Middlesbrough vs Birmingham

Championship 8 Nov 2025, 15:00
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough
2–1
HT 2–1
FULL TIME
Birmingham
Birmingham
🏟 Riverside Stadium Round 15

Match report

Middlesbrough edged past Birmingham 2-1 in the Championship on 8 November 2025.

Birmingham had 13 shots to Middlesbrough's 8.

The match was played at Riverside Stadium.

Half-time 2-1 Possession 56% - 44% Shots 8 - 13 On target 4 - 5 Corners 3 - 5 Fouls 9 - 13 Yellow cards 2
8
Player of the match
Dael Fry
Middlesbrough · 1 goal
7 Hayden Hackney 1 goal
7 Demarai Gray 1 goal
7 Solomon Brynn 4 saves
7 Callum Brittain 1 assist
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 8–7 0–6
Shots On Goal 4–3 0–2
Ball Possession 51–49 —
Corners 3–2 0–3
Attacks 40–52 40–49
Match statistics
3 Corners 5
5 Substitution 5
80 Attacks 101
40 Dangerous Attacks 57
4 On Target 3
4 Off Target 13
56% Ball Possession 44%
8 Shots Total 13
4 Shots On Goal 5
2 Shots Off Goal 5
2 Shots Blocked 3
5 Shots Inside Box 8
3 Shots Outside Box 5
9 Fouls 13
3 Corners 5
3 Offsides 3
43% Ball Possession 57%
1 Yellow Cards 1
4 Saves 2
348 Passes Total 456
273 Passes Accurate 371
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Middlesbrough · 4-2-3-1
31 S. Brynn
2 C. Brittain 12 L. Ayling 6 D. Fry 3 M. Targett
18 A. Morris 16 A. Browne
8 R. McGree 7 H. Hackney 11 M. Whittaker
9 T. Conway
Birmingham · 4-2-3-1
25 J. Beadle
24 T. Iwata 5 P. Neumann 4 C. Klarer 20 A. Cochrane
7 T. Doyle 8 S. Paik
16 P. Roberts 28 J. Stansfield 10 D. Gray
33 M. Ducksch
Middlesbrough
Coach
Robert Owen Edwards
Substitutes
  • 22 Samuel Silvera
  • 40 George McCormick
  • 19 Sverre Nypan
  • 20 Mamadou Kaly Sene
  • 10 Delano Burgzorg
  • 33 Jon McLaughlin
  • 24 Alex Bangura
  • 14 Alexander Gilbert
  • 13 David Strelec
Birmingham
Coach
Christopher Paul Davies
Substitutes
  • 12 Marc Leonard
  • 14 Keshi Anderson
  • 9 Kyogo Furuhashi
  • 30 Lewis Koumas
  • 17 Lyndon Dykes
  • 21 Ryan Allsop
  • 26 Bright Osayi-Samuel
  • 6 Jack Robinson
  • 41 Eiran Cashin
Substitutions
  • 5' ↑ M. Leonard ↓ Paik Seung-Ho Birmingham
  • 25' ↑ S. Silvera ↓ D. Fry Middlesbrough
  • 57' ↑ K. Anderson ↓ D. Gray Birmingham
  • 57' ↑ K. Furuhashi ↓ M. Ducksch Birmingham
  • 60' ↑ G. McCormick ↓ M. Targett Middlesbrough
  • 61' ↑ S. Nypan ↓ R. McGree Middlesbrough
  • 61' ↑ M. K. Sene ↓ M. Whittaker Middlesbrough
  • 80' ↑ L. Dykes ↓ T. Iwata Birmingham
  • 80' ↑ L. Koumas ↓ P. Roberts Birmingham
  • 86' ↑ D. Burgzorg ↓ T. Conway Middlesbrough
Cards
  • 30' L. Ayling Middlesbrough
  • 90+3' J. Beadle Birmingham
Head-to-head
Middlesbrough 7 1 draws 2 Birmingham
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
Middlesbrough D D D L L
Birmingham D L D D L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Middlesbrough vs Birmingham?
Middlesbrough won 2-1 against Birmingham on 8 November 2025.
Who won Middlesbrough vs Birmingham?
Middlesbrough won the match 2-1.
Where was Middlesbrough vs Birmingham played?
The match was played at Riverside Stadium.
Who had more possession in Middlesbrough vs Birmingham?
Middlesbrough had 56% of possession, compared to 44% for the other side.