Middlesbrough vs Brentford, 2018-19 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship

Middlesbrough

6': Ashley Fletcher

FT
1 - 2

Brentford

70': Ryan Shotton (OG)
73': Saïd Benrahma

About

Middlesbrough are hosting Brentford at Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
1': Attempt missed. Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Britt Assombalonga.
3': Foul by Daniel Ayala (Middlesbrough).
3': Said Benrahma (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Attempt missed. Neal Maupay (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Moses Odubajo with a through ball.
5': Offside, Brentford. Yoann Barbet tries a through ball, but Henrik Dalsgaard is caught offside.
5': Attempt saved. Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lewis Wing.
6': Attempt saved. Muhamed Besic (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonny Howson.
6': Goal! Middlesbrough 1, Brentford 0. Ashley Fletcher (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
7': Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Foul by Ashley Fletcher (Middlesbrough).
8': Attempt blocked. Romaine Sawyers (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Said Benrahma.
9': Attempt blocked. Sergi Canos (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Romaine Sawyers.
9': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Dael Fry.
9': Attempt blocked. Neal Maupay (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
9': Offside, Brentford. Romaine Sawyers tries a through ball, but Henrik Dalsgaard is caught offside.
12': Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
12': Foul by Romaine Sawyers (Brentford).
15': Dael Fry (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15': Foul by Sergi Canos (Brentford).
16': Dael Fry (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Foul by Sergi Canos (Brentford).
18': Attempt saved. Ashley Fletcher (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Muhamed Besic.
18': Attempt missed. Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Lewis Wing.
19': Foul by Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough).
19': Moses Odubajo (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Foul by Daniel Ayala (Middlesbrough).
20': Sergi Canos (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Offside, Brentford. Said Benrahma tries a through ball, but Neal Maupay is caught offside.
26': Attempt blocked. Daniel Ayala (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ashley Fletcher with a headed pass.
26': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Henrik Dalsgaard.
27': Attempt missed. Muhamed Besic (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
27': Attempt missed. Lewis Wing (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
28': Ashley Fletcher (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
28': Foul by Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Brentford).
30': Foul by John Obi Mikel (Middlesbrough).
30': Kamohelo Mokotjo (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Foul by Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough).
31': Kamohelo Mokotjo (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
33': Attempt saved. Said Benrahma (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
33': Foul by Lewis Wing (Middlesbrough).
33': Moses Odubajo (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Offside, Brentford. Sergi Canos tries a through ball, but Neal Maupay is caught offside.
35': Attempt saved. Lewis Wing (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by John Obi Mikel.
35': Foul by Neal Maupay (Brentford).
35': George Saville (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Foul by Sergi Canos (Brentford).
36': George Saville (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
37': Foul by John Obi Mikel (Middlesbrough).
37': Kamohelo Mokotjo (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38': John Obi Mikel (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
40': Sergi Canos (Brentford) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Romaine Sawyers.
42': Foul by George Saville (Middlesbrough).
42': Moses Odubajo (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Foul by Said Benrahma (Brentford).
42': Lewis Wing (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Foul by Daniel Ayala (Middlesbrough).
44': Said Benrahma (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+2': Attempt missed. George Saville (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ashley Fletcher.
45'+3': First Half ends, Middlesbrough 1, Brentford 0.
45': Second Half begins Middlesbrough 1, Brentford 0.
50': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Ezri Konsa Ngoyo.
51': Attempt missed. Ashley Fletcher (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left following a corner.
51': Attempt blocked. John Obi Mikel (Middlesbrough) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Ashley Fletcher.
51': Delay in match Daniel Bentley (Brentford) because of an injury.
52': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
54': Attempt saved. Sergi Canos (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Henrik Dalsgaard.
54': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Darren Randolph.
54': Attempt blocked. Said Benrahma (Brentford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kamohelo Mokotjo.
55': Attempt blocked. Said Benrahma (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Henrik Dalsgaard.
56': Foul by Sergi Canos (Brentford).
56': John Obi Mikel (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Dael Fry (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
56': Foul by Neal Maupay (Brentford).
57': Offside, Middlesbrough. Ryan Shotton tries a through ball, but Britt Assombalonga is caught offside.
59': Attempt blocked. Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis Wing.
61': Attempt missed. Ashley Fletcher (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ryan Shotton with a cross.
62': Substitution, Middlesbrough. George Friend replaces Britt Assombalonga.
65': Offside, Middlesbrough. Muhamed Besic tries a through ball, but George Friend is caught offside.
66': Delay in match Daniel Bentley (Brentford) because of an injury.
66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
67': Foul by Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Brentford).
67': George Friend (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
67': Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
68': Attempt missed. Daniel Ayala (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by George Saville with a cross following a set piece situation.
70': Attempt blocked. Sergi Canos (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Henrik Dalsgaard with a headed pass.
70': Attempt missed. Henrik Dalsgaard (Brentford) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
70': Own Goal by Ryan Shotton, Middlesbrough. Middlesbrough 1, Brentford 1.
71': Foul by Daniel Ayala (Middlesbrough).
71': Neal Maupay (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
71': Daniel Ayala (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
73': Goal! Middlesbrough 1, Brentford 2. Said Benrahma (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Henrik Dalsgaard.
74': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Jordan Hugill replaces Muhamed Besic.
74': Delay in match Daniel Bentley (Brentford) because of an injury.
75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
75': Substitution, Brentford. Patrik Gunnarsson replaces Daniel Bentley because of an injury.
77': Delay in match Sergi Canos (Brentford) because of an injury.
78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
79': Substitution, Brentford. Ollie Watkins replaces Said Benrahma.
82': Attempt saved. Jordan Hugill (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Shotton with a cross.
82': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Patrik Gunnarsson.
84': Substitution, Brentford. Emiliano Marcondes replaces Sergi Canos.
86': Attempt missed. Jordan Hugill (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ashley Fletcher.
88': Foul by Jordan Hugill (Middlesbrough).
88': Yoann Barbet (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
88': Jordan Hugill (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
88': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Marcus Tavernier replaces George Saville.
90': Attempt blocked. Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Hugill.
90': Foul by Lewis Wing (Middlesbrough).
90': Romaine Sawyers (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Delay in match Dael Fry (Middlesbrough) because of an injury.
90'+1': Delay in match Ollie Watkins (Brentford) because of an injury.
90'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+3': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Ryan Shotton.
90'+4': Attempt blocked. Ollie Watkins (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Neal Maupay.
90'+5': Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) has gone down, but that's a dive.
90'+5': Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card.
90'+7': Attempt missed. Ollie Watkins (Brentford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Romaine Sawyers.
90'+9': Second Half ends, Middlesbrough 1, Brentford 2.
90'+9': Match ends, Middlesbrough 1, Brentford 2.

Statistics

BRE		MID
10	Fouls	14
1	Yellow Cards	5
0	Red Cards	0
4	Offsides	2
3	Corner Kicks	3
5	Saves	2
63.1	Possession	36.9
14	SHOTS	19
3	ON GOAL	6
0.2	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
438	Accurate Passes	214
543	Passes	312
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.7
2	Accurate Crosses	4
10	Crosses	16
0.2	Cross %	0.3
56	Long Balls	70
19	Accurate Long Balls	25
0.3	Long Balls %	0.4
7	Blocked Shots	4
14	Effective Tackles	10
18	Tackles	17
0.8	Tackle %	0.6
6	Interceptions	14
21	Effective Clearances	19
21	Clearances	19

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Riverside Stadium
Location: Middlesbrough, England
Attendance: 22,069

EFL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Millwall	2	+5	6
2	West Bromwich Albion	2	+3	6
3	Charlton Athletic	2	+2	6
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2	+2	4

Full Table

Line-Ups

Middlesbrough (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
23	Darren Randolph (GK)
5	Ryan Shotton
20	Dael Fry
4	Daniel Ayala
37	Muhamed Besic
2	John Obi Mikel
22	George Saville
16	Jonathan Howson
9	Britt Assombalonga
18	Ashley Fletcher
26	Lewis Wing

Middlesbrough Substitutes:

George Friend, Jordan Hugill, Stewart Downing, Adam Clayton, Marcus Tavernier, Paddy McNair, Dimitrios Konstantopoulos.

Brentford (3-4-3)

No.	Name
1	Daniel Bentley (GK)
34	Mads Bech Sørensen
29	Yoann Barbet
26	Ezri Konsa
19	Romaine Sawyers
12	Kamohelo Mokotjo
2	Moses Odubajo
22	Henrik Dalsgaard
9	Neal Maupay
21	Saïd Benrahma
7	Sergi Canós

Brentford Substitutes:

Jaakko Oksanen, Marcus Forss, Patrik Gunnarsson, Emiliano Marcondes, Ollie Watkins, Josh Dasilva.

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