Middlesbrough vs Birmingham City

Championship

Boro

8-5-5

2-0

Final

Birmingham

4-3-11

Riverside Stadium

Match pulse

MIDAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'BIR

54%Possession46%

16Shots11

6On target2

9Corners5

2Saves4

7Fouls7

56'Jonathan HowsonMID81'Jacques MaghomaBIR

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

Who won: Boro 2-0

Middlesbrough beat Birmingham City 2-0 on Wednesday, November 22, 2017 at Riverside Stadium. Goals for Boro: Britt Assombalonga (10', 41').

Play by play

Match ends, Middlesbrough 2, Birmingham City 0.
Second Half ends, Middlesbrough 2, Birmingham City 0.
90'+4'MID
Corner awarded
Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Nsue.
88'
Free kick won
Patrick Bamford (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88'BIR
Foul
Foul by Cheikh Ndoye (Birmingham City).
87'
Sub
Subbed on for S. Downing
Substitution, Middlesbrough. Adama Traoré replaces Stewart Downing.
A. Traoré
85'
Free kick won
Jota (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85'
Foul
Foul by Adam Forshaw (Middlesbrough).
84'
Foul
Foul by Fabio (Middlesbrough).
84'
Free kick won
David Cotterill (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
82'
Shot off target
Attempt missed. Patrick Bamford (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jonny Howson.
81'
Yellow card
Jacques Maghoma (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
J. Maghoma
80'
Corner awarded
Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Tomasz Kuszczak.
78'
Free kick won
Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
78'MID
Foul
Foul by Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough).
75'
Shot off target
Attempt missed. Jacques Maghoma (Birmingham City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jota.
73'
Offside
Offside, Middlesbrough. Adam Forshaw tries a through ball, but Stewart Downing is caught offside.
72'
Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by David Cotterill.
71'
Sub
Subbed on for S. Gallagher
Substitution, Birmingham City. Lukas Jutkiewicz replaces Sam Gallagher.
L. Jutkiewicz
71'
Sub
Subbed on for M. Braithwaite
Substitution, Middlesbrough. Patrick Bamford replaces Martin Braithwaite.
P. Bamford
70'
Shot off target
Attempt missed. Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Martin Braithwaite.
68'
Left footed shot just wide
Attempt missed. Jota (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Jacques Maghoma.
Jota
65'
Sub
Subbed on for G. Leadbitter
Substitution, Middlesbrough. Adam Forshaw replaces Grant Leadbitter.
A. Forshaw
65'
Handball
Hand ball by Grant Leadbitter (Middlesbrough).
64'
Right footed shot saved
Attempt saved. Jacques Maghoma (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Jota.
J. Maghoma