English League Championship

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

· English League Championship
Birmingham City
  • 48': Marvin Ducksch
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1 - 3
Middlesbrough
  • 13': Matt Targett
  • 26': Matt Targett
  • 60': David Strelec

About

Birmingham City are hosting Middlesbrough at St. Andrew's Stadium, Birmingham, 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.
  • 2': Offside, Birmingham City. Jay Stansfield is caught offside.
  • 3': Attempt saved. Tommy Doyle (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Sol Brynn (Middlesbrough).
  • 3': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Sol Brynn.
  • 5': Handball by Demarai Gray (Birmingham City).
  • 8': Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Foul by Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City).
  • 8': Attempt blocked. Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Riley McGree with a through ball.
  • 10': Attempt blocked. Demarai Gray (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jay Stansfield.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Patrick Roberts (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Demarai Gray.
  • 13': Goal! Birmingham City 0, Middlesbrough 1. Matt Targett (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aidan Morris with a through ball.
  • 15': Delay in match because of an injury James Beadle (Birmingham City).
  • 17': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Riley McGree.
  • 22': Foul by Marvin Ducksch (Birmingham City).
  • 22': Luke Ayling (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
  • 26': Goal! Birmingham City 0, Middlesbrough 2. Matt Targett (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hayden Hackney.
  • 28': Offside, Middlesbrough. David Strelec is caught offside.
  • 29': Offside, Middlesbrough. Tommy Conway is caught offside.
  • 32': Attempt blocked. Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aidan Morris.
  • 32': Foul by Jonathan Panzo (Birmingham City).
  • 32': Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Aidan Morris following a set piece situation.
  • 37': Foul by Marvin Ducksch (Birmingham City).
  • 37': Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Foul by Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough).
  • 42': Marvin Ducksch (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Marvin Ducksch (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrick Roberts.
  • 42': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Sol Brynn.
  • 43': Attempt saved. Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner by Sol Brynn (Middlesbrough). Assisted by Kai Wagner with a cross.
  • 44': Foul by Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough).
  • 44': Kai Wagner (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Riley McGree (Middlesbrough).
  • 45'+1': Kai Wagner (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Birmingham City 0, Middlesbrough 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Birmingham City 0, Middlesbrough 2.
  • 47': Attempt saved. Kai Wagner (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Sol Brynn (Middlesbrough).
  • 48': Goal! Birmingham City 1, Middlesbrough 2. Marvin Ducksch (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jay Stansfield.
  • 49': Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Foul by Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City).
  • 50': Foul by Matt Targett (Middlesbrough).
  • 50': Marvin Ducksch (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Foul by Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City).
  • 51': Bright Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Foul by Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough).
  • 52': Bright Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 52': Foul by Matt Targett (Middlesbrough).
  • 54': Attempt saved. Marvin Ducksch (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Sol Brynn (Middlesbrough). Assisted by Tomoki Iwata.
  • 54': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Sol Brynn.
  • 56': Foul by Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough).
  • 56': Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 56': Offside, Birmingham City. Jonathan Panzo is caught offside.
  • 58': Foul by Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City).
  • 58': Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 58': Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Adilson Malanda (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dael Fry with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
  • 59': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Tomoki Iwata.
  • 60': Goal! Birmingham City 1, Middlesbrough 3. David Strelec (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luke Ayling with a cross.
  • 61': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Morgan Whittaker replaces David Strelec.
  • 64': Offside, Birmingham City. Bright Osayi-Samuel is caught offside.
  • 64': Substitution, Birmingham City. Carlos Vicente replaces Patrick Roberts.
  • 65': Substitution, Birmingham City. August Priske replaces Jay Stansfield.
  • 65': Offside, Middlesbrough. Morgan Whittaker is caught offside.
  • 66': Bright Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Foul by Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough).
  • 66': Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card.
  • 67': Attempt blocked. Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tommy Conway.
  • 67': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Tommy Doyle.
  • 72': Substitution, Birmingham City. Ibrahim Osman replaces Bright Osayi-Samuel.
  • 72': Substitution, Birmingham City. Paik Seung-Ho replaces Demarai Gray.
  • 74': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Alan Browne replaces Riley McGree.
  • 75': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Jeremy Sarmiento replaces Tommy Conway.
  • 77': Foul by Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough).
  • 77': Marvin Ducksch (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Foul by August Priske (Birmingham City).
  • 81': Luke Ayling (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Adilson Malanda.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City) header from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Kai Wagner with a cross.
  • 82': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Luke Ayling.
  • 83': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Dael Fry.
  • 84': Substitution, Birmingham City. Ethan Laird replaces Jonathan Panzo.
  • 85': Handball by Sol Brynn (Middlesbrough).
  • 85': Sol Brynn (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for handball.
  • 85': Attempt saved. Tommy Doyle (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Sol Brynn (Middlesbrough).
  • 87': Foul by Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City).
  • 87': Morgan Whittaker (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Attempt saved. Tommy Doyle (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Sol Brynn (Middlesbrough).
  • 90': Carlos Vicente (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90': Foul by Adilson Malanda (Middlesbrough).
  • 90': Adilson Malanda (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Ethan Laird (Birmingham City).
  • 90'+1': Ethan Laird (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Alex Gilbert replaces Hayden Hackney.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Callum Brittain (Middlesbrough).
  • 90'+4': Kai Wagner (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+4': Callum Brittain (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Birmingham City 1, Middlesbrough 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Birmingham City 1, Middlesbrough 3.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 11
4 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 3
2 Corner Kicks 6
6 Saves 0
40 Possession 60
10 SHOTS 11
3 ON GOAL 7
0.3 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
217 Accurate Passes 349
311 Passes 462
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 4
9 Crosses 25
0.2 Cross % 0.2
49 Long Balls 85
18 Accurate Long Balls 29
0.4 Long Balls % 0.3
3 Blocked Shots 4
10 Effective Tackles 2
15 Tackles 10
0.7 Tackle % 0.2
7 Interceptions 9
32 Effective Clearances 20
32 Clearances 20

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: St. Andrew's Stadium
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 26,918

EFL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Coventry City 42 +42 85
2 Ipswich Town 40 +31 75
3 Millwall 42 +9 73
4 Middlesbrough 42 +20 72
Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
25 James Beadle (GK)
37 Jonathan Panzo
4 Christoph Klarer
31 Kai Wagner
26 Bright Osayi-Samuel
33 Marvin Ducksch
7 Tommy Doyle
24 Tomoki Iwata Yellow Card
28 Jay Stansfield
10 Demarai Gray
16 Patrick Roberts
Birmingham City Substitutes:
Ryan Allsop, Kanya Fujimoto, Ethan Laird, Kyogo Furuhashi, Phil Neumann, Carlos Vicente, August Priske, Paik Seung-Ho, Ibrahim Osman.

MID Middlesbrough (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
31 Solomon Brynn (GK) Yellow Card
6 Dael Fry
29 Adilson Malanda Yellow Card
12 Luke Ayling
7 Hayden Hackney
18 Aidan Morris
8 Riley McGree
3 Matt Targett
2 Callum Brittain Yellow Card
9 Tommy Conway Yellow Card
13 David Strelec
Middlesbrough Substitutes:
Alan Browne, Finley Munroe, Jeremy Sarmiento, Joe Wildsmith, Alex Gilbert, Morgan Whittaker, Mamadou Kaly Sene, Sontje Hansen, Sam Edmundson.

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