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

· English League Championship

Middlesbrough

68': Martin Braithwaite
76': Fabio

FT
2 - 2

Brentford

29': Yoann Barbet
72': Ollie Watkins

Middlesbrough hit back twice to earn a point at home to Brentford

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
3': Fabio (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
3': Foul by Henrik Dalsgaard (Brentford).
4': Florian Jozefzoon (Brentford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
4': Foul by Fabio (Middlesbrough).
5': Foul by Martin Braithwaite (Middlesbrough).
5': Ryan Woods (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Attempt blocked. Nico Yennaris (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kamohelo Mokotjo.
9': Foul by Cyrus Christie (Middlesbrough).
9': Ollie Watkins (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Foul by Adama Traoré (Middlesbrough).
10': Nico Yennaris (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Foul by Nico Yennaris (Brentford).
11': Marvin Johnson (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
13': Attempt missed. Martin Braithwaite (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Britt Assombalonga.
14': Foul by Ben Gibson (Middlesbrough).
14': Nico Yennaris (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
14': Cyrus Christie (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Foul by Rico Henry (Brentford).
16': Attempt missed. Yoann Barbet (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Woods.
17': Offside, Middlesbrough. Ben Gibson tries a through ball, but Britt Assombalonga is caught offside.
22': Attempt missed. Florian Jozefzoon (Brentford) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Henrik Dalsgaard with a headed pass.
23': Florian Jozefzoon (Brentford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
23': Foul by Fabio (Middlesbrough).
25': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Yoann Barbet.
26': Attempt blocked. Ollie Watkins (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
26': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Ryan Shotton.
28': Florian Jozefzoon (Brentford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
28': Foul by Fabio (Middlesbrough).
29': Goal! Middlesbrough 0, Brentford 1. Yoann Barbet (Brentford) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ollie Watkins with a cross following a set piece situation.
31': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Chris Mepham.
31': Foul by Ben Gibson (Middlesbrough).
31': Yoann Barbet (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Delay in match Rico Henry (Brentford) because of an injury.
36': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
36': Substitution, Brentford. Josh Clarke replaces Rico Henry because of an injury.
37': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Ben Gibson.
38': Foul by Cyrus Christie (Middlesbrough).
38': Ollie Watkins (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
39': Attempt missed. Marvin Johnson (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
40': Foul by Cyrus Christie (Middlesbrough).
40': Josh Clarke (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Foul by Henrik Dalsgaard (Brentford).
40': Marvin Johnson (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Attempt missed. Ollie Watkins (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
44': Attempt missed. Neal Maupay (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Henrik Dalsgaard.
45'+2': Foul by Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough).
45'+2': Josh Clarke (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45'+5': First Half ends, Middlesbrough 0, Brentford 1.
45': Second Half begins Middlesbrough 0, Brentford 1.
45': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Ashley Fletcher replaces Adama Traoré.
46': Offside, Middlesbrough. Marvin Johnson tries a through ball, but Britt Assombalonga is caught offside.
48': Attempt blocked. Ollie Watkins (Brentford) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Neal Maupay.
48': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Ben Gibson.
49': Offside, Brentford. Nico Yennaris tries a through ball, but Florian Jozefzoon is caught offside.
50': Foul by Ashley Fletcher (Middlesbrough).
50': Yoann Barbet (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Cyrus Christie (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Foul by Ollie Watkins (Brentford).
52': Offside, Middlesbrough. Marvin Johnson tries a through ball, but Ashley Fletcher is caught offside.
53': Offside, Brentford. Daniel Bentley tries a through ball, but Neal Maupay is caught offside.
53': Foul by Neal Maupay (Brentford).
53': Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Ollie Watkins.
55': Attempt missed. Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jonny Howson with a cross following a corner.
56': Attempt missed. Florian Jozefzoon (Brentford) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Henrik Dalsgaard.
57': Foul by Chris Mepham (Brentford).
57': Martin Braithwaite (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
59': Foul by Nico Yennaris (Brentford).
59': Marvin Johnson (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
61': Foul by Cyrus Christie (Middlesbrough).
61': Josh Clarke (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
63': Hand ball by Martin Braithwaite (Middlesbrough).
64': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Patrick Bamford replaces Marvin Johnson.
64': Attempt blocked. Neal Maupay (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
64': Foul by Patrick Bamford (Middlesbrough).
64': Henrik Dalsgaard (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Ben Gibson.
67': Fabio (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
67': Foul by Henrik Dalsgaard (Brentford).
67': Henrik Dalsgaard (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
68': Goal! Middlesbrough 1, Brentford 1. Martin Braithwaite (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben Gibson with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
70': Foul by Cyrus Christie (Middlesbrough).
70': Ollie Watkins (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
70': Cyrus Christie (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
71': Foul by Nico Yennaris (Brentford).
71': Patrick Bamford (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Goal! Middlesbrough 1, Brentford 2. Ollie Watkins (Brentford) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
73': Substitution, Brentford. Josh McEachran replaces Nico Yennaris.
73': Substitution, Brentford. Romaine Sawyers replaces Kamohelo Mokotjo.
76': Goal! Middlesbrough 2, Brentford 2. Fabio (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal.
77': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Ryan Shotton.
78': Attempt blocked. Florian Jozefzoon (Brentford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh McEachran.
78': Attempt blocked. Neal Maupay (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Romaine Sawyers.
78': Attempt blocked. Florian Jozefzoon (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
78': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Ben Gibson.
79': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Lewis Baker replaces Martin Braithwaite.
82': Attempt missed. Fabio (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Patrick Bamford.
83': Foul by Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough).
83': Josh Clarke (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84': Ashley Fletcher (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
84': Foul by Yoann Barbet (Brentford).
85': Attempt missed. Ryan Shotton (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lewis Baker with a cross following a set piece situation.
87': Attempt saved. Cyrus Christie (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jonny Howson.
88': Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
88': Foul by Chris Mepham (Brentford).
89': Daniel Bentley (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Foul by Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough).
90': Offside, Middlesbrough. Ashley Fletcher tries a through ball, but Britt Assombalonga is caught offside.
90'+2': Foul by Patrick Bamford (Middlesbrough).
90'+2': Romaine Sawyers (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Patrick Bamford (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card.
90'+4': Foul by Cyrus Christie (Middlesbrough).
90'+4': Ollie Watkins (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+5': Ollie Watkins (Brentford) is shown the yellow card.
90'+5': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Jonny Howson.
90'+6': Darren Randolph (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+6': Foul by Henrik Dalsgaard (Brentford).
90'+6': Neal Maupay (Brentford) is shown the yellow card.
90'+6': Darren Randolph (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card.
90'+7': Foul by Patrick Bamford (Middlesbrough).
90'+7': Yoann Barbet (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Middlesbrough 2, Brentford 2.
90'+7': Match ends, Middlesbrough 2, Brentford 2.

Statistics

BRE		MID
13	Fouls	21
3	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	4
7	Corner Kicks	3
1	Saves	0
49.2	Possession	50.8
14	SHOTS	8
2	ON GOAL	3
0.1	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
245	Accurate Passes	261
356	Passes	368
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.7
3	Accurate Crosses	7
16	Crosses	20
0.2	Cross %	0.4
79	Long Balls	67
33	Accurate Long Balls	20
0.4	Long Balls %	0.3
7	Blocked Shots	0
12	Effective Tackles	15
16	Tackles	25
0.8	Tackle %	0.6
0	Interceptions	0
28	Effective Clearances	32
28	Clearances	32

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Riverside Stadium
Location: Middlesbrough, England
Attendance: 24,545

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

Middlesbrough (4-4-2)

No.	Name
25	Darren Randolph (GK)
6	Ben Gibson
5	Ryan Shotton
2	Fabio
22	Cyrus Christie
8	Adam Clayton
16	Jonathan Howson
21	Marvin Johnson
37	Adama Traoré
10	Martin Braithwaite
9	Britt Assombalonga

Middlesbrough Substitutes:

Dael Fry, George Friend, Dimitrios Konstantopoulos, Grant Leadbitter, Lewis Baker, Patrick Bamford, Ashley Fletcher.

Brentford (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Daniel Bentley (GK)
29	Yoann Barbet
33	Chris Mepham
3	Rico Henry
22	Henrik Dalsgaard
15	Ryan Woods
8	Li Ke
12	Kamohelo Mokotjo
9	Neal Maupay
11	Ollie Watkins
7	Florian Jozefzoon

Brentford Substitutes:

Justin Shaibu, Luke Daniels, Romaine Sawyers, Mads Bech Sørensen, Theo Archibald, Josh McEachran, Josh Clarke.

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