English League Championship

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

· English League Championship
Middlesbrough
    FT
    0 - 1
    Fulham
    • 90'+5': Oliver Norwood (P)

    Middlesbrough 0-1 Fulham

    Middlesbrough 0-1 Fulham

    Match Timeline

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 2': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Tim Ream.
    • 11': Offside, Middlesbrough. Ryan Shotton tries a through ball, but Rudy Gestede is caught offside.
    • 12': Aboubakar Kamara (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 12': Foul by Daniel Ayala (Middlesbrough).
    • 13': Adama Traoré (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 13': Foul by Stefan Johansen (Fulham).
    • 13': Stefan Johansen (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 13': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Ryan Sessegnon.
    • 14': Offside, Middlesbrough. Martin Braithwaite tries a through ball, but Daniel Ayala is caught offside.
    • 15': Foul by Aboubakar Kamara (Fulham).
    • 15': George Friend (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Foul by Aboubakar Kamara (Fulham).
    • 17': Ryan Shotton (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Denis Odoi (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Foul by Rudy Gestede (Middlesbrough).
    • 20': Foul by Grant Leadbitter (Middlesbrough).
    • 20': Sheyi Ojo (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Attempt blocked. Adama Traoré (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Martin Braithwaite with a headed pass.
    • 22': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Denis Odoi.
    • 25': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Denis Odoi.
    • 26': Attempt missed. Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 32': Attempt missed. Stefan Johansen (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ryan Sessegnon.
    • 33': Denis Odoi (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Foul by Martin Braithwaite (Middlesbrough).
    • 36': Foul by Aboubakar Kamara (Fulham).
    • 36': Ryan Shotton (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 37': Foul by George Friend (Middlesbrough).
    • 37': Ryan Fredericks (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': George Friend (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 38': Attempt missed. Kevin McDonald (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Oliver Norwood.
    • 40': Attempt saved. Sheyi Ojo (Fulham) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Sessegnon with a cross.
    • 40': Attempt missed. Rudy Gestede (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jonny Howson with a through ball.
    • 42': Attempt blocked. Oliver Norwood (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Aboubakar Kamara.
    • 43': Foul by Sheyi Ojo (Fulham).
    • 43': Martin Braithwaite (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Middlesbrough 0, Fulham 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Middlesbrough 0, Fulham 0.
    • 46': Attempt missed. Oliver Norwood (Fulham) right footed shot from long range on the right is high and wide to the right.
    • 47': Foul by Martin Braithwaite (Middlesbrough).
    • 47': Sheyi Ojo (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Attempt missed. Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Rudy Gestede with a headed pass.
    • 52': Substitution, Fulham. Tomas Kalas replaces Sheyi Ojo.
    • 53': Offside, Fulham. Ryan Fredericks tries a through ball, but Aboubakar Kamara is caught offside.
    • 55': Foul by Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough).
    • 55': Stefan Johansen (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 55': Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 56': Delay in match Stefan Johansen (Fulham) because of an injury.
    • 57': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 57': Adama Traoré (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 57': Foul by Ryan Fredericks (Fulham).
    • 57': Ryan Fredericks (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 58': Substitution, Fulham. Rui Fonte replaces Aboubakar Kamara.
    • 59': Foul by Ben Gibson (Middlesbrough).
    • 59': Rui Fonte (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 60': Foul by Denis Odoi (Fulham).
    • 60': Martin Braithwaite (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 60': Denis Odoi (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 62': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Denis Odoi.
    • 62': Foul by Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough).
    • 62': Marcus Bettinelli (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Ben Gibson (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Foul by Rui Fonte (Fulham).
    • 63': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Britt Assombalonga replaces Rudy Gestede.
    • 64': Foul by Adama Traoré (Middlesbrough).
    • 64': Ryan Fredericks (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Adama Traoré (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Foul by Oliver Norwood (Fulham).
    • 68': Offside, Middlesbrough. Martin Braithwaite tries a through ball, but Britt Assombalonga is caught offside.
    • 69': Attempt blocked. Rui Fonte (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Piazon.
    • 70': Attempt missed. Martin Braithwaite (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Britt Assombalonga with a headed pass.
    • 71': Attempt blocked. Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 72': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Adama Traoré.
    • 72': Attempt blocked. Tomas Kalas (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oliver Norwood.
    • 72': Attempt missed. Tomas Kalas (Fulham) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
    • 76': Hand ball by Ben Gibson (Middlesbrough).
    • 77': Attempt blocked. Stefan Johansen (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 78': Foul by Rui Fonte (Fulham).
    • 78': Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Attempt blocked. Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
    • 79': Attempt missed. Stefan Johansen (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Oliver Norwood.
    • 80': Attempt missed. Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Grant Leadbitter.
    • 82': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Adam Clayton replaces Martin Braithwaite.
    • 82': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Marvin Johnson replaces Adama Traoré.
    • 84': Foul by Rui Fonte (Fulham).
    • 84': George Friend (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 85': Substitution, Fulham. Neeskens Kebano replaces Lucas Piazon.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Adam Clayton (Middlesbrough).
    • 90'+1': Neeskens Kebano (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+1': Adam Clayton (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+3': Daniel Ayala (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Rui Fonte (Fulham).
    • 90'+3': Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Adam Clayton with a through ball.
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 90'+4': Penalty Fulham. Oliver Norwood draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 90'+4': Penalty conceded by Grant Leadbitter (Middlesbrough) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 90'+5': Grant Leadbitter (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+5': Goal! Middlesbrough 0, Fulham 1. Oliver Norwood (Fulham) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Middlesbrough 0, Fulham 1.
    • 90'+7': Match ends, Middlesbrough 0, Fulham 1.

    Statistics

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    12 Fouls 13
    3 Yellow Cards 4
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 3
    1 Corner Kicks 5
    0 Saves 1
    63 Possession 37
    12 SHOTS 9
    2 ON GOAL 0
    0.2 On Target % 0.0
    1 Penalty Goals 0
    1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    478 Accurate Passes 217
    573 Passes 322
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
    1 Accurate Crosses 3
    8 Crosses 18
    0.1 Cross % 0.2
    62 Long Balls 81
    25 Accurate Long Balls 34
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
    5 Blocked Shots 2
    6 Effective Tackles 11
    15 Tackles 14
    0.4 Tackle % 0.8
    0 Interceptions 0
    31 Effective Clearances 15
    31 Clearances 15

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Riverside Stadium
    Location: Middlesbrough, England
    Attendance: 23,850

    EFL Championship Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Coventry City 25 +29 52
    2 Ipswich Town 25 +18 44
    3 Middlesbrough 25 +7 43
    4 Watford 25 +8 41
    Full Table

    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
    7 Grant Leadbitter Yellow Card
    19 Stewart Downing
    16 Jonathan Howson Yellow Card
    39 Rudy Gestede
    10 Martin Braithwaite
    37 Adama Traoré
    Middlesbrough Substitutes:
    Marvin Johnson, Adam Clayton, Britt Assombalonga, Ashley Fletcher, Cyrus Christie, Dimitrios Konstantopoulos, Patrick Bamford.

    FUL Fulham (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Marcus Bettinelli (GK)
    13 Tim Ream
    4 Denis Odoi Yellow Card
    3 Ryan Sessegnon
    2 Ryan Fredericks Yellow Card
    6 Kevin McDonald
    8 Stefan Johansen Yellow Card
    16 Oliver Norwood
    47 Aboubakar Kamara
    20 Lucas Piazon
    19 Sheyi Ojo
    Fulham Substitutes:
    Tomás Kalas, Steven Sessegnon, Tayo Edun, Rui Fonte, David Button, Tom Cairney, Neeskens Kebano.

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