Championship · Matchday 8: Birmingham and Middlesbrough drew 2-2. The match was played on Saturday, 19 September 2026 at St. Andrew's Stadium (Birmingham); refereed by David Webb, England.
M. Arfsten 45' (Middlesbrough) · L. Millar 55' (Birmingham) · R. McGree 59' (OG) (Birmingham) · A. Malanda 88' (Middlesbrough)
After a 0-1 first half, the game finished 2-2.
Birmingham held 48% of possession against 52%, attempting 15 shots to Middlesbrough's 15.
Shots on target read 5-4 and corners 5-3.
Substitutes: R. Allsop, K. Lund, D. Fry, E. Laird, L. Buchanan, Paik Seung-Ho, M. Mazwi, M. Ducksch, P. Roberts
Coach: Chris Davies
Substitutes: S. Brynn, Neto Borges, S. Byram, S. Berhalter, R. Pukstas, J. Sarmiento, T. Conway, D. Strelec, K. Joseph
Coach: Kim Hellberg
Maximilian Arfsten (Middlesbrough) — named player of the match with a 8.2 rating.