.
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jonny Howson with a headed pass.
  • 59': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Aden Flint.
  • 59': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Britt Assombalonga.
  • 62': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by George Friend.
  • 64': Attempt saved. Craig Gardner (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lukas Jutkiewicz.
  • 64': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Darren Randolph.
  • 65': Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
  • 65': Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Attempt blocked. Aden Flint (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stewart Downing with a cross.
  • 70': Foul by Lewis Wing (Middlesbrough).
  • 70': Jacques Maghoma (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Substitution, Birmingham City. Omar Bogle replaces Che Adams.
  • 74': Cheikh N'Doye (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Foul by Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough).
  • 76': Substitution, Birmingham City. Connor Mahoney replaces Jacques Maghoma.
  • 76': Substitution, Birmingham City. Viv Solomon-Otabor replaces Jota.
  • 77': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Marcus Tavernier replaces Lewis Wing.
  • 80': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Stewart Downing.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Maxime Colin (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 80': Darren Randolph (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Foul by Omar Bogle (Birmingham City).
  • 81': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Ashley Fletcher replaces Britt Assombalonga.
  • 82': Foul by Connor Mahoney (Birmingham City).
  • 82': Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Attempt blocked. Marcus Tavernier (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 83': Foul by Craig Gardner (Birmingham City).
  • 83': Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 83': Craig Gardner (Birmingham City) is shown the red card.
  • 83': Delay in match Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) because of an injury.
  • 84': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 89': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Paddy McNair replaces Martin Braithwaite.
  • 89': Foul by Paddy McNair (Middlesbrough).
  • 89': Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Middlesbrough 1, Birmingham City 0.
  • 90'+5': Match ends, Middlesbrough 1, Birmingham City 0.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 9
1 Yellow Cards 0
1 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
9 Corner Kicks 3
0 Saves 4
47.7 Possession 52.3
11 SHOTS 10
4 ON GOAL 2
0.4 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
213 Accurate Passes 253
338 Passes 362
0.6 Pass Completion % 0.7
5 Accurate Crosses 5
19 Crosses 25
0.3 Cross % 0.2
87 Long Balls 82
34 Accurate Long Balls 31
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
6 Blocked Shots 3
7 Effective Tackles 5
9 Tackles 11
0.8 Tackle % 0.5
15 Interceptions 10
33 Effective Clearances 49
33 Clearances 49

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Riverside Stadium
Location: Middlesbrough, England
Attendance: 23,748

EFL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Charlton Athletic 3 +3 9
2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 +5 7
3 Swansea City 3 +4 7
4 Queens Park Rangers 3 +3 7
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Line-Ups

MID Middlesbrough (3-1-4-2)

No. Name
23 Darren Randolph (GK)
24 Aden Flint
3 George Friend
20 Dael Fry
8 Adam Clayton
16 Jonathan Howson
26 Lewis Wing
19 Stewart Downing
5 Ryan Shotton
9 Britt Assombalonga
10 Martin Braithwaite
Middlesbrough Substitutes:
Harry Chapman, Ashley Fletcher, Dimitrios Konstantopoulos, Marcus Tavernier, Paddy McNair, Marvin Johnson, Grant Leadbitter.

BIR Birmingham City (4-4-2)

No. Name
27 Connal Trueman (GK)
12 Harlee Dean
28 Michael Morrison
3 Kristian Pedersen
5 Maxime Colin
8 Craig Gardner Red Card
17 Cheikh N'Doye Yellow Card
19 Jacques Maghoma
23 Jota
10 Lukas Jutkiewicz
9 Ché Adams
Birmingham City Substitutes:
Viv Solomon-Otabor, Wes Harding, Lee Camp, Omar Bogle, Maikel Kieftenbeld, Connor Mahoney, Marc Roberts.

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