Birmingham vs Middlesbrough

Championship ·Matchday 26

Birmingham

1-3

Full-time HT 0-0

Middlesbrough

T. Chong 74'

Matt Crooks 57'
Matt Crooks 59'
C. Akpom 85'

Pre-match
First half
Half-time
Second half
Full-time

Monday 2 January · 18:00 St. Andrew's Stadium, Birmingham D. Whitestone

Events Lineups Stats Standings Head-to-head

The match in brief

Middlesbrough beat Birmingham 3-1. Scorers for Birmingham: T. Chong 74'. Scorers for Middlesbrough: Matt Crooks 57', Matt Crooks 59', C. Akpom 85'. Middlesbrough had 61% of possession.

Birmingham Middlesbrough Middlesbrough logo

Full-time 1 - 3
89'
P. McNair Out: C. Akpom · Middlesbrough Substitution for Middlesbrough: P. McNair comes on for C. Akpom
85'
C. Akpom 1-3 Goal · Assist: Matt Crooks · Middlesbrough Goal! C. Akpom scores for Middlesbrough, set up by Matt Crooks. It is 1-3
83'
M. Bola Out: Riley McGree · Middlesbrough Substitution for Middlesbrough: M. Bola comes on for Riley McGree
83'
I. Jones Out: M. Forss · Middlesbrough Substitution for Middlesbrough: I. Jones comes on for M. Forss
81'
T. Smith Yellow card · Middlesbrough Yellow card for T. Smith (Middlesbrough)
74'
T. Chong 1-2 Goal · Assist: A. Trusty · Birmingham Goal for Birmingham! T. Chong turns in the pass from A. Trusty (1-2)
65'
J. Bellingham Out: J. Bacuna · Birmingham Substitution for Birmingham: J. Bellingham comes on for J. Bacuna
65'
M. Emmanuel Out: J. Graham · Birmingham Substitution for Birmingham: M. Emmanuel comes on for J. Graham
65'
J. Leko Out: H. Mejbri · Birmingham Substitution for Birmingham: J. Leko comes on for H. Mejbri
65'
T. Deeney Out: J. James · Birmingham Substitution for Birmingham: T. Deeney comes on for J. James
59'
Matt Crooks 0-2 Goal · Middlesbrough Goal! Matt Crooks scores for Middlesbrough. It is 0-2
57'
Matt Crooks 0-1 Goal · Assist: J. Howson · Middlesbrough Goal for Middlesbrough! Matt Crooks turns in the pass from J. Howson (0-1)
Half-time 0 - 0
35'
G. Friend Out: M. Roberts · Birmingham Substitution for Birmingham: G. Friend comes on for M. Roberts
28'
K. Bielik Yellow card · Birmingham K. Bielik of Birmingham is booked
15'
J. Howson Yellow card · Middlesbrough Yellow card for J. Howson (Middlesbrough)
Kick-off

The teams before the match

Birmingham Middlesbrough Middlesbrough logo

LDWLL Last 5 matches WWLWW

17Position4

53Pts75

1.1Goals scored per match1.9

1.3Goals conceded per match1.1

3Clean sheets2

From each team's last 10 matches before this one, in all competitions.

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GF:GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Burnley	46	29	14	3	87	35	87:35	+52	101	WWWLD
2	Sheffield Utd	46	28	7	11	73	39	73:39	+34	91	WLWWW
3	Luton	46	21	17	8	57	39	57:39	+18	80	DDWDW
4	Middlesbrough	46	22	9	15	84	56	84:56	+28	75	DLLWW
5	Coventry	46	18	16	12	58	46	58:46	+12	70	DWWDW
6	Sunderland	46	18	15	13	68	55	68:55	+13	69	WDWDW
7	Blackburn	46	20	9	17	52	54	52:54	-2	69	WDLDD
8	Millwall	46	19	11	16	57	50	57:50	+7	68	LWLLW
9	West Brom	46	18	12	16	59	53	59:53	+6	66	LWLLW
10	Swansea	46	18	12	16	68	64	68:64	+4	66	WDWWW
11	Watford	46	16	15	15	56	53	56:53	+3	63	WDLLW
12	Preston	46	17	12	17	45	59	45:59	-14	63	LLDLL
13	Norwich	46	17	11	18	57	54	57:54	+3	62	LLLDL
14	Bristol City	46	15	14	17	55	56	55:56	-1	59	WLWLL
15	Hull City	46	14	16	16	51	61	51:61	-10	58	DDWLD
16	Stoke City	46	14	11	21	55	54	55:54	+1	53	LLDLL
17	Birmingham	46	14	11	21	47	58	47:58	-11	53	LLLWL
18	Huddersfield	46	14	11	21	47	62	47:62	-15	53	WWWDL
19	Rotherham	46	11	17	18	49	60	49:60	-11	50	DWLLD
20	QPR	46	13	11	22	44	71	44:71	-27	50	LWWDL
21	Cardiff	46	13	10	23	41	58	41:58	-17	49	LLWDW
22	Reading	46	13	11	22	46	68	46:68	-22	44	LDLDD
23	Blackpool	46	11	11	24	48	72	48:72	-24	44	WLWLW
24	Wigan	46	10	15	21	38	65	38:65	-27	39	DDWWL