Middlesbrough v Birmingham City live stream: how to watch the Championship wherever you are in the world
How to watch a Middlesbrough v Birmingham City live stream, as Neil Warnock's side look to continue their play-off push
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Middlesbrough v Birmingham City live stream, Sky Sports, Saturday 16 January, 12.30pm GMT
Middlesbrough will be looking to continue their play-off push when they face Birmingham on Saturday.
Neil Warnock’s side head into this game in excellent form, having won four of their last five games in the league. They did lose 2-1 to Brentford in the third round of the FA Cup last weekend, but the Championship was always going to Boro’s primary focus in this congested campaign.
Boro’s strength to date has been their defensive solidity, with only 18 goals conceded in 22 games - a tally bettered by only Swansea and Watford. They have been particularly difficult to break down at home, having kept clean sheets in six of their last eight outings at the Riverside Stadium.
Birmingham have been on a dire run, having taken just one point from the last 18 available prior to last weekend’s 3-0 loss to Manchester City in the FA Cup. Aitor Karanka’s side have only fallen two places in the Championship despite their six-game winless stretch, but they are now just four points clear of the bottom three.
Birmingham can take some heart from their away record this season as they prepare to face Boro at the Riverside. Karanka’s side rank 10th in the away table and have only lost two of their 11 matches on their travels, while their two most recent wins were at Bristol City and Reading.
Middlesbrough will be unable to call upon the services of Grant Hall, who is expected to be sidelined until March with a thigh problem. Ashley Fletcher is close to making a comeback from a hamstring injury, but Marcus Browne is out after suffering a dislocated kneecap against Brentford.
Birmingham will have to make do without Gary Gardner and Alen Halilovic, while Kristian Pedersen could miss out with a knock. In better news for the Blues, Marc Roberts could make the matchday squad.
Kick-off is at 12.30pm GMT and the game is being shown on Sky Sports Football and Sky Sports Main Event in the UK. See below for watching details where you are.
Use a VPN to watch a Middlesbrough v Birmingham City live stream from outside your country
If you’re on holiday or just simply out of the country, your domestic on-demand services won’t work – the broadcaster knows exactly where you are from your IP address. Your access to the game will be automatically blocked, which is annoying if you’ve paid a subscription fee and don't want to use an illegal, buffering stream that makes you miss another Jamie Vardy goal. And that's where we recommend ExpressVPN (more on which below).
All you need to do is get a Virtual Private Network (VPN) to get beyond such aggravations (assuming it complies with your broadcaster’s T&Cs). A VPN creates a private connection between your device and the internet, meaning suppliers can’t work out where you are and what you’re doing. The info going to and from is entirely encrypted.
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