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Match report
English Footie
League 1: Round 12 (setup 4, season 34)
Middlesbrough
v.
Birmingham City
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
5
Overall form:
Home form:
Joe LUMLEY61Lee CAMP
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
3
Overall form:
Home form:
Lee PELTIER27Maxime COLIN
George FRIEND3Juan FAMILIA-CASTILLO
James LEA SILIKI847Jérémie BOGA
Patrick McNAIR5Marc ROBERTS
Dael FRY666Jake CLARKE-SALTER
Jonny HOWSON77Gary GARDNER
Martin BRAITHWAITE8Marko ARNAUTOVIC
Lukas NMECHA97Kemar ROOFE
Ashley FLETCHER6106Ike UGBO
Britt ASSOMBALONGA611Scott HOGAN
Manager
Daniel Sánchez AYALA12Carl JENKINSON
Andy LONERGAN13Milos VESIC
Matt CROOKS14Lukas JUTKIEWICZ
Enes MAHMUTOVIC156Jefferson Antonio MONTERO Vite
Marcus TAVERNIER16Jason LOWE

Middlesbrough 2 Birmingham City 3
(Half-time: 1-2, Attendance: 28,207, Stadium: Riverside, Referee: Aris GALANOPOULOS 8½, TV: highlights)
5 Nmecha, 86 AssombalongaScorers3 Arnautovic, 15 Arnautovic, 66 Arnautovic
Substitutions65 Colin <=> Montero
Sendings off
Bookings57 Colin
2Corners2
6Fouls6
1Offsides1
2Shots on6
8Shots off4
10Total shots10
0Shots saved3
56%Possession44%
Man of the match: James LEA SILIKI
3GOAL!! An energetic CLARKE-SALTER ran down the right wing and dragged the ball back for ARNAUTOVIC to slip home. (1-0 Birmingham City)
5GOAL!! Middlesbrough's NMECHA beat a number of defenders before firing just inside the 'keeper's righthand post. (1-1)
6ROOFE's shot beat the Middlesbrough 'keeper but rebounded off the Middlesbrough post.
8BRAITHWAITE headed the ball wide of the righthand post from just outside the area.
10A shot from ROOFE seemed a certain goal but the Middlesbrough 'keeper managed to palm the ball clear.
15GOAL!! A delightful shot from COLIN was palmed away by the Middlesbrough 'keeper only as far as ARNAUTOVIC who nudged the ball past the stranded LUMLEY. (2-1 Birmingham City)
19PELTIER rifled an easy chance past the lefthand post.
21NMECHA was put clear by ASSOMBALONGA and he stepped inside CAMP but glanced his shot over.
22ASSOMBALONGA brought the ball past CLARKE-SALTER and rifled a weak shot wide.
28A penalty box meleé resulted in HOGAN cracking a low shot over.
35HOGAN's shot was well held by the 'keeper.
45MCNAIR beat two Birmingham City players and drove an effort wide.
 
48ASSOMBALONGA beat CLARKE-SALTER and flicked the ball to BRAITHWAITE who hit his shot wide.
57A poor challenge on FRY by COLIN results in a booking.
59The motionless 'keeper could only watch as a backpass from HOWSON fell just over.
63HOGAN ran onto a wonderful ball from ARNAUTOVIC but fumbled his shot wide.
66GOAL!! A cross from the left was headed down by UGBO for ARNAUTOVIC to score. (3-1 Birmingham City)
76ASSOMBALONGA floated the ball to MCNAIR who turned it over the bar.
81FAMILIA-CASTILLO placed a right foot shot over from twenty-five yards out.
82FLETCHER shot wide.
86GOAL!! As ROBERTS was attempting to hold back LEA SILIKI the ball dropped to ASSOMBALONGA who knocked the ball into the back of the net. (3-2 Birmingham City)