Birmingham City vs Middlesbrough

Championship 2 Jan 2023, 15:00
Birmingham City
Birmingham City
1–3
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough
🏟 St Andrew's Stadium (Birmingham) 👤 D. Whitestone Round 26

Match report

Middlesbrough beat Birmingham City 3-1 in the Championship on 2 January 2023. The game was goalless at the break before all 4 goals arrived after half-time.

Middlesbrough dominated possession with 61% of the ball and had 18 shots to Birmingham City's 9.

The match was played at St Andrew's Stadium (Birmingham), with D. Whitestone in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 39% - 61% Shots 9 - 18 On target 1 - 8 Corners 9 - 8 Fouls 10 - 8 Yellow cards 3
9
Player of the match
Matt Crooks
Middlesbrough · 2 goals, 1 assist
8 Tahith Chong 1 goal
7 Chuba Akpom 1 goal
7 Marc Roberts captained the side
7 Auston Trusty 1 assist
First half vs second half
Birmingham City stepped it up after the break, with 8 shots in the second half compared to 1 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 1–9 8–9
Shots On Goal 0–2 1–6
Ball Possession 31–69 —
Corners 3–3 6–5
Match statistics
9 Shots Total 18
1 Shots On Goal 8
5 Shots Off Goal 2
3 Shots Blocked 8
6 Shots Inside Box 14
3 Shots Outside Box 4
10 Fouls 8
9 Corners 8
3 Offsides 1
39% Ball Possession 61%
1 Yellow Cards 2
5 Saves 0
279 Passes Total 449
173 Passes Accurate 347
Line-ups 3-4-2-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Birmingham City · 3-4-2-1
21 J. Ruddy
2 M. Colin 4 M. Roberts 5 A. Trusty
7 J. Bacuna 31 K. Bielik 19 J. James 11 J. Graham
6 H. Mejbri 18 T. Chong
10 L. Jutkiewicz
Middlesbrough · 4-2-3-1
1 Z. Steffen
14 T. Smith 6 D. Fry 26 D. Lenihan 3 R. Giles
16 J. Howson 30 H. Hackney
21 M. Forss 29 C. Akpom 8 R. McGree
25 M. Crooks
Birmingham City
Coach
J. Eustace
Substitutes
  • 1 Neil Etheridge
  • 3 George Friend
  • 23 Emmanuel Longelo
  • 42 Alfie Chang
  • 8 Troy Deeney
  • 27 Jobe Bellingham
  • 14 Jonathan Leko
Middlesbrough
Coach
M. Carrick
Substitutes
  • 23 Liam Roberts
  • 17 Paddy McNair
  • 2 Isaiah Jones
  • 4 Alex Mowatt
  • 27 Marc Bola
  • 9 Rodrigo Muniz
  • 18 Duncan Watmore
Substitutions
  • 35' ↑ G. Friend ↓ M. Roberts Birmingham City
  • 65' ↑ T. Deeney ↓ J. James Birmingham City
  • 65' ↑ J. Leko ↓ H. Mejbri Birmingham City
  • 65' ↑ M. Emmanuel ↓ J. Graham Birmingham City
  • 65' ↑ J. Bellingham ↓ J. Bacuna Birmingham City
  • 83' ↑ I. Jones ↓ M. Forss Middlesbrough
  • 83' ↑ M. Bola ↓ R. McGree Middlesbrough
  • 89' ↑ P. McNair ↓ C. Akpom Middlesbrough
Cards
  • 15' J. Howson Middlesbrough
  • 28' K. Bielik Birmingham City
  • 81' T. Smith Middlesbrough
Head-to-head
Birmingham City 2 1 draws 7 Middlesbrough
2026-03-02 Birmingham vs Middlesbrough 1 - 3
2025-11-08 Middlesbrough vs Birmingham 2 - 1
2024-03-12 Birmingham City vs Middlesbrough 0 - 1
2023-10-21 Middlesbrough vs Birmingham City 1 - 0
2023-01-02 Birmingham City vs Middlesbrough 1 - 3
2022-03-15 Birmingham City vs Middlesbrough 0 - 2
Recent form
Birmingham City D D D L D
Middlesbrough L D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Birmingham City vs Middlesbrough?
Birmingham City lost 1-3 against Middlesbrough on 2 January 2023.
Who won Birmingham City vs Middlesbrough?
Middlesbrough won the match 3-1.
Where was Birmingham City vs Middlesbrough played?
The match was played at St Andrew's Stadium (Birmingham).
Who had more possession in Birmingham City vs Middlesbrough?
Middlesbrough had 61% of possession, compared to 39% for the other side.