1 BIR
Birmingham
3 MID
Middlesbrough
BIR 1
3 MID

Birmingham
-
Middlesbrough

Championship, Round 35
Monday, March 2, 2026 8:00 PM
St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park

Result

1-3

Match Recap

1H
Matthew Targett 13'
Matthew Targett 26'
2H
M. Ducksch 49'
David Strelec 60'

Match Events

Second Half 1 - 3

Yellow Card
90+4'
Yellow Card
Yellow Card
Yellow Card
90+1'
Fourth Substitution
90+1'
Yellow Card
90'
Yellow Card
Yellow Card
85'
Yellow Card
Fifth Substitution
84'
Third Substitution
74'
Second Substitution
74'
Fourth Substitution
72'
Third Substitution
72'
Yellow Card
67'
Yellow Card
Second Substitution
64'
First Substitution
64'
First Substitution
61'
Goal
60'
Yellow Card
Yellow Card
58'
Goal
49'

First Half 0 - 2

Goal
26'
Goal
13'

Match Statistics

Ball Possession

59%
41%

Total Shots

11
10

Shots on Goal

7
3

Corners

6
2

Expected Goals (xG)

0.62
1.06

Match Information

Information Value
League Championship
Season Championship 2025/26
Round Round 35
Date March 2, 2026
Time 20:00
Venue St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
Result 1 - 3

Lineups

Birmingham
England
James Beadle
25. J. Beadle
Bright Osayi-Samuel
26. B. Osayi-Samuel
C. Klarer
4. C. Klarer
Jonathan Panzo
37. J. Panzo
Kai Wagner
31. K. Wagner
Japan
Tomoki Iwata
24. T. Iwata
England
Thomas Doyle
7. T. Doyle
P. Roberts
16. P. Roberts
M. Ducksch
33. M. Ducksch
Demarai Gray
10. D. Gray
England
Jay Stansfield
28. J. Stansfield
Tommy Conway
9. T. Conway
Slovakia
David Strelec
13. D. Strelec
Australia
Riley McGree
8. R. McGree
England
Matthew Targett
3. M. Targett
Hayden Hackney
7. H. Hackney
Aidan Morris
18. A. Morris
Callum Brittain
2. C. Brittain
Adilson Malanda
29. A. Malanda
Dael Fry
6. D. Fry
Luke Ayling
12. L. Ayling
Solomon Brynn
31. S. Brynn
Middlesbrough

Form before the match

Previous Fixtures

Championship 2025/26
Championship 2025/26

November 8, 2025

FT
2
1
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough
Birmingham
Birmingham

Championship 2023/24
Championship 2023/24

March 12, 2024

FT
0
1
Birmingham
Birmingham
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough

October 21, 2023

FT
1
0
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough
Birmingham
Birmingham

Championship

Team P GD Pts

Promotion

1
Coventry
Coventry 		39 41 80
2
Millwall
Millwall 		40 10 72

Promotion Playoffs

3
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough 		40 21 71
4
Ipswich
Ipswich 		38 28 69
5
Hull City
Hull City 		40 5 67
6
Wrexham
Wrexham 		40 9 64
7
Southampton
Southampton 		39 15 63
8
Derby
Derby 		39 8 60
9
Watford
Watford 		40 3 56
10
QPR
QPR 		40 -5 56
11
Norwich
Norwich 		40 6 55
12
Stoke City
Stoke City 		40 5 54
13
Bristol City
Bristol City 		40 0 54
14
Birmingham
Birmingham 		40 -2 53
15
Preston
Preston 		40 -4 53
16
Swansea
Swansea 		40 -5 53
17
Sheffield Utd
Sheffield Utd 		40 0 51
18
Charlton
Charlton 		40 -11 48
19
Blackburn
Blackburn 		40 -12 46
20
West Brom
West Brom 		40 -14 44
21
Portsmouth
Portsmouth 		39 -17 41

Relegation

22
Leicester
Leicester 		40 -9 40
23
Oxford United
Oxford United 		40 -15 40
24
Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday 		40 -57 -6