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19-09-2026
This live coverage from Teesside Live (reported by Craig Johns) focuses on the Championship clash between Birmingham City and Middlesbrough at St Andrew’s.
Match ContextMiddlesbrough entered the weekend joint-top of the Championship table, aiming to secure another victory to maintain their position heading into an international break.
St Andrew’s has been a favorable ground for Middlesbrough, with the club having won their previous five visits there.
Middlesbrough’s Changes: Manager Kim Hellberg made three changes to the starting lineup following their midweek comeback against Millwall.
Adilson Malanda returned from injury into the defence.
Maximilian Arfsten and Myles Peart-Harris were also brought into the starting XI.
Neto Borges, Sebastian Berhalter, and Tommy Conway dropped to the bench.
Middlesbrough Starting XI: Radek Vítek, Luke Ayling, Nat Phillips, Adilson Malanda, Callum Brittain, Aidan Morris, Myles Peart-Harris, Maximilian Arfsten, Amario Cozier-Duberry, Riley McGree, Will Lankshear.
Birmingham City Starting XI: James Beadle, Bright Osayi-Samuel, Phil Neumann, Christoph Klarer (c), Alex Cochrane, Jhon Solís, Tomoki Iwata, Carlos Vicente, Liam Millar, Jay Stansfield, Luis Vázquez. (Former Boro players Dael Fry and Patrick Roberts were named on Birmingham’s bench.)
Kim Hellberg (Middlesbrough manager): Highlighted Birmingham’s tough home record, noting they have lost very few matches at St Andrew’s over the past two and a half years, while emphasizing Boro’s confidence stemming from past results there.
Chris Davies (Birmingham City manager): Pointed out Middlesbrough’s aggressive pressing system and stressed that Birmingham needed to play smart, bypass the press effectively, and sustain pressure in Boro’s half.