Burton Albion vs Middlesbrough, 2017-18 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League ChampionshipBritt Assombalonga bails out Boro at Burton
Britt Assombalonga bails out Boro at Burton
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 4': Foul by Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough).
- 4': Tom Naylor (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Goal! Burton Albion 1, Middlesbrough 0. Marvin Sordell (Burton Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lloyd Dyer with a cross.
- 7': Damien McCrory (Burton Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 7': Foul by Adama Traoré (Middlesbrough).
- 8': Attempt blocked. Darren Bent (Burton Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 8': Corner, Burton Albion. Conceded by Daniel Ayala.
- 10': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Tom Naylor.
- 10': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Damien McCrory.
- 13': Adama Traoré (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Liam Boyce (Burton Albion).
- 17': Corner, Burton Albion. Conceded by Ben Gibson.
- 19': Offside, Middlesbrough. Muhamed Besic tries a through ball, but Patrick Bamford is caught offside.
- 19': Offside, Burton Albion. Liam Boyce tries a through ball, but Lloyd Dyer is caught offside.
- 25': Foul by George Friend (Middlesbrough).
- 25': Marvin Sordell (Burton Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 27': Offside, Middlesbrough. Martin Cranie tries a through ball, but Patrick Bamford is caught offside.
- 27': Foul by Adama Traoré (Middlesbrough).
- 27': John Brayford (Burton Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 33': Darren Bent (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 33': Foul by Ben Gibson (Middlesbrough).
- 35': Attempt blocked. Martin Cranie (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Stewart Downing.
- 37': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Britt Assombalonga replaces Jonny Howson.
- 37': Adama Traoré (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by John Brayford (Burton Albion).
- 38': Foul by Adama Traoré (Middlesbrough).
- 38': Marvin Sordell (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 39': Foul by Kyle McFadzean (Burton Albion).
- 40': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Kyle McFadzean.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Daniel Ayala (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Martin Cranie with a headed pass.
- 43': Corner, Burton Albion. Conceded by Martin Cranie.
- 43': Offside, Burton Albion. Jacob Davenport tries a through ball, but Liam Boyce is caught offside.
- 44': Attempt missed. George Friend (Middlesbrough) header from a difficult angle on the left misses to the left. Assisted by Stewart Downing with a cross.
- 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Darren Bent (Burton Albion) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Damien McCrory with a cross.
- 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Damien McCrory (Burton Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 45'+1': Corner, Burton Albion. Conceded by Daniel Ayala.
- 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Darren Bent (Burton Albion) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Jacob Davenport with a cross.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Burton Albion 1, Middlesbrough 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Burton Albion 1, Middlesbrough 0.
- 46': Adama Traoré (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Foul by Kyle McFadzean (Burton Albion).
- 48': Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 48': Foul by Tom Naylor (Burton Albion).
- 49': Hand ball by Stephen Bywater (Burton Albion).
- 50': Stephen Bywater (Burton Albion) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 50': Attempt missed. Ben Gibson (Middlesbrough) header from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Adama Traoré with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Hope Akpan (Burton Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marvin Sordell.
- 53': Foul by Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough).
- 53': Tom Naylor (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Offside, Middlesbrough. Ben Gibson tries a through ball, but Patrick Bamford is caught offside.
- 56': Attempt saved. Patrick Bamford (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Muhamed Besic.
- 57': Offside, Middlesbrough. George Friend tries a through ball, but Britt Assombalonga is caught offside.
- 60': Attempt missed. Liam Boyce (Burton Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Hope Akpan.
- 61': Foul by Grant Leadbitter (Middlesbrough).
- 61': Hope Akpan (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Attempt missed. Adama Traoré (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 63': Corner, Burton Albion. Conceded by Martin Cranie.
- 64': Attempt missed. Liam Boyce (Burton Albion) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marvin Sordell with a cross following a corner.
- 65': Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 65': Foul by Tom Naylor (Burton Albion).
- 66': Attempt blocked. George Friend (Middlesbrough) header from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stewart Downing with a cross.
- 67': Adama Traoré (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 67': Foul by Damien McCrory (Burton Albion).
- 67': Damien McCrory (Burton Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 67': Attempt missed. Ben Gibson (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Stewart Downing with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 67': Offside, Middlesbrough. Ben Gibson tries a through ball, but George Friend is caught offside.
- 69': Damien McCrory (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Foul by Adama Traoré (Middlesbrough).
- 71': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Kyle McFadzean.
- 74': Offside, Burton Albion. Jacob Davenport tries a through ball, but Liam Boyce is caught offside.
- 76': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Jack Harrison replaces Stewart Downing.
- 77': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Damien McCrory.
- 77': Attempt saved. Muhamed Besic (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Darren Bent (Burton Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lloyd Dyer.
- 78': Offside, Middlesbrough. Jack Harrison tries a through ball, but Britt Assombalonga is caught offside.
- 79': Substitution, Burton Albion. Luke Murphy replaces Hope Akpan.
- 79': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Adam Clayton replaces Grant Leadbitter.
- 79': Darren Bent (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Foul by Martin Cranie (Middlesbrough).
- 80': Attempt missed. Kyle McFadzean (Burton Albion) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jacob Davenport with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 80': Foul by Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough).
- 80': Jacob Davenport (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Darren Bent (Burton Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 82': Attempt missed. Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Adama Traoré.
- 82': Tom Naylor (Burton Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Attempt missed. Jack Harrison (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Muhamed Besic.
- 86': Substitution, Burton Albion. Jamie Allen replaces Liam Boyce.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Lloyd Dyer (Burton Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Darren Bent.
- 90': Jack Harrison (Middlesbrough) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box.
- 90': Goal! Burton Albion 1, Middlesbrough 1. Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) header from very close range to the top right corner.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Burton Albion. Ben Turner replaces Kyle McFadzean.
- 90'+2': Offside, Burton Albion. Jacob Davenport tries a through ball, but Darren Bent is caught offside.
- 90'+4': Darren Bent (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Daniel Ayala (Middlesbrough).
- 90'+4': Hand ball by Luke Murphy (Burton Albion).
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Darren Bent (Burton Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lloyd Dyer following a fast break.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Burton Albion 1, Middlesbrough 1.
- 90'+5': Match ends, Burton Albion 1, Middlesbrough 1.
Statistics
 MID |
BRT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 9 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 6 | Offsides | 4 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 0 | Saves | 2 |
| 55.4 | Possession | 44.6 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 269 | Accurate Passes | 190 |
| 375 | Passes | 300 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.6 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 21 | Crosses | 18 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 81 | Long Balls | 93 |
| 32 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 8 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 11 | Tackles | 9 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 28 | Effective Clearances | 33 |
| 28 | Clearances | 33 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Pirelli Stadium
Location: Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, England
Attendance: 4,468
Venue: Pirelli Stadium
Location: Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, England
Attendance: 4,468
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 |
Line-Ups
Burton Albion (4-4-1-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Stephen Bywater (GK)  |
| 5 | Kyle McFadzean |
| 15 | Tom Naylor |
| 14 | Damien McCrory |
| 2 | John Brayford |
| 21 | Hope Akpan |
| 19 | Jacob Davenport |
| 11 | Lloyd Dyer |
| 17 | Marvin Sordell |
| 9 | Darren Bent |
| 27 | Liam Boyce |
Middlesbrough (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Darren Randolph (GK) |
| 6 | Ben Gibson |
| 4 | Daniel Ayala |
| 3 | George Friend |
| 14 | Martin Cranie |
| 7 | Grant Leadbitter |
| 27 | Muhamed Besic |
| 16 | Jonathan Howson |
| 11 | Patrick Bamford |
| 19 | Stewart Downing |
| 37 | Adama Traoré |
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