Championship: Middlesbrough prevails over Birmingham City 3-1
BIRMINGHAM. Middlesbrough conquers Birmingham City 3-1.
BIRMINGHAM. Middlesbrough overcomes Birmingham City 3-1. Middlesbrough got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from Matt Crooks (57′) and Matt Crooks (59′). Birmingham City tried to recover with a goal from Tahith Chong (74′). However, the match was closed by a goal (85′) scored by Chuba Akpom for Middlesbrough. Middlesbrough was vastly superior ball possession (61%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the St. Andrew’s Stadium stadium in Birmingham on Monday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Darren Bond assisted by Mark Russell and Mark Dwyer. The 4th official was John Busby. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 18.6 degrees Celsius or 65.44 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 88%.
Match Statistics
Middlesbrough was in firm control of the ball 61% while Birmingham City was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Middlesbrough was more aggressive with 41 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 7 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Middlesbrough won the match.
Birmingham City shot 10 times, 3 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Middlesbrough shot 18 times, 7 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
Birmingham City received 1 yellow card (Krystian Bielik). On the other side, Middlesbrough received 2 yellow cards (Jonathan Howson and Tommy Smith).
After playing this encounter, Birmingham City will stay with 32 points to stay in the 16th place. On the opposite side, Middlesbrough will have 36 points like Norwich City and Reading to stay in the 8th place.
Match Events
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15'15'
Jonathan Howson
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28'28'
Krystian Bielik
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35'35'
George Friend
Marc Roberts
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57'57'
Matt Crooks
Jonathan Howson
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59'59'
Matt Crooks
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65'65'
Troy Deeney
Jordan James
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65'65'
Mbule Emmanuel
Hannibal Mejbri
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65'65'
Jonathan Leko
Jordan Graham
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65'65'
Jobe Bellingham
Juninho Bacuna
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74'74'
Tahith Chong
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81'81'
Tommy Smith
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83'83'
Marc Bola
Riley McGree
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83'83'
Isaiah Jones
Marcus Forss
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85'85'
Chuba Akpom
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89'89'
Paddy McNair
Chuba Akpom
Next match
In the upcoming Championship match, Birmingham City will play away with Bristol City on the 14th of January with a 15-3 head to head statistic in favor of Birmingham City (3 draws).
Middlesbrough will host Millwall on the 14th of January with a 8-7 head to head statistic in favor of Middlesbrough (6 draws).
Birmingham City: Formation and Lineups
Birmingham City started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager John Eustace chose to play with the following team: John Ruddy , Maxime Colin , Marc Roberts , Auston Trusty , Juninho Bacuna , Krystian Bielik , Jordan James , Jordan Graham , Hannibal Mejbri , Tahith Chong and Lukas Jutkiewicz .
Substitutes
Birmingham City made 5 changes: Marc Roberts for George Friend (35′), Jordan James for Troy Deeney (65′), Hannibal Mejbri for Mbule Emmanuel (65′), Jordan Graham for Jonathan Leko (65′) and Juninho Bacuna for Jobe Bellingham (65′).
Top player: Tahith Chong
Probably the most impressive player in Birmingham City was Tahith Chong.
His rating is with 1 goal, 17 passes (70% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 6 crosses.
Middlesbrough: Formation and Lineups
Middlesbrough started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Regarding the opposition, Michael Carrick played with: Zack Steffen , Tommy Smith , Dael Fry , Darragh Lenihan , Ryan Giles , Jonathan Howson , Hayden Hackney , Marcus Forss , Chuba Akpom , Riley McGree and Matt Crooks .
Substitutes
Middlesbrough made 3 changes: Riley McGree for Marc Bola (83′), Marcus Forss for Isaiah Jones (83′) and Chuba Akpom for Paddy McNair (89′).
Top player: Matt Crooks
The player who no doubt impressed Middlesbrough the most was Matt Crooks.
His rating is with 2 goals, 22 passes (68% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 16.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Rubio Fidel
At the European football team LOOTRS, Rubio works as a journalist. He began playing the game at the age of five, and since then, Jose Mourinho, Arsene Wenger, Thierry Henry, and Zinedine Zidane have all served as inspirations. He provides readers with the most recent news and trends that he keeps up of. In addition to covering football, Rubio is a certified yoga instructor and coach.
