Birmingham City vs Middlesbrough, 2023-24 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League ChampionshipAbout
Birmingham City are hosting Middlesbrough
at St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park, Birmingham, England, starting on
. The match is a part of the English League Championship.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 6': Attempt missed. Alex Pritchard (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 10': Attempt saved. Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 11': Attempt missed. Paddy McNair (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Riley McGree.
- 17': Goal! Birmingham City 0, Middlesbrough 1. Riley McGree (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Luke Ayling.
- 17': Delay in match because of an injury Marc Roberts (Birmingham City).
- 19': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 19': Substitution, Birmingham City. Cody Drameh replaces Marc Roberts because of an injury.
- 20': Attempt missed. Jordan James (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Koji Miyoshi.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Marcus Forss (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luke Ayling.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Paddy McNair (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luke Ayling.
- 23': Foul by Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough).
- 23': Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 25': Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City).
- 26': Hand ball by Andre Dozzell (Birmingham City).
- 28': Foul by Jordan James (Birmingham City).
- 28': Paddy McNair (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Attempt saved. Luke Ayling (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcus Forss.
- 34': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Emanuel Aiwu.
- 35': Attempt missed. Alex Pritchard (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Paik Seung-Ho.
- 38': Attempt missed. Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lukas Engel.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Alex Pritchard (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ethan Laird with a cross.
- 42': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Lee Buchanan.
- 43': Attempt missed. Matt Clarke (Middlesbrough) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jonny Howson with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+2': Foul by Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City).
- 45'+2': Rav van den Berg (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Birmingham City 0, Middlesbrough 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Birmingham City 0, Middlesbrough 1.
- 45': Substitution, Birmingham City. George Hall replaces Koji Miyoshi.
- 45': Substitution, Birmingham City. Juninho Bacuna replaces Andre Dozzell.
- 50': Offside, Birmingham City. Juninho Bacuna is caught offside.
- 51': Offside, Middlesbrough. Emmanuel Latte Lath is caught offside.
- 52': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Luke Ayling.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Riley McGree (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lukas Engel.
- 53': Foul by Lukas Engel (Middlesbrough).
- 53': George Hall (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Ethan Laird (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 54': Foul by Lukas Engel (Middlesbrough).
- 57': Delay in match (Birmingham City).
- 61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 62': Attempt missed. Jordan James (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Paik Seung-Ho.
- 66': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Sam Greenwood replaces Marcus Forss.
- 70': Foul by Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City).
- 70': Paddy McNair (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Substitution, Birmingham City. Lukas Jutkiewicz replaces Jordan James.
- 71': Foul by Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City).
- 71': Matt Clarke (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Finn Azaz replaces Riley McGree.
- 75': Foul by Alex Pritchard (Birmingham City).
- 75': Lewis O'Brien (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 76': Attempt missed. Sam Greenwood (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 77': Foul by Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City).
- 77': Sam Greenwood (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 78': Substitution, Birmingham City. Tyler Roberts replaces Alex Pritchard.
- 78': Attempt missed. Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jonny Howson.
- 79': Foul by Sam Greenwood (Middlesbrough).
- 79': Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough).
- 83': Tyler Roberts (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 85': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Cody Drameh.
- 85': Attempt missed. Rav van den Berg (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 86': Foul by George Hall (Birmingham City).
- 86': Paddy McNair (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Rav van den Berg.
- 90': Attempt missed. George Hall (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 90'+2': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Lewis O'Brien.
- 90'+4': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Juninho Bacuna.
- 90'+8': Foul by Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough).
- 90'+8': Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+8': Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+9': Attempt blocked. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+9': Attempt blocked. Ethan Laird (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+9': Second Half ends, Birmingham City 0, Middlesbrough 1.
- 0': Match ends, Birmingham City 0, Middlesbrough 1.
Statistics
 MID |
BIR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Fouls | 9 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 0 | Saves | 2 |
| 47.2 | Possession | 52.8 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 0 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 286 | Accurate Passes | 319 |
| 403 | Passes | 449 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 15 | Crosses | 21 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 80 | Long Balls | 65 |
| 19 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.2 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 15 | Effective Tackles | 16 |
| 21 | Tackles | 26 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 29 | Effective Clearances | 32 |
| 29 | Clearances | 32 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 17,829
Venue: St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 17,829
EFL Championship Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leeds United | 26 | +29 | 53 |
| 2 | Burnley | 26 | +22 | 52 |
| 3 | Sheffield United | 26 | +19 | 52 |
| 4 | Sunderland | 26 | +17 | 50 |
Line-Ups
Birmingham City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 21 | John Ruddy (GK) |
| 4 | Marc Roberts |
| 44 | Emanuel Aiwu |
| 3 | Lee Buchanan |
| 2 | Ethan Laird |
| 29 | Alex Pritchard |
| 13 | Paik Seung-Ho |
| 16 | Andre Dozzell |
| 28 | Jay Stansfield |
| 19 | Jordan James |
| 11 | Koji Miyoshi |
Middlesbrough (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Seny Dieng (GK) |
| 3 | Rav van den Berg |
| 5 | Matthew Clarke |
| 17 | Paddy McNair |
| 28 | Lewis O'Brien |
| 16 | Jonathan Howson  |
| 8 | Riley McGree |
| 27 | Lukas Ahlefeld Engel |
| 12 | Luke Ayling |
| 9 | Emmanuel Latte Lath |
| 21 | Marcus Forss |
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