English League Championship

Middlesbrough vs Cardiff City, 2019-20 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Middlesbrough
  • 85': Britt Assombalonga
  • Red Card 89': Jonathan Howson
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1 - 3
Cardiff City
  • 4': Sean Morrison
  • 47': Josh Murphy
  • 81': Josh Murphy

About

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

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by George Saville (Middlesbrough).
  • 1': Lee Tomlin (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 1': George Saville (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 3': Attempt blocked. Lee Tomlin (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Leandro Bacuna.
  • 3': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Jonny Howson.
  • 4': Goal! Middlesbrough 0, Cardiff City 1. Sean Morrison (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joe Ralls with a cross following a corner.
  • 8': Ashley Fletcher (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 8': Foul by Sean Morrison (Cardiff City).
  • 9': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Robert Glatzel.
  • 9': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by David Junior Hoilett.
  • 10': Foul by Marcus Tavernier (Middlesbrough).
  • 10': Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Attempt saved. Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nathaniel Mendez-Laing.
  • 11': Attempt missed. David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left.
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ashley Fletcher.
  • 17': Substitution, Cardiff City. Josh Murphy replaces David Junior Hoilett because of an injury.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Marcus Tavernier (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jonny Howson.
  • 19': Foul by George Friend (Middlesbrough).
  • 19': Robert Glatzel (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 19': George Friend (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 20': Attempt blocked. Lee Tomlin (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 20': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Marcus Tavernier.
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Bennett.
  • 31': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by George Saville.
  • 33': Foul by Ashley Fletcher (Middlesbrough).
  • 33': Sean Morrison (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Leandro Bacuna (Cardiff City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the right. Assisted by Joe Ralls with a cross.
  • 37': Curtis Nelson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Foul by Ashley Fletcher (Middlesbrough).
  • 38': Foul by George Friend (Middlesbrough).
  • 38': Robert Glatzel (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 42': Foul by Will Vaulks (Cardiff City).
  • 42': Patrick Roberts (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 42': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Marvin Johnson.
  • 44': Offside, Cardiff City. Will Vaulks tries a through ball, but Nathaniel Mendez-Laing is caught offside.
  • 45': Hand ball by Anfernee Dijksteel (Middlesbrough).
  • 45'+2': Attempt saved. Djed Spence (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marcus Tavernier.
  • 45'+4': Attempt missed. Djed Spence (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Marvin Johnson with a cross.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Middlesbrough 0, Cardiff City 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Middlesbrough 0, Cardiff City 1.
  • 46': Foul by Curtis Nelson (Cardiff City).
  • 46': Patrick Roberts (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 47': Goal! Middlesbrough 0, Cardiff City 2. Josh Murphy (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lee Tomlin following a fast break.
  • 48': Foul by Patrick Roberts (Middlesbrough).
  • 48': Josh Murphy (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Leandro Bacuna.
  • 52': Attempt missed. George Friend (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Patrick Roberts with a cross following a corner.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Patrick Roberts (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Anfernee Dijksteel.
  • 56': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Joe Bennett.
  • 57': Anfernee Dijksteel (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 57': Foul by Joe Bennett (Cardiff City).
  • 58': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Hayden Coulson replaces Patrick Roberts.
  • 58': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Britt Assombalonga replaces Anfernee Dijksteel.
  • 58': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Patrick McNair replaces George Saville.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. George Friend (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dael Fry.
  • 59': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Robert Glatzel.
  • 59': Attempt missed. George Friend (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jonny Howson with a cross following a corner.
  • 60': Alex Smithies (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Foul by Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough).
  • 62': Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 62': Foul by Josh Murphy (Cardiff City).
  • 62': Foul by Djed Spence (Middlesbrough).
  • 62': Lee Tomlin (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Will Vaulks.
  • 66': Attempt saved. Marcus Tavernier (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
  • 66': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Alex Smithies.
  • 67': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Lukas Nmecha replaces Ashley Fletcher.
  • 68': Attempt saved. Lukas Nmecha (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marcus Tavernier.
  • 68': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Alex Smithies.
  • 69': Attempt saved. Hayden Coulson (Middlesbrough) header from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Patrick McNair.
  • 69': Foul by Hayden Coulson (Middlesbrough).
  • 69': Will Vaulks (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Substitution, Cardiff City. Danny Ward replaces Robert Glatzel.
  • 72': Substitution, Cardiff City. Marlon Pack replaces Lee Tomlin.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Will Vaulks.
  • 75': Dael Fry (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Foul by Joe Ralls (Cardiff City).
  • 75': Foul by Josh Murphy (Cardiff City).
  • 75': Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Foul by Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough).
  • 77': Josh Murphy (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 77': Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Sean Morrison (Cardiff City) header from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Joe Bennett following a set piece situation.
  • 78': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Dael Fry.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Sean Morrison (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Joe Ralls with a cross following a corner.
  • 79': Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 79': Foul by Curtis Nelson (Cardiff City).
  • 81': Goal! Middlesbrough 0, Cardiff City 3. Josh Murphy (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nathaniel Mendez-Laing.
  • 84': Foul by Sean Morrison (Cardiff City).
  • 84': Lukas Nmecha (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 84': Sean Morrison (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 85': Goal! Middlesbrough 1, Cardiff City 3. Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  • 87': Foul by Will Vaulks (Cardiff City).
  • 87': Marvin Johnson (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 89': Foul by Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough).
  • 89': Will Vaulks (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 89': Second yellow card to Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) for a bad foul.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Josh Murphy (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right from a direct free kick.
  • 90': Foul by Leandro Bacuna (Cardiff City).
  • 90': Hayden Coulson (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90': Leandro Bacuna (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Cardiff City. Sol Bamba replaces Joe Ralls.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Cardiff City. Dion Sanderson replaces Nathaniel Mendez-Laing.
  • 90'+4': Offside, Cardiff City. Danny Ward tries a through ball, but Joe Bennett is caught offside.
  • 90'+5': Offside, Middlesbrough. Hayden Coulson tries a through ball, but Lukas Nmecha is caught offside.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Middlesbrough 1, Cardiff City 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Middlesbrough 1, Cardiff City 3.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 13
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 1
2 Offsides 1
5 Corner Kicks 8
4 Saves 1
55.5 Possession 44.5
13 SHOTS 12
4 ON GOAL 5
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
260 Accurate Passes 184
393 Passes 300
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.6
4 Accurate Crosses 6
15 Crosses 26
0.3 Cross % 0.2
86 Long Balls 71
30 Accurate Long Balls 25
0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
3 Blocked Shots 3
17 Effective Tackles 9
25 Tackles 12
0.7 Tackle % 0.8
10 Interceptions 11
14 Effective Clearances 13
14 Clearances 13

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Riverside Stadium
Location: Middlesbrough, England

EFL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Coventry City 46 +52 95
2 Ipswich Town 46 +33 84
3 Millwall 46 +15 83
4 Southampton 46 +26 80
Full Table

Line-Ups

MID Middlesbrough (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
42 Aynsley Pears (GK)
3 George Friend Yellow Card
6 Dael Fry
21 Marvin Johnson
2 Anfernee Dijksteel
19 Patrick Roberts
16 Jonathan Howson Yellow Card
22 George Saville Yellow Card
11 Ashley Fletcher
7 Marcus Tavernier
29 Djed Spence
Middlesbrough Substitutes:
Lewis Wing, Hayden Coulson, Nathan Wood, Paddy McNair, Dejan Stojanovic, Britt Assombalonga, Lukas Nmecha.

CAR Cardiff City (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
12 Alex Smithies (GK)
16 Curtis Nelson
4 Sean Morrison
3 Joe Bennett
7 Leandro Bacuna Yellow Card
17 Lee Tomlin
8 Joe Ralls
6 Will Vaulks
9 Robert Glatzel
33 Junior Hoilett
19 Nathaniel Mendez-Laing
Cardiff City Substitutes:
Sol Bamba, Josh Murphy, Callum Paterson, Brad Smith, Marlon Pack, Neil Etheridge, Daniel Ward, Dion Sanderson, Aden Flint.

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