English League Championship

Middlesbrough vs Birmingham City, 2022-23 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Middlesbrough
  • 23': Chuba Akpom
FT
1 - 0
Birmingham City

    About

    Middlesbrough are hosting Birmingham City at Riverside Stadium, Perth, Scotland, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Anfernee Dijksteel.
    • 5': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Rodrigo Muniz.
    • 5': Attempt blocked. Emmanuel Longelo (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Juninho Bacuna.
    • 10': Attempt blocked. Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Chuba Akpom.
    • 12': Chuba Akpom (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 12': Foul by Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City).
    • 13': Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 15': Foul by Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough).
    • 15': Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 15': Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 17': Attempt missed. Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
    • 18': Foul by Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough).
    • 18': Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Foul by Dion Sanderson (Birmingham City).
    • 19': Rodrigo Muniz (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Krystian Bielik.
    • 22': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Emmanuel Longelo.
    • 23': Attempt missed. Rodrigo Muniz (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Giles with a cross.
    • 23': Goal! Middlesbrough 1, Birmingham City 0. Chuba Akpom (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from very close range to the top left corner following a corner.
    • 24': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Dion Sanderson.
    • 25': Attempt missed. Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
    • 27': Foul by Anfernee Dijksteel (Middlesbrough).
    • 27': Tahith Chong (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Foul by Anfernee Dijksteel (Middlesbrough).
    • 28': Tahith Chong (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 29': Anfernee Dijksteel (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 30': Attempt saved. Matt Crooks (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 31': Attempt blocked. Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matt Crooks.
    • 33': Foul by Matt Crooks (Middlesbrough).
    • 33': Tahith Chong (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Dael Fry (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Foul by Scott Hogan (Birmingham City).
    • 35': Attempt blocked. Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anfernee Dijksteel.
    • 35': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Auston Trusty.
    • 36': Attempt saved. Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 38': Foul by Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough).
    • 38': Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Attempt blocked. Troy Deeney (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emmanuel Longelo with a cross.
    • 45'+1': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Dael Fry.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Middlesbrough 1, Birmingham City 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Middlesbrough 1, Birmingham City 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Birmingham City. Hannibal Mejbri replaces Juninho Bacuna.
    • 47': Attempt saved. Tahith Chong (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by John Ruddy.
    • 47': Anfernee Dijksteel (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 47': Foul by Hannibal Mejbri (Birmingham City).
    • 48': Attempt missed. Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jonny Howson following a set piece situation.
    • 49': Attempt saved. Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Graham with a cross.
    • 53': Attempt blocked. Troy Deeney (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Graham with a cross.
    • 53': Chuba Akpom (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Foul by Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City).
    • 54': Foul by Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough).
    • 54': Hannibal Mejbri (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Foul by Ryan Giles (Middlesbrough).
    • 56': Jordan Graham (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 57': Attempt missed. Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Tahith Chong following a set piece situation.
    • 60': Foul by Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough).
    • 60': Tahith Chong (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 62': Attempt saved. Emmanuel Longelo (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
    • 62': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Zack Steffen.
    • 62': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Dael Fry.
    • 63': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Riley McGree replaces Hayden Hackney.
    • 65': Offside, Middlesbrough. Patrick McNair tries a through ball, but Rodrigo Muniz is caught offside.
    • 66': Attempt blocked. Troy Deeney (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 66': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Anfernee Dijksteel.
    • 68': Foul by Dion Sanderson (Birmingham City).
    • 68': Rodrigo Muniz (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 69': Attempt blocked. Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Emmanuel Longelo.
    • 69': Attempt blocked. Tahith Chong (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maxime Colin.
    • 70': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Darragh Lenihan replaces Ryan Giles.
    • 70': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Marcus Forss replaces Chuba Akpom.
    • 71': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Hannibal Mejbri.
    • 73': Attempt missed. Darragh Lenihan (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Riley McGree with a cross following a corner.
    • 73': Darragh Lenihan (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 73': Foul by Hannibal Mejbri (Birmingham City).
    • 73': Attempt saved. Darragh Lenihan (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Riley McGree with a cross.
    • 74': Attempt missed. Hannibal Mejbri (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Tahith Chong.
    • 75': Rodrigo Muniz (Middlesbrough) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Riley McGree with a cross.
    • 75': Offside, Middlesbrough. Rodrigo Muniz tries a through ball, but Marcus Forss is caught offside.
    • 78': Foul by Hannibal Mejbri (Birmingham City).
    • 78': Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Substitution, Birmingham City. George Hall replaces Krystian Bielik.
    • 79': Substitution, Birmingham City. Lukas Jutkiewicz replaces Troy Deeney.
    • 81': Foul by Maxime Colin (Birmingham City).
    • 81': Marcus Forss (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Duncan Watmore replaces Rodrigo Muniz.
    • 82': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Tommy Smith replaces Anfernee Dijksteel.
    • 88': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jobe Bellingham replaces Tahith Chong.
    • 88': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jordan James replaces Maxime Colin.
    • 88': Attempt blocked. Duncan Watmore (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 88': Foul by Tommy Smith (Middlesbrough).
    • 88': Jobe Bellingham (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Foul by Marc Bola (Middlesbrough).
    • 90': Hannibal Mejbri (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Jordan Graham (Birmingham City).
    • 90'+1': Riley McGree (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+1': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Jordan Graham.
    • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Marcus Forss (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Riley McGree.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Middlesbrough 1, Birmingham City 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Middlesbrough 1, Birmingham City 0.

    Statistics

    https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/soccer/500/392.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=originBIR MIDhttps://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/soccer/500/369.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=origin
    10 Fouls 11
    1 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 2
    6 Corner Kicks 6
    2 Saves 4
    54 Possession 46
    13 SHOTS 13
    4 ON GOAL 3
    0.3 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    282 Accurate Passes 221
    367 Passes 307
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
    4 Accurate Crosses 8
    21 Crosses 27
    0.2 Cross % 0.3
    55 Long Balls 59
    25 Accurate Long Balls 16
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.3
    6 Blocked Shots 5
    9 Effective Tackles 6
    10 Tackles 7
    0.9 Tackle % 0.9
    10 Interceptions 10
    19 Effective Clearances 24
    19 Clearances 24

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Riverside Stadium
    Location: Perth, Scotland
    Attendance: 22,374

    EFL Championship Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Middlesbrough 4 +6 12
    2 West Bromwich Albion 4 +3 10
    3 Stoke City 4 +5 9
    4 Leicester City 4 +3 9
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    MID Middlesbrough (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    1 Zack Steffen (GK)
    6 Dael Fry
    27 Marc Bola
    17 Paddy McNair Yellow Card
    30 Hayden Hackney
    25 Matt Crooks
    16 Jonathan Howson
    3 Ryan Giles
    15 Anfernee Dijksteel Yellow Card
    9 Rodrigo Muniz
    29 Chuba Akpom
    Middlesbrough Substitutes:
    Duncan Watmore, Alex Mowatt, Marcus Forss, Tommy Smith, Darragh Lenihan, Liam Roberts, Riley McGree.

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

    No. Name
    21 John Ruddy (GK)
    28 Dion Sanderson
    5 Auston Trusty
    2 Maxime Colin
    18 Tahith Chong
    31 Krystian Bielik
    7 Juninho Bacuna Yellow Card
    23 Emmanuel Longelo
    11 Jordan Graham
    9 Scott Hogan
    8 Troy Deeney
    Birmingham City Substitutes:
    Neil Etheridge, Jordan James, Jobe Bellingham, Lukas Jutkiewicz, Hannibal Mejbri, Jonathan Leko, George Hall.

    EFL Championship News

    Postecoglou's first interview back in the Premier League with Forest
    Postecoglou's first interview back in the Premier League with Forest

    Ange Postecoglou speaks for the first time as new Nottingham Forest manager following the sacking of Nuno Espírito Santo.

    Sheffield Wednesday owner warned by UK government: 'Change is coming'
    Sheffield Wednesday owner warned by UK government: 'Change is coming'

    Sheffield Wednesday owner Dejphon Chansiri has been warned by the Government that "change is coming" amid continued calls for him to sell the club.

    Could another team repeat Leicester's shock Premier League title win?
    Could another team repeat Leicester's shock Premier League title win?

    Tom Hamilton joins "The Football Reporters" podcast to explain why the odds are stacked against any club hoping to repeat Leicester City's unlikely Premier League title win.

    The unique careers of soccer's greatest journeyman players
    The unique careers of soccer's greatest journeyman players

    Whether they change club 51 times, play past their 50th birthday, set world records or play on every continent, some players just want to keep going.

    Tyler Young signs for Ipswich, could play alongside father Ashley
    Tyler Young signs for Ipswich, could play alongside father Ashley

    Tyler Young has signed for Ipswich Town's U21s, raising the possibility of him appearing alongside his father Ashley Young for the Championship side.