
Boro vs Birmingham 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season
Introduction
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
Venue: Riverside Stadium
Location: Middlesbrough, England
Attendance: 21,582
English League Championship Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+3 | Bristol City | 1 | 3 | 0 |
+2 | Stoke City | 1 | 3 | 0 |
+1 | Millwall | 1 | 3 | 0 |
+1 | Leicester City | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Statistics
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MID![]() |
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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 |
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 |
Birmingham City (3-4-2-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
13 | Matija Sarkic (GK) |
4 | Marc Roberts |
5 | George Friend |
21 | Dion Sanderson ![]() |
20 | Gary Gardner ![]() |
34 | Ivan Sunjic |
3 | Kristian Pedersen |
24 | Jordan Graham |
36 | Troy Deeney |
9 | Scott Hogan |
18 | Riley McGree ![]() |
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