English League Championship

FT Monday, January 2, 2023
Middlesbrough WWLWW 3
–
Birmingham City LDWLL 1
1st2ndT
MID033
BIR011
St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park · 17,823 att.

Team Stats

8
Fouls
10
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
3
8
Corner Kicks
9
0
Saves
5
61
Possession
39
18
SHOTS
9
8
ON GOAL
1
0.4
On Target %
0.1
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
347
Accurate Passes
177
450
Passes
280
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.6
9
Accurate Crosses
5
24
Crosses
25
0.4
Cross %
0.2
74
Long Balls
58
27
Accurate Long Balls
22
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
8
Blocked Shots
3
8
Effective Tackles
18
14
Tackles
22
0.6
Tackle %
0.8
10
Interceptions
8
16
Effective Clearances
11
16
Clearances
11

Head to Head

MID leads series 3-2

Lineups

BIR · 3-4-2-1

  1. 21John RuddyG
  2. 4Marc RobertsCD
  3. 5Auston TrustyCD-L
  4. 2Maxime ColinCD-R
  5. 31Krystian BielikCM-L
  6. 19Jordan JamesCM-R
  7. 11Jordan GrahamLM
  8. 7Juninho BacunaRM
  9. 10Lukas JutkiewiczF
  10. 18Tahith ChongCF-L
  11. 6Hannibal MejbriCF-R

MID · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Zack SteffenG
  2. 26Darragh LenihanCD-L
  3. 6Dael FryCD-R
  4. 3Ryan GilesLB
  5. 14Tommy SmithRB
  6. 29Chuba AkpomAM
  7. 30Hayden HackneyLM
  8. 16Jonathan HowsonRM
  9. 25Matt CrooksF
  10. 8Riley McGreeAM-L
  11. 21Marcus ForssAM-R

Timeline

  1. 15' Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 28' Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 35' Substitution, Birmingham City. George Friend replaces Marc Roberts because of an injury.
  4. 57' Goal! Birmingham City 0, Middlesbrough 1. Matt Crooks (Middlesbrough) header from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner. Assisted by Jonny Howson with a cross.
  5. 59' Goal! Birmingham City 0, Middlesbrough 2. Matt Crooks (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  6. 65' Substitution, Birmingham City. Troy Deeney replaces Jordan James.
  7. 65' Substitution, Birmingham City. Emmanuel Longelo replaces Jordan Graham.
  8. 65' Substitution, Birmingham City. Jobe Bellingham replaces Juninho Bacuna.
  9. 65' Substitution, Birmingham City. Jonathan Leko replaces Hannibal Mejbri.
  10. 74' Goal! Birmingham City 1, Middlesbrough 2. Tahith Chong (Birmingham City) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Auston Trusty.
  11. 81' Tommy Smith (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card.
  12. 83' Substitution, Middlesbrough. Isaiah Jones replaces Marcus Forss.
  13. 83' Substitution, Middlesbrough. Marc Bola replaces Riley McGree.
  14. 85' Goal! Birmingham City 1, Middlesbrough 3. Chuba Akpom (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Matt Crooks following a fast break.
  15. 89' Substitution, Middlesbrough. Patrick McNair replaces Chuba Akpom.

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