English League Championship

FT Friday, March 4, 2016
Wolverhampton Wanderers DLLLW 1
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Middlesbrough DDWWL 2
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WOL011
MID112
Riverside Stadium · 22,110 att.

Match Report

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Gaston Ramirez puts Middlesbrough top in Championship with brace

Gaston Ramirez showed his Premier League class as his two goals helped Middlesbrough back to the top of the Championship courtesy of a 2-1 victory.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
8
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
5
Corner Kicks
6
5
Saves
1
44.6
Possession
55.4
13
SHOTS
19
1
ON GOAL
7
0.1
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
253
Accurate Passes
367
385
Passes
470
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
8
17
Crosses
29
0.2
Cross %
0.3
82
Long Balls
76
22
Accurate Long Balls
30
0.3
Long Balls %
0.4
7
Blocked Shots
2
17
Effective Tackles
13
23
Tackles
18
0.7
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
15
Effective Clearances
18
22
Clearances
26

Head to Head

MID leads series 3-2

Lineups

MID · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Dimitrios KonstantopoulosG
  2. 6Ben GibsonCD-L
  3. 26Tomás KalasCD-R
  4. 3George FriendLB
  5. 24Emilio NsueRB
  6. 21Gastón RamírezAM
  7. 34Adam ForshawLM
  8. 8Adam ClaytonRM
  9. 9Jordan RhodesF
  10. 27Albert AdomahAM-L
  11. 18Cristhian StuaniAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 35David NugentSUB
  2. 25Michael AgazziSUB
  3. 23Enrique SolaSUB
  4. 22Dael FrySUB
  5. 5Ritchie de LaetSUB
  6. 19Stewart DowningSUB
  7. 16Julien de SartSUB

WOL · 4-3-3

  1. 1Carl IkemeG
  2. 23Ethan Ebanks-LandellCD-L
  3. 6Danny BatthCD-R
  4. 2Matt DohertyLB
  5. 18Dominic IorfaRB
  6. 11Kevin McDonaldCM
  7. 8George SavilleLM
  8. 16Conor CoadyRM
  9. 22Björn SigurdarsonF
  10. 3Jeremy HelanLF
  11. 25Nathan ByrneRF

Substitutes

  1. 28Sylvain DeslandesSUB
  2. 10Joe MasonSUB
  3. 30Kortney HauseSUB
  4. 26Emiliano MartínezSUB
  5. 29Adam Le FondreSUB
  6. 35Connor HunteSUB
  7. 19Jack PriceSUB

Timeline

  1. 19' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Kortney Hause replaces Ethan Ebanks-Landell because of an injury.
  2. 23' Dominic Iorfa (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 24' Goal! Middlesbrough 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0. Gastón Ramírez (Middlesbrough) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adam Clayton with a cross following a set piece situation.
  4. 56' Goal! Middlesbrough 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0. Gastón Ramírez (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner.
  5. 65' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Joe Mason replaces Nathan Byrne.
  6. 67' Albert Adomah (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 72' Kevin McDonald (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.
  8. 79' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Jack Price replaces Kevin McDonald.
  9. 88' Substitution, Middlesbrough. Julien de Sart replaces Gastón Ramírez.
  10. 89' Own Goal by Ben Gibson, Middlesbrough. Middlesbrough 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1.

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