English League Championship

FT Saturday, November 8, 2025
Birmingham City LWLWW 1
–
Middlesbrough WWDLD 2
1st2ndT
BIR101
MID202
Riverside Stadium · 26,378 att. · Paramount+

Team Stats

13
Fouls
9
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
3
5
Corner Kicks
3
2
Saves
4
56.6
Possession
43.4
13
SHOTS
8
5
ON GOAL
4
0.4
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
371
Accurate Passes
272
454
Passes
353
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
2
30
Crosses
15
0.1
Cross %
0.1
63
Long Balls
60
23
Accurate Long Balls
18
0.4
Long Balls %
0.3
3
Blocked Shots
2
3
Effective Tackles
7
10
Tackles
15
0.3
Tackle %
0.5
7
Interceptions
7
22
Effective Clearances
27
22
Clearances
27

Head to Head

MID leads series 5-0

Lineups

MID · 4-2-3-1

  1. 31Solomon BrynnG
  2. 6Dael FryCD-L
  3. 12Luke AylingCD-R
  4. 3Matt TargettLB
  5. 2Callum BrittainRB
  6. 7Hayden HackneyAM
  7. 16Alan BrowneLM
  8. 18Aidan MorrisRM
  9. 9Tommy ConwayF
  10. 11Morgan WhittakerAM-L
  11. 8Riley McGreeAM-R

BIR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 25James BeadleG
  2. 4Christoph KlarerCD-L
  3. 5Phil NeumannCD-R
  4. 20Alex CochraneLB
  5. 24Tomoki IwataRB
  6. 28Jay StansfieldAM
  7. 8Paik Seung-HoLM
  8. 7Tommy DoyleRM
  9. 33Marvin DuckschF
  10. 10Demarai GrayAM-L
  11. 16Patrick RobertsAM-R

Timeline

  1. 5' Substitution, Birmingham City. Marc Leonard replaces Paik Seung-Ho because of an injury.
  2. 17' Goal! Middlesbrough 1, Birmingham City 0. Dael Fry (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Callum Brittain with a cross following a corner.
  3. 26' Substitution, Middlesbrough. Sam Silvera replaces Dael Fry because of an injury.
  4. 29' Goal! Middlesbrough 1, Birmingham City 1. Demarai Gray (Birmingham City) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
  5. 30' Luke Ayling (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card.
  6. 45'+5' Goal! Middlesbrough 2, Birmingham City 1. Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aidan Morris.
  7. 57' Substitution, Birmingham City. Kyogo Furuhashi replaces Marvin Ducksch.
  8. 57' Substitution, Birmingham City. Keshi Anderson replaces Demarai Gray.
  9. 60' Substitution, Middlesbrough. George McCormick replaces Matt Targett because of an injury.
  10. 61' Substitution, Middlesbrough. Kaly Sène replaces Morgan Whittaker.
  11. 61' Substitution, Middlesbrough. Sverre Nypan replaces Riley McGree.
  12. 80' Substitution, Birmingham City. Lewis Koumas replaces Patrick Roberts.
  13. 80' Substitution, Birmingham City. Lyndon Dykes replaces Tomoki Iwata.
  14. 86' Substitution, Middlesbrough. Delano Burgzorg replaces Tommy Conway.
  15. 90'+3' James Beadle (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.

EFL Championship News

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