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

FT
0 - 2

53': Marc Roberts
56': Scott Hogan

Introduction

Middlesbrough are hosting Birmingham City at Riverside Stadium, Perth, Scotland, 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: Perth, Scotland
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
20	Gary Gardner
34	Ivan Sunjic
3	Kristian Pedersen
24	Jordan Graham
36	Troy Deeney
9	Scott Hogan
18	Riley McGree

Substitutes:

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

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