Birmingham City vs Middlesbrough

Championship

Birmingham

2-5-1

2-2

Final

Boro

4-3-1

St. Andrew's Stadium

Match pulse

BIRAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'MID

48%Possession52%

15Shots15

5On target4

5Corners3

3Saves4

11Fouls11

24'Luis VázquezBIR88'Phil NeumannBIR

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

Final score

Birmingham City and Middlesbrough drew 2-2 on Saturday, September 19, 2026 at St. Andrew's Stadium. Goals for Birmingham: Liam Millar (55') and Riley McGree (own goal) (59'). Goals for Boro: Max Arfsten (45') and Adilson Malanda (88').

Play by play

Match ends, Birmingham City 2, Middlesbrough 2.
Second Half ends, Birmingham City 2, Middlesbrough 2.
90'+4'
Header just wide
Attempt missed. Adilson Malanda (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tommy Conway with a cross following a set piece situation.
A. Malanda
90'+3'
Free kick won
Luke Ayling (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3'
Foul
Foul by Marvin Ducksch (Birmingham City).
90'+1'
Sub
Subbed on for C. Vicente
Substitution, Birmingham City. Patrick Roberts replaces Carlos Vicente.
P. Roberts
90'+1'
Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
90'
Free kick won
Kyle Joseph (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'
Foul
Foul by Bright Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham City).
88'
Yellow card
Phil Neumann (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
P. Neumann
GOAL88'
Goal! Right footed shot
A. Malanda
Goal! Birmingham City 2, Middlesbrough 2. Adilson Malanda (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.
BIR 2 - 2 MID
88'
Left footed shot saved
Attempt saved. Kyle Joseph (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal by James Beadle (Birmingham City).
K. Joseph
87'
Free kick won
Will Lankshear (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
87'
Foul
Foul by Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City).
87'
Free kick won
Luke Ayling (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87'
Foul
Foul by Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City).
86'
Header just wide
Attempt missed. Adilson Malanda (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sebastian Berhalter with a cross following a corner.
A. Malanda
86'
Sub
Subbed on for A. Phillips
Substitution, Middlesbrough. Kyle Joseph replaces Ashley Phillips.
K. Joseph
86'
Sub
Subbed on for M. Arfsten
Substitution, Middlesbrough. Neto Borges replaces Max Arfsten.
N. Borges
85'MID
Corner awarded
Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Phil Neumann.
83'
Sub
Subbed on for J. Stansfield
Substitution, Birmingham City. Paik Seung-Ho replaces Jay Stansfield.
P. Seung-Ho
78'
Foul
Foul by Max Arfsten (Middlesbrough).
78'
Free kick won
Carlos Vicente (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76'
Foul
Foul by Carlos Vicente (Birmingham City).
76'
Free kick won
Max Arfsten (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.