Middlesbrough vs Birmingham City

Championship

Boro

3-4-5

1-0

Final

Birmingham

3-4-5

Riverside Stadium

Match pulse

MIDAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'BIR

46%Possession54%

13Shots13

3On target4

6Corners6

4Saves2

11Fouls10

13'Juninho BacunaBIR15'Paddy McNairMID29'Anfernee DijksteelMID

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

Who won: Boro 1-0

Middlesbrough beat Birmingham City 1-0 on Wednesday, October 5, 2022 at Riverside Stadium. Goals for Boro: Chuba Akpom (23').

Play by play

Match ends, Middlesbrough 1, Birmingham City 0.
Second Half ends, Middlesbrough 1, Birmingham City 0.
90'+4'
Shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Marcus Forss (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Riley McGree.
90'+1'
Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Jordan Graham.
90'+1'
Free kick won
Riley McGree (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+1'
Foul
Foul by Jordan Graham (Birmingham City).
90'
Free kick won
Hannibal Mejbri (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'
Foul
Foul by Marc Bola (Middlesbrough).
88'
Free kick won
Jobe Bellingham (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88'
Foul
Foul by Tommy Smith (Middlesbrough).
88'
Shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Duncan Watmore (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
88'
Sub
Subbed on for M. Colin
Substitution, Birmingham City. Jordan James replaces Maxime Colin.
J. James
88'
Sub
Subbed on for T. Chong
Substitution, Birmingham City. Jobe Bellingham replaces Tahith Chong.
J. Bellingham
82'
Sub
Subbed on for A. Dijksteel
Substitution, Middlesbrough. Tommy Smith replaces Anfernee Dijksteel.
T. Smith
82'
Sub
Subbed on for R. Muniz
Substitution, Middlesbrough. Duncan Watmore replaces Rodrigo Muniz.
D. Watmore
81'
Free kick won
Marcus Forss (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81'
Foul
Foul by Maxime Colin (Birmingham City).
79'
Sub
Subbed on for T. Deeney
Substitution, Birmingham City. Lukas Jutkiewicz replaces Troy Deeney.
L. Jutkiewicz
79'
Sub
Subbed on for K. Bielik
Substitution, Birmingham City. George Hall replaces Krystian Bielik.
G. Hall
78'BIR
Free kick won
Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78'
Foul
Foul by Hannibal Mejbri (Birmingham City).
75'
Offside
Offside, Middlesbrough. Rodrigo Muniz tries a through ball, but Marcus Forss is caught offside.
75'
Shot hit woodwork
Rodrigo Muniz (Middlesbrough) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Riley McGree with a cross.
74'
Shot off target
Attempt missed. Hannibal Mejbri (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Tahith Chong.
73'
Header saved
Attempt saved. Darragh Lenihan (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Riley McGree with a cross.
D. Lenihan