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

· English League Championship

Barnsley

2': Tom Bradshaw
9': Cameron McGeehan

FT
2 - 2

Middlesbrough

7': Martin Braithwaite
60': Britt Assombalonga

Barnsley 2-2 Middlesbrough

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
1': Corner, Barnsley. Conceded by Daniel Ayala.
2': Corner, Barnsley. Conceded by Fabio.
2': Goal! Barnsley 1, Middlesbrough 0. Tom Bradshaw (Barnsley) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Ezekiel Fryers with a cross following a corner.
6': Foul by Martin Braithwaite (Middlesbrough).
6': Joe Williams (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Goal! Barnsley 1, Middlesbrough 1. Martin Braithwaite (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Daniel Ayala with a headed pass.
8': Adam Clayton (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Foul by Brad Potts (Barnsley).
9': Goal! Barnsley 2, Middlesbrough 1. Cameron McGeehan (Barnsley) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
15': Attempt missed. Cameron McGeehan (Barnsley) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tom Bradshaw.
16': Offside, Middlesbrough. Cyrus Christie tries a through ball, but Britt Assombalonga is caught offside.
18': Cameron McGeehan (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Foul by Grant Leadbitter (Middlesbrough).
18': Attempt missed. Brad Potts (Barnsley) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left. Assisted by Joe Williams.
19': Attempt blocked. Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Britt Assombalonga.
19': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Matty Pearson.
20': Attempt saved. Fabio (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Stewart Downing with a cross.
21': Foul by Cameron McGeehan (Barnsley).
21': Martin Braithwaite (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
21': Attempt blocked. Ashley Fletcher (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Gibson.
22': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Adam Hammill.
23': Attempt missed. Grant Leadbitter (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high following a corner.
23': Delay in match Brad Potts (Barnsley) because of an injury.
24': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
31': Attempt missed. Ashley Fletcher (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Martin Braithwaite.
33': Attempt missed. Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
34': Ben Gibson (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Foul by Brad Potts (Barnsley).
34': Attempt blocked. Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Stewart Downing.
35': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Liam Lindsay.
36': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Adam Jackson.
40': Attempt missed. Ashley Fletcher (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
42': Attempt missed. Grant Leadbitter (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Adam Clayton.
43': Foul by Martin Braithwaite (Middlesbrough).
43': Joe Williams (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Foul by Brad Potts (Barnsley).
44': Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45': Foul by Ashley Fletcher (Middlesbrough).
45': Liam Lindsay (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+3': First Half ends, Barnsley 2, Middlesbrough 1.
45': Second Half begins Barnsley 2, Middlesbrough 1.
48': Attempt saved. Ashley Fletcher (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
50': Attempt missed. Cyrus Christie (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
50': Attempt missed. Ashley Fletcher (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Cyrus Christie.
51': Foul by Grant Leadbitter (Middlesbrough).
51': Joe Williams (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
52': Adam Hammill (Barnsley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
52': Foul by Fabio (Middlesbrough).
53': Attempt missed. Matty Pearson (Barnsley) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Ezekiel Fryers with a cross following a set piece situation.
53': Substitution, Barnsley. Mamadou Thiam replaces Brad Potts.
54': Foul by Adam Clayton (Middlesbrough).
54': Harvey Barnes (Barnsley) wins a free kick on the left wing.
55': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Liam Lindsay.
56': Attempt blocked. Ashley Fletcher (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stewart Downing with a cross.
56': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Liam Lindsay.
56': Attempt missed. Daniel Ayala (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Stewart Downing with a cross following a corner.
59': Ezekiel Fryers (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Foul by Cyrus Christie (Middlesbrough).
60': Goal! Barnsley 2, Middlesbrough 2. Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Stewart Downing with a through ball.
62': Attempt blocked. Ashley Fletcher (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Britt Assombalonga.
62': Attempt saved. Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Britt Assombalonga.
62': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Adam Hammill.
63': Attempt blocked. Mamadou Thiam (Barnsley) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Davies.
63': Corner, Barnsley. Conceded by Grant Leadbitter.
64': Corner, Barnsley. Conceded by Fabio.
65': Adam Hammill (Barnsley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
65': Foul by Fabio (Middlesbrough).
67': Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
67': Foul by Matty Pearson (Barnsley).
68': Foul by Matty Pearson (Barnsley).
68': Martin Braithwaite (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
69': Attempt saved. Fabio (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Britt Assombalonga.
69': Attempt missed. Adam Hammill (Barnsley) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Harvey Barnes.
70': Delay in match Daniel Ayala (Middlesbrough) because of an injury.
71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
72': Attempt missed. Mamadou Thiam (Barnsley) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tom Bradshaw with a headed pass.
73': Foul by Matty Pearson (Barnsley).
73': Martin Braithwaite (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Matty Pearson (Barnsley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
74': Joe Williams (Barnsley) is shown the yellow card.
74': Substitution, Middlesbrough. George Friend replaces Fabio because of an injury.
75': Harvey Barnes (Barnsley) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the left side of the box.
75': Offside, Barnsley. Ezekiel Fryers tries a through ball, but Tom Bradshaw is caught offside.
76': Foul by Martin Braithwaite (Middlesbrough).
76': Matty Pearson (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78': Attempt blocked. Cyrus Christie (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Stewart Downing.
80': Attempt blocked. Cyrus Christie (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Stewart Downing.
80': Attempt saved. Mamadou Thiam (Barnsley) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ezekiel Fryers.
82': Offside, Middlesbrough. George Friend tries a through ball, but Britt Assombalonga is caught offside.
83': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Patrick Bamford replaces Stewart Downing.
84': Attempt blocked. Adam Hammill (Barnsley) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mamadou Thiam.
84': Foul by Adam Hammill (Barnsley).
84': Martin Braithwaite (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Attempt saved. Mamadou Thiam (Barnsley) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cameron McGeehan.
86': Substitution, Barnsley. Jared Bird replaces Cameron McGeehan.
87': Substitution, Barnsley. Ryan Hedges replaces Harvey Barnes.
87': Foul by Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough).
87': Matty Pearson (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Daniel Ayala (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Foul by Tom Bradshaw (Barnsley).
90'+2': Cyrus Christie (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Foul by Ryan Hedges (Barnsley).
90'+4': Second Half ends, Barnsley 2, Middlesbrough 2.
90'+4': Match ends, Barnsley 2, Middlesbrough 2.

Statistics

MID		BAR
11	Fouls	10
0	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	1
7	Corner Kicks	4
2	Saves	4
67.5	Possession	32.5
21	SHOTS	12
6	ON GOAL	4
0.3	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
473	Accurate Passes	165
572	Passes	276
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.6
5	Accurate Crosses	3
31	Crosses	10
0.2	Cross %	0.3
97	Long Balls	76
55	Accurate Long Balls	24
0.6	Long Balls %	0.3
7	Blocked Shots	2
7	Effective Tackles	10
15	Tackles	16
0.5	Tackle %	0.6
0	Interceptions	0
14	Effective Clearances	28
14	Clearances	28

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Oakwell
Location: Barnsley, England
Attendance: 17,163

EFL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	West Bromwich Albion	6	+3	13
2	West Ham United	6	+5	11
3	Swansea City	6	+4	11
4	Queens Park Rangers	6	+3	11

Full Table

Line-Ups

Barnsley (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
1	Adam Rhys Davies (GK)
6	Liam Lindsay
18	Adam Jackson
4	Joe Williams
3	Ezekiel Fryers
24	Matty Pearson
20	Brad Potts
8	Cameron McGeehan
15	Harvey Barnes
7	Adam Hammill
9	Tom Bradshaw

Barnsley Substitutes:

George Moncur, Mamadou Thiam, Nick Townsend, Ryan Hedges, Ike Ugbo, Jared Bird, Andy Yiadom.

Middlesbrough (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
25	Darren Randolph (GK)
6	Ben Gibson
4	Daniel Ayala
2	Fabio
22	Cyrus Christie
10	Martin Braithwaite
8	Adam Clayton
7	Grant Leadbitter
9	Britt Assombalonga
18	Ashley Fletcher
19	Stewart Downing

Middlesbrough Substitutes:

Dael Fry, Dimitrios Konstantopoulos, Lewis Baker, Jonathan Howson, George Friend, Patrick Bamford, Adam Forshaw.

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