Birmingham 1–3 Middlesbrough
Birmingham
1–3HT 0–0
Middlesbrough
Birmingham played Middlesbrough in the Championship on 2 January 2023 at St Andrew's Stadium. The match finished 1–3.
Goals and cards
- 15'Jonathan Howson — Yellow card
- 28'Krystian Bielik — Yellow card
- 57'M. Crooks (assist by J. Howson)
- 59'M. Crooks
- 74'T. Chong (assist by A. Trusty)
- 81'Tommy Smith — Yellow card
- 85'C. Akpom (assist by M. Crooks)
Line-ups
Birmingham 3-4-2-1
- J. Ruddy
- M. Colin
- M. Roberts
- A. Trusty
- J. Bacuna
- J. James
- K. Bielik
- J. Graham
- H. Mejbri
- T. Chong
- L. Jutkiewicz
- SUBSTITUTES
- G. Friend
- T. Deeney
- J. Leko
- M. Emmanuel
- J. Bellingham
- A. Chang
- N. Etheridge
- COACHES: J. Eustace
Middlesbrough 4-2-3-1
- Z. Steffen
- T. Smith
- D. Fry
- D. Lenihan
- R. Giles
- J. Howson
- H. Hackney
- M. Forss
- C. Akpom
- R. McGree
- M. Crooks
- SUBSTITUTES
- I. Jones
- M. Bola
- P. McNair
- D. Watmore
- L. Roberts
- A. Mowatt
- Rodrigo Muniz
- COACHES: M. Carrick
Match statistics
| Birmingham | Middlesbrough | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shots on goal | 8 |
| 5 | Shots off goal | 2 |
| 9 | Total shots | 18 |
| 3 | Blocked shots | 8 |
| 6 | Shots inside box | 15 |
| 3 | Shots outside box | 3 |
| 10 | Fouls | 8 |
| 9 | Corners | 8 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 39% | Possession | 61% |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 5 | Saves | 0 |
| 280 | Total passes | 450 |
| 177 | Accurate passes | 347 |
| 63% | Pass accuracy | 77% |