English League Championship

Middlesbrough vs Barnsley, 2019-20 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Middlesbrough
  • 54': Ashley Fletcher
FT
1 - 0
Barnsley

    About

    Middlesbrough are hosting Barnsley 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.
    • 2': Foul by Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough).
    • 2': Jacob Brown (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Attempt blocked. Ashley Fletcher (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 7': Attempt blocked. Jacob Brown (Barnsley) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dimitri Kevin Cavaré with a cross.
    • 7': Corner, Barnsley. Conceded by Hayden Coulson.
    • 9': Attempt blocked. Luke Thomas (Barnsley) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 9': Attempt blocked. Conor Chaplin (Barnsley) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 9': Attempt blocked. Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonny Howson.
    • 9': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Ben Williams.
    • 11': Foul by Dimitri Kevin Cavaré (Barnsley).
    • 11': Hayden Coulson (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 12': Attempt blocked. Lewis Wing (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 12': Attempt missed. Dael Fry (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
    • 13': Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 13': Foul by Mike-Steven Bähre (Barnsley).
    • 13': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Alex Mowatt.
    • 16': Foul by Alex Mowatt (Barnsley).
    • 16': Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 19': Attempt saved. Cauley Woodrow (Barnsley) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jacob Brown.
    • 20': Foul by Luke Thomas (Barnsley).
    • 20': Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 22': Attempt missed. Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
    • 22': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Marc Bola replaces Anfernee Dijksteel because of an injury.
    • 23': Attempt missed. Jacob Brown (Barnsley) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 25': Attempt blocked. Luke Thomas (Barnsley) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jacob Brown.
    • 27': Attempt saved. Mike-Steven Bähre (Barnsley) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 29': Foul by Ben Williams (Barnsley).
    • 29': Marcus Tavernier (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Offside, Barnsley. Ben Williams tries a through ball, but Jacob Brown is caught offside.
    • 39': Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Foul by Mike-Steven Bähre (Barnsley).
    • 40': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Dimitri Kevin Cavaré.
    • 41': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Jacob Brown.
    • 41': Attempt blocked. Ashley Fletcher (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrick McNair with a cross.
    • 42': Alex Mowatt (Barnsley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 42': Foul by Hayden Coulson (Middlesbrough).
    • 43': Foul by Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough).
    • 43': Mike-Steven Bähre (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 43': Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Cauley Woodrow (Barnsley) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Luke Thomas.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Middlesbrough 0, Barnsley 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Middlesbrough 0, Barnsley 0.
    • 48': Corner, Barnsley. Conceded by Hayden Coulson.
    • 49': Jacob Brown (Barnsley) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Dimitri Kevin Cavaré following a corner.
    • 49': Attempt blocked. Alex Mowatt (Barnsley) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 50': Foul by Marc Bola (Middlesbrough).
    • 50': Jacob Brown (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 53': Attempt blocked. Luke Thomas (Barnsley) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jacob Brown.
    • 54': Goal! Middlesbrough 1, Barnsley 0. Ashley Fletcher (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcus Tavernier.
    • 56': Ashley Fletcher (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 56': Foul by Mads Andersen (Barnsley).
    • 57': Attempt blocked. Cauley Woodrow (Barnsley) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Mowatt.
    • 57': Bambo Diaby (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Foul by Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough).
    • 60': Dael Fry (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Foul by Conor Chaplin (Barnsley).
    • 61': Attempt blocked. Cauley Woodrow (Barnsley) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 64': Foul by Lewis Wing (Middlesbrough).
    • 64': Jacob Brown (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Lewis Wing (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 65': Foul by Luke Thomas (Barnsley).
    • 65': Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Dimitri Kevin Cavaré (Barnsley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 67': Foul by Hayden Coulson (Middlesbrough).
    • 67': Attempt blocked. Conor Chaplin (Barnsley) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 69': Substitution, Barnsley. Cameron McGeehan replaces Mike-Steven Bähre.
    • 71': Attempt saved. Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Daniel Ayala.
    • 73': Substitution, Barnsley. Patrick Schmidt replaces Luke Thomas.
    • 75': Corner, Barnsley. Conceded by Aynsley Pears.
    • 76': Attempt saved. Hayden Coulson (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ashley Fletcher with a through ball.
    • 76': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Samuel Sahin-Radlinger.
    • 77': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Mads Andersen.
    • 77': Attempt blocked. Marcus Tavernier (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrick McNair.
    • 77': Offside, Middlesbrough. Marcus Tavernier tries a through ball, but Daniel Ayala is caught offside.
    • 78': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Adam Clayton replaces Patrick McNair.
    • 78': Dimitri Kevin Cavaré (Barnsley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 78': Foul by Hayden Coulson (Middlesbrough).
    • 79': Foul by Bambo Diaby (Barnsley).
    • 79': Marcus Tavernier (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 80': Attempt saved. Marcus Tavernier (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hayden Coulson.
    • 80': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Samuel Sahin-Radlinger.
    • 81': Conor Chaplin (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Foul by Marc Bola (Middlesbrough).
    • 81': Marc Bola (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card.
    • 82': Ashley Fletcher (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 82': Foul by Cameron McGeehan (Barnsley).
    • 86': Offside, Barnsley. Dimitri Kevin Cavaré tries a through ball, but Patrick Schmidt is caught offside.
    • 87': Foul by Alex Mowatt (Barnsley).
    • 87': Marcus Tavernier (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Foul by Ben Williams (Barnsley).
    • 89': Marcus Tavernier (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 90'+4': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Ben Williams.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Middlesbrough 1, Barnsley 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Middlesbrough 1, Barnsley 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Middlesbrough 1, Barnsley 0.

    Statistics

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    13 Fouls 9
    0 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 1
    3 Corner Kicks 8
    3 Saves 2
    63.3 Possession 36.7
    14 SHOTS 12
    2 ON GOAL 5
    0.1 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    334 Accurate Passes 144
    451 Passes 255
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.6
    2 Accurate Crosses 3
    22 Crosses 18
    0.1 Cross % 0.2
    63 Long Balls 59
    23 Accurate Long Balls 11
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.2
    9 Blocked Shots 5
    14 Effective Tackles 13
    18 Tackles 15
    0.8 Tackle % 0.9
    13 Interceptions 15
    15 Effective Clearances 28
    15 Clearances 28

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Riverside Stadium
    Location: Middlesbrough, England
    Attendance: 18,043

    EFL Championship Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Queens Park Rangers 1 +2 3
    2 Millwall 1 +2 3
    3 Swansea City 1 +1 3
    4 West Bromwich Albion 1 +1 3
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    MID Middlesbrough (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    42 Aynsley Pears (GK)
    4 Daniel Ayala
    6 Dael Fry
    16 Jonathan Howson Yellow Card
    7 Marcus Tavernier
    17 Paddy McNair
    26 Lewis Wing Yellow Card
    33 Hayden Coulson
    2 Anfernee Dijksteel
    9 Britt Assombalonga
    11 Ashley Fletcher
    Middlesbrough Substitutes:
    Ben Liddle, Adam Clayton, Nathan Wood, Tyrone O'Neill, Marc Bola, Tomás Mejías, Hayden Hackney.

    BAR Barnsley (4-2-2-2)

    No. Name
    1 Samuel Radlinger (GK)
    6 Mads Andersen
    5 Bambo Diaby
    3 Ben Williams
    12 Dimitri Cavaré
    27 Alex Mowatt
    10 Mike-Steven Bähre
    7 Jacob Brown
    9 Cauley Woodrow
    16 Luke Thomas
    11 Conor Chaplin
    Barnsley Substitutes:
    Jordan Williams, Clarke Oduor, Toby Sibbick, Bradley Collins, Cameron McGeehan, Kenneth Dougall, Patrick Schmidt.

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