English League Championship

Middlesbrough vs Birmingham City, 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Middlesbrough
  • 17': Dael Fry
  • 45'+5': Hayden Hackney
FT
2 - 1
Birmingham City
  • 29': Demarai Gray

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.
  • 1': Foul by Riley McGree (Middlesbrough).
  • 1': Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 1': Delay in match because of an injury Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City).
  • 4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 5': Substitution, Birmingham City. Marc Leonard replaces Paik Seung-Ho because of an injury.
  • 5': Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Foul by Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough).
  • 10': Attempt blocked. Morgan Whittaker (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Riley McGree.
  • 10': Foul by Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City).
  • 10': Luke Ayling (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Riley McGree (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Morgan Whittaker.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Patrick Roberts.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marvin Ducksch.
  • 14': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Alan Browne.
  • 15': Foul by Demarai Gray (Birmingham City).
  • 15': Morgan Whittaker (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Attempt saved. Alan Browne (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by James Beadle (Birmingham City). Assisted by Luke Ayling.
  • 16': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Demarai Gray.
  • 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.
  • 18': Foul by Marc Leonard (Birmingham City).
  • 18': Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 19': Attempt saved. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Sol Brynn (Middlesbrough).
  • 21': Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Foul by Marvin Ducksch (Birmingham City).
  • 23': Attempt blocked. Demarai Gray (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jay Stansfield.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Demarai Gray (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Alex Cochrane.
  • 23': Delay in match because of an injury Dael Fry (Middlesbrough).
  • 25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 26': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Sam Silvera replaces Dael Fry because of an injury.
  • 28': Foul by Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough).
  • 28': Tommy Doyle (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 28': Attempt saved. Patrick Roberts (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner by Sol Brynn (Middlesbrough). Assisted by Alex Cochrane with a cross.
  • 28': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Sol Brynn.
  • 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.
  • 30': Luke Ayling (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card.
  • 31': Offside, Middlesbrough. Tommy Conway is caught offside.
  • 32': Alan Browne (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 32': Foul by Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City).
  • 36': Foul by Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough).
  • 36': Patrick Roberts (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 38': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Alex Cochrane.
  • 39': Foul by Phil Neumann (Birmingham City).
  • 39': Sam Silvera (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 40': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Tomoki Iwata.
  • 41': Offside, Birmingham City. Marvin Ducksch is caught offside.
  • 42': Demarai Gray (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Foul by Callum Brittain (Middlesbrough).
  • 44': Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Foul by Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City).
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': Attempt saved. Sam Silvera (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by James Beadle (Birmingham City). Assisted by Matt Targett.
  • 45'+4': Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+4': Foul by Tommy Doyle (Birmingham City).
  • 45'+5': Attempt blocked. Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Riley McGree.
  • 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.
  • 45'+8': First Half ends, Middlesbrough 2, Birmingham City 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Middlesbrough 2, Birmingham City 1.
  • 48': Attempt saved. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Sol Brynn (Middlesbrough).
  • 48': Offside, Middlesbrough. Morgan Whittaker is caught offside.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Demarai Gray.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Tommy Doyle (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
  • 51': Foul by Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough).
  • 51': Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Substitution, Birmingham City. Kyogo Furuhashi replaces Marvin Ducksch.
  • 57': Substitution, Birmingham City. Keshi Anderson replaces Demarai Gray.
  • 59': Delay in match because of an injury Matt Targett (Middlesbrough).
  • 60': Substitution, Middlesbrough. George McCormick replaces Matt Targett because of an injury.
  • 61': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Kaly Sène replaces Morgan Whittaker.
  • 61': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Sverre Nypan replaces Riley McGree.
  • 61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 62': Foul by Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough).
  • 62': Patrick Roberts (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Tommy Doyle (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 64': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Aidan Morris.
  • 67': Offside, Middlesbrough. Tommy Conway is caught offside.
  • 68': Offside, Birmingham City. Keshi Anderson is caught offside.
  • 71': Foul by Kaly Sène (Middlesbrough).
  • 71': Patrick Roberts (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Foul by Marc Leonard (Birmingham City).
  • 72': Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 72': Attempt missed. George McCormick (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Callum Brittain with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 74': Foul by Tommy Doyle (Birmingham City).
  • 74': Kaly Sène (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 75': Foul by Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City).
  • 75': Luke Ayling (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Attempt saved. Patrick Roberts (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Sol Brynn (Middlesbrough).
  • 78': Attempt missed. Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Keshi Anderson with a cross.
  • 79': Foul by Kyogo Furuhashi (Birmingham City).
  • 79': George McCormick (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Substitution, Birmingham City. Lewis Koumas replaces Patrick Roberts.
  • 80': Substitution, Birmingham City. Lyndon Dykes replaces Tomoki Iwata.
  • 82': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Sam Silvera.
  • 83': Delay in match because of an injury Lewis Koumas (Birmingham City).
  • 83': Delay in match because of an injury Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough).
  • 83': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 84': Offside, Birmingham City. Lyndon Dykes is caught offside.
  • 86': Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 86': Foul by Lewis Koumas (Birmingham City).
  • 86': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Delano Burgzorg replaces Tommy Conway.
  • 89': Foul by Callum Brittain (Middlesbrough).
  • 89': Keshi Anderson (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Delano Burgzorg.
  • 90'+3': James Beadle (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Middlesbrough 2, Birmingham City 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Middlesbrough 2, Birmingham City 1.

Statistics

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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

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Riverside Stadium
Location: Middlesbrough, England
Attendance: 26,378

EFL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Coventry City 15 +27 34
2 Middlesbrough 15 +6 29
3 Stoke City 15 +11 27
4 Preston North End 15 +6 26
Full Table

Line-Ups

MID Middlesbrough (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
31 Solomon Brynn (GK)
6 Dael Fry
12 Luke Ayling Yellow Card
3 Matt Targett
2 Callum Brittain
7 Hayden Hackney
16 Alan Browne
18 Aidan Morris
9 Tommy Conway
11 Morgan Whittaker
8 Riley McGree
Middlesbrough Substitutes:
Delano Burgzorg, Mamadou Kaly Sene, Alex Bangura, George Mccormick, Jon McLaughlin, Alex Gilbert, David Strelec, Sverre Nypan, Samuel Silvera.

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

No. Name
25 James Beadle (GK) Yellow Card
4 Christoph Klarer
5 Phil Neumann
20 Alex Cochrane
24 Tomoki Iwata
28 Jay Stansfield
8 Paik Seung-Ho
7 Tommy Doyle
33 Marvin Ducksch
10 Demarai Gray
16 Patrick Roberts
Birmingham City Substitutes:
Bright Osayi-Samuel, Eiran Cashin, Ryan Allsop, Marc Leonard, Keshi Anderson, Jack Robinson, Lewis Koumas, Lyndon Dykes, Kyogo Furuhashi.

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