Targett double sets Middlesbrough on the path to victory against Birmingham
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<p>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.</p><p>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 th
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Targett double sets Middlesbrough on the path to victory against Birmingham 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. The visitors were on a three-game winless run ahead of their trip to the Midlands, but quickly extinguished any fears their season was beginning to stutter when Targett hit a first-half brace to double his season tally. Marvin Ducksch brought Birmingham back into the game with his ninth league goal of the season, but David Strelec restored Boro’s two-goal advantage with his first goal of the calendar year. The night did not begin too comfortably for Boro, who were almost punished in the third minute when Tommy Doyle took advantage of a misplaced pass and rifled an effort towards goal but Sol Brynn managed to palm behind. However, the promotion chasers showed their quality with the first proper opportunity of the match to open the scoring in the 13th minute. Aidan Morris hit a diagonal ball into the path of Targett, who timed his run perfectly to get behind the defence and tuck home a composed finish beyond James Beadle. Targett made 89 appearances for Birmingham’s arch rivals Aston Villa , and he was quick to silence the home supporters with his celebration. The goal completely shifted the momentum and Middlesbrough capitalised once again by doubling their advantage 13 minutes later. Christoph Klarer lost possession in a dangerous area to Hayden Hackney and the midfielder nodded to Targett, who was on hand to bury his s...
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