English League Championship

FT Friday, March 2, 2018
Leeds United LLDDW 0
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Middlesbrough LWLWD 3
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Match Report

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Bamford hat trick sees Middlesbrough past Leeds into playoff spots

Middlesbrough climbed into the Championship playoff positions as Patrick Bamford's first career hat trick secured a comfortable 3-0 win over Leeds.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
10
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
5
Corner Kicks
13
3
Saves
1
53
Possession
47
11
SHOTS
20
1
ON GOAL
6
0.1
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
309
Accurate Passes
272
416
Passes
356
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
7
16
Crosses
31
0.3
Cross %
0.2
61
Long Balls
48
18
Accurate Long Balls
20
0.3
Long Balls %
0.4
4
Blocked Shots
6
14
Effective Tackles
5
14
Tackles
9
1.0
Tackle %
0.6
0
Interceptions
0
24
Effective Clearances
19
24
Clearances
19

Head to Head

LEE leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

MID · 4-3-3

  1. 25Darren RandolphG
  2. 6Ben GibsonCD-L
  3. 4Daniel AyalaCD-R
  4. 3George FriendLB
  5. 5Ryan ShottonRB
  6. 7Grant LeadbitterCM
  7. 27Muhamed BesicLM
  8. 16Jonathan HowsonRM
  9. 11Patrick BamfordF
  10. 19Stewart DowningLF
  11. 37Adama TraoréRF

LEE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 13Felix WiedwaldG
  2. 6Liam CooperCD-L
  3. 18Pontus JanssonCD-R
  4. 8Vurnon AnitaLB
  5. 28Gaetano BerardiRB
  6. 21Samu SáizAM
  7. 23Kalvin PhillipsLM
  8. 14Eunan O'KaneRM
  9. 9Pierre-Michel LasoggaF
  10. 15Stuart DallasAM-L
  11. 10Ezgjan AlioskiAM-R

Timeline

  1. 31' Goal! Middlesbrough 1, Leeds United 0. Patrick Bamford (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Stewart Downing with a cross.
  2. 34' Grant Leadbitter (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 34' Samuel Sáiz (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 36' Goal! Middlesbrough 2, Leeds United 0. Patrick Bamford (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Adama Traoré with a through ball following a fast break.
  5. 41' Vurnon Anita (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 44' Substitution, Middlesbrough. Adam Clayton replaces Grant Leadbitter because of an injury.
  7. 45' Substitution, Leeds United. Ronaldo Vieira replaces Kalvin Phillips.
  8. 45' Substitution, Leeds United. Adam Forshaw replaces Ezgjan Alioski.
  9. 68' Goal! Middlesbrough 3, Leeds United 0. Patrick Bamford (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  10. 69' Substitution, Leeds United. Caleb Ekuban replaces Eunan O'Kane.
  11. 73' Liam Cooper (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 90' Substitution, Middlesbrough. Martin Cranie replaces Patrick Bamford.

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