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Birmingham City vs Middlesbrough

Championship
Birmingham
5-1-5
2-1
Final
Boro
2-4-5
St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park

Match pulse

BIRAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'MID
52%Possession48%
26Shots5
8On target3
11Corners3
2Saves7
18Fouls11
54'Paddy McNairMID64'Anfernee DijksteelMID72'Ryan ShottonMID86'Ivan SunjicBIR90'+1'Odin BaileyBIR
Team1H2HT
BIR112
MID011

Who won: Birmingham 2-1

Birmingham City beat Middlesbrough 2-1 on Friday, October 4, 2019 at St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park. Goals for Birmingham: Francisco Villalba (33') and Odin Bailey (89'). Goals for Boro: Daniel Ayala (87').

What it means

  • Boro has dropped 4 of the last 5.
  • Birmingham has lost 3 straight.

Latest headlines

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ESPN · Aug 22
Outrageous back-heel, goal of the season contender scored for Bristol City in draw vs. Birmingham
ESPN · Jul 31
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ESPN · Jul 31
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ESPN · Jun 18
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ESPN · Apr 12
Tom Brady teases Ryan Reynolds, Rob Mac after Birmingham beat Wrexham

Lineups

Boro2nd in English League Championship
Lineup (4-3-3)
  1. 1Darren RandolphG
  2. 2Dael FryCD-L
  3. 3Daniel AyalaCD-R
  4. 4Ryan ShottonLB
  5. 5Anfernee DijksteelRB
  6. 6Adam ClaytonCM
  7. 7Jonathan HowsonLM
  8. 8Paddy McNairRM
  9. 9Britt AssombalongaF
  10. 10Marcus BrowneLF
  11. 11Marcus TavernierRF
Birmingham7th in English League Championship
Lineup (4-4-2)
  1. 1Lee CampG
  2. 2Harlee DeanCD-L
  3. 3Marc RobertsCD-R
  4. 4Kristian PedersenLB
  5. 5Maxime ColinRB
  6. 6Jude BellinghamCM-L
  7. 7Ivan SunjicCM-R
  8. 8Francisco VillalbaLM
  9. 9Daniel CrowleyRM
  10. 10Lukas JutkiewiczCF-L
  11. 11Álvaro GiménezCF-R

Head to head

MID leads series 4-0-1
Last meeting: Boro 2, Birmingham 2 (Apr 30)

Last 5

MID
  • Tvs PNE1-1
  • Lvs SHW1-4
  • L@ CAR0-1
  • Wvs REA1-0
  • T@ BRC2-2
BIR
  • L@ WGA0-1
  • L@ DER2-3
  • Lvs PNE0-1
  • W@ CHA1-0
  • Wvs STK2-1

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Game info

Venue
St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park, Birmingham, England · Attendance 19,703

Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.

Season seriesMID leads series 4-0-1