Middlesbrough vs Reading, 2017-18 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League ChampionshipMiddlesbrough 2-1 Reading
Middlesbrough 2-1 Reading
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 2': Adama Traoré (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 2': Foul by Leandro Bacuna (Reading).
- 3': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Tiago Ilori.
- 6': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Ben Gibson.
- 9': Attempt missed. Rudy Gestede (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ryan Shotton.
- 9': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Leandro Bacuna.
- 11': Chris Gunter (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Daniel Ayala (Middlesbrough).
- 13': Chris Gunter (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Patrick Bamford (Middlesbrough).
- 15': Foul by Garath McCleary (Reading).
- 15': Ryan Shotton (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 16': Attempt missed. Grant Leadbitter (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jonny Howson.
- 17': Chris Gunter (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Patrick Bamford (Middlesbrough).
- 17': Attempt missed. Liam Kelly (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Garath McCleary.
- 19': Attempt missed. Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Rudy Gestede with a cross.
- 26': David Edwards (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Patrick Bamford (Middlesbrough).
- 27': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Daniel Ayala.
- 28': Darren Randolph (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Joey van den Berg (Reading).
- 29': Offside, Middlesbrough. Ryan Shotton tries a through ball, but Rudy Gestede is caught offside.
- 34': Foul by David Edwards (Reading).
- 34': Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 34': Offside, Middlesbrough. Stewart Downing tries a through ball, but George Friend is caught offside.
- 35': Hand ball by Liam Kelly (Reading).
- 36': Chris Gunter (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Patrick Bamford (Middlesbrough).
- 36': Attempt blocked. Adama Traoré (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonny Howson with a through ball.
- 36': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Tiago Ilori.
- 37': Attempt missed. Rudy Gestede (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Patrick Bamford with a headed pass.
- 39': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Leandro Bacuna.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonny Howson.
- 40': Attempt missed. Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Adama Traoré.
- 44': Goal! Middlesbrough 1, Reading 0. Adama Traoré (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Stewart Downing.
- 45': Foul by Adama Traoré (Middlesbrough).
- 45': Joey van den Berg (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Joey van den Berg (Reading).
- 45'+1': Grant Leadbitter (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Middlesbrough 1, Reading 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Middlesbrough 1, Reading 0.
- 47': Attempt saved. Jón Dadi Bödvarsson (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Garath McCleary with a cross.
- 49': Goal! Middlesbrough 2, Reading 0. Adama Traoré (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 53': Foul by Grant Leadbitter (Middlesbrough).
- 53': Liam Kelly (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Attempt missed. Patrick Bamford (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 56': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Chris Gunter.
- 57': Attempt saved. Patrick Bamford (Middlesbrough) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonny Howson with a cross.
- 57': Delay in match Sone Aluko (Reading) because of an injury.
- 58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 59': Adama Traoré (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 59': Foul by Joey van den Berg (Reading).
- 60': Joey van den Berg (Reading) is shown the yellow card.
- 61': Grant Leadbitter (Middlesbrough) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Stewart Downing following a set piece situation.
- 62': Foul by Rudy Gestede (Middlesbrough).
- 62': Tiago Ilori (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Substitution, Reading. Pelle Clement replaces Liam Kelly.
- 63': Substitution, Reading. Chris Martin replaces Jón Dadi Bödvarsson.
- 66': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Adam Clayton replaces Patrick Bamford.
- 67': Foul by Sone Aluko (Reading).
- 67': George Friend (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 68': Offside, Middlesbrough. Adam Clayton tries a through ball, but Rudy Gestede is caught offside.
- 69': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Adam Clayton.
- 69': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Jonny Howson.
- 70': Chris Gunter (Reading) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 70': Foul by Grant Leadbitter (Middlesbrough).
- 71': Corner, Reading. Conceded by George Friend.
- 72': Chris Gunter (Reading) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 72': Foul by George Friend (Middlesbrough).
- 73': George Friend (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 73': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Jonny Howson.
- 74': Substitution, Reading. Yann Kermorgant replaces Garath McCleary.
- 74': Attempt missed. Leandro Bacuna (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
- 75': Foul by Liam Moore (Reading).
- 75': Rudy Gestede (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Yann Kermorgant (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Chris Gunter.
- 78': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Ryan Shotton.
- 78': Goal! Middlesbrough 2, Reading 1. Chris Martin (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pelle Clement following a corner.
- 79': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Britt Assombalonga replaces Rudy Gestede.
- 81': Foul by Adam Clayton (Middlesbrough).
- 81': Joey van den Berg (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Chris Martin (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sone Aluko.
- 82': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Ben Gibson.
- 83': Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Chris Gunter (Reading).
- 83': Chris Gunter (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Penalty Middlesbrough. Adama Traoré draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 84': Penalty conceded by David Edwards (Reading) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 85': Penalty missed! Bad penalty by Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) right footed shot is too high. Britt Assombalonga should be disappointed.
- 86': Offside, Middlesbrough. Grant Leadbitter tries a through ball, but Adama Traoré is caught offside.
- 86': Foul by Adam Clayton (Middlesbrough).
- 86': Leandro Bacuna (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Leandro Bacuna (Reading) is shown the yellow card.
- 88': Adam Clayton (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Sone Aluko (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pelle Clement.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Martin Cranie replaces Stewart Downing.
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonny Howson.
- 90'+3': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Tiago Ilori.
- 90'+4': Foul by Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough).
- 90'+4': Liam Moore (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Offside, Middlesbrough. Adama Traoré tries a through ball, but Britt Assombalonga is caught offside.
- 90'+6': Offside, Reading. Chris Gunter tries a through ball, but David Edwards is caught offside.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Middlesbrough 2, Reading 1.
- 90'+6': Match ends, Middlesbrough 2, Reading 1.
Statistics
 REA |
MID |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 13 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 5 |
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 1 | Saves | 1 |
| 58.7 | Possession | 41.3 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 348 | Accurate Passes | 228 |
| 436 | Passes | 300 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 20 | Crosses | 23 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 61 | Long Balls | 59 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 31 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 18 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 33 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 33 | Clearances | 15 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Riverside Stadium
Location: Middlesbrough, England
Attendance: 23,491
Venue: Riverside Stadium
Location: Middlesbrough, England
Attendance: 23,491
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
Middlesbrough (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Darren Randolph (GK) |
| 6 | Ben Gibson |
| 4 | Daniel Ayala |
| 3 | George Friend  |
| 5 | Ryan Shotton |
| 7 | Grant Leadbitter |
| 19 | Stewart Downing |
| 16 | Jonathan Howson |
| 39 | Rudy Gestede |
| 11 | Patrick Bamford |
| 37 | Adama Traoré |
Reading (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Vito Mannone (GK) |
| 6 | Liam Moore |
| 20 | Tiago Ilori |
| 19 | Leandro Bacuna |
| 2 | Chris Gunter |
| 38 | Liam Kelly |
| 4 | Joey van den Berg |
| 16 | David Edwards |
| 23 | Jón Bödvarsson |
| 12 | Garath McCleary |
| 14 | Sone Aluko |
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