English League Championship

FT Saturday, December 19, 2015
Middlesbrough WLWDW 3
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Brighton & Hove Albion DWWDD 0
1st2ndT
MID213
BHA000
American Express Stadium · 26,445 att.

Match Report

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Middlesbrough end Brighton unbeaten record as Jose Mourinho watches on

Former Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho looked on as Championship leaders Middlesbrough ended Brighton's club-record run of 22 matches undefeated.

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Team Stats

7
Fouls
6
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
0
4
Corner Kicks
3
2
Saves
3
37.8
Possession
62.2
10
SHOTS
14
6
ON GOAL
2
0.6
On Target %
0.1
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
261
Accurate Passes
480
354
Passes
570
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
5
10
Crosses
25
0.4
Cross %
0.2
82
Long Balls
80
29
Accurate Long Balls
51
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
1
Blocked Shots
6
16
Effective Tackles
11
23
Tackles
15
0.7
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
21
Effective Clearances
4
28
Clearances
7

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

BHA · 4-4-2

  1. 13David StockdaleG
  2. 4Uwe HünemeierCD-L
  3. 3Gordon GreerCD-R
  4. 14Iñigo CalderónLB
  5. 2BrunoRB
  6. 7Biram KiyalCM-L
  7. 6Dale StephensCM-R
  8. 15Jamie MurphyLM
  9. 27Rajiv van La ParraRM
  10. 21James WilsonCF-L
  11. 10Tomer HemedCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 25Bobby ZamoraSUB
  2. 24Rohan InceSUB
  3. 17Connor GoldsonSUB
  4. 8Andrew CroftsSUB
  5. 1Niki MäenpääSUB
  6. 19Elvis ManuSUB
  7. 28Adam ChicksenSUB

MID · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Dimitrios KonstantopoulosG
  2. 6Ben GibsonCD-L
  3. 4Daniel AyalaCD-R
  4. 3George FriendLB
  5. 24Emilio NsueRB
  6. 19Stewart DowningAM
  7. 7Grant LeadbitterLM
  8. 8Adam ClaytonRM
  9. 9Enrique GarcíaF
  10. 27Albert AdomahAM-L
  11. 18Cristhian StuaniAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 5Fernando AmorebietaSUB
  2. 13Tomás MejíasSUB
  3. 31Diego FabbriniSUB
  4. 10Carlos De PeñaSUB
  5. 26Tomás KalasSUB
  6. 36Bruno ZuculiniSUB
  7. 34Adam ForshawSUB

Timeline

  1. 4' Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Middlesbrough 1. Kike (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Albert Adomah with a cross.
  2. 14' Grant Leadbitter (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 44' Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Middlesbrough 2. Albert Adomah (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal following a corner.
  4. 60' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Connor Goldson replaces Uwe Hünemeier because of an injury.
  5. 62' Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Middlesbrough 3. Cristhian Stuani (Middlesbrough) header from the left side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Kike following a corner.
  6. 65' Substitution, Middlesbrough. Diego Fabbrini replaces Kike.
  7. 74' Substitution, Middlesbrough. Tomas Kalas replaces Nsue.
  8. 74' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Bobby Zamora replaces Tomer Hemed.
  9. 74' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Andrew Crofts replaces Jamie Murphy.
  10. 84' Substitution, Middlesbrough. Bruno Zuculini replaces Adam Clayton.

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