Middlesbrough 5-3 Birmingham City: result and report

Premier League · Saturday 20 March 2004

Result

Middlesbrough 5-3 Birmingham City

Premier League · Saturday 20 March 2004, 15:00 UTC · half-time 4-2

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Middlesbrough 5-3 Birmingham City: match report

Middlesbrough won against Birmingham City 5-3 in the Premier League on Saturday 20 March 2004. The half-time score was 4-2.

Gaizka Mendieta opened the scoring in the 5th minute. Middlesbrough's goals came from Gaizka Mendieta (5'), Massimo Maccarone (21'), Gareth Southgate (30'), Massimo Maccarone (45'), Mikael Forssell (59') and Szilard Nemeth (90'). Birmingham City scored through Mikael Forssell (23').

Discipline: Middlesbrough received 2 yellow cards; Birmingham City received no yellow cards.

Going into the game Middlesbrough were 12th on 34 points from 28 and Birmingham City 7th on 42 points from 28. Middlesbrough went on to finish that season 11th with 48 points, and Birmingham City 10th with 50.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Middlesbrough win, 0 draws and 2 for Birmingham City.

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

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 5'Goal · Gaizka MendietaMiddlesbrough · 1-0
  • 21'Goal · Massimo MaccaroneMiddlesbrough · 2-0
  • 23'Goal · Mikael ForssellBirmingham City · 2-1
  • 30'Goal · Gareth SouthgateMiddlesbrough · 3-1
  • 36'Yellow card · Jonathan GreeningMiddlesbrough
  • 45'Yellow card · Franck QueudrueMiddlesbrough
  • 45'Goal · Massimo MaccaroneMiddlesbrough · 4-2
  • 45'Goal · Clinton MorrisonBirmingham City · 3-2
  • 59'Goal · Mikael ForssellBirmingham City · 4-3
  • 90'Goal · Szilard NemethMiddlesbrough · 5-3

Head-to-head

3 meetings: Middlesbrough 1, draws 0, Birmingham City 2.

Team news

Birmingham City expected line-up

Maik Taylor, Kenny Cunningham, Olivier Tebily, Matthew Upson, Martin Taylor, Robbie Savage, Stephen Clemence, Clinton Morrison, Mikael Forssell, Stan Lazaridis, Bryan Hughes