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Middlesbrough ease to victory at Birmingham in the Championship Targett slots Boro into early lead & adds second with similar low strike Strelec heads in to make it 3-1 to visitors Ducksch scores for Blues straight after break Second-placed Boro now five points behind leaders Coventry Birmingham remain eight points outside the play-offs Have your say using the Get Involved button Ian Woodcock FT: Birmingham 1-3 Middlesbrough Neil Maddison Former Middlesbrough midfielder on BBC Radio Tees Great win. I thought they marshalled it really well. It was a sticky patch in the first five minutes but they manged it well from there. Second half they came out and got their goal but Boro just worked them down and got a third with a header. For me, it's nothing more than they deserve, they were the better side. Birmingham 1-3 Middlesbrough As all the other teams in the promotion race did before them this weekend, second-placed Middlesbrough have won. Matt Targett's first half double (yes, you read that right) put the away side in total control before Marvin Ducksch got the home side back in it after the break. However, David Strelec headed in just on the hour-mark and from there on it was VERY comfortable for Boro. They're four points clear of third-placed Millwall. Blues are down to 12th, eight points off sixth-placed Wrexham. Birmingham 1-3 Middlesbrough Callum Brittain is booked for Boro for a pretty poor challenge on the touchline. Birmingham 1-3 Middlesbrough Birmingham boss Chris Davies will have been pleased with how his side went about things in the first few minutes of this half as they got back into the game. However, since Boro made it 3-1 they've not really been able to create anything as Paik Seung-Ho passes the ball out of play under no pressure. Not their night. Birmingham 1-3 Middlesbrough Ethan Laird booked for the home side for a VERY cynical foul on Aidan Morris. Boro skipper Hayden Hackney is subbed off for Alex Gilbert. We're into a minimum of five minutes added on. Birmingham 1-3 Middlesbrough Boro defender Adilson Malanda is in the book for throwing Carlos Vicente to the floor in the full-back position. Birmingham 1-3 Middlesbrough Tommy Doyle has a dip from 20 yards for the home side and Sol Brynn gathers at the second attempt. Boro nearly there now. Birmingham 1-3 Middlesbrough As mentioned before, this will be Blues' second home defeat since the start of last season. They last lost a home game by two goals on 26 December, 2023. Birmingham 1-3 Middlesbrough Boro goalkeeper Sol Brynn tries to go all Manuel Neuer as he comes out of his goal and into midfield. He. .. Probably shouldn't do that again as he's cautioned for a handball 40 yards out. Birmingham 1-3 Middlesbrough Last Blues change. Ethan Laird is on for Jonathan Panzo. Birmingham 1-3 Middlesbrough Ian Clarkson Ex-Birmingham captain on BBC Radio WM If they win it, Middlesbrough will look back at this and think they've not had to get out of second gear, which is disappointing for me. Birmingham 1-3 Middlesbrough The home side win a few corners in quick succession. If they could get something now. .. Birmingham 1-3 Middlesbrough Middlesbrough skipper Hayden Hackney is down but it looks just to be cramp. He's so important for Boro. They'll take no risks if there is anything wrong Birmingham 1-3 Middlesbrough Neil Maddison Former Middlesbrough midfielder on BBC Radio Tees From Boro's point of view it's all about managing the game and playing safe. Birmingham 1-3 Middlesbrough Coventry and Middlesbrough have been the best two teams in the Championship this season by a long way. Both deserve to be in the Premier League next season Gary - West Sussex Birmingham 1-3 Middlesbrough Boro have really controlled things since going two goals clear again 15 minutes ago. Birmingham haven't had an effort of note since. Birmingham 1-3 Middlesbrough And now a double sub for Boro. Riley Mc Gree and Tommy Conway go off and Alan Browne and Jeremy Sarmiento come on. Birmingham 1-3 Middlesbrough As a Coventry fan, it is not Boro I fear, it's Ipswich. They are the biggest threat to the Sky Blue championship party! Chris - York Birmingham 1-3 Middlesbrough Another double change for the home side. Paik Seung-Ho and Ibrahim Osman and Bright Osayi-Samuel and Demarai Gray are off. Birmingham 1-3 Middlesbrough Into the final 20 minutes. Birmingham have got to go for this and I sense we could have more goals this evening. Match report to follow later. Rate players out of 10 for this game. The rater will close 30 minutes after the final whistle. You must be signed in to a BBC account to play. After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users. Last Updated 2nd March 2026 at 21: 57 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: Chris Davies Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Kim Hellberg Formation: 3 - 4 - 1 - 2 Manager: Chris Davies Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Kim Hellberg Formation: 3 - 4 - 1 - 2 Championship All competitions All competitions All competitions Birmingham have lost 11 of their last 15 league games against Middlesbrough (W3 D1), losing each of the last six since a 2-0 win in October 2021. Middlesbrough have won their last four away league games against Birmingham, only having longer runs against Rotherham (6 between 1956-1962) and Liverpool (5 between 1957 and 1960). 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