Birmingham City vs Middlesbrough

Championship

Birmingham

8-8-10

1-3

Final

Boro

11-6-9

St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park

Match pulse

BIRAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'MID

39%Possession61%

9Shots18

1On target8

9Corners8

5Saves0

10Fouls8

15'Jonathan HowsonMID28'Krystian BielikBIR81'Tommy SmithMID

Team	1H	2H	T
BIR	0	1	1
MID	0	3	3

Who won: Boro 3-1

Middlesbrough beat Birmingham City 3-1 on Monday, January 2, 2023 at St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park. Goals for Birmingham: Tahith Chong (74'). Goals for Boro: Matt Crooks (57', 59') and Chuba Akpom (85').

Play by play

Match ends, Birmingham City 1, Middlesbrough 3.
Second Half ends, Birmingham City 1, Middlesbrough 3.
90'+5'
Header just wide
Attempt missed. Auston Trusty (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Tahith Chong with a cross following a corner.
A. Trusty
90'+5'
Corner awarded
Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Ryan Giles.
90'+3'
Offside
Offside, Birmingham City. Emmanuel Longelo tries a through ball, but Troy Deeney is caught offside.
90'+2'
Left footed shot just wide
Attempt missed. Marc Bola (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Matt Crooks.
M. Bola
90'+1'
Corner awarded
Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Auston Trusty.
90'
Free kick won
Tahith Chong (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'
Foul
Foul by Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough).
89'
Sub
Subbed on for C. Akpom
Substitution, Middlesbrough. Patrick McNair replaces Chuba Akpom.
P. McNair
88'MID
Corner awarded
Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Krystian Bielik.
88'
Right footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
I. Jones
GOAL85'
Goal! Right footed shot
C. Akpom · ast M. Crooks
Goal! Birmingham City 1, Middlesbrough 3. Chuba Akpom (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Matt Crooks following a fast break.
BIR 1 - 3 MID
85'
Left footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Tahith Chong (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jobe Bellingham.
T. Chong
84'
Right footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Jonathan Leko (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jobe Bellingham.
J. Leko
84'
Corner awarded
Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Isaiah Jones.
83'
Sub
Subbed on for R. McGree
Substitution, Middlesbrough. Marc Bola replaces Riley McGree.
M. Bola
83'
Sub
Subbed on for M. Forss
Substitution, Middlesbrough. Isaiah Jones replaces Marcus Forss.
I. Jones
81'
Yellow card
Tommy Smith (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card.
T. Smith
79'
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
78'
Delay in match because of an injury Tommy Smith (Middlesbrough).
78'
Header just wide
Attempt missed. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Emmanuel Longelo following a corner.
L. Jutkiewicz
78'
Header blocked
Attempt blocked. Auston Trusty (Birmingham City) header from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tahith Chong with a cross.
A. Trusty
77'
Corner awarded
Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Ryan Giles.
77'
Offside
Offside, Middlesbrough. Dael Fry tries a through ball, but Matt Crooks is caught offside.