Middlesbrough vs Birmingham City

Championship

Boro

2-1-0

1-0

Final

Birmingham

0-1-1

Riverside Stadium

Match pulse

MIDAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'BIR

52%Possession48%

10Shots11

2On target4

3Corners9

4Saves0

9Fouls11

25'Cheikh N'DoyeBIR83'Craig GardnerBIR

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

Who won: Boro 1-0

Middlesbrough beat Birmingham City 1-0 on Saturday, August 11, 2018 at Riverside Stadium. Goals for Boro: Britt Assombalonga (12').

Play by play

Match ends, Middlesbrough 1, Birmingham City 0.
Second Half ends, Middlesbrough 1, Birmingham City 0.
89'
Free kick won
Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
89'
Foul
Foul by Paddy McNair (Middlesbrough).
89'
Sub
Subbed on for M. Braithwaite
Substitution, Middlesbrough. Paddy McNair replaces Martin Braithwaite.
P. McNair
84'
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
83'
Delay in match Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) because of an injury.
83'
Red card
Craig Gardner (Birmingham City) is shown the red card.
C. Gardner
83'BIR
Free kick won
Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
83'
Foul
Foul by Craig Gardner (Birmingham City).
83'
Left footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Marcus Tavernier (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
M. Tavernier
82'
Free kick won
Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82'
Foul
Foul by Connor Mahoney (Birmingham City).
81'
Sub
Subbed on for B. Assombalonga
Substitution, Middlesbrough. Ashley Fletcher replaces Britt Assombalonga.
A. Fletcher
80'
Foul
Foul by Omar Bogle (Birmingham City).
80'
Free kick won
Darren Randolph (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80'
Shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Maxime Colin (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
80'
Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Stewart Downing.
77'
Sub
Subbed on for L. Wing
Substitution, Middlesbrough. Marcus Tavernier replaces Lewis Wing.
M. Tavernier
76'
Sub
Subbed on for Jota
Substitution, Birmingham City. Viv Solomon-Otabor replaces Jota.
V. Solomon-Otabor
76'
Sub
Subbed on for J. Maghoma
Substitution, Birmingham City. Connor Mahoney replaces Jacques Maghoma.
C. Mahoney
74'
Foul
Foul by Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough).
74'
Free kick won
Cheikh N'Doye (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70'
Sub
Subbed on for C. Adams
Substitution, Birmingham City. Omar Bogle replaces Che Adams.
O. Bogle
70'
Free kick won
Jacques Maghoma (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.