Middlesbrough vs Bolton Wanderers, 2017-18 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League ChampionshipTony Pulis watches on as Middlesbrough ease to victory over struggling Bolton
Tony Pulis watches on as Middlesbrough ease to victory over struggling Bolton
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 3': Foul by Darren Pratley (Bolton Wanderers).
- 3': Martin Braithwaite (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Foul by Gary Madine (Bolton Wanderers).
- 4': Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Attempt blocked. Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonny Howson.
- 5': Darren Pratley (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 5': Foul by Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough).
- 8': Andrew Taylor (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 8': Foul by Cyrus Christie (Middlesbrough).
- 9': Attempt missed. Cyrus Christie (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Stewart Downing.
- 11': Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Andrew Taylor (Bolton Wanderers).
- 12': Andrew Taylor (Bolton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 12': Delay in match Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) because of an injury.
- 12': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 13': Fabio (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 13': Foul by Josh Vela (Bolton Wanderers).
- 14': Foul by Mark Little (Bolton Wanderers).
- 14': Martin Braithwaite (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Mark Little.
- 18': Foul by Ryan Shotton (Middlesbrough).
- 18': Mark Beevers (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Cyrus Christie (Middlesbrough).
- 19': Sammy Ameobi (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 19': Attempt missed. Gary Madine (Bolton Wanderers) header from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Karl Henry following a set piece situation.
- 20': Attempt missed. Patrick Bamford (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Stewart Downing with a cross.
- 22': Attempt saved. Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Patrick Bamford.
- 24': Foul by Grant Leadbitter (Middlesbrough).
- 24': Josh Vela (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Josh Vela (Bolton Wanderers).
- 25': Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Darren Pratley (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 25': Foul by Grant Leadbitter (Middlesbrough).
- 26': Attempt blocked. Josh Vela (Bolton Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sammy Ameobi.
- 26': Attempt blocked. Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonny Howson.
- 27': Offside, Middlesbrough. Grant Leadbitter tries a through ball, but Britt Assombalonga is caught offside.
- 28': Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Darren Pratley (Bolton Wanderers).
- 30': Attempt missed. Patrick Bamford (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 31': Foul by Mark Little (Bolton Wanderers).
- 31': Martin Braithwaite (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Attempt saved. Patrick Bamford (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonny Howson.
- 33': Foul by Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough).
- 33': Sammy Ameobi (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 34': Attempt missed. Gary Madine (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Josh Vela with a headed pass.
- 35': Attempt missed. Martin Braithwaite (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Fabio.
- 35': Delay in match Andrew Taylor (Bolton Wanderers) because of an injury.
- 36': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 36': Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Antonee Robinson replaces Andrew Taylor because of an injury.
- 37': Attempt saved. Patrick Bamford (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Britt Assombalonga.
- 37': Attempt missed. Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Fabio.
- 38': Foul by Josh Vela (Bolton Wanderers).
- 38': Ryan Shotton (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Darren Pratley (Bolton Wanderers).
- 40': Patrick Bamford (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Craig Noone (Bolton Wanderers).
- 43': Martin Braithwaite (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Patrick Bamford (Middlesbrough).
- 44': Karl Henry (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Ben Gibson (Middlesbrough).
- 45': Gary Madine (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Middlesbrough 0, Bolton Wanderers 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Middlesbrough 0, Bolton Wanderers 0.
- 45': Substitution, Middlesbrough. George Friend replaces Fabio.
- 48': Attempt missed. Sammy Ameobi (Bolton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Josh Vela.
- 49': Goal! Middlesbrough 1, Bolton Wanderers 0. Martin Braithwaite (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonny Howson.
- 50': Foul by Darren Pratley (Bolton Wanderers).
- 50': Patrick Bamford (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 51': Foul by Mark Beevers (Bolton Wanderers).
- 51': Mark Beevers (Bolton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 52': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Karl Henry.
- 53': Attempt missed. Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Stewart Downing with a cross following a corner.
- 54': Cyrus Christie (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Craig Noone (Bolton Wanderers).
- 57': Martin Braithwaite (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 59': Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Patrick Bamford.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Karl Henry (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mark Beevers.
- 62': Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. William Buckley replaces Craig Noone.
- 63': Foul by George Friend (Middlesbrough).
- 63': Sammy Ameobi (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Goal! Middlesbrough 2, Bolton Wanderers 0. Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Martin Braithwaite with a headed pass.
- 69': Ben Gibson (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 69': Foul by Gary Madine (Bolton Wanderers).
- 70': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Rudy Gestede replaces Britt Assombalonga.
- 70': Foul by Darren Pratley (Bolton Wanderers).
- 70': Martin Braithwaite (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 75': Foul by Sammy Ameobi (Bolton Wanderers).
- 75': George Friend (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 75': Foul by Gary Madine (Bolton Wanderers).
- 75': Ryan Shotton (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 77': Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Aaron Wilbraham replaces Gary Madine.
- 78': Foul by Mark Little (Bolton Wanderers).
- 78': Martin Braithwaite (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Darren Pratley (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Patrick Bamford (Middlesbrough).
- 79': Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Cyrus Christie.
- 80': Foul by Sammy Ameobi (Bolton Wanderers).
- 80': Grant Leadbitter (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Darren Pratley (Bolton Wanderers).
- 83': Martin Braithwaite (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 84': Darren Pratley (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Patrick Bamford (Middlesbrough).
- 84': Foul by Cyrus Christie (Middlesbrough).
- 84': William Buckley (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 85': Attempt missed. David Wheater (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
- 87': David Wheater (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Foul by Rudy Gestede (Middlesbrough).
- 87': Attempt missed. Aaron Wilbraham (Bolton Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mark Beevers with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
- 88': Foul by David Wheater (Bolton Wanderers).
- 88': George Friend (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 88': David Wheater (Bolton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Grant Leadbitter (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 89': Attempt saved. Martin Braithwaite (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 90': Foul by Martin Braithwaite (Middlesbrough).
- 90': Sammy Ameobi (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by George Friend.
- 90': Attempt missed. David Wheater (Bolton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Josh Vela with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Martin Braithwaite.
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Sammy Ameobi (Bolton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Aaron Wilbraham.
- 90'+4': Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Jonny Howson.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Middlesbrough 2, Bolton Wanderers 0.
- 90'+4': Match ends, Middlesbrough 2, Bolton Wanderers 0.
Statistics
 BOL |
MID |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Fouls | 15 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 4 | Saves | 0 |
| 40.9 | Possession | 59.1 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 230 | Accurate Passes | 400 |
| 336 | Passes | 493 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 16 | Crosses | 13 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 82 | Long Balls | 70 |
| 34 | Accurate Long Balls | 30 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 21 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 26 | Effective Clearances | 42 |
| 26 | Clearances | 42 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Riverside Stadium
Location: Middlesbrough, England
Attendance: 29,443
Venue: Riverside Stadium
Location: Middlesbrough, England
Attendance: 29,443
EFL Championship Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham City | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Blackburn Rovers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Bristol City | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Middlesbrough (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Darren Randolph (GK) |
| 6 | Ben Gibson |
| 5 | Ryan Shotton |
| 2 | Fabio |
| 22 | Cyrus Christie |
| 11 | Patrick Bamford |
| 7 | Grant Leadbitter |
| 16 | Jonathan Howson  |
| 9 | Britt Assombalonga |
| 10 | Martin Braithwaite |
| 19 | Stewart Downing |
Bolton Wanderers (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Ben Alnwick (GK) |
| 5 | Mark Beevers |
| 31 | David Wheater |
| 3 | Andrew Taylor |
| 2 | Mark Little |
| 6 | Joshua Vela |
| 24 | Karl Henry |
| 21 | Darren Pratley |
| 14 | Gary Madine |
| 10 | Sammy Ameobi |
| 12 | Craig Noone |
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