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Birmingham vs Boro: match report

Birmingham City hosted Middlesbrough at St. Andrew's Stadium on Saturday 19 September 2026, in the EFL Championship (round 8). David Webb is the referee, averaging 2.8 yellow cards a game against a league average of 3.8.

Result and scorers

Birmingham 2-2 Boro. Goals: Max Arfsten 45' for Boro; Liam Millar 55' for Birmingham; Riley McGree 59' (own goal) for Birmingham; Adilson Malanda 88' for Boro. Attendance: 27,017.

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Key moments (contains the result)
  • 24' Yellow card: Luis Vázquez (Birmingham)
  • 45' Goal: Max Arfsten (Boro) 0-1
  • 55' Goal: Liam Millar (Birmingham) 1-1
  • 59' Own goal: Riley McGree (Birmingham) 2-1
  • 88' Goal: Adilson Malanda (Boro) 2-2
  • 88' Yellow card: Phil Neumann (Birmingham)
Match stats (contains the result)
47.7%Possession52.3%
15Shots15
5Shots on target4
5Corners3
11Fouls11
1Offsides0
3Saves4
2Yellow cards0
0Red cards0

Line-ups

Birmingham 4-2-3-1

Coach: Chris Davies

  1. 1 James Beadle GK
  2. 26 Bright Osayi-Samuel DEF
  3. 5 Phil Neumann DEF
  4. 4 Christoph Klarer DEF
  5. 20 Alexander Cochrane DEF
  6. 24 Tomoki Iwata MID
  7. 14 Jhon Solís MID
  8. 7 Carlos Vicente FWD
  9. 28 Jay Stansfield MID
  10. 17 Liam Millar FWD
  11. 32 Luis Vázquez FWD

Bench

  • 33 Marvin Ducksch FWD
  • 8 Paik Seung-Ho MID
  • 16 Patrick Roberts MID
  • 21 Ryan Allsop GK
  • 25 Kristoffer Lund Hansen DEF
  • 2 Ethan Laird DEF
  • 23 Dael Fry DEF
  • 3 Lee Buchanan DEF
  • 40 Menzi Mazwi MID

Boro 3-4-2-1

Coach: Kim Hellberg

  1. 1 Radek Vítek GK
  2. 12 Luke Ayling DEF
  3. 4 Ashley Phillips DEF
  4. 29 Adilson Malanda DEF
  5. 2 Callum Brittain MID
  6. 10 Aidan Morris MID
  7. 8 Riley McGree MID
  8. 17 Max Arfsten MID
  9. 11 Amario Cozier-Duberry MID
  10. 14 Myles Peart-Harris MID
  11. 7 Will Lankshear FWD

Bench

  • 6 Sebastian Berhalter MID
  • 9 Tommy Conway FWD
  • 16 Jeremy Sarmiento FWD
  • 30 Neto Borges DEF
  • 22 Kyle Joseph FWD
  • 31 Solomon Brynn GK
  • 3 Sam Byram DEF
  • 21 Rokas Pukštas MID
  • 13 David Strelec FWD
Previous meetings
  • Monday 2 March 2026: Birmingham City 1-3 Middlesbrough
  • Saturday 8 November 2025: Middlesbrough 2-1 Birmingham City
  • Tuesday 12 March 2024: Birmingham City 0-1 Middlesbrough
  • Saturday 21 October 2023: Middlesbrough 1-0 Birmingham City
  • Monday 2 January 2023: Birmingham City 1-3 Middlesbrough