Wheater (12)
Downing (37)
First-half goals from David Wheater and Stewart Downing give Boro a comfortable win over Birmingham.
Mido comes off for Dong-Gook Lee
Aliadiere comes off to rapturous applause and is replaced by Tuncay Sanli
McSheffrey fires a shot just wide
It appears all over with less than 10 minutes left
Rochemback is replaced by Lee Cattermole for Boro
Kapo is the latest Birmingham player to be booked for a foul on Mido
Jerome is offside for Blues
Blues look beaten with just over 15 minutes left at The Riverside
Aliadiere has been excellent today and he goes close again to making it 3-0
Aliadiere's cross is fired wide by Luke Young
It's all Boro still with a third goal on the cards
Downing's effort is cleared off the line by Nafti as Boro continue to look to wrap things up
Rochemback's shot is blocked as Boro pile forward again
Nafti is booked for a foul on Mido
Bruce was obviously unhappy with his side's display and decided to haul three off at once
Rochemback's corner is cleared well by O'Connor
And Muamba comes off for Mehdi Nafti
Mikael Forssell is also replaced by Garry O'Connor
Steve Bruce has had enough and makes three changes Larsson is replaced by Gary McSheffrey
Aliadiere's effort is well saved by Taylor now
Rochemback's cross is headed wide by Arca - but he should have scored
Mido has been lively again, causing Blues all sorts of problems but he's caught offside
Mido is the second player shown the yellow card
Radhi Jaidi brings down Mido early in the second half
The second 45 gets underway with Birmingham needing a quick goal to get back into it
Wheater and Downing on target as Boro are in charge at the break
Julio Arca gets frustrated and is late on Muamba
Bruce will need to give his side a major talking to at half time as Blues have, on the whole, been second best in the first half
Just as City had shown signs of coming back into it, Boro go further in front
Downing fires Boro further in front, latching onto George Boateng's downward header
Boro are still in front but the visitors are definitely in the game more now
Fabrice Muamba is the first player of the afternoon to be booked
Birmingham are showing signs of improvement as another Jerome shot is straight at Schwarzer
Wheater hauls down Jerome but Larsson's free-kick comes to nothing
Larsson's cross is cleared well by Wheater
Jeremie Aliadiere's shot is well saved by Maik Taylor as Boro continue to look the more dangerous side
Johan Djourou tries an ambitious shot, but it's fairly comfortable for Mark Schwarzer
Steve Bruce will be hoping that goal will rejuvenate his side as they have been quiet so far
Blues hit on the counter-attack as a Cameron Jerome shot flies over the bar
The home side are really taking the game to Birmingham and they are on the lookout for a quick second goal
The goal has been coming for Boro, who have dominated so far
Boro take an early lead through David Wheater, who heads home Andrew Taylor's cross
Birmingham do venture forward and win a corner from which Larsson's delivery is met by the head of Liam Ridgewell, but it's wide
The home side have definitely made the better start here with Blues yet to muster a decent attack
Fabio Rochemback's corner finds its way to David Wheater but it flies over as Boro make the better start
Stewart Downing's cross evades everyone and drifts harmlessly out of play
The action gets underway at The Riverside
Middlesbrough are unchanged from last week's derby draw against Newcastle, while for Birmingham, Sebastian Larsson replaces Gary McSheffrey up front
Middlesbrough
Birmingham City
Full time
First-half goals from David Wheater and Stewart Downing give Boro a comfortable win over Birmingham.
Substitution
Mido comes off for Dong-Gook Lee
Substitution
Aliadiere comes off to rapturous applause and is replaced by Tuncay Sanli
McSheffrey fires a shot just wide
It appears all over with less than 10 minutes left
Substitution
Rochemback is replaced by Lee Cattermole for Boro
Yellow Card
Kapo is the latest Birmingham player to be booked for a foul on Mido
Jerome is offside for Blues
Blues look beaten with just over 15 minutes left at The Riverside
Aliadiere has been excellent today and he goes close again to making it 3-0
Aliadiere's cross is fired wide by Luke Young
It's all Boro still with a third goal on the cards
Downing's effort is cleared off the line by Nafti as Boro continue to look to wrap things up
Rochemback's shot is blocked as Boro pile forward again
Yellow Card
Nafti is booked for a foul on Mido
Bruce was obviously unhappy with his side's display and decided to haul three off at once
Rochemback's corner is cleared well by O'Connor
Substitution
And Muamba comes off for Mehdi Nafti
Substitution
Mikael Forssell is also replaced by Garry O'Connor
Substitution
Steve Bruce has had enough and makes three changes Larsson is replaced by Gary McSheffrey
Aliadiere's effort is well saved by Taylor now
Rochemback's cross is headed wide by Arca - but he should have scored
Mido has been lively again, causing Blues all sorts of problems but he's caught offside
Yellow Card
Mido is the second player shown the yellow card
Radhi Jaidi brings down Mido early in the second half
Second half
The second 45 gets underway with Birmingham needing a quick goal to get back into it
Half time
Wheater and Downing on target as Boro are in charge at the break
Julio Arca gets frustrated and is late on Muamba
Bruce will need to give his side a major talking to at half time as Blues have, on the whole, been second best in the first half
Just as City had shown signs of coming back into it, Boro go further in front
Goal
Downing fires Boro further in front, latching onto George Boateng's downward header
Boro are still in front but the visitors are definitely in the game more now
Yellow Card
Fabrice Muamba is the first player of the afternoon to be booked
Birmingham are showing signs of improvement as another Jerome shot is straight at Schwarzer
Wheater hauls down Jerome but Larsson's free-kick comes to nothing
Larsson's cross is cleared well by Wheater
Jeremie Aliadiere's shot is well saved by Maik Taylor as Boro continue to look the more dangerous side
Johan Djourou tries an ambitious shot, but it's fairly comfortable for Mark Schwarzer
Steve Bruce will be hoping that goal will rejuvenate his side as they have been quiet so far
Blues hit on the counter-attack as a Cameron Jerome shot flies over the bar
The home side are really taking the game to Birmingham and they are on the lookout for a quick second goal
The goal has been coming for Boro, who have dominated so far
Goal
Boro take an early lead through David Wheater, who heads home Andrew Taylor's cross
Birmingham do venture forward and win a corner from which Larsson's delivery is met by the head of Liam Ridgewell, but it's wide
The home side have definitely made the better start here with Blues yet to muster a decent attack
Fabio Rochemback's corner finds its way to David Wheater but it flies over as Boro make the better start
Stewart Downing's cross evades everyone and drifts harmlessly out of play
Kickoff
The action gets underway at The Riverside
Awaiting Kickoff
Middlesbrough are unchanged from last week's derby draw against Newcastle, while for Birmingham, Sebastian Larsson replaces Gary McSheffrey up front