English League Championship

Middlesbrough vs Cardiff City, 2026-27 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Middlesbrough
    Halftime
    0 - 2
    Cardiff City
    • 22': Jack Moylan
    • 45'+1': Ollie Tanner

    About

    Middlesbrough are hosting Cardiff City at Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Neto Borges (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 1': Foul by Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City).
    • 2': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Krystian Bielik.
    • 3': Attempt saved. Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Nathan Trott (Cardiff City).
    • 3': Attempt missed. Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Cian Ashford.
    • 4': Attempt blocked. Amario Cozier-Duberry (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tommy Conway.
    • 4': Attempt missed. Neto Borges (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Amario Cozier-Duberry.
    • 7': Attempt missed. Jack Moylan (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ollie Tanner with a cross.
    • 11': Offside, Middlesbrough. Kyle Joseph is caught offside.
    • 13': Attempt blocked. Cian Ashford (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Chris Willock.
    • 14': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Ashley Phillips.
    • 15': Radek Vítek (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Foul by Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City).
    • 17': Attempt blocked. Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kyle Joseph.
    • 17': Attempt saved. Amario Cozier-Duberry (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Nathan Trott (Cardiff City).
    • 18': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Nathan Trott.
    • 18': Foul by Adilson Malanda (Middlesbrough).
    • 18': Chris Willock (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Attempt missed. Neto Borges (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Callum Brittain.
    • 20': Attempt blocked. Kyle Joseph (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Neto Borges.
    • 21': Foul by Riley McGree (Middlesbrough).
    • 21': Joel Colwill (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Goal! Middlesbrough 0, Cardiff City 1. Jack Moylan (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ollie Tanner.
    • 25': Kyle Joseph (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Foul by Joel Bagan (Cardiff City).
    • 25': Joel Bagan (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 27': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Joel Bagan.
    • 28': Offside, Middlesbrough. Ashley Phillips is caught offside.
    • 29': Attempt saved. Amario Cozier-Duberry (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Nathan Trott (Cardiff City). Assisted by Callum Brittain.
    • 32': Attempt blocked. Amario Cozier-Duberry (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 33': Foul by Kyle Joseph (Middlesbrough).
    • 33': Joel Colwill (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Offside, Cardiff City. Jack Moylan is caught offside.
    • 34': Attempt saved. Amario Cozier-Duberry (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Nathan Trott (Cardiff City). Assisted by Callum Brittain.
    • 34': Attempt saved. Kyle Joseph (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Nathan Trott (Cardiff City).
    • 35': Amario Cozier-Duberry (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Foul by Joel Bagan (Cardiff City).
    • 36': Attempt blocked. Amario Cozier-Duberry (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum Brittain.
    • 36': Attempt missed. Neto Borges (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Callum Brittain with a cross.
    • 40': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Callum Brittain.
    • 40': Attempt missed. Gabriel Osho (Cardiff City) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Alex Robertson with a cross following a corner.
    • 42': Foul by Neto Borges (Middlesbrough).
    • 42': Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 43': Offside, Cardiff City. Cian Ashford is caught offside.
    • 44': Attempt blocked. Amario Cozier-Duberry (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kyle Joseph.
    • 44': Attempt blocked. Kyle Joseph (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from very close range is blocked.
    • 45': Attempt blocked. Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tommy Conway.
    • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Goal! Middlesbrough 0, Cardiff City 2. Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Jack Moylan following a fast break.
    • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Callum Brittain (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Adilson Malanda.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Middlesbrough 0, Cardiff City 2.

    Statistics

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    4 Fouls 4
    1 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 2
    2 Corner Kicks 3
    5 Saves 0
    52.4 Possession 47.6
    6 SHOTS 17
    2 ON GOAL 6
    0.3 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    199 Accurate Passes 171
    237 Passes 214
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    2 Accurate Crosses 2
    6 Crosses 10
    0.3 Cross % 0.2
    30 Long Balls 24
    15 Accurate Long Balls 12
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
    1 Blocked Shots 8
    6 Effective Tackles 10
    8 Tackles 12
    0.8 Tackle % 0.8
    7 Interceptions 6
    12 Effective Clearances 4
    12 Clearances 4

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Riverside Stadium
    Location: Middlesbrough, England

    EFL Championship Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Swansea City 10 +9 23
    2 Middlesbrough 10 +6 21
    3 West Ham United 10 +17 19
    4 Birmingham City 10 +6 17
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    MID Middlesbrough (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Radek Vítek (GK)
    4 Ashley Phillips
    12 Luke Ayling
    30 Neto Borges
    2 Callum Brittain
    8 Riley McGree
    29 Adilson Malanda
    10 Aidan Morris
    22 Kyle Joseph
    9 Tommy Conway
    11 Amario Cozier-Duberry
    Middlesbrough Substitutes:
    Sam Byram, Myles Peart-Harris, Leo Castledine, Sebastian Berhalter, Connor Barron, Solomon Brynn, Jeremy Sarmiento, Max Arfsten, Will Lankshear.

    CAR Cardiff City (4-1-4-1)

    No. Name
    1 Nathan Trott (GK)
    4 Gabriel Osho
    5 Krystian Bielik
    18 Alex Robertson
    3 Joel Bagan Yellow Card
    44 Ronan Kpakio
    45 Cian Ashford
    27 Joel Colwill
    16 Chris Willock
    11 Ollie Tanner
    8 Jack Moylan
    Cardiff City Substitutes:
    Harry Tyrer, Charlie Holt, Troy Perrett, Isaak Davies, Calum Scanlon, William Fish, Rob Tankiewicz, David Turnbull, Paul Moreno.

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