English League Championship

FT Monday, March 2, 2026
Middlesbrough WWLDD 3
–
Birmingham City WDLWL 1
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MID213
BIR011
St. Andrew's Stadium · 26,918 att. · Paramount+

Team Stats

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

Head to Head

MID leads series 5-0

Lineups

BIR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 25James BeadleG
  2. 37Jonathan PanzoCD-L
  3. 4Christoph KlarerCD-R
  4. 31Kai WagnerLB
  5. 26Bright Osayi-SamuelRB
  6. 33Marvin DuckschAM
  7. 7Tommy DoyleLM
  8. 24Tomoki IwataRM
  9. 28Jay StansfieldF
  10. 10Demarai GrayAM-L
  11. 16Patrick RobertsAM-R

MID · 3-4-1-2

  1. 31Solomon BrynnG
  2. 6Dael FryCD
  3. 29Adilson MalandaCD-L
  4. 12Luke AylingCD-R
  5. 7Hayden HackneyCM-L
  6. 18Aidan MorrisCM-R
  7. 8Riley McGreeAM
  8. 3Matt TargettLM
  9. 2Callum BrittainRM
  10. 9Tommy ConwayCF-L
  11. 13David StrelecCF-R

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 58' Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 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.
  6. 61' Substitution, Middlesbrough. Morgan Whittaker replaces David Strelec.
  7. 64' Substitution, Birmingham City. Carlos Vicente replaces Patrick Roberts.
  8. 65' Substitution, Birmingham City. August Priske replaces Jay Stansfield.
  9. 66' Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card.
  10. 72' Substitution, Birmingham City. Ibrahim Osman replaces Bright Osayi-Samuel.
  11. 72' Substitution, Birmingham City. Paik Seung-Ho replaces Demarai Gray.
  12. 74' Substitution, Middlesbrough. Alan Browne replaces Riley McGree.
  13. 75' Substitution, Middlesbrough. Jeremy Sarmiento replaces Tommy Conway.
  14. 84' Substitution, Birmingham City. Ethan Laird replaces Jonathan Panzo.
  15. 85' Sol Brynn (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for handball.
  16. 90' Adilson Malanda (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  17. 90'+1' Ethan Laird (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  18. 90'+1' Substitution, Middlesbrough. Alex Gilbert replaces Hayden Hackney.
  19. 90'+4' Callum Brittain (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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