Championship
·Matchday 26
Featured match
- T. Chong 74'
- M. Crooks 57'
- M. Crooks 59'
- C. Akpom 85'
- Pre-match
- First half
- Half-time
- Second half
- Full-time
The match in brief
Middlesbrough beat Birmingham 3-1. Scorers for Birmingham: T. Chong 74'. Scorers for Middlesbrough: M. Crooks 57', M. Crooks 59', C. Akpom 85'. Middlesbrough had 61% of possession.
Birmingham
Middlesbrough
- Full-time 1 - 3
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89'
P. McNair Out: C. Akpom · Middlesbrough Substitution for Middlesbrough: P. McNair comes on for C. Akpom
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85'
C. Akpom 1-3 Goal · Assist: M. Crooks · Middlesbrough Goal! C. Akpom scores for Middlesbrough, set up by M. Crooks. It is 1-3
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83'
M. Bola Out: R. McGree · Middlesbrough Substitution for Middlesbrough: M. Bola comes on for R. McGree
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83'
I. Jones Out: M. Forss · Middlesbrough Substitution for Middlesbrough: I. Jones comes on for M. Forss
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81'
T. Smith Yellow card · Middlesbrough Yellow card for T. Smith (Middlesbrough)
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74'
T. Chong 1-2 Goal · Assist: A. Trusty · Birmingham Goal for Birmingham! T. Chong turns in the pass from A. Trusty (1-2)
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65'
J. Bellingham Out: J. Bacuna · Birmingham Substitution for Birmingham: J. Bellingham comes on for J. Bacuna
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65'
M. Emmanuel Out: J. Graham · Birmingham Substitution for Birmingham: M. Emmanuel comes on for J. Graham
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65'
J. Leko Out: H. Mejbri · Birmingham Substitution for Birmingham: J. Leko comes on for H. Mejbri
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65'
T. Deeney Out: J. James · Birmingham Substitution for Birmingham: T. Deeney comes on for J. James
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59'
M. Crooks 0-2 Goal · Middlesbrough Goal! M. Crooks scores for Middlesbrough. It is 0-2
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57'
M. Crooks 0-1 Goal · Assist: J. Howson · Middlesbrough Goal for Middlesbrough! M. Crooks turns in the pass from J. Howson (0-1)
- Half-time 0 - 0
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35'
G. Friend Out: M. Roberts · Birmingham Substitution for Birmingham: G. Friend comes on for M. Roberts
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28'
K. Bielik Yellow card · Birmingham K. Bielik of Birmingham is booked
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15'
J. Howson Yellow card · Middlesbrough Yellow card for J. Howson (Middlesbrough)
- Kick-off
The teams before the match
Birmingham
Middlesbrough
LDWLL
Last 5 matches WWLWW
17Position4
53Pts75
1.1Goals scored per match2.1
1.3Goals conceded per match1.1
3Clean sheets2
From each team's last 10 matches before this one, in all competitions.
Birmingham3-4-2-1
3
6.9
Giles
R. Giles
Player profile
26
7.2
Lenihan
D. Lenihan
Player profile
6
7.2
Fry
D. Fry
Player profile
14
6.3
Smith
81'
T. Smith
- 81'Yellow card
11
6.5
Graham
65'
J. Graham
- 65'Out
- 28'Yellow card
- 65'Out
- 65'Out
Birmingham3-4-2-1
Coach: J. Eustace
Starting XI
Substitutes
- 3DF G. Friend35' 6.3
- 8FW T. Deeney65' 6.7
- 14MF J. Leko65' 6.0
- 23DF M. Emmanuel65' 6.3
- 27FW J. Bellingham65' 6.3
- 42MF A. Chang
- 1GK N. Etheridge
Middlesbrough4-2-3-1
Coach: M. Carrick
Starting XI
- 1GK Z. Steffen 6.3
- 14DF T. Smith81' 6.3
- 6DF D. Fry 7.2
- 26DF D. Lenihan 7.2
- 3DF R. Giles 6.9
- 16MF J. Howson15' 6.9
- 30MF H. Hackney 6.7
- 21MF M. Forss83' 6.0
- 29MF C. Akpom85'89' 7.0
- 8MF R. McGree83' 7.3
- 25FW M. Crooks57'59' 9.3
Substitutes
- 2MF I. Jones83' 6.3
- 27DF M. Bola83' 6.7
- 17MF P. McNair89'
- 18FW D. Watmore
- 23GK L. Roberts
- 4MF A. Mowatt
- 9FW Rodrigo Muniz
Birmingham
Middlesbrough
39%
61%
9
Shots
18
1
On target
8
5
Off target
2
9
Corners
8
10
Fouls
8
3
Offsides
1
1
Yellow cards
2
5
Saves
0
280
Passes
450
63%
Pass accuracy
77%
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Burnley
|
46 | 87 | 35 | 87:35 | +52 | 101 |
| 2 |
Sheffield Utd
|
46 | 73 | 39 | 73:39 | +34 | 91 |
| 3 |
Luton
|
46 | 57 | 39 | 57:39 | +18 | 80 |
| 4 |
Middlesbrough
|
46 | 84 | 56 | 84:56 | +28 | 75 |
| 5 |
Coventry
|
46 | 58 | 46 | 58:46 | +12 | 70 |
| 6 |
Sunderland
|
46 | 68 | 55 | 68:55 | +13 | 69 |
| 7 |
Blackburn
|
46 | 52 | 54 | 52:54 | -2 | 69 |
| 8 |
Millwall
|
46 | 57 | 50 | 57:50 | +7 | 68 |
| 9 |
West Brom
|
46 | 59 | 53 | 59:53 | +6 | 66 |
| 10 |
Swansea
|
46 | 68 | 64 | 68:64 | +4 | 66 |
| 11 |
Watford
|
46 | 56 | 53 | 56:53 | +3 | 63 |
| 12 |
Preston
|
46 | 45 | 59 | 45:59 | -14 | 63 |
| 13 |
Norwich
|
46 | 57 | 54 | 57:54 | +3 | 62 |
| 14 |
Bristol City
|
46 | 55 | 56 | 55:56 | -1 | 59 |
| 15 |
Hull City
|
46 | 51 | 61 | 51:61 | -10 | 58 |
| 16 |
Stoke City
|
46 | 55 | 54 | 55:54 | +1 | 53 |
| 17 |
Birmingham
|
46 | 47 | 58 | 47:58 | -11 | 53 |
| 18 |
Huddersfield
|
46 | 47 | 62 | 47:62 | -15 | 53 |
| 19 |
Rotherham
|
46 | 49 | 60 | 49:60 | -11 | 50 |
| 20 |
QPR
|
46 | 44 | 71 | 44:71 | -27 | 50 |
| 21 |
Cardiff
|
46 | 41 | 58 | 41:58 | -17 | 49 |
| 22 |
Reading
|
46 | 46 | 68 | 46:68 | -22 | 44 |
| 23 |
Blackpool
|
46 | 48 | 72 | 48:72 | -24 | 44 |
| 24 |
Wigan
|
46 | 38 | 65 | 38:65 | -27 | 39 |
QualificationPlay-offsRelegation
Birmingham wins1Draws0
Middlesbrough wins2Last meetings
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5 October 2022 · Championship
Middlesbrough
1-0
Birmingham
-
15 March 2022 · Championship
Birmingham
0-2
Middlesbrough
-
30 October 2021 · Championship
Middlesbrough
0-2
Birmingham