Middlesbrough 2-1 Birmingham — EFL Championship, 8 Nov 2025
Middlesbrough beat Birmingham 2-1 in the EFL Championship on 8 November 2025 at Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough. Dael Fry, Demarai Gray, Hayden Hackney got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Middlesbrough have won 5 and Birmingham 0.
· kickoff·Riverside Stadium · Middlesbrough·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 5'
- 1-017'assist: Callum Brittain
- 25'
- 1-129'
- 30'Argument
- 2-145'assist: Aidan Morris
- Half-time2-1
- 57'
- 57'
- 60'
- 61'
- 61'
- 80'
- 80'
- 86'
- 90+3'Argument
- Full-time2-1
Player ratings
8.0
Top rated
Middlesbrough
- 8.0Dael FryD
- 7.3Luke AylingD
- 7.2Aidan MorrisM
- 7.2Hayden HackneyM
- 7.2Callum BrittainD
- 6.9Alan BrowneM
- 6.9George McCormickD
- 6.7Solomon BrynnG
- 6.7Matt TargettD
- 6.7Delano BurgzorgF
- 6.7Samuel SilveraF
- 6.7Morgan WhittakerM
- 6.6Sverre NypanM
- 6.3Riley McGreeM
- 6.2Mamadou Kaly SeneF
- 6.2Tommy ConwayF
Birmingham
- 7.5Demarai GrayM
- 7.2Thomas DoyleM
- 6.9Keshi AndersonM
- 6.9Patrick RobertsM
- 6.6Marc LeonardM
- 6.6Phil NeumannD
- 6.5Lyndon DykesF
- 6.3Lewis KoumasF
- 6.3Kyogo FuruhashiF
- 6.3Christoph KlarerD
- 6.3Tomoki IwataD
- 6.2Alexander CochraneD
- 6.0Marvin DuckschF
- 5.9Jay StansfieldM
- 5.7James BeadleG
Line-ups
Birmingham4-2-3-1
Middlesbrough4-2-3-1
Substitutes
MiddlesbroughRobert Owen Edwards
Substitutes
- 33Jonathan McLaughlinG
- 24A. BanguraD
- 10Delano Burgzorg86'F6.7
- 20M. K. Sene61'F6.2
- 13David StrelecF
- 22Samuel Silvera25'F6.7
- 14A. GilbertF
- 19Sverre Nypan61'M6.6
- 40George McCormick60'D6.9
BirminghamChristopher Paul Davies
Substitutes
- 14K. Anderson57'M6.9
- 6J. RobinsonD
- 26Bright Osayi-SamuelD
- 21Ryan AllsopG
- 9Kyogo Furuhashi57'F6.3
- 17Lyndon Dykes80'F6.5
- 41Eiran CashinD
- 12M. Leonard5'M6.6
- 30Lewis Koumas80'F6.3
Team statistics
43%Possession57%
0.61Expected goals (xG)1.20
8Total shots13
4Shots on target5
2Shots off target5
2Blocked shots3
3Corners5
3Offsides3
9Fouls13
1Yellow cards1
4Goalkeeper saves2
-0.57Goals prevented-0.57
353Total passes454
272Accurate passes371
77%Pass accuracy82%
Middlesbrough
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dael Fry | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 8.0 |
| Luke Ayling | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 7.3 |
| Aidan Morris | 90 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Hayden Hackney | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 7.2 |
| Callum Brittain | 90 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Alan Browne | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| George McCormick | 30 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Solomon Brynn | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Matt Targett | 60 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6.7 |
| Delano Burgzorg | 9 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Samuel Silvera | 64 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Morgan Whittaker | 61 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Sverre Nypan | 29 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.6 |
| Riley McGree | 61 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Mamadou Kaly Sene | 29 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Tommy Conway | 86 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
Birmingham
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demarai Gray | 57 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | 2 | 7.5 |
| Thomas Doyle | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Keshi Anderson | 33 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Patrick Roberts | 80 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | 2 | 6.9 |
| Marc Leonard | 85 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Phil Neumann | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 6.6 |
| Lyndon Dykes | 10 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Lewis Koumas | 10 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Kyogo Furuhashi | 33 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Christoph Klarer | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.3 |
| Tomoki Iwata | 80 | – | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Alexander Cochrane | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | – | 6.2 |
| Marvin Ducksch | 57 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.0 |
| Jay Stansfield | 90 | – | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 5.9 |
| James Beadle | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 5.7 |
Recent Form
MiddlesbroughDLDWW
BirminghamWWLWL
- W04 Nov 25HMillwall4-0
- W01 Nov 25HPortsmouth4-0
- L25 Oct 25ABristol City0-1
- W21 Oct 25APreston1-0
- L18 Oct 25HHull City2-3
Head-to-head
- 12 Mar 24Birmingham0-1Middlesbrough
- 21 Oct 23Middlesbrough1-0Birmingham
- 02 Jan 23Birmingham1-3Middlesbrough
- 05 Oct 22Middlesbrough1-0Birmingham
- 15 Mar 22Birmingham0-2Middlesbrough
- 30 Oct 21Middlesbrough0-2Birmingham
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