English League Championship

Boro vs Birmingham 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season

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0 - 2
  • 53': Marc Roberts
  • 56': Scott Hogan

Introduction

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

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 19': Dion Sanderson (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 41': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Duncan Watmore replaces Uche Ikpeazu because of an injury.
  • 45'+2': Gary Gardner (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Middlesbrough 0, Birmingham City 0.
  • 53': Goal! Middlesbrough 0, Birmingham City 1. Marc Roberts (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Jordan Graham following a set piece situation.
  • 56': Goal! Middlesbrough 0, Birmingham City 2. Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Troy Deeney with a through ball following a fast break.
  • 57': Substitution, Middlesbrough. James Léa Siliki replaces Onel Hernández.
  • 67': Substitution, Birmingham City. Lukas Jutkiewicz replaces Troy Deeney.
  • 68': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jérémie Bela replaces Kristian Pedersen because of an injury.
  • 86': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Josh Coburn replaces Matt Crooks.
  • 90'+4': Riley McGree (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Middlesbrough 0, Birmingham City 2.

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Riverside Stadium
Location: Middlesbrough, England
Attendance: 21,582

English League Championship Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+48 Leeds United 33 72 3
+24 Sheffield United 33 70 5
+34 Burnley 34 68 2
+20 Sunderland 33 62 5
Full Table

Statistics

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15 Fouls 9
3 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 4
0 Corner Kicks 9
3 Saves 1
44 Possession 56
8 SHOTS 11
3 ON GOAL 3
0.4 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
152 Accurate Passes 222
254 Passes 322
0.6 Pass Completion % 0.7
1 Accurate Crosses 2
14 Crosses 20
0.1 Cross % 0.1
61 Long Balls 63
18 Accurate Long Balls 30
0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
2 Blocked Shots 4
11 Effective Tackles 14
23 Tackles 20
0.5 Tackle % 0.7
16 Interceptions 12
22 Effective Clearances 17
22 Clearances 17

Line-Ups

MID Middlesbrough (3-5-2)

No. Name
1 Joe Lumley (GK)
22 Sol Bamba
14 Lee Peltier
17 Paddy McNair
25 Matt Crooks
10 Martín Payero
16 Jonathan Howson
8 Onel Hernández
7 Marcus Tavernier
9 Uche Ikpeazu
11 Andraz Sporar

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

No. Name
13 Matija Sarkic (GK)
4 Marc Roberts
5 George Friend
21 Dion Sanderson Yellow Card
20 Gary Gardner Yellow Card
34 Ivan Sunjic
3 Kristian Pedersen
24 Jordan Graham
36 Troy Deeney
9 Scott Hogan
18 Riley McGree Yellow Card

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