📅 02/03/26🕒 20:00🏟️ St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park🧑⚖️ T. Kirk
ScorerM. Targett2 goalsBiggest Swing+1.41 xT13' M. TargettCards6
Birmingham City 1-3 Middlesbrough — xTears 14.86 (02/03/26)
Final score: Middlesbrough 1-3 Birmingham City on 2 March 2026 during Matchday 35 of EFL Championship. Total xTears: 14.86.
M. Targett ended up carrying the main damage for Middlesbrough through M. Targett at 13' goal (+1.41 xT) and then M. Targett at 26' goal (+1.29 xT).
Pressure arrived in bursts, with calmer spells in between.
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How it unfolded
Timeline
13'
Goal
0-1M. Targett - Middlesbrough
Assist: A. Morris
26'
Goal
0-2M. Targett - Middlesbrough
Assist: H. Hackney
48'
Goal
1-2M. Ducksch - Birmingham City
Assist: J. Stansfield
60'
Goal
1-3D. Strelec - Middlesbrough
Assist: L. Ayling
All-out war
🟥
6.05
90+1'
Yellow card
+1.22 xT
E. Laird - Birmingham City
90+4'
Yellow card
+1.05 xT
C. Brittain - Middlesbrough
85'
Yellow card
+1.00 xT
S. Brynn - Middlesbrough
90'
Yellow card
+1.00 xT
A. Malanda - Middlesbrough
Absolute chaos
🧨
5.96
13'
Goal
+1.41 xT
M. Targett - Middlesbrough
Assist: A. Morris
26'
Goal
+1.29 xT
M. Targett - Middlesbrough
Assist: H. Hackney
60'
Goal
+1.27 xT
D. Strelec - Middlesbrough
Assist: L. Ayling
48'
Goal
+1.07 xT
M. Ducksch - Birmingham City
Assist: J. Stansfield
Late drama
🔥
5.19
90+1'
Yellow card
+1.22 xT
E. Laird - Birmingham City
90+4'
Yellow card
+1.05 xT
C. Brittain - Middlesbrough
85'
Yellow card
+1.00 xT
S. Brynn - Middlesbrough
90'
Yellow card
+1.00 xT
A. Malanda - Middlesbrough
Referee scandal
🧑⚖️
Barely left a bruise
0
Nothing big fed this one.
Cruelty
😈
Barely left a bruise
0
Nothing big fed this one.
Crushed hope
💔
Barely left a bruise
0
Nothing big fed this one.
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