Middlesbrough vs Burton Albion, 2017-18 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship

Middlesbrough

23': Britt Assombalonga
60': Britt Assombalonga

FT
2 - 0

Burton Albion

78': Hope Akpan

Middlesbrough 2-0 Burton Albion

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
2': Attempt missed. Matthew Palmer (Burton Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Lloyd Dyer.
4': Foul by Matthew Palmer (Burton Albion).
4': Patrick Bamford (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
6': Corner, Burton Albion. Conceded by George Friend.
9': Foul by Ben Gibson (Middlesbrough).
9': Lucas Akins (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Foul by Ben Gibson (Middlesbrough).
11': Tom Naylor (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
12': Adam Clayton (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
13': Corner, Burton Albion. Conceded by Ben Gibson.
14': Attempt missed. Patrick Bamford (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jonny Howson with a cross.
16': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Jake Buxton.
17': Foul by Ben Gibson (Middlesbrough).
17': Kyle McFadzean (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Foul by Adam Forshaw (Middlesbrough).
18': Lucas Akins (Burton Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
19': Attempt missed. Patrick Bamford (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
21': Foul by Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough).
21': Luke Murphy (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Goal! Middlesbrough 1, Burton Albion 0. Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rudy Gestede.
26': Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
26': Foul by Matthew Lund (Burton Albion).
26': Matthew Lund (Burton Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
29': Attempt missed. Patrick Bamford (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Adam Forshaw.
32': Attempt saved. Rudy Gestede (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Britt Assombalonga with a cross.
34': Attempt missed. Matthew Palmer (Burton Albion) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
35': Foul by Luke Murphy (Burton Albion).
35': Patrick Bamford (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
36': Attempt saved. Adam Clayton (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
36': Attempt missed. Rudy Gestede (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by George Friend.
37': Attempt blocked. Patrick Bamford (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rudy Gestede.
38': Foul by Kyle McFadzean (Burton Albion).
38': Patrick Bamford (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
40': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Damien McCrory.
42': Attempt saved. Patrick Bamford (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonny Howson.
42': Offside, Middlesbrough. Jonny Howson tries a through ball, but Britt Assombalonga is caught offside.
45': Foul by Adam Forshaw (Middlesbrough).
45': Matthew Lund (Burton Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45'+1': Corner, Burton Albion. Conceded by Dael Fry.
45'+3': First Half ends, Middlesbrough 1, Burton Albion 0.
45': Second Half begins Middlesbrough 1, Burton Albion 0.
46': Foul by George Friend (Middlesbrough).
46': Matthew Lund (Burton Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
47': Offside, Middlesbrough. Cyrus Christie tries a through ball, but Britt Assombalonga is caught offside.
51': Ben Gibson (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Foul by Lucas Akins (Burton Albion).
52': Foul by Ben Gibson (Middlesbrough).
52': Lucas Akins (Burton Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
53': Attempt missed. Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Patrick Bamford with a through ball.
54': Attempt blocked. Matthew Palmer (Burton Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matthew Lund.
54': Corner, Burton Albion. Conceded by Cyrus Christie.
55': Dael Fry (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Foul by Jake Buxton (Burton Albion).
55': Foul by Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough).
55': Matthew Lund (Burton Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
58': Corner, Burton Albion. Conceded by Dael Fry.
60': Attempt blocked. Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Clayton.
60': Attempt saved. Rudy Gestede (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Britt Assombalonga.
60': Goal! Middlesbrough 2, Burton Albion 0. Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
61': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Lewis Baker replaces Adam Forshaw.
64': Offside, Middlesbrough. Lewis Baker tries a through ball, but Patrick Bamford is caught offside.
65': Substitution, Burton Albion. Hope Akpan replaces Luke Murphy.
65': Substitution, Burton Albion. Luke Varney replaces Lucas Akins.
68': Attempt missed. Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Lewis Baker.
69': Substitution, Burton Albion. Tom Flanagan replaces Marvin Sordell.
70': Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Foul by Tom Naylor (Burton Albion).
70': Tom Naylor (Burton Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
72': Corner, Burton Albion. Conceded by Lewis Baker.
74': Ben Gibson (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Foul by Luke Varney (Burton Albion).
76': Foul by Jake Buxton (Burton Albion).
76': Patrick Bamford (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
77': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Adama Traoré replaces Patrick Bamford.
77': Foul by Hope Akpan (Burton Albion).
77': Lewis Baker (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
78': Hope Akpan (Burton Albion) is shown the red card.
81': Cyrus Christie (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Foul by Lloyd Dyer (Burton Albion).
83': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Ashley Fletcher replaces Rudy Gestede.
84': Attempt missed. Lewis Baker (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Britt Assombalonga.
86': Corner, Burton Albion. Conceded by Ben Gibson.
87': Attempt blocked. Ashley Fletcher (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adama Traoré with a through ball.
88': Adama Traoré (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Foul by Jake Buxton (Burton Albion).
90'+2': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Tom Flanagan.
90'+3': Foul by Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough).
90'+3': Matthew Lund (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Middlesbrough 2, Burton Albion 0.
90'+5': Match ends, Middlesbrough 2, Burton Albion 0.

Statistics

BRT		MID
12	Fouls	10
2	Yellow Cards	1
1	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	3
7	Corner Kicks	3
4	Saves	0
42.7	Possession	57.3
3	SHOTS	16
0	ON GOAL	6
0.0	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
292	Accurate Passes	467
396	Passes	546
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.9
2	Accurate Crosses	3
20	Crosses	13
0.1	Cross %	0.2
77	Long Balls	64
27	Accurate Long Balls	38
0.4	Long Balls %	0.6
1	Blocked Shots	3
12	Effective Tackles	9
18	Tackles	16
0.7	Tackle %	0.6
0	Interceptions	0
15	Effective Clearances	27
15	Clearances	27

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Riverside Stadium
Location: Middlesbrough, England
Attendance: 24,522

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 (4-3-3)

No.	Name
25	Darren Randolph (GK)
6	Ben Gibson
20	Dael Fry
3	George Friend
22	Cyrus Christie
8	Adam Clayton
34	Adam Forshaw
16	Jonathan Howson
9	Britt Assombalonga
39	Rudy Gestede
11	Patrick Bamford

Middlesbrough Substitutes:

Adama Traoré, Dimitrios Konstantopoulos, Lewis Baker, Grant Leadbitter, Ashley Fletcher, Fabio, Connor Roberts.

Burton Albion (4-5-1)

No.	Name
1	Stephen Bywater (GK)
23	Jake Buxton
5	Kyle McFadzean
14	Damien McCrory
15	Tom Naylor
19	Matthew Palmer
8	Matthew Lund
7	Luke Murphy
11	Lloyd Dyer
17	Marvin Sordell
10	Lucas Akins

Burton Albion Substitutes:

Joe Sbarra, Harry Campbell, Ben Fox, Luke Varney, Hope Akpan, Shaun Barker, Tom Flanagan.

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