English League Championship

Middlesbrough vs Nottingham Forest, 2017-18 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Middlesbrough
  • 7': Daniel Ayala
  • 31': Stewart Downing
FT
2 - 0
Nottingham Forest

    Defeat for Karanka on Riverside return

    Defeat for Karanka on Riverside return

    Match Timeline

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 3': Attempt saved. Grant Leadbitter (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Muhamed Besic.
    • 4': Attempt saved. Lee Tomlin (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joe Lolley.
    • 6': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Tendayi Darikwa.
    • 7': Goal! Middlesbrough 1, Nottingham Forest 0. Daniel Ayala (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner following a corner.
    • 8': Adama Traoré (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 8': Foul by Joe Lolley (Nottingham Forest).
    • 11': Ben Gibson (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Foul by Apostolos Vellios (Nottingham Forest).
    • 12': Foul by Kieran Dowell (Nottingham Forest).
    • 12': Muhamed Besic (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 13': Kieran Dowell (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 15': Foul by Tobias Figueiredo (Nottingham Forest).
    • 15': Patrick Bamford (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Attempt missed. Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jonny Howson.
    • 18': Foul by Patrick Bamford (Middlesbrough).
    • 18': Tobias Figueiredo (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Delay in match Tobias Figueiredo (Nottingham Forest) because of an injury.
    • 21': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 27': Foul by George Friend (Middlesbrough).
    • 27': Kieran Dowell (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 29': Foul by Ryan Shotton (Middlesbrough).
    • 29': Joe Lolley (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Goal! Middlesbrough 2, Nottingham Forest 0. Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
    • 33': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Ben Gibson.
    • 34': Foul by Tobias Figueiredo (Nottingham Forest).
    • 34': Patrick Bamford (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Tobias Figueiredo (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 35': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Tendayi Darikwa.
    • 36': Attempt blocked. George Friend (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adama Traoré with a cross.
    • 39': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Joe Lolley.
    • 40': Attempt saved. Patrick Bamford (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by George Friend.
    • 41': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Costel Pantilimon.
    • 42': Foul by Daniel Ayala (Middlesbrough).
    • 42': Tendayi Darikwa (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Attempt saved. Muhamed Besic (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Grant Leadbitter.
    • 45': Attempt blocked. Joe Lolley (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Watson.
    • 45'+1': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Ben Gibson.
    • 45'+2': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Stewart Downing.
    • 45'+3': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Daniel Ayala.
    • 45'+3': Attempt saved. Lee Tomlin (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ben Osborn.
    • 45'+3': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Darren Randolph.
    • 45'+4': Attempt missed. Apostolos Vellios (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ben Osborn with a cross.
    • 45'+5': First Half ends, Middlesbrough 2, Nottingham Forest 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Middlesbrough 2, Nottingham Forest 0.
    • 48': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Tendayi Darikwa.
    • 48': Dangerous play by Daniel Ayala (Middlesbrough).
    • 48': Daniel Fox (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Daniel Ayala (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 52': Foul by Apostolos Vellios (Nottingham Forest).
    • 54': Attempt blocked. Lee Tomlin (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Colback.
    • 57': Attempt blocked. Joe Lolley (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Watson.
    • 57': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Grant Leadbitter.
    • 57': Ryan Shotton (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 58': Attempt blocked. Joe Lolley (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 58': Attempt blocked. Ben Watson (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 58': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Ryan Shotton.
    • 58': Attempt missed. Tobias Figueiredo (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tendayi Darikwa with a cross following a corner.
    • 59': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Ben Brereton replaces Apostolos Vellios.
    • 59': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Barrie McKay replaces Kieran Dowell.
    • 63': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Adam Clayton replaces Muhamed Besic.
    • 65': Attempt missed. Tendayi Darikwa (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 66': Foul by Daniel Ayala (Middlesbrough).
    • 66': Lee Tomlin (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 67': Attempt blocked. Ben Brereton (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Barrie McKay.
    • 67': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Ben Gibson.
    • 68': Attempt blocked. Patrick Bamford (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 70': Foul by Daniel Fox (Nottingham Forest).
    • 70': Patrick Bamford (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 73': Attempt missed. Barrie McKay (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Joe Lolley.
    • 74': Attempt missed. Ben Watson (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 76': Attempt blocked. George Friend (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Adama Traoré.
    • 77': Attempt saved. Grant Leadbitter (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
    • 77': Daniel Fox (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Foul by Patrick Bamford (Middlesbrough).
    • 80': Attempt saved. Joe Lolley (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jack Colback.
    • 81': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Britt Assombalonga replaces Adama Traoré.
    • 82': Foul by Adam Clayton (Middlesbrough).
    • 82': Lee Tomlin (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Daniel Fox (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 84': Foul by Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough).
    • 89': Attempt missed. Patrick Bamford (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Britt Assombalonga.
    • 89': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Martin Cranie replaces Patrick Bamford.
    • 90': Attempt missed. Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jonny Howson.
    • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Middlesbrough 2, Nottingham Forest 0.
    • 90'+4': Match ends, Middlesbrough 2, Nottingham Forest 0.

    Statistics

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    7 Fouls 9
    2 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 0
    8 Corner Kicks 5
    6 Saves 3
    61.7 Possession 38.3
    14 SHOTS 13
    3 ON GOAL 8
    0.2 On Target % 0.6
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    476 Accurate Passes 260
    566 Passes 346
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    4 Accurate Crosses 8
    23 Crosses 16
    0.2 Cross % 0.5
    61 Long Balls 69
    27 Accurate Long Balls 32
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
    6 Blocked Shots 2
    16 Effective Tackles 7
    23 Tackles 10
    0.7 Tackle % 0.7
    0 Interceptions 0
    18 Effective Clearances 27
    18 Clearances 27

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Riverside Stadium
    Location: Middlesbrough, England
    Attendance: 25,812

    EFL Championship Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Swansea City 5 +6 11
    2 Middlesbrough 5 +3 10
    3 Queens Park Rangers 5 +3 10
    4 Bristol City 5 +2 10
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    MID Middlesbrough (4-3-3)

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

    NFO Nottingham Forest (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Costel Pantilimon (GK)
    13 Daniel Fox
    3 Tobias Figueiredo Yellow Card
    11 Ben Osborn
    27 Tendayi Darikwa
    15 Lee Tomlin
    18 Jack Colback
    32 Ben Watson
    39 Apostolos Vellios
    23 Joe Lolley
    20 Kieran Dowell Yellow Card
    Nottingham Forest Substitutes:
    Adlène Guédioura, Eric Lichaj, Michael Mancienne, Stefanos Kapino, Barrie McKay, Ben Brereton Díaz, Liam Bridcutt.

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