English League Championship

Middlesbrough vs Bolton Wanderers, 2018-19 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Middlesbrough
  • 34': George Saville
  • 90'+5': Britt Assombalonga
FT
2 - 0
Bolton Wanderers

    About

    Middlesbrough are hosting Bolton Wanderers 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': Foul by Adam Clayton (Middlesbrough).
    • 1': Joe Williams (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Jonathan Grounds.
    • 6': Aden Flint (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Foul by Josh Magennis (Bolton Wanderers).
    • 6': Foul by Mark Beevers (Bolton Wanderers).
    • 6': Martin Braithwaite (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 7': Offside, Bolton Wanderers. Jack Hobbs tries a through ball, but Josh Vela is caught offside.
    • 9': Ben Alnwick (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Foul by Jordan Hugill (Middlesbrough).
    • 9': Foul by Jonathan Grounds (Bolton Wanderers).
    • 9': Ryan Shotton (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Foul by Mark Beevers (Bolton Wanderers).
    • 13': Jordan Hugill (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Mark Beevers.
    • 23': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Gary O'Neil.
    • 23': David Wheater (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Foul by George Saville (Middlesbrough).
    • 25': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by David Wheater.
    • 25': Attempt missed. Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 27': Foul by Gary O'Neil (Bolton Wanderers).
    • 27': Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 28': Attempt blocked. Martin Braithwaite (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Stewart Downing.
    • 30': Delay in match Jack Hobbs (Bolton Wanderers) because of an injury.
    • 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 31': Adam Clayton (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 31': Foul by Josh Vela (Bolton Wanderers).
    • 32': Foul by Adam Clayton (Middlesbrough).
    • 32': Gary O'Neil (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Marc Wilson replaces Jack Hobbs because of an injury.
    • 34': Attempt blocked. Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Shotton.
    • 34': Goal! Middlesbrough 1, Bolton Wanderers 0. George Saville (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
    • 36': Foul by Jason Lowe (Bolton Wanderers).
    • 36': Martin Braithwaite (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 36': Attempt missed. Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by George Friend.
    • 38': Attempt saved. Ryan Shotton (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jordan Hugill.
    • 38': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Ben Alnwick.
    • 40': Attempt missed. Martin Braithwaite (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jonny Howson.
    • 41': Offside, Bolton Wanderers. Jonathan Grounds tries a through ball, but Josh Magennis is caught offside.
    • 44': Foul by Marc Wilson (Bolton Wanderers).
    • 44': George Saville (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Jordan Hugill (Middlesbrough) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Ryan Shotton with a cross.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Middlesbrough 1, Bolton Wanderers 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Middlesbrough 1, Bolton Wanderers 0.
    • 46': Foul by Marc Wilson (Bolton Wanderers).
    • 46': Jordan Hugill (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Jonathan Grounds.
    • 49': Attempt missed. George Saville (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
    • 52': Attempt blocked. Pawel Olkowski (Bolton Wanderers) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Vela.
    • 52': Attempt missed. Jonathan Grounds (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 57': Foul by Daniel Ayala (Middlesbrough).
    • 57': Josh Magennis (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 57': Attempt missed. Josh Magennis (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jason Lowe.
    • 60': Attempt saved. Josh Vela (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 60': Foul by Marc Wilson (Bolton Wanderers).
    • 60': Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 61': Offside, Middlesbrough. George Friend tries a through ball, but Aden Flint is caught offside.
    • 62': Delay in match Martin Braithwaite (Middlesbrough) because of an injury.
    • 63': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 64': Foul by Josh Magennis (Bolton Wanderers).
    • 64': Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Josh Magennis (Bolton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 64': Foul by Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough).
    • 64': Marc Wilson (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 65': Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Erhun Oztumer replaces Josh Vela.
    • 66': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Marc Wilson.
    • 67': Attempt missed. Aden Flint (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Stewart Downing with a cross following a corner.
    • 67': Foul by Jason Lowe (Bolton Wanderers).
    • 67': Martin Braithwaite (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 67': Jason Lowe (Bolton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 68': Attempt blocked. Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonny Howson.
    • 68': Attempt missed. George Saville (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
    • 70': Attempt blocked. Josh Magennis (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan Grounds.
    • 70': Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by George Saville.
    • 72': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by David Wheater.
    • 74': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Sam McQueen replaces Stewart Downing.
    • 76': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Britt Assombalonga replaces Martin Braithwaite.
    • 78': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Muhamed Besic replaces George Saville.
    • 78': Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Yanic Wildschut replaces Jonathan Grounds.
    • 80': Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 80': Foul by David Wheater (Bolton Wanderers).
    • 80': David Wheater (Bolton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 81': Attempt blocked. Sam McQueen (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonny Howson.
    • 81': Attempt blocked. Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Sam McQueen.
    • 81': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by David Wheater.
    • 82': Attempt missed. Aden Flint (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jonny Howson with a cross following a corner.
    • 82': Foul by Jordan Hugill (Middlesbrough).
    • 82': Jason Lowe (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Attempt blocked. Yanic Wildschut (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 83': Attempt saved. Jordan Hugill (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 88': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by David Wheater.
    • 88': Attempt blocked. Daniel Ayala (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Muhamed Besic with a cross.
    • 89': Attempt saved. Yanic Wildschut (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jason Lowe.
    • 90'+3': Offside, Bolton Wanderers. David Wheater tries a through ball, but Yanic Wildschut is caught offside.
    • 90'+3': Joe Williams (Bolton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Adam Clayton (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
    • 90'+5': Goal! Middlesbrough 2, Bolton Wanderers 0. Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Middlesbrough 2, Bolton Wanderers 0.
    • 90'+7': Match ends, Middlesbrough 2, Bolton Wanderers 0.

    Statistics

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    13 Fouls 7
    4 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 1
    1 Corner Kicks 10
    2 Saves 2
    39.5 Possession 60.5
    7 SHOTS 19
    2 ON GOAL 4
    0.3 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    233 Accurate Passes 400
    330 Passes 492
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
    0 Accurate Crosses 6
    8 Crosses 27
    0.0 Cross % 0.2
    78 Long Balls 80
    33 Accurate Long Balls 44
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
    3 Blocked Shots 6
    12 Effective Tackles 4
    23 Tackles 7
    0.5 Tackle % 0.6
    13 Interceptions 7
    38 Effective Clearances 11
    38 Clearances 11

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Riverside Stadium
    Location: Middlesbrough, England
    Attendance: 21,345

    EFL Championship Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Birmingham City 0 0 0
    2 Blackburn Rovers 0 0 0
    3 Bolton Wanderers 0 0 0
    4 Bristol City 0 0 0
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    MID Middlesbrough (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    23 Darren Randolph (GK)
    24 Aden Flint
    4 Daniel Ayala
    3 George Friend
    5 Ryan Shotton
    8 Adam Clayton
    22 George Saville
    16 Jonathan Howson
    11 Jordan Hugill
    10 Martin Braithwaite
    19 Stewart Downing Yellow Card
    Middlesbrough Substitutes:
    Dimitrios Konstantopoulos, Dael Fry, Sam McQueen, Muhamed Besic, Paddy McNair, Danny Batth, Britt Assombalonga.

    BOL Bolton Wanderers (5-3-2)

    No. Name
    1 Ben Alnwick (GK)
    31 David Wheater Yellow Card
    5 Mark Beevers
    14 Jack Hobbs
    29 Jonathan Grounds
    16 Pawel Olkowski
    4 Jason Lowe Yellow Card
    19 Gary O'Neil
    21 Joe Williams Yellow Card
    6 Joshua Vela
    28 Josh Magennis Yellow Card
    Bolton Wanderers Substitutes:
    Mark Little, Craig Noone, Yanic Wildschut, Remi Matthews, Erhun Oztumer, Clayton Donaldson, Marc Wilson.

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