Middlesbrough vs Preston North End, 2017-18 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship

Middlesbrough

FT
0 - 0

Preston North End

Middlesbrough 0-0 Preston North End

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
1': Foul by Joshua Earl (Preston North End).
1': Rudy Gestede (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
3': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Jonny Howson.
3': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by George Friend.
5': Fabio (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Foul by Sean Maguire (Preston North End).
6': Attempt missed. Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
9': Attempt missed. Tom Barkhuizen (Preston North End) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Joshua Earl.
12': Foul by Ben Pearson (Preston North End).
12': Lewis Baker (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15': Attempt saved. Tom Barkhuizen (Preston North End) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Hugill with a headed pass.
16': Foul by Ben Gibson (Middlesbrough).
16': Sean Maguire (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
17': Attempt missed. Fabio (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lewis Baker.
21': Foul by Ben Gibson (Middlesbrough).
21': Jordan Hugill (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
21': Foul by George Friend (Middlesbrough).
21': Sean Maguire (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
23': Attempt missed. Jordan Hugill (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Joshua Earl with a cross.
24': Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
24': Foul by Paul Huntington (Preston North End).
29': Foul by Ben Pearson (Preston North End).
29': Lewis Baker (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Darnell Fisher.
32': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Adam Clayton.
32': Attempt missed. Paul Huntington (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Daniel Johnson with a cross following a corner.
33': Ben Pearson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Foul by Fabio (Middlesbrough).
35': Cyrus Christie (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
35': Foul by Joshua Earl (Preston North End).
36': Dael Fry (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Foul by Joshua Earl (Preston North End).
36': Attempt missed. Rudy Gestede (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cyrus Christie with a cross.
37': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Ben Davies.
38': Foul by Rudy Gestede (Middlesbrough).
38': Joshua Earl (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38': Delay in match Joshua Earl (Preston North End) because of an injury.
39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
42': Foul by Cyrus Christie (Middlesbrough).
42': Tom Barkhuizen (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
43': Attempt missed. Paul Huntington (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tom Barkhuizen with a cross following a set piece situation.
43': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Darren Randolph.
43': Attempt missed. Sean Maguire (Preston North End) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Daniel Johnson with a cross following a corner.
45': Adam Clayton (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Foul by Alan Browne (Preston North End).
45'+2': First Half ends, Middlesbrough 0, Preston North End 0.
45': Second Half begins Middlesbrough 0, Preston North End 0.
49': Adam Clayton (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Foul by Sean Maguire (Preston North End).
50': Offside, Preston North End. Ben Davies tries a through ball, but Tom Barkhuizen is caught offside.
53': Attempt missed. Tom Barkhuizen (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
53': Attempt blocked. Joshua Earl (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Hugill.
55': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Patrick Bamford replaces George Friend.
56': Attempt missed. Daniel Johnson (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Alan Browne.
57': Foul by Ben Gibson (Middlesbrough).
57': Jordan Hugill (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
57': Foul by Fabio (Middlesbrough).
57': Sean Maguire (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
59': Darnell Fisher (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Foul by Rudy Gestede (Middlesbrough).
61': Attempt saved. Sean Maguire (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben Pearson.
61': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Darren Randolph.
62': Attempt saved. Tom Barkhuizen (Preston North End) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal.
62': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Fabio.
62': Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Foul by Jordan Hugill (Preston North End).
63': Ben Pearson (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
64': Ben Pearson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Foul by Adam Clayton (Middlesbrough).
65': Delay in match Ben Pearson (Preston North End) because of an injury.
65': Adam Clayton (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
67': Attempt missed. Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
68': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Stewart Downing replaces Lewis Baker.
69': Delay in match Ben Gibson (Middlesbrough) because of an injury.
70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
70': Substitution, Preston North End. Josh Harrop replaces Ben Pearson because of an injury.
74': Hand ball by Josh Harrop (Preston North End).
75': Substitution, Preston North End. Stephy Mavididi replaces Tom Barkhuizen.
76': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Adam Clayton.
77': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Fabio.
82': Attempt saved. Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Patrick Bamford.
83': Foul by Cyrus Christie (Middlesbrough).
83': Joshua Earl (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Dael Fry (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Foul by Jordan Hugill (Preston North End).
85': Foul by Fabio (Middlesbrough).
85': Stephy Mavididi (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Daniel Johnson.
89': Foul by Joshua Earl (Preston North End).
89': Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Josh Harrop (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
90': Attempt blocked. Josh Harrop (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sean Maguire.
90': Cyrus Christie (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Foul by Josh Harrop (Preston North End).
90'+2': Foul by Rudy Gestede (Middlesbrough).
90'+2': Joshua Earl (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Dael Fry (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Foul by Jordan Hugill (Preston North End).
90'+4': Substitution, Preston North End. Callum Robinson replaces Sean Maguire.
90'+4': Fabio (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+4': Foul by Jordan Hugill (Preston North End).
90'+6': Delay in match Darnell Fisher (Preston North End) because of an injury.
90'+7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Middlesbrough 0, Preston North End 0.
90'+7': Match ends, Middlesbrough 0, Preston North End 0.

Statistics

PNE		MID
16	Fouls	13
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	0
8	Corner Kicks	3
1	Saves	3
51.9	Possession	48.1
12	SHOTS	5
3	ON GOAL	1
0.3	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
300	Accurate Passes	265
390	Passes	359
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.7
7	Accurate Crosses	5
22	Crosses	20
0.3	Cross %	0.3
59	Long Balls	71
27	Accurate Long Balls	30
0.5	Long Balls %	0.4
2	Blocked Shots	0
10	Effective Tackles	17
18	Tackles	25
0.6	Tackle %	0.7
0	Interceptions	0
22	Effective Clearances	35
22	Clearances	35

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Riverside Stadium
Location: Middlesbrough, England
Attendance: 25,295

EFL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	West Ham United	7	+11	14
2	West Bromwich Albion	6	+3	13
3	Swansea City	6	+4	11
4	Queens Park Rangers	6	+3	11

Full Table

Line-Ups

Middlesbrough (3-5-2)

No.	Name
25	Darren Randolph (GK)
6	Ben Gibson
3	George Friend
20	Dael Fry
8	Adam Clayton
30	Lewis Baker
16	Jonathan Howson
2	Fabio
22	Cyrus Christie
9	Britt Assombalonga
39	Rudy Gestede

Middlesbrough Substitutes:

Dimitrios Konstantopoulos, Connor Roberts, Daniel Ayala, Ashley Fletcher, Patrick Bamford, Grant Leadbitter, Stewart Downing.

Preston North End (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
22	Chris Maxwell (GK)
20	Ben Davies
23	Paul Huntington
4	Ben Pearson
32	Joshua Earl
14	Darnell Fisher
8	Alan Browne
11	Daniel Johnson
29	Tom Barkhuizen
24	Sean Maguire
9	Jordan Hugill

Preston North End Substitutes:

Stephy Mavididi, Callum Robinson, Marnick Vermijl, Matthew Hudson, Thomas Spurr, Josh Harrop, Daryl Horgan.

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