Birmingham City 2-1 Middlesbrough: result and report

Championship · Friday 30 November 2012

Result

Birmingham City 2-1 Middlesbrough

Championship · Friday 30 November 2012, 19:45 UTC · half-time 1-1

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Birmingham City 2-1 Middlesbrough: match report

Birmingham City defeated Middlesbrough 2-1 in the Championship on Friday 30 November 2012. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Grant Leadbitter opened the scoring in the 14th minute. Birmingham City's goals came from Marlon King (45+2', penalty), Wade Elliott (66') and Marlon King (81'). Middlesbrough scored through Grant Leadbitter (14') and Scott McDonald (62').

Discipline: Birmingham City received 1 yellow card; Middlesbrough received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Birmingham City were 19th on 22 points from 19 and Middlesbrough 3rd on 35 points from 19. Birmingham City went on to finish that season 10th with 64 points, and Middlesbrough 14th with 60.

Birmingham City lined up in a 4-4-2 and Middlesbrough in a 4-4-2.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Birmingham City wins, 0 draws and 6 for Middlesbrough.

Going into the match Birmingham City's last five read D-D-L-D-W and Middlesbrough's W-L-L-W-D.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 14'Goal · Grant LeadbitterMiddlesbrough · 0-1
  • 45'Yellow card · Paul RobinsonBirmingham City
  • 45+2'Penalty goal · Marlon KingBirmingham City · 1-1
  • 62'Goal · Scott McDonaldMiddlesbrough · 1-2
  • 66'Goal · Wade ElliottBirmingham City · 2-2
  • 70'Yellow card · Andy HallidayMiddlesbrough
  • 81'Goal · Marlon KingBirmingham City · 3-2

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Birmingham City 4, draws 0, Middlesbrough 6.

Team news

Birmingham City line-up (4-4-2)

Jack Butland, Pablo Ibáñez, Curtis Davies, Hayden Mullins, Jonathan Spector, Paul Caddis, Ravel Morrison, Marlon King, Nikola Zigic, Robert Hall, Paul Robinson

Middlesbrough line-up (4-4-2)

Jason Steele, Justin Hoyte, Andre Bikey, Grant Leadbitter, Nicky Bailey, Emmanuel Andrien, Josh McEachran, Andy Halliday, Sebastian Tony Hines, Lukas Jutkiewicz, Scott McDonald