World News – GB – Birmingham v Boro LIVE: Updates and Analysis

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After successive home wins against Millwall and Luton Town, Boro seeks to correct the wrongs of recent away defeats en route to Birmingham City.

It’s a reunification day for Boro, who faces former boss Aitor Karanka and ex-players Adam Clayton and Lukas Jutkiewicz. George Friend is expected to be out due to injury.

It’s been a mixed start to the season for Karanka with the Blues looking to gain a foothold with back-to-back wins before losses to Watford and Cardiff City.

Sam Morsy is available for Boro after the club’s appeal against his midweek red card was successful.

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You fell behind early and we haven’t seen much in terms of reaction yet. Birmingham looks very solid and organized and creates better opportunities.

While I’m typing Hogan, Bettinelli is well rescued with his left leg to deny the hosts a second.

Boro has to sit down and put his foot on the ball. So far, there has been very little serenity.

The striker rushed to the corner flag to put a defender under pressure. That’s what he wants from his strikers, he said mid-week about telling Chuba Akpom at halftime against Luton that he wanted him to work as hard as frontman James Collins.

Before the game, there were a few groups from the Birmingham squad and a change of goals – but we’re on our way now.

Hopefully Boro can build on the beautiful semi-detached house and sign off for Christmas in style.

Boro looks at this team solidly. The challenge will be to support and mentor Britt Assombalonga.

Marvin Johnson and Marcus Tavernier will go for it, as will Lewis Wing, who you believe will be the most attacking midfielder.

Adam Clayton starts today for the hosts against his former club. But George Friend is out due to an injury and Lukas Jutkiewicz is on the bench.

Aitor Karanka has made five changes to his team in Birmingham City to move to St. Andrews against Middlesbrough.

Kristian Pedersen is back after a one-game suspension, Scott Hogan starts at the front and both defensive midfielders have been replaced, with Mikel San Jose and Adam Clayton returning to the team. Jeremie Bela is back too.

Neil Etheridge starts into goal with four opponents from Maxime Colin, Marc Roberts, Harlee Dean and Pedersen.

San Jose and Clayton face rested Maikel Kieftenbeld and Ivan Sunjic, while Ivan Sanchez’s attacking duo, Jon Toral, retain their seats. while Bela is for Jonathan Leko.

Hogan starts for the first time in three games for blues, with Lukas Jutkiewicz falling on the bench.

Today we face one of my previous teams at Middlesbrough. Evberybody knows about the fantastic time I had with the club.

We made it to the Premier League and I’m proud of the work we have done together.

Today we have a job to do and we have to react to the disappointment in Cardiff and show what kind of characters we are.

Today’s Rotherham United game against Derby has been postponed due to an unremarkable outbreak in the Rotherham squad.

Britt Assombalonga will be desperate to take his chance, as will Lewis Wing, who only comes into the season at the start of the second division.

So two changes for Boro, with Lewis Wing and Britt Assombalonga for Duncan Watmore and Chuba Akpom.

There was a Covid outbreak in the Rotherham roster – just a week before the Millers will head to Riverside on Boxing Day.

I was gone yesterday. When he finished, smoke must have come from Craig John’s keyboard, he had been through so much!

We know about Boro that after those disappointing losses at Stoke and Preston to Millwall and Luton they rebounded in style and retreated close to the top 6.

That was Warnock’s goal – to keep in touch in January. It would be disappointing if it didn’t, given the position Boro is in. After Birmingham today is Rotherham and then Sheffield Wednesday.

However, we know Karankas Birmingham will be a tough nut to crack even if they conceded three goals in the middle of the week.

On the 17th. Space was the problem. Only the bottom four scored fewer goals.

They seemed to gain a foothold with back-to-back wins but have since lost two straight away, be it in tough games against Watford and Cardiff.

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