English League Championship

Preston North End vs Middlesbrough, 2020-21 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Preston North End
  • 62': Brad Potts
  • 81': Scott Sinclair
  • 83': Emil Riis Jakobsen
FT
3 - 0
Middlesbrough

    About

    Preston North End are hosting Middlesbrough at Deepdale, Preston, 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.
    • 7': Foul by George Saville (Middlesbrough).
    • 7': Ryan Ledson (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 8': Attempt missed. Ben Davies (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ryan Ledson with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 11': Darnell Fisher (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 11': Foul by Marvin Johnson (Middlesbrough).
    • 14': Attempt blocked. Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Djed Spence.
    • 15': Attempt missed. Brad Potts (Preston North End) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tom Barkhuizen.
    • 16': Foul by Darnell Fisher (Preston North End).
    • 16': Marvin Johnson (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 20': Hand ball by Scott Sinclair (Preston North End).
    • 22': Brad Potts (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 22': Foul by Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough).
    • 22': Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 24': Attempt saved. Tom Barkhuizen (Preston North End) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jayden Stockley with a headed pass.
    • 25': Foul by Alan Browne (Preston North End).
    • 25': Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Dael Fry (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Foul by Jayden Stockley (Preston North End).
    • 37': Attempt missed. Duncan Watmore (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Djed Spence with a cross.
    • 45': Foul by Ryan Ledson (Preston North End).
    • 45': Sam Morsy (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Preston North End 0, Middlesbrough 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Preston North End 0, Middlesbrough 0.
    • 47': Foul by Brad Potts (Preston North End).
    • 47': Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Foul by Ryan Ledson (Preston North End).
    • 50': George Saville (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Ben Davies.
    • 56': Foul by Jayden Stockley (Preston North End).
    • 56': Marc Bola (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Attempt blocked. Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marvin Johnson.
    • 57': Attempt missed. George Saville (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 59': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Paul Huntington.
    • 60': Foul by Djed Spence (Middlesbrough).
    • 60': Scott Sinclair (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Attempt blocked. Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 62': Goal! Preston North End 1, Middlesbrough 0. Brad Potts (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andrew Hughes.
    • 64': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Marcus Tavernier replaces Jonny Howson because of an injury.
    • 64': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Ben Davies.
    • 67': Foul by Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough).
    • 67': Jayden Stockley (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Chuba Akpom replaces Duncan Watmore.
    • 68': Foul by Darnell Fisher (Preston North End).
    • 68': Marvin Johnson (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 69': Attempt blocked. Chuba Akpom (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Morsy.
    • 71': Attempt saved. Marvin Johnson (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Sam Morsy.
    • 71': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Declan Rudd.
    • 72': Attempt blocked. Marvin Johnson (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 72': Attempt missed. George Saville (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Marcus Tavernier following a corner.
    • 74': Substitution, Preston North End. Joshua Earl replaces Andrew Hughes.
    • 74': Substitution, Preston North End. Sean Maguire replaces Tom Barkhuizen.
    • 75': Substitution, Preston North End. Tom Bayliss replaces Alan Browne.
    • 76': Attempt saved. Brad Potts (Preston North End) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sean Maguire.
    • 76': Scott Sinclair (Preston North End) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box.
    • 78': Attempt saved. Scott Sinclair (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Brad Potts.
    • 78': Attempt missed. Jayden Stockley (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left following a fast break.
    • 79': Substitution, Preston North End. Emil Riis Jakobsen replaces Jayden Stockley.
    • 80': Foul by Emil Riis Jakobsen (Preston North End).
    • 80': Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Darnell Fisher (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Foul by Chuba Akpom (Middlesbrough).
    • 81': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Patrick Roberts replaces George Saville.
    • 81': Goal! Preston North End 2, Middlesbrough 0. Scott Sinclair (Preston North End) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Emil Riis Jakobsen.
    • 83': Goal! Preston North End 3, Middlesbrough 0. Emil Riis Jakobsen (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Ledson following a fast break.
    • 85': Marcus Tavernier (Middlesbrough) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Patrick Roberts.
    • 86': Attempt saved. Chuba Akpom (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Patrick Roberts.
    • 88': Brad Potts (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Foul by Patrick Roberts (Middlesbrough).
    • 90': Darnell Fisher (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Foul by Patrick Roberts (Middlesbrough).
    • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Preston North End 3, Middlesbrough 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Preston North End 3, Middlesbrough 0.

    Statistics

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    8 Fouls 10
    1 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 0
    4 Corner Kicks 0
    3 Saves 2
    51.1 Possession 48.9
    10 SHOTS 11
    3 ON GOAL 6
    0.3 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    232 Accurate Passes 219
    339 Passes 333
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.7
    2 Accurate Crosses 4
    26 Crosses 14
    0.1 Cross % 0.3
    68 Long Balls 65
    21 Accurate Long Balls 31
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
    3 Blocked Shots 1
    9 Effective Tackles 7
    11 Tackles 9
    0.8 Tackle % 0.8
    7 Interceptions 10
    17 Effective Clearances 25
    17 Clearances 25

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Deepdale
    Location: Preston, England

    EFL Championship Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Coventry City 41 +42 84
    2 Ipswich Town 39 +29 72
    3 Middlesbrough 41 +21 72
    4 Millwall 41 +9 72
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    PNE Preston North End (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Declan Rudd (GK)
    6 Ben Davies
    23 Paul Huntington
    16 Andrew Hughes
    2 Darnell Fisher
    44 Brad Potts
    18 Ryan Ledson
    8 Alan Browne
    20 Jayden Stockley
    31 Scott Sinclair
    29 Tom Barkhuizen
    Preston North End Substitutes:
    Emil Riis Jakobsen, Jordan Storey, Joseph Rafferty, Joshua Earl, Josh Harrop, Sean Maguire, Adam O'Reilly, Connor Ripley, Tom Bayliss.

    MID Middlesbrough (4-1-4-1)

    No. Name
    1 Marcus Bettinelli (GK)
    17 Paddy McNair
    6 Dael Fry
    16 Jonathan Howson Yellow Card
    27 Marc Bola
    29 Djed Spence
    22 George Saville
    5 Sam Morsy
    3 Marvin Johnson
    18 Duncan Watmore
    9 Britt Assombalonga
    Middlesbrough Substitutes:
    Chuba Akpom, Isaiah Jones, Hayden Coulson, Sam Folarin, Patrick Roberts, Marcus Tavernier, Lewis Wing, Dejan Stojanovic.

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