Matt Targett’s first-half double helped Middlesbrough return to winning ways with a 3-1 victory over Birmingham and further boost their hopes of promotion to the Premier League.
Third-place Millwall’s triumph against Preston at the weekend cut the gap to just the one point coming into the match, but Kim Hellberg’s side responded to restore their four-point advantage in second place. Birmingham lost just their second league game at St Andrew’s since May 2024, meaning their chances of finishing in the playoffs have slipped further away. They remain eight points off the top six.
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This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/mar/02/birmingham-city-middlesbrough-championship-match-report under the title “Targett double sets Middlesbrough on the path to victory against Birmingham”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
