English League Championship

Middlesbrough vs Millwall, 2017-18 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Middlesbrough
  • 11': Britt Assombalonga
  • 66': Jonathan Howson
FT
2 - 0
Millwall

    Middlesbrough clinch play-off place after beating Millwall

    Middlesbrough clinch play-off place after beating Millwall

    Match Timeline

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 3': Adama Traoré (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 3': Foul by James Meredith (Millwall).
    • 5': Attempt missed. Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by George Friend with a cross.
    • 5': Ben Gibson (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Foul by Lee Gregory (Millwall).
    • 9': Foul by Adama Traoré (Middlesbrough).
    • 9': James Meredith (Millwall) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 10': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Adama Traoré.
    • 10': Daniel Ayala (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Foul by Lee Gregory (Millwall).
    • 11': Attempt blocked. Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Ayala.
    • 11': Goal! Middlesbrough 1, Millwall 0. Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner.
    • 16': Attempt blocked. Ben Marshall (Millwall) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lee Gregory.
    • 18': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Ben Gibson.
    • 24': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Ryan Shotton.
    • 25': Attempt blocked. Jed Wallace (Millwall) right footed shot from long range on the left is blocked. Assisted by Ben Marshall.
    • 28': Attempt missed. Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Muhamed Besic.
    • 29': Attempt blocked. Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonny Howson.
    • 29': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Shaun Hutchinson.
    • 30': Attempt missed. Daniel Ayala (Middlesbrough) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Adama Traoré with a cross following a corner.
    • 31': Attempt missed. Muhamed Besic (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jonny Howson.
    • 37': Delay in match Mahlon Romeo (Millwall) because of an injury.
    • 38': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 38': Substitution, Millwall. Conor McLaughlin replaces Mahlon Romeo because of an injury.
    • 40': Attempt blocked. Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Muhamed Besic.
    • 41': Foul by Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough).
    • 41': Shaun Hutchinson (Millwall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 43': Attempt blocked. Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Muhamed Besic.
    • 43': Attempt missed. George Friend (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 45'+1': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Stewart Downing.
    • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Steve Morison (Millwall) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ben Marshall with a cross following a corner.
    • 45'+2': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Daniel Ayala.
    • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Steve Morison (Millwall) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Shaun Williams with a cross following a corner.
    • 45'+3': Foul by Shaun Williams (Millwall).
    • 45'+3': Muhamed Besic (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45'+3': Shaun Williams (Millwall) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Middlesbrough 1, Millwall 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Middlesbrough 1, Millwall 0.
    • 46': Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 46': Foul by Shaun Williams (Millwall).
    • 47': Foul by George Friend (Middlesbrough).
    • 47': Steve Morison (Millwall) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 47': George Friend (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 49': Attempt missed. Adama Traoré (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Muhamed Besic with a through ball.
    • 50': Adam Clayton (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Foul by Steve Morison (Millwall).
    • 52': Delay in match Ben Marshall (Millwall) because of an injury.
    • 54': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 54': Substitution, Millwall. Tom Elliott replaces Ben Marshall because of an injury.
    • 55': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Stewart Downing.
    • 56': Darren Randolph (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Foul by Lee Gregory (Millwall).
    • 61': Foul by Muhamed Besic (Middlesbrough).
    • 61': Shaun Williams (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Shaun Hutchinson.
    • 63': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Daniel Ayala.
    • 64': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Jonny Howson.
    • 64': Attempt saved. Shaun Hutchinson (Millwall) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Shaun Williams with a cross.
    • 66': Goal! Middlesbrough 2, Millwall 0. Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
    • 67': Conor McLaughlin (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Foul by Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough).
    • 69': Foul by Muhamed Besic (Middlesbrough).
    • 69': Tom Elliott (Millwall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 71': Darren Randolph (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Foul by Tom Elliott (Millwall).
    • 71': Delay in match Darren Randolph (Middlesbrough) because of an injury.
    • 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 77': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Patrick Bamford replaces Britt Assombalonga.
    • 78': Attempt blocked. Lee Gregory (Millwall) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Steve Morison.
    • 78': Attempt saved. Jed Wallace (Millwall) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 80': Attempt blocked. Adama Traoré (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Shotton.
    • 81': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Fabio replaces Stewart Downing.
    • 82': Attempt saved. Shaun Williams (Millwall) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jed Wallace with a cross.
    • 83': Substitution, Millwall. Shane Ferguson replaces James Meredith.
    • 84': Attempt saved. Adama Traoré (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonny Howson.
    • 85': (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Muhamed Besic (Middlesbrough).
    • 85': Muhamed Besic (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card.
    • 87': Adama Traoré (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 87': Foul by Shaun Hutchinson (Millwall).
    • 87': Shaun Hutchinson (Millwall) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 88': Attempt missed. Adama Traoré (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ben Gibson.
    • 89': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Tom Elliott.
    • 90'+1': Daniel Ayala (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Lee Gregory (Millwall).
    • 90'+3': Foul by Patrick Bamford (Middlesbrough).
    • 90'+3': Shaun Williams (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Adama Traoré (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Ryan Tunnicliffe (Millwall).
    • 90'+4': Ryan Tunnicliffe (Millwall) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Patrick Bamford (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
    • 90'+6': Attempt missed. Patrick Bamford (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jonny Howson following a fast break.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Middlesbrough 2, Millwall 0.
    • 90'+6': Match ends, Middlesbrough 2, Millwall 0.

    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 8
    3 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 0
    8 Corner Kicks 3
    1 Saves 3
    56.8 Possession 43.2
    8 SHOTS 17
    3 ON GOAL 3
    0.4 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    262 Accurate Passes 202
    396 Passes 298
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.7
    6 Accurate Crosses 2
    19 Crosses 13
    0.3 Cross % 0.2
    76 Long Balls 63
    34 Accurate Long Balls 19
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.3
    3 Blocked Shots 5
    7 Effective Tackles 11
    10 Tackles 14
    0.7 Tackle % 0.8
    0 Interceptions 0
    16 Effective Clearances 46
    16 Clearances 46

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Riverside Stadium
    Location: Middlesbrough, England
    Attendance: 28,606

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    Line-Ups

    MID Middlesbrough (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    25 Darren Randolph (GK)
    6 Ben Gibson
    4 Daniel Ayala
    3 George Friend Yellow Card
    5 Ryan Shotton
    8 Adam Clayton
    27 Muhamed Besic Yellow Card
    16 Jonathan Howson
    9 Britt Assombalonga
    19 Stewart Downing
    37 Adama Traoré
    Middlesbrough Substitutes:
    Dael Fry, Dimitrios Konstantopoulos, Jack Harrison, Patrick Bamford, Fabio, Martin Cranie, Grant Leadbitter.

    MIL Millwall (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Jordan Archer (GK)
    35 Jake Cooper
    4 Shaun Hutchinson Yellow Card
    3 James Meredith
    12 Mahlon Romeo
    6 Shaun Williams Yellow Card
    18 Ryan Tunnicliffe Yellow Card
    44 Ben Marshall
    14 Jed Wallace
    20 Steve Morison
    9 Lee Gregory
    Millwall Substitutes:
    Shane Ferguson, Conor Mclaughlin, Ben Thompson, David Martin, Fred Onyedinma, Tom Elliott, Aiden O'Brien.

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