EFL Championship 2026-27 | Matchday 8 | 2026-09-19 23:00 JST
2 – 2
45' M. Arfsten 59' R. McGree (OG) 88' A. Malanda
Match summary Birmingham City took on Middlesbrough in the EFL Championship 2026-27 Matchday 8 on September 19. Birmingham City and Middlesbrough traded goals in a 2-2 draw. It was 0-1 at half-time and 2-1 in the second half, and neither side could pull ahead.
Possession: Birmingham City 48%, Middlesbrough 52%. Shots: Birmingham City 15, Middlesbrough 15.
Team stats 4-2-3-1 1 Beadle 20 Coch ran 4 Klarer 5 Neum ann 26 Osay i-S 14 Solis 24 Iwata 17 Millar 28 Stansfi 7 Vicente 32 Vázquez
3-4-2-1 1 Vítek 29 Malanda 4 Phillip 12 Ayling 17 Arfs ten 8 McGree 10 Morris 2 Brit tai 14 Peart-H 11 Cozier- 7 Lankshe
1.23 Expected goals (xG) 2.14
-1.02 Goals prevented (xG) -1.02
View as table Birmingham City Stat Middlesbrough 4-2-3-1 Formation 3-4-2-1 48% Possession 52% 1.23 Expected goals (xG) 2.14 15 Shots 15 5 Shots on target 4 6 Shots off target 6 4 Blocked shots 5 7 Shots inside the box 13 8 Shots outside the box 2 5 Corner kicks 3 1 Offsides 0 11 Fouls 11 366 Passes 399 271 Accurate passes 319 74% Pass accuracy 80% 3 Goalkeeper saves 5 -1.02 Goals prevented (xG) -1.02 2 Yellow cards 0 0 Red cards 0
Referee: David Webb, England
Player stats Birmingham City Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK J. Beadle 0 14(37%) 0 0 0 1 6.3 90 1(1) DF B. Osayi-Samuel 0 1(33%) 1 29(91%) 0 0 0 2 6.5 90 1 6(1) DF P. Neumann 1 0 2 2 15(65%) 0 1 0 1 1 6.2 90 1 12(5) DF C. Klarer 0 2 1 45(78%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.6 90 1 10(7) DF A. Cochrane 0 1 1 24(71%) 0 0 0 2 7.3 90 3 1 3(3) MF T. Iwata 2 0 36(73%) 0 0 0 1 6.7 90 2 3(1) MF J. Solis 1 0 2(50%) 2 33(97%) 1 0 0 1 1 6.9 90 2 1 10(5) MF Carlos Vicente 1 0 3 19(79%) 0 0 0 1 3 6.3 89 2 16(7) MF J. Stansfield 1 1 0 1(17%) 11(73%) 0 0 0 6 83 1 11(1) MF L. Millar 3 3 1 2(67%) 1 27(84%) 0 0 0 1 1 7.6 90 11(4) FW L. Vázquez 2 1 0 1 11(65%) 0 1 0 1 6.2 71 1 14(6) FW M. Ducksch 0 3(100%) 0 0 0 1 6.5 19 1(None) MF Paik Seung-Ho 0 1 2(40%) 0 0 0 1 6.2 12 5(2) MF P. Roberts 0 2(100%) 0 0 0 1 GK R. Allsop 0 0 0 0 DF E. Laird 0 0 0 0 DF K. Lund 0 0 0 0 DF L. Buchanan 0 0 0 0 DF D. Fry 0 0 0 0 MF M. Mazwi 0 0 0 0
Middlesbrough Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK R. Vítek 0 12(57%) 0 0 0 7.2 90 DF L. Ayling 0 3 2 47(76%) 0 0 0 3 7 90 1 10(8) DF A. Phillips 1 0 5 29(83%) 0 0 0 7.5 86 1 14(12) DF A. Malanda 3 1 1 2 32(78%) 0 0 0 1 6.5 90 2 13(4) MF C. Brittain 0 2(100%) 3 1 30(79%) 0 0 0 2 7.2 90 1 8(7) MF A. Morris 0 6 49(91%) 0 0 0 7 90 1 9(6) MF R. McGree 2 0 1 18(95%) 0 0 0 6 63 1 4(1) MF M. Arfsten 1 1 1 4(80%) 3 29(76%) 0 0 0 3 1 8.2 86 1 17(10) FW A. Cozier-Duberry 1 0 1(50%) 2 18(86%) 1 0 0 2 6.9 74 5 7(3) FW M. Peart-Harris 1 1 0 15(83%) 0 0 0 2 1 6.9 63 2 1 5(3) FW W. Lankshear 0 1 13(87%) 0 0 0 3 2 6.2 90 1 9(2) MF S. Berhalter 0 1 13(68%) 0 0 0 6.5 27 1 1 3(1) FW T. Conway 0 7(88%) 0 0 0 6.6 27 1 1(None) FW J. Sarmiento 0 6(67%) 0 0 0 6.3 16 DF Neto Borges 0 1 1(100%) 0 0 0 6.9 9 1(1) FW K. Joseph 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 6.9 9 2(2) GK S. Brynn 0 0 0 0 DF S. Byram 0 0 0 0 MF R. Pukštas 0 0 0 0 FW D. Strelec 0 0 0 0
Lineups Birmingham City Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 J. Beadle Starter DF 26 B. Osayi-Samuel Starter DF 5 P. Neumann Starter DF 4 C. Klarer Starter DF 20 A. Cochrane Starter MF 24 T. Iwata Starter MF 14 J. Solis Starter MF 7 Carlos Vicente Starter MF 28 J. Stansfield Starter MF 17 L. Millar Starter FW 32 L. Vázquez Bench MF 8 Paik Seung-Ho Bench FW 33 M. Ducksch Bench MF 16 P. Roberts
Show unused substitutes (6) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 21 R. Allsop Bench DF 25 K. Lund Bench DF 23 D. Fry Bench DF 2 E. Laird Bench DF 3 L. Buchanan Bench MF 40 M. Mazwi
Middlesbrough Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 R. Vítek Starter DF 12 L. Ayling Starter DF 4 A. Phillips Starter DF 29 A. Malanda Starter MF 2 C. Brittain Starter MF 10 A. Morris Starter MF 8 R. McGree Starter MF 17 M. Arfsten Starter FW 11 A. Cozier-Duberry Starter FW 14 M. Peart-Harris Starter FW 7 W. Lankshear Bench DF 30 Neto Borges Bench MF 6 S. Berhalter Bench FW 16 J. Sarmiento Bench FW 9 T. Conway Bench FW 22 K. Joseph
Show unused substitutes (4) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 31 S. Brynn Bench DF 3 S. Byram Bench MF 21 R. Pukštas Bench FW 13 D. Strelec
Match events Time Team Event Player Score 1H 24' Birmingham City 🟨 Yellow card L. Vázquez 1H 45' Middlesbrough ⚽ Goal M. Arfsten 0-1 2H 10' Birmingham City ⚽ Goal L. Millar 1-1 2H 14' Birmingham City ⚽ Goal R. McGree 1-2 2H 18' Middlesbrough 🔄 Substitution OUT R. McGree → IN S. Berhalter 2H 18' Middlesbrough 🔄 Substitution OUT M. Peart-Harris → IN T. Conway 2H 26' Birmingham City 🔄 Substitution OUT L. Vázquez → IN M. Ducksch 2H 29' Middlesbrough 🔄 Substitution OUT A. Cozier-Duberry → IN J. Sarmiento 2H 38' Birmingham City 🔄 Substitution OUT J. Stansfield → IN Paik Seung-Ho 2H 41' Middlesbrough 🔄 Substitution OUT M. Arfsten → IN Neto Borges 2H 41' Middlesbrough 🔄 Substitution OUT A. Phillips → IN K. Joseph 2H 43' Birmingham City 🟨 Yellow card P. Neumann 2H 43' Middlesbrough ⚽ Goal A. Malanda 1-3 2H 45+1' Birmingham City 🔄 Substitution OUT Carlos Vicente → IN P. Roberts
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