English League Championship

Middlesbrough vs Rotherham United, 2020-21 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Middlesbrough
    FT
    0 - 3
    Rotherham United
    • 43': Matt Crooks
    • 79': Michael Smith (P)
    • 90'+2': Ryan Giles

    About

    Middlesbrough are hosting Rotherham United 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 Matt Crooks (Rotherham United).
    • 2': Sam Morsy (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Offside, Middlesbrough. Jonny Howson tries a through ball, but Britt Assombalonga is caught offside.
    • 7': Attempt blocked. Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Duncan Watmore.
    • 7': Attempt missed. Michael Smith (Rotherham United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Matt Crooks following a fast break.
    • 9': Hand ball by Matt Crooks (Rotherham United).
    • 10': Attempt missed. Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Duncan Watmore.
    • 11': Foul by Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough).
    • 11': Richard Wood (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Foul by Shaun MacDonald (Rotherham United).
    • 12': Patrick Roberts (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Foul by Jamie Lindsay (Rotherham United).
    • 15': Patrick Roberts (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 15': Attempt missed. Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left from a direct free kick.
    • 19': Foul by Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough).
    • 19': Matthew Olosunde (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Foul by Matt Crooks (Rotherham United).
    • 21': Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Offside, Rotherham United. Michael Ihiekwe tries a through ball, but Ben Wiles is caught offside.
    • 23': Foul by Michael Smith (Rotherham United).
    • 23': Marc Bola (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Foul by Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough).
    • 24': Matt Crooks (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Attempt missed. Matt Crooks (Rotherham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 28': Offside, Middlesbrough. Djed Spence tries a through ball, but Patrick Roberts is caught offside.
    • 31': Ben Wiles (Rotherham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 31': Foul by George Saville (Middlesbrough).
    • 32': Foul by Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough).
    • 32': Richard Wood (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Foul by Michael Smith (Rotherham United).
    • 33': Patrick Roberts (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Foul by Ben Wiles (Rotherham United).
    • 36': Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Foul by Ben Wiles (Rotherham United).
    • 37': Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Attempt blocked. Marc Bola (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Duncan Watmore.
    • 38': Corner, Rotherham United. Conceded by Marc Bola.
    • 40': Attempt missed. Sam Morsy (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Patrick Roberts.
    • 42': Hand ball by Jamie Lindsay (Rotherham United).
    • 43': Attempt blocked. Michael Smith (Rotherham United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matt Crooks.
    • 43': Goal! Middlesbrough 0, Rotherham United 1. Matt Crooks (Rotherham United) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
    • 45'+1': Hand ball by Djed Spence (Middlesbrough).
    • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Michael Smith (Rotherham United) header from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Wes Harding.
    • 45'+2': Corner, Rotherham United. Conceded by Marcus Bettinelli.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Middlesbrough 0, Rotherham United 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Middlesbrough 0, Rotherham United 1.
    • 46': Attempt blocked. Michael Smith (Rotherham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matt Crooks.
    • 46': Foul by Marc Bola (Middlesbrough).
    • 46': Matthew Olosunde (Rotherham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 47': Attempt saved. Wes Harding (Rotherham United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 48': Attempt missed. Sam Morsy (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marc Bola with a cross.
    • 48': Attempt missed. Patrick Roberts (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 49': Foul by Jamie Lindsay (Rotherham United).
    • 49': Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 53': Foul by Nathan Wood (Middlesbrough).
    • 53': Michael Smith (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 54': Attempt saved. Jamie Lindsay (Rotherham United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben Wiles.
    • 54': Corner, Rotherham United. Conceded by Jonny Howson.
    • 56': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Michael Ihiekwe.
    • 56': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Richard Wood.
    • 57': Attempt blocked. Matt Crooks (Rotherham United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jamie Lindsay.
    • 57': Foul by Richard Wood (Rotherham United).
    • 57': Sam Morsy (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Attempt blocked. Duncan Watmore (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Djed Spence.
    • 62': Attempt saved. Sam Morsy (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 62': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Jamal Blackman.
    • 65': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Matthew Olosunde.
    • 68': Substitution, Rotherham United. George Hirst replaces Shaun MacDonald.
    • 68': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Hayden Coulson replaces Djed Spence.
    • 68': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Chuba Akpom replaces Britt Assombalonga.
    • 68': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Lewis Wing replaces Patrick Roberts.
    • 70': Foul by Sam Morsy (Middlesbrough).
    • 70': George Hirst (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Duncan Watmore (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 71': Foul by Richard Wood (Rotherham United).
    • 73': Foul by Marc Bola (Middlesbrough).
    • 73': Matthew Olosunde (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Richard Wood.
    • 75': Attempt blocked. Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 75': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Michael Ihiekwe.
    • 77': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Angus MacDonald.
    • 77': Foul by Nathan Wood (Middlesbrough).
    • 77': Michael Smith (Rotherham United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 78': Penalty Rotherham United. Michael Ihiekwe draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 78': Penalty conceded by Marcus Bettinelli (Middlesbrough) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 79': Goal! Middlesbrough 0, Rotherham United 2. Michael Smith (Rotherham United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
    • 82': Attempt blocked. George Saville (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 83': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Ashley Fletcher replaces Marc Bola.
    • 83': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Marvin Johnson replaces Duncan Watmore.
    • 85': Substitution, Rotherham United. Clark Robertson replaces Matt Crooks.
    • 87': Attempt missed. Lewis Wing (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jonny Howson.
    • 88': Substitution, Rotherham United. Ryan Giles replaces Jamie Lindsay.
    • 89': Attempt missed. Lewis Wing (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ashley Fletcher.
    • 90': Foul by Michael Smith (Rotherham United).
    • 90': Nathan Wood (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Chuba Akpom (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marvin Johnson with a cross.
    • 90'+2': Goal! Middlesbrough 0, Rotherham United 3. Ryan Giles (Rotherham United) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ben Wiles.
    • 90'+3': Ben Wiles (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Sam Morsy (Middlesbrough).
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Middlesbrough 0, Rotherham United 3.
    • 0': Match ends, Middlesbrough 0, Rotherham United 3.

    Statistics

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    14 Fouls 13
    0 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 2
    3 Corner Kicks 7
    1 Saves 3
    38.3 Possession 61.7
    11 SHOTS 14
    6 ON GOAL 1
    0.5 On Target % 0.1
    1 Penalty Goals 0
    1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    145 Accurate Passes 277
    246 Passes 394
    0.6 Pass Completion % 0.7
    1 Accurate Crosses 2
    11 Crosses 19
    0.1 Cross % 0.1
    68 Long Balls 90
    32 Accurate Long Balls 36
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
    3 Blocked Shots 6
    16 Effective Tackles 9
    23 Tackles 14
    0.7 Tackle % 0.6
    20 Interceptions 19
    32 Effective Clearances 13
    32 Clearances 13

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Riverside Stadium
    Location: Middlesbrough, England

    EFL Championship Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Coventry City 40 +42 83
    2 Millwall 40 +10 72
    3 Middlesbrough 40 +21 71
    4 Ipswich Town 38 +28 69
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    MID Middlesbrough (4-1-2-1-2)

    No. Name
    1 Marcus Bettinelli (GK)
    17 Paddy McNair
    15 Nathan Wood
    16 Jonathan Howson
    27 Marc Bola
    29 Djed Spence
    19 Patrick Roberts
    22 George Saville
    5 Sam Morsy
    9 Britt Assombalonga
    18 Duncan Watmore
    Middlesbrough Substitutes:
    Hayden Hackney, Marvin Johnson, Jordan Archer, Lewis Wing, Grant Hall, Chuba Akpom, Hayden Coulson, Ashley Fletcher.

    ROT Rotherham United (3-1-4-2)

    No. Name
    27 Jamal Blackman (GK)
    6 Richard Wood
    21 Angus MacDonald
    20 Michael Ihiekwe
    4 Shaun MacDonald
    8 Ben Wiles
    16 Jamie Lindsay
    19 Wes Harding
    22 Matthew Olosunde
    25 Matt Crooks
    24 Michael Smith
    Rotherham United Substitutes:
    Clark Robertson, Curtis Tilt, George Hirst, Viktor Johansson, Freddie Ladapo, Adam Thompson, Ryan Giles, Trevor Clarke.

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