English League Championship

Middlesbrough vs Birmingham City, 2020-21 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Middlesbrough
    FT
    0 - 1
    Birmingham City
    • 26': Scott Hogan

    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': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 4': Offside, Middlesbrough. Lewis Wing tries a through ball, but Chuba Akpom is caught offside.
    • 5': Foul by Anfernee Dijksteel (Middlesbrough).
    • 5': George Friend (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 6': Attempt saved. Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 11': Foul by Marcus Tavernier (Middlesbrough).
    • 11': Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Ivan Sunjic.
    • 13': Attempt missed. Marc Bola (Middlesbrough) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Lewis Wing with a cross following a corner.
    • 15': Foul by George Friend (Birmingham City).
    • 15': Marcus Tavernier (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Jon Toral (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 18': Foul by Marc Bola (Middlesbrough).
    • 18': Iván Sánchez (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 19': Dael Fry (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Foul by Harlee Dean (Birmingham City).
    • 22': Foul by Anfernee Dijksteel (Middlesbrough).
    • 22': Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 24': Foul by Sam Morsy (Middlesbrough).
    • 24': Jon Toral (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Goal! Middlesbrough 0, Birmingham City 1. Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Maxime Colin.
    • 30': Foul by Jon Toral (Birmingham City).
    • 30': Sam Morsy (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 31': Foul by Scott Hogan (Birmingham City).
    • 31': Marcus Tavernier (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 31': Attempt blocked. Marcus Tavernier (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 31': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Mikel San José.
    • 32': Sam Morsy (Middlesbrough) hits the bar with a header from very close range. Assisted by Dael Fry with a headed pass following a corner.
    • 33': Hand ball by Maxime Colin (Birmingham City).
    • 34': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Sam Morsy.
    • 41': Foul by George Friend (Birmingham City).
    • 41': Marcus Tavernier (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Foul by Chuba Akpom (Middlesbrough).
    • 42': Mikel San José (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Foul by Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City).
    • 44': Marcus Tavernier (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45': Attempt saved. Marcus Tavernier (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
    • 45': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Neil Etheridge.
    • 45'+1': Anfernee Dijksteel (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Scott Hogan (Birmingham City).
    • 45'+3': Foul by Sam Morsy (Middlesbrough).
    • 45'+3': Jon Toral (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+3': Foul by George Friend (Birmingham City).
    • 45'+3': Marcus Tavernier (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45'+4': Attempt blocked. Chuba Akpom (Middlesbrough) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Marvin Johnson with a cross.
    • 45'+4': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by George Friend.
    • 45'+5': First Half ends, Middlesbrough 0, Birmingham City 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Middlesbrough 0, Birmingham City 1.
    • 45': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Britt Assombalonga replaces Chuba Akpom.
    • 45': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Djed Spence replaces Lewis Wing.
    • 45': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Jonny Howson replaces Sam Morsy.
    • 47': Attempt missed. Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by George Saville.
    • 48': Offside, Middlesbrough. Marvin Johnson tries a through ball, but Britt Assombalonga is caught offside.
    • 49': Foul by Marvin Johnson (Middlesbrough).
    • 49': Iván Sánchez (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Attempt missed. Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
    • 55': Foul by Anfernee Dijksteel (Middlesbrough).
    • 55': Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 57': Offside, Birmingham City. Mikel San José tries a through ball, but Jérémie Bela is caught offside.
    • 58': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by George Friend.
    • 59': Foul by Marcus Tavernier (Middlesbrough).
    • 59': Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Anfernee Dijksteel.
    • 62': Djed Spence (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Foul by Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City).
    • 62': Substitution, Birmingham City. Marc Roberts replaces Jon Toral.
    • 63': Offside, Middlesbrough. Patrick McNair tries a through ball, but Marvin Johnson is caught offside.
    • 64': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Duncan Watmore replaces Marvin Johnson.
    • 70': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Anfernee Dijksteel.
    • 71': Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Foul by Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City).
    • 71': Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 72': Attempt blocked. Iván Sánchez (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jérémie Bela.
    • 72': Foul by Maxime Colin (Birmingham City).
    • 72': Marc Bola (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Foul by Maxime Colin (Birmingham City).
    • 74': Marc Bola (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 75': Attempt saved. Duncan Watmore (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcus Tavernier.
    • 75': Attempt saved. Marcus Tavernier (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 76': Substitution, Birmingham City. Lukas Jutkiewicz replaces Scott Hogan.
    • 76': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Hayden Coulson replaces Marcus Tavernier.
    • 77': Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
    • 77': Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Offside, Birmingham City. George Friend tries a through ball, but Lukas Jutkiewicz is caught offside.
    • 78': Foul by Dael Fry (Middlesbrough).
    • 78': Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 81': Foul by Maxime Colin (Birmingham City).
    • 81': Hayden Coulson (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Foul by Anfernee Dijksteel (Middlesbrough).
    • 82': Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 82': Anfernee Dijksteel (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 84': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Jonny Howson.
    • 84': Attempt missed. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jérémie Bela with a cross following a corner.
    • 85': Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 85': Foul by Marc Roberts (Birmingham City).
    • 87': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Mikel San José.
    • 89': Attempt blocked. Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lukas Jutkiewicz.
    • 90': Substitution, Birmingham City. Adam Clayton replaces Jérémie Bela.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Middlesbrough 0, Birmingham City 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Middlesbrough 0, Birmingham City 1.

    Statistics

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    16 Fouls 12
    2 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 3
    4 Corner Kicks 6
    3 Saves 1
    51.7 Possession 48.3
    6 SHOTS 8
    2 ON GOAL 3
    0.3 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    231 Accurate Passes 179
    367 Passes 335
    0.6 Pass Completion % 0.5
    3 Accurate Crosses 4
    14 Crosses 20
    0.2 Cross % 0.2
    80 Long Balls 87
    34 Accurate Long Balls 15
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.2
    2 Blocked Shots 2
    5 Effective Tackles 6
    11 Tackles 8
    0.5 Tackle % 0.8
    7 Interceptions 11
    23 Effective Clearances 14
    23 Clearances 14

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Riverside Stadium
    Location: Middlesbrough, England

    EFL Championship Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Birmingham City 0 0 0
    2 Blackburn Rovers 0 0 0
    3 Bolton Wanderers 0 0 0
    4 Bristol City 0 0 0
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    MID Middlesbrough (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Marcus Bettinelli (GK)
    17 Paddy McNair
    6 Dael Fry
    27 Marc Bola
    2 Anfernee Dijksteel Yellow Card
    5 Sam Morsy
    22 George Saville
    8 Lewis Wing
    10 Chuba Akpom
    3 Marvin Johnson
    7 Marcus Tavernier
    Middlesbrough Substitutes:
    Jonathan Howson, Hayden Hackney, Nathan Wood, Patrick Roberts, Hayden Coulson, Djed Spence, Britt Assombalonga, Jordan Archer, Duncan Watmore.

    BIR Birmingham City (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    30 Neil Etheridge (GK)
    12 Harlee Dean
    19 Mikel San José
    5 George Friend
    2 Maxime Colin
    23 Jon Toral Yellow Card
    34 Ivan Sunjic Yellow Card
    6 Maikel Kieftenbeld
    9 Scott Hogan
    11 Jérémie Bela
    17 Iván Sánchez
    Birmingham City Substitutes:
    Jonathan Leko, Alen Halilovic, Jake Clark-Salter, Adam Clayton, Lukas Jutkiewicz, Marc Roberts, Joshua Dacres-Cogley, Kristian Pedersen, Andrés Prieto.

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