Middlesbrough vs Norwich City, 2017-18 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship

Middlesbrough

FT
0 - 1

Norwich City

13': James Maddison

Middlesbrough 0-1 Norwich City

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
1': Foul by Adama Traoré (Middlesbrough).
1': Tom Trybull (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
7': Foul by Tom Trybull (Norwich City).
7': Lewis Baker (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
7': Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
7': Foul by Tom Trybull (Norwich City).
8': Attempt blocked. Lewis Baker (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
8': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Timm Klose.
9': Foul by Fabio (Middlesbrough).
9': Yanic Wildschut (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
11': Offside, Middlesbrough. Cyrus Christie tries a through ball, but Britt Assombalonga is caught offside.
13': Goal! Middlesbrough 0, Norwich City 1. James Maddison (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Marley Watkins.
14': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Christoph Zimmermann.
16': Ben Gibson (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Foul by Cameron Jerome (Norwich City).
20': Foul by Yanic Wildschut (Norwich City).
20': Lewis Baker (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Attempt missed. Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Fabio with a cross.
23': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Christoph Zimmermann.
24': Foul by Ben Gibson (Middlesbrough).
24': Yanic Wildschut (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
27': Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
27': Foul by Yanic Wildschut (Norwich City).
28': Yanic Wildschut (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
28': Attempt missed. Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
31': Attempt blocked. Adama Traoré (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis Baker.
33': Attempt blocked. Lewis Baker (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adama Traoré.
33': Attempt saved. Adam Clayton (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
37': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Yanic Wildschut.
37': Delay in match Tom Trybull (Norwich City) because of an injury.
38': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
43': Attempt missed. Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Marvin Johnson.
44': Attempt missed. Lewis Baker (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Adam Clayton.
45': Attempt missed. Yanic Wildschut (Norwich City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ivo Pinto with a cross.
45'+4': First Half ends, Middlesbrough 0, Norwich City 1.
45': Second Half begins Middlesbrough 0, Norwich City 1.
50': Foul by Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough).
50': Marley Watkins (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Foul by Alexander Tettey (Norwich City).
50': Marvin Johnson (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Adama Traoré (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
51': Foul by Marley Watkins (Norwich City).
51': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by James Husband.
52': Attempt saved. Cameron Jerome (Norwich City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by James Maddison.
52': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Darren Randolph.
53': Foul by Marvin Johnson (Middlesbrough).
53': James Maddison (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Adama Traoré (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Foul by Ivo Pinto (Norwich City).
54': Ivo Pinto (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
55': Foul by Fabio (Middlesbrough).
55': James Maddison (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Tom Trybull.
59': Attempt missed. Cyrus Christie (Middlesbrough) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lewis Baker with a cross following a corner.
59': Offside, Norwich City. Angus Gunn tries a through ball, but Cameron Jerome is caught offside.
60': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Ashley Fletcher replaces Adam Clayton.
61': Foul by Tom Trybull (Norwich City).
61': Marvin Johnson (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Adama Traoré (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
62': Foul by Alexander Tettey (Norwich City).
62': Alexander Tettey (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
62': Attempt blocked. Dael Fry (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ashley Fletcher with a headed pass.
63': Attempt blocked. Alexander Tettey (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cameron Jerome.
64': Attempt saved. Adama Traoré (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Jonny Howson.
65': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Christoph Zimmermann.
67': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by James Husband.
67': Attempt blocked. Ben Gibson (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis Baker with a cross.
68': Attempt saved. Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Cyrus Christie with a cross.
68': Cyrus Christie (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Foul by James Maddison (Norwich City).
69': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Timm Klose.
69': Attempt missed. Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
70': Substitution, Norwich City. Marco Stiepermann replaces Yanic Wildschut.
70': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Martin Braithwaite replaces Fabio.
71': Foul by Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough).
71': James Maddison (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
73': Attempt saved. Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cyrus Christie with a cross.
76': Offside, Middlesbrough. Ben Gibson tries a through ball, but Ashley Fletcher is caught offside.
77': Offside, Middlesbrough. Marvin Johnson tries a through ball, but Ashley Fletcher is caught offside.
80': Attempt missed. James Maddison (Norwich City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Marley Watkins.
80': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Patrick Bamford replaces Adama Traoré.
82': Attempt blocked. Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marvin Johnson.
82': Foul by Marco Stiepermann (Norwich City).
82': Lewis Baker (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
82': Marco Stiepermann (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
85': Dael Fry (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Foul by Marley Watkins (Norwich City).
85': Substitution, Norwich City. Nélson Oliveira replaces Cameron Jerome.
87': Foul by Nélson Oliveira (Norwich City).
87': Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Ivo Pinto.
88': Attempt missed. Patrick Bamford (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Lewis Baker with a cross.
90'+1': Attempt blocked. Martin Braithwaite (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Britt Assombalonga.
90'+1': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Tom Trybull.
90'+2': Attempt saved. Dael Fry (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lewis Baker with a cross.
90'+3': Foul by James Maddison (Norwich City).
90'+3': Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Foul by Tom Trybull (Norwich City).
90'+3': Martin Braithwaite (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+4': Substitution, Norwich City. Grant Hanley replaces James Maddison.
90'+4': Attempt blocked. Lewis Baker (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
90'+4': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Angus Gunn.
90'+5': Attempt missed. Ben Gibson (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Marvin Johnson with a cross.
90'+5': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Christoph Zimmermann.
90'+6': Angus Gunn (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+6': Foul by Ben Gibson (Middlesbrough).
90'+6': Second Half ends, Middlesbrough 0, Norwich City 1.
90'+6': Match ends, Middlesbrough 0, Norwich City 1.

Statistics

NOR		MID
16	Fouls	8
4	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	3
1	Corner Kicks	13
5	Saves	1
39.3	Possession	60.7
5	SHOTS	21
2	ON GOAL	5
0.4	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
264	Accurate Passes	454
367	Passes	532
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.9
1	Accurate Crosses	10
2	Crosses	36
0.5	Cross %	0.3
79	Long Balls	52
34	Accurate Long Balls	33
0.4	Long Balls %	0.6
1	Blocked Shots	8
15	Effective Tackles	17
19	Tackles	18
0.8	Tackle %	0.9
0	Interceptions	0
17	Effective Clearances	6
17	Clearances	6

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Riverside Stadium
Location: Middlesbrough, England
Attendance: 24,084

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 (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
25	Darren Randolph (GK)
6	Ben Gibson
20	Dael Fry
2	Fabio
22	Cyrus Christie
30	Lewis Baker
8	Adam Clayton
16	Jonathan Howson
9	Britt Assombalonga
21	Marvin Johnson
37	Adama Traoré

Middlesbrough Substitutes:

Ashley Fletcher, Patrick Bamford, George Friend, Dimitrios Konstantopoulos, Martin Braithwaite, Ryan Shotton, Grant Leadbitter.

Norwich City (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Angus Gunn (GK)
15	Timm Klose
6	Christoph Zimmerman
3	James Husband
2	Ivo Pinto
23	James Maddison
19	Tom Trybull
27	Alexander Tettey
10	Cameron Jerome
12	Marley Watkins
17	Yanic Wildschut

Norwich City Substitutes:

Harrison Reed, Nélson Oliveira, Wes Hoolahan, Grant Hanley, Michael McGovern, Marcel Franke, Marco Stiepermann.

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