Birmingham vs Boro 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season
86': Kristian Pedersen0 - 2
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 23': Goal! Birmingham City 0, Middlesbrough 1. Aaron Connolly (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Anfernee Dijksteel with a cross.
- 33': Substitution, Birmingham City. Scott Hogan replaces Teden Mengi because of an injury.
- 40': Kristian Pedersen (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 51': Penalty saved! Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
- 55': Substitution, Birmingham City. Tahith Chong replaces Taylor Richards.
- 62': Goal! Birmingham City 0, Middlesbrough 2. Folarin Balogun (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marcus Tavernier.
- 67': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Marc Bola replaces Neil Taylor.
- 76': Substitution, Birmingham City. Juninho Bacuna replaces Gary Gardner.
- 80': Joe Lumley (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card.
- 80': Onel Hernández (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 81': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Duncan Watmore replaces Folarin Balogun.
- 86': Second yellow card to Kristian Pedersen (Birmingham City) for a bad foul.
- 88': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Lee Peltier replaces Isaiah Jones.
- 90': Matt Crooks (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Birmingham City 0, Middlesbrough 2.
Game Information
Venue: St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 15,852
English League Championship Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +32 | Ipswich Town | 43 | 89 | 6 |
| +41 | Leicester City | 42 | 88 | 10 |
| +42 | Leeds United | 43 | 87 | 8 |
| +30 | Southampton | 42 | 84 | 8 |
Statistics
 MID |
BIR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 14 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 0 | Saves | 3 |
| 49.1 | Possession | 50.9 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 0 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 189 | Accurate Passes | 215 |
| 300 | Passes | 309 |
| 0.6 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 13 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 85 | Long Balls | 79 |
| 30 | Accurate Long Balls | 39 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 16 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 21 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
| 21 | Clearances | 18 |
Birmingham City (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Neil Etheridge (GK) |
| 4 | Marc Roberts |
| 18 | Teden Mengi |
| 50 | Nico Gordon |
| 20 | Gary Gardner |
| 8 | Taylor Richards |
| 6 | Ryan Woods |
| 3 | Kristian Pedersen  |
| 24 | Jordan Graham |
| 25 | Onel Hernández |
| 10 | Lukas Jutkiewicz |
Middlesbrough (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Joe Lumley (GK) |
| 17 | Paddy McNair |
| 6 | Dael Fry |
| 2 | Anfernee Dijksteel |
| 7 | Marcus Tavernier |
| 25 | Matt Crooks |
| 16 | Jonathan Howson |
| 3 | Neil Taylor |
| 35 | Isaiah Jones |
| 26 | Aaron Connolly |
| 47 | Folarin Balogun |
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