Middlesbrough vs Birmingham City

Championship

Boro

8-5-2

2-1

Final

Birmingham

6-3-6

Riverside Stadium

Match pulse

MIDAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'BIR

43%Possession57%

8Shots13

4On target5

3Corners5

4Saves2

9Fouls13

30'Luke AylingMID90'+3'James BeadleBIR

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

Who won: Boro 2-1

Middlesbrough beat Birmingham City 2-1 on Saturday, November 8, 2025 at Riverside Stadium. Goals for Boro: Dael Fry (17') and Hayden Hackney (45'+5'). Goals for Birmingham: Demarai Gray (29').

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Lineups

Birmingham7th in English League Championship

Lineup (4-2-3-1)

1James BeadleG
2Christoph KlarerCD-L
3Phil NeumannCD-R
4Alex CochraneLB
5Tomoki IwataRB
6Jay StansfieldAM
7Paik Seung-HoLM
8Tommy DoyleRM
9Marvin DuckschF
10Demarai GrayAM-L
11Patrick RobertsAM-R

Boro2nd in English League Championship

Lineup (4-2-3-1)

1Solomon BrynnG
2Dael FryCD-L
3Luke AylingCD-R
4Matt TargettLB
5Callum BrittainRB
6Hayden HackneyAM
7Alan BrowneLM
8Aidan MorrisRM
9Tommy ConwayF
10Morgan WhittakerAM-L
11Riley McGreeAM-R

Head to head

MID leads series 5-0

Last meeting: Boro 2, Birmingham 0 (Mar 15)

Last 5

BIR

Wvs MIL4-0
Wvs POR4-0
L@ BRC0-1
W@ PNE1-0
Lvs HUL2-3

MID

T@ LEI1-1
L@ WAT0-3
Tvs WXM1-1
W@ SHW1-0
Wvs IPS2-1

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Game info

Venue: Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough, England · Attendance 26,378
Officials: Samuel Allison

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