England Championship Birmingham vs Middlesbrough
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Matt Green and Gavin Gunning (each knee) still feature on the Birmingham injury list, whereas Michael Morrison’s (ankle) fitness is additionally a concern. Wigan defender Rob Kiernan has signed a loan accommodate the club till the end of the season and full-back Neal Eardley has came back to the club after a loan spell at Leyton Orient.
Middlesbrough Insider Soccer Info:
Rhys Williams (Achilles) and Damia Abella (knee) remain are long-term absentees at Middlesbrough, but Mustapha Carayol is enjoying with the Under-21 team as he regains fitness following a knee injury. However, Daniel Ayala (thigh) will be absent for some games.
Match Preview:
With simply one goal scored by the team in their four previous matches amid a winless sequence of six competitive games, there are increasing signs of Birmingham changing into entrenched in mid-table with very little prospect of competing within the Championship promotion playoffs. Since beating lowly Wigan 3:1 at St Andrews in early January, the Blues haven't scored a second half goal and none of their five subsequent league games has created a lot of than 2 goals.
Middlesbrough travel to Birmingham seeking a sixth successive Championship victory after their interest in the FA Cup was ended with a 2:0 Sunday defeat at Arsenal. The loss at the Emirates was the first occasion in that Boro had conceded additional than one goal in a game since before Christmas, a sequence which has included seven clean sheets. Patrick Bamford was withdrawn early within the second half at Arsenal with this game in mind and he has been 1st goalscorer in three of his previous 5 competitive matches.
Aitor Karanka can be stressing to his Middlesbrough team that they must forget their FA Cup defeat and concentrate on securing league points, but Birmingham are normally a good defensive team while not scoring several goals for themselves. Few goals are expected in this clash with one goal possibly deciding the end result and as Boro are the a lot of consistent team in front of goal.
Expect Away DNB (Draw No Bet)
