English League Championship

Middlesbrough vs Birmingham City, 2023-24 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Middlesbrough
  • 88': Morgan Rogers
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.
    • 2': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Dion Sanderson.
    • 5': Emmanuel Longelo (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Foul by Tommy Smith (Middlesbrough).
    • 5': Foul by Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City).
    • 5': Sam Greenwood (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 6': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Krystian Bielik.
    • 9': Offside, Middlesbrough. Josh Coburn is caught offside.
    • 11': Attempt saved. Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cody Drameh.
    • 13': Foul by Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City).
    • 13': Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Cody Drameh.
    • 15': Dael Fry (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Foul by Gary Gardner (Birmingham City).
    • 16': Attempt blocked. Matt Crooks (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Tommy Smith.
    • 16': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Dion Sanderson.
    • 16': Delay in match because of an injury Dion Sanderson (Birmingham City).
    • 18': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 18': Foul by Scott Hogan (Birmingham City).
    • 18': Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 19': Attempt missed. Josh Coburn (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Daniel Barlaser with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 21': Offside, Middlesbrough. Isaiah Jones is caught offside.
    • 23': Foul by Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City).
    • 23': Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Offside, Middlesbrough. Josh Coburn is caught offside.
    • 25': Foul by Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough).
    • 25': Gary Gardner (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Foul by Matt Crooks (Middlesbrough).
    • 26': Gary Gardner (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Matt Crooks (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 27': Offside, Birmingham City. Emmanuel Longelo is caught offside.
    • 29': Cody Drameh (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 29': Foul by Lukas Engel (Middlesbrough).
    • 29': Delay in match because of an injury Cody Drameh (Birmingham City).
    • 29': Delay in match because of an injury Lukas Engel (Middlesbrough).
    • 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 30': Lukas Engel (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 33': Attempt missed. Josh Coburn (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sam Greenwood.
    • 34': Delay in match because of an injury Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City).
    • 35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 38': Attempt blocked. Sam Greenwood (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Barlaser.
    • 40': Foul by Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City).
    • 40': Lukas Engel (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 40': Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 43': Emmanuel Longelo (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Foul by Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough).
    • 44': Offside, Middlesbrough. Josh Coburn is caught offside.
    • 45': Foul by Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City).
    • 45': Sam Greenwood (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45'+1': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Emmanuel Longelo.
    • 45'+3': Delay in match because of an injury Scott Hogan (Birmingham City).
    • 45'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 45'+4': Foul by John Ruddy (Birmingham City).
    • 45'+4': Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+4': John Ruddy (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+6': First Half ends, Middlesbrough 0, Birmingham City 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Middlesbrough 0, Birmingham City 0.
    • 46': Attempt saved. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Siriki Dembélé.
    • 47': Attempt saved. Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Isaiah Jones.
    • 47': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by John Ruddy.
    • 48': Attempt blocked. Matt Crooks (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Barlaser with a cross.
    • 48': Attempt saved. Paddy McNair (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matt Crooks.
    • 49': Attempt blocked. Matt Crooks (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hayden Hackney.
    • 49': Foul by Scott Hogan (Birmingham City).
    • 49': Paddy McNair (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 50': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Emmanuel Longelo.
    • 51': Attempt saved. Lukas Engel (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Matt Crooks.
    • 52': Attempt missed. Cody Drameh (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Emmanuel Longelo.
    • 52': Foul by Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City).
    • 52': Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Attempt saved. Emmanuel Longelo (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jay Stansfield.
    • 55': Attempt saved. Josh Coburn (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lukas Engel.
    • 57': Emmanuel Longelo (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Foul by Tommy Smith (Middlesbrough).
    • 58': Foul by Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City).
    • 58': Sam Greenwood (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 58': Foul by Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough).
    • 58': Siriki Dembélé (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 58': Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 60': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Jay Stansfield.
    • 61': Substitution, Birmingham City. Juninho Bacuna replaces Gary Gardner.
    • 62': Substitution, Birmingham City. Oliver Burke replaces Siriki Dembélé.
    • 63': Offside, Middlesbrough. Isaiah Jones is caught offside.
    • 64': Attempt blocked. Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Krystian Bielik.
    • 65': Attempt saved. Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Sam Greenwood.
    • 66': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Emmanuel Latte Lath replaces Josh Coburn.
    • 70': Substitution, Birmingham City. Koji Miyoshi replaces Scott Hogan.
    • 71': Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 71': Foul by Emmanuel Longelo (Birmingham City).
    • 71': Emmanuel Longelo (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 71': Delay in match because of an injury Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough).
    • 74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 74': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Emmanuel Longelo.
    • 74': Attempt blocked. Dael Fry (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Barlaser with a cross.
    • 74': Attempt saved. Matt Crooks (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the top left corner.
    • 75': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Jonny Howson replaces Daniel Barlaser.
    • 76': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Morgan Rogers replaces Sam Greenwood.
    • 77': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Emmanuel Longelo.
    • 77': Delay in match because of an injury Tommy Smith (Middlesbrough).
    • 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 81': Foul by Emmanuel Longelo (Birmingham City).
    • 81': Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Marcus Forss replaces Tommy Smith.
    • 82': Foul by Oliver Burke (Birmingham City).
    • 82': Lukas Engel (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jordan James replaces Ivan Sunjic.
    • 83': Substitution, Birmingham City. Lukas Jutkiewicz replaces Jay Stansfield.
    • 85': Emmanuel Longelo (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Foul by Marcus Forss (Middlesbrough).
    • 87': Attempt saved. Morgan Rogers (Middlesbrough) header from very close range is saved in the top left corner.
    • 87': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by John Ruddy.
    • 88': Goal! Middlesbrough 1, Birmingham City 0. Morgan Rogers (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Matt Crooks following a fast break.
    • 90': Offside, Birmingham City. Koji Miyoshi is caught offside.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City).
    • 90'+1': Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Paddy McNair (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner.
    • 90'+2': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by John Ruddy.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Jordan James (Birmingham City).
    • 90'+3': Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcus Forss.
    • 90'+6': Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+6': Foul by Kevin Long (Birmingham City).
    • 90'+8': Foul by Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough).
    • 90'+8': Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+9': Second Half ends, Middlesbrough 1, Birmingham City 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Middlesbrough 1, Birmingham City 0.

    Statistics

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    17 Fouls 9
    3 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 5
    0 Corner Kicks 12
    10 Saves 3
    40.1 Possession 59.9
    5 SHOTS 17
    3 ON GOAL 10
    0.6 On Target % 0.6
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    272 Accurate Passes 445
    353 Passes 531
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    0 Accurate Crosses 5
    12 Crosses 32
    0.0 Cross % 0.2
    50 Long Balls 52
    21 Accurate Long Balls 28
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
    1 Blocked Shots 5
    10 Effective Tackles 14
    16 Tackles 18
    0.6 Tackle % 0.8
    4 Interceptions 7
    21 Effective Clearances 15
    21 Clearances 15

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Riverside Stadium
    Location: Perth, Scotland
    Attendance: 28,449

    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 (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Seny Dieng (GK)
    17 Paddy McNair
    6 Dael Fry
    27 Lukas Engel Yellow Card
    2 Tommy Smith
    25 Matt Crooks Yellow Card
    7 Hayden Hackney Yellow Card
    4 Daniel Barlaser
    19 Josh Coburn
    29 Sam Greenwood
    11 Isaiah Jones
    Middlesbrough Substitutes:
    Jonathan Howson, Emmanuel Latte Lath, Rav van den Berg, Anfernee Dijksteel, Thomas Glover, Marcus Forss, Samuel Silvera, Alex Bangura, Morgan Rogers.

    BIR Birmingham City (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    21 John Ruddy (GK) Yellow Card
    26 Kevin Long
    5 Dion Sanderson
    23 Emmanuel Longelo Yellow Card
    12 Cody Drameh
    6 Krystian Bielik Yellow Card
    20 Gary Gardner
    34 Ivan Sunjic
    9 Scott Hogan
    17 Siriki Dembele
    28 Jay Stansfield
    Birmingham City Substitutes:
    Juninho Bacuna, Romelle Donovan, Oliver Burke, Koji Miyoshi, Lukas Jutkiewicz, Jordan James, Marc Roberts, Neil Etheridge, Emanuel Aiwu.

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