English League Championship

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

Oct 30, 2021, 2:00 PM
Middlesbrough
    FT
    0 - 2
    Birmingham City
    • 53': Marc Roberts
    • 56': Scott Hogan

    Introduction

    Middlesbrough are hosting Birmingham City at Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough, England, starting on Saturday 30 Oct 2021 2:00 PM UTC+00:00. 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
    2:00 PM, Sat, Oct 30, 2021
    Venue: Riverside Stadium
    Location: Middlesbrough, England
    Attendance: 21,582

    English League Championship Standings

    POS TEAM GP GD PTS
    +65 Leeds United 46 100 4
    +53 Burnley 46 100 2
    +27 Sheffield United 46 90 10
    +14 Sunderland 46 76 12
    Full Table

    Statistics

    BIR MID
    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

    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
    Substitutes:
    James Léa Siliki, Isaiah Jones, Toyosi Olusanya, Anfernee Dijksteel, Luke Daniels, Josh Coburn, Duncan Watmore.

    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
    Substitutes:
    Jérémie Bela, Ryan Woods, Neil Etheridge, Chukwuemeka Aneke, Lukas Jutkiewicz, Iván Sánchez, Harlee Dean.

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