Championship
·Matchday 8
Featured match
- L. Millar 55'
- Riley McGree 59' (og)
- M. Arfsten 45'
- A. Malanda 88'
- Pre-match
- First half
- Half-time
- Second half
- Full-time
The match in brief
Birmingham and Middlesbrough drew 2-2. Scorers for Birmingham: L. Millar 55', Riley McGree 59' (og). Scorers for Middlesbrough: M. Arfsten 45', A. Malanda 88'.
Birmingham
Middlesbrough
- Full-time 2 - 2
Added time: 1 minute
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90+1'
P. Roberts Out: C. Vicente · Birmingham Substitution for Birmingham: P. Roberts comes on for C. Vicente
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88'
A. Malanda 2-2 Goal · Middlesbrough Goal for Middlesbrough! A. Malanda makes it 2-2
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88'
Phil Neumann Yellow card · Birmingham Phil Neumann of Birmingham is booked
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86'
K. Joseph Out: A. Phillips · Middlesbrough Substitution for Middlesbrough: K. Joseph comes on for A. Phillips
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86'
Neto Borges Out: M. Arfsten · Middlesbrough Substitution for Middlesbrough: Neto Borges comes on for M. Arfsten
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83'
Paik Seung-Ho Out: J. Stansfield · Birmingham Substitution for Birmingham: Paik Seung-Ho comes on for J. Stansfield
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74'
J. Sarmiento Out: A. Cozier-Duberry · Middlesbrough Substitution for Middlesbrough: J. Sarmiento comes on for A. Cozier-Duberry
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71'
M. Ducksch Out: Luis Vázquez · Birmingham Substitution for Birmingham: M. Ducksch comes on for Luis Vázquez
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63'
T. Conway Out: M. Peart-Harris · Middlesbrough Substitution for Middlesbrough: T. Conway comes on for M. Peart-Harris
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63'
S. Berhalter Out: Riley McGree · Middlesbrough Substitution for Middlesbrough: S. Berhalter comes on for Riley McGree
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59'
Riley McGree 2-1 Own goal · Birmingham Own goal by Riley McGree, a goal for Birmingham (2-1)
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55'
L. Millar 1-1 Goal · Assist: J. E. Solis Romero · Birmingham J. E. Solis Romero provides, L. Millar finishes for Birmingham (1-1)
- Half-time 0 - 1
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45'
M. Arfsten 0-1 Goal · Assist: A. Cozier-Duberry · Middlesbrough Goal! M. Arfsten scores for Middlesbrough, set up by A. Cozier-Duberry. It is 0-1
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24'
Luis Vázquez Yellow card · Birmingham Yellow card for Luis Vázquez (Birmingham)
- Kick-off
The teams before the match
Birmingham
Middlesbrough
WDDLW
Last 5 matches DWLWD
10Position3
11Pts15
1.3Goals scored per match1.8
1.6Goals conceded per match1.4
2Clean sheets2
From each team's last 10 matches before this one, in all competitions.
Birmingham4-2-3-1
29
6.5
Malanda
88'
A. Malanda
- 88'Goal
- 86'Out
17
8.2
Arfsten
45'86'
M. Arfsten
- 45'Goal
- 86'Out
- 59'Own goal
- 63'Out
17
7.6
Millar
55'
L. Millar
- 55'Goal
- 83'Out
- 90+1'Out
Birmingham4-2-3-1
Coach: Chris Davies
Starting XI
- 1GK J. Beadle 6.3
- 26DF B. Osayi-Samuel 6.5
- 5DF Phil Neumann88' 6.2
- 4DF C. Klarer 6.6
- 20DF A. Cochrane 7.3
- 24MF T. Iwata 6.7
- 14MF J. E. Solis Romero 6.9
- 7MF C. Vicente90+1' 6.3
- 28MF J. Stansfield83' 6.0
- 17MF L. Millar55' 7.6
- 32FW Luis Vázquez24'71' 6.2
Substitutes
- 21GK R. Allsop
- 25DF K. Lund
- 23DF D. Fry
- 2DF E. Laird
- 3DF L. Buchanan
- 8MF Paik Seung-Ho83' 6.2
- 40MF M. Mazwi
- 33FW M. Ducksch71' 6.5
- 16MF P. Roberts90+1'
Middlesbrough3-4-2-1
Coach: Kim Hellberg
Starting XI
- 1GK R. Vitek 7.2
- 12DF L. Ayling 7.0
- 4DF A. Phillips86' 7.5
- 29DF A. Malanda88' 6.5
- 2MF C. Brittain 7.2
- 10MF A. Morris 7.0
- 8MF Riley McGree59'63' 6.0
- 17MF M. Arfsten45'86' 8.2
- 11FW A. Cozier-Duberry74' 6.9
- 14FW M. Peart-Harris63' 6.9
- 7FW W. Lankshear 6.2
Substitutes
- 31GK S. Brynn
- 30DF Neto Borges86' 6.9
- 3DF S. Byram
- 6MF S. Berhalter63' 6.5
- 21MF R. Pukstas
- 16FW J. Sarmiento74' 6.3
- 9FW T. Conway63' 6.6
- 13FW D. Strelec
- 22FW K. Joseph86' 6.9
Birmingham
Middlesbrough
48%
52%
15
Shots
15
5
On target
4
6
Off target
6
5
Corners
3
11
Fouls
11
1
Offsides
0
2
Yellow cards
0
3
Saves
5
366
Passes
399
74%
Pass accuracy
80%
1.23
Expected goals
2.14
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Swansea
|
8 | 13 | 6 | 13:6 | +7 | 17 |
| 2 |
West Ham
|
8 | 22 | 11 | 22:11 | +11 | 15 |
| 3 |
Middlesbrough
|
8 | 16 | 12 | 16:12 | +4 | 15 |
| 4 |
Wolves
|
7 | 15 | 10 | 15:10 | +5 | 14 |
| 5 |
West Brom
|
8 | 10 | 8 | 10:8 | +2 | 14 |
| 6 |
QPR
|
8 | 10 | 7 | 10:7 | +3 | 13 |
| 7 |
Stoke City
|
8 | 13 | 12 | 13:12 | +1 | 13 |
| 8 |
Bristol City
|
8 | 11 | 12 | 11:12 | -1 | 13 |
| 9 |
Charlton
|
8 | 7 | 10 | 7:10 | -3 | 12 |
| 10 |
Birmingham
|
8 | 12 | 11 | 12:11 | +1 | 11 |
| 11 |
Millwall
|
8 | 15 | 15 | 15:15 | 0 | 11 |
| 12 |
Lincoln
|
8 | 7 | 8 | 7:8 | -1 | 11 |
| 13 |
Southampton
|
8 | 19 | 10 | 19:10 | +9 | 10 |
| 14 |
Wrexham
|
8 | 9 | 12 | 9:12 | -3 | 10 |
| 15 |
Bolton
|
8 | 11 | 15 | 11:15 | -4 | 10 |
| 16 |
Blackburn
|
8 | 12 | 12 | 12:12 | 0 | 9 |
| 17 |
Norwich
|
8 | 16 | 17 | 16:17 | -1 | 9 |
| 18 |
Sheffield Utd
|
8 | 9 | 11 | 9:11 | -2 | 9 |
| 19 |
Portsmouth
|
7 | 9 | 10 | 9:10 | -1 | 8 |
| 20 |
Watford
|
8 | 7 | 10 | 7:10 | -3 | 8 |
| 21 |
Cardiff
|
8 | 10 | 12 | 10:12 | -2 | 7 |
| 22 |
Derby
|
8 | 7 | 14 | 7:14 | -7 | 5 |
| 23 |
Preston
|
8 | 8 | 15 | 8:15 | -7 | 4 |
| 24 |
Burnley
|
8 | 9 | 17 | 9:17 | -8 | 4 |
QualificationPlay-offsRelegation
Birmingham wins1Draws0
Middlesbrough wins7Last meetings
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2 March 2026 · Championship
Birmingham
1-3
Middlesbrough
-
8 November 2025 · Championship
Middlesbrough
2-1
Birmingham
-
12 March 2024 · Championship
Birmingham
0-1
Middlesbrough
-
21 October 2023 · Championship
Middlesbrough
1-0
Birmingham
-
2 January 2023 · Championship
Birmingham
1-3
Middlesbrough
-
5 October 2022 · Championship
Middlesbrough
1-0
Birmingham
-
15 March 2022 · Championship
Birmingham
0-2
Middlesbrough
-
30 October 2021 · Championship
Middlesbrough
0-2
Birmingham