English League Championship

Middlesbrough vs Norwich City, 2020-21 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Middlesbrough
    FT
    0 - 1
    Norwich City
    • 72': Teemu Pukki (P)

    About

    Middlesbrough are hosting Norwich 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.
    • 2': Foul by Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough).
    • 2': Przemyslaw Placheta (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Emiliano Buendía (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 3': Foul by Marc Bola (Middlesbrough).
    • 4': Attempt missed. Emiliano Buendía (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a set piece situation.
    • 5': Foul by Marcus Tavernier (Middlesbrough).
    • 5': Max Aarons (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Foul by Jordan Hugill (Norwich City).
    • 6': George Saville (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 8': Hand ball by Marcus Tavernier (Middlesbrough).
    • 8': Emiliano Buendía (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 8': Foul by Marcus Tavernier (Middlesbrough).
    • 8': Chuba Akpom (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 8': Foul by Ben Gibson (Norwich City).
    • 10': Djed Spence (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 10': Foul by Lukas Rupp (Norwich City).
    • 13': Offside, Middlesbrough. Marc Bola tries a through ball, but Chuba Akpom is caught offside.
    • 15': Foul by Jacob Lungi Sørensen (Norwich City).
    • 15': Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Jacob Lungi Sørensen (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 17': Foul by Lukas Rupp (Norwich City).
    • 17': Marcus Tavernier (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Foul by George Saville (Middlesbrough).
    • 20': Oliver Skipp (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Foul by Chuba Akpom (Middlesbrough).
    • 24': Lukas Rupp (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Grant Hanley.
    • 29': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Ben Gibson.
    • 31': Attempt missed. Lukas Rupp (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marco Stiepermann.
    • 32': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Max Aarons.
    • 34': Foul by Grant Hanley (Norwich City).
    • 34': Marvin Johnson (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 35': Attempt saved. Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by George Saville with a cross.
    • 36': Attempt blocked. Przemyslaw Placheta (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marco Stiepermann.
    • 37': Attempt saved. Marvin Johnson (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marcus Tavernier.
    • 38': 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 Marvin Johnson.
    • 38': Attempt blocked. Przemyslaw Placheta (Norwich City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lukas Rupp.
    • 40': Foul by Oliver Skipp (Norwich City).
    • 40': George Saville (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Foul by Oliver Skipp (Norwich City).
    • 42': Marc Bola (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Attempt blocked. Marco Stiepermann (Norwich City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emiliano Buendía.
    • 43': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Dael Fry.
    • 45': Chuba Akpom (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45': Foul by Lukas Rupp (Norwich City).
    • 45'+1': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Jacob Lungi Sørensen.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Middlesbrough 0, Norwich City 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Middlesbrough 0, Norwich City 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Norwich City. Teemu Pukki replaces Jordan Hugill.
    • 46': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Dael Fry.
    • 46': Foul by Przemyslaw Placheta (Norwich City).
    • 46': Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Attempt blocked. Djed Spence (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anfernee Dijksteel.
    • 50': Penalty Middlesbrough. Marcus Tavernier draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 50': Penalty conceded by Ben Gibson (Norwich City) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 51': Penalty missed! Bad penalty by Marcus Tavernier (Middlesbrough) left footed shot is just a bit too high. Marcus Tavernier should be disappointed.
    • 51': (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Marcus Tavernier (Middlesbrough).
    • 54': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Anfernee Dijksteel.
    • 56': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Dael Fry.
    • 56': Attempt blocked. Jacob Lungi Sørensen (Norwich City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emiliano Buendía with a cross.
    • 59': Hand ball by Chuba Akpom (Middlesbrough).
    • 59': Attempt blocked. Lukas Rupp (Norwich City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 59': Attempt blocked. Teemu Pukki (Norwich City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 59': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Patrick McNair.
    • 60': Attempt saved. Emiliano Buendía (Norwich City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Max Aarons with a cross.
    • 61': Dael Fry (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Foul by Lukas Rupp (Norwich City).
    • 65': Foul by George Saville (Middlesbrough).
    • 65': Oliver Skipp (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 66': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Hayden Coulson replaces Marvin Johnson.
    • 66': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Sam Folarin replaces Djed Spence.
    • 67': Attempt blocked. Marc Bola (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcus Tavernier.
    • 67': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Grant Hanley.
    • 68': Attempt missed. Marcus Tavernier (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jonny Howson with a cross following a corner.
    • 72': Penalty Norwich City. Max Aarons draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 72': Penalty conceded by Hayden Coulson (Middlesbrough) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 72': Goal! Middlesbrough 0, Norwich City 1. Teemu Pukki (Norwich City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
    • 73': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Britt Assombalonga replaces Chuba Akpom.
    • 79': Attempt missed. Sam Folarin (Middlesbrough) header from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Patrick McNair.
    • 79': Attempt saved. Sam Folarin (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top left corner.
    • 80': Substitution, Norwich City. Kenny McLean replaces Emiliano Buendía.
    • 81': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Patrick Roberts replaces Marcus Tavernier.
    • 81': Attempt blocked. Kenny McLean (Norwich City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Teemu Pukki.
    • 81': Attempt blocked. Teemu Pukki (Norwich City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 83': Foul by Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough).
    • 83': Marco Stiepermann (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Hand ball by Lukas Rupp (Norwich City).
    • 84': Foul by Marc Bola (Middlesbrough).
    • 84': Kenny McLean (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Anfernee Dijksteel (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Foul by Przemyslaw Placheta (Norwich City).
    • 85': Foul by Jacob Lungi Sørensen (Norwich City).
    • 85': Sam Folarin (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 88': Foul by Oliver Skipp (Norwich City).
    • 88': Hayden Coulson (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Offside, Norwich City. Max Aarons tries a through ball, but Lukas Rupp is caught offside.
    • 90'+2': Substitution, Norwich City. Christoph Zimmermann replaces Przemyslaw Placheta.
    • 90'+2': Substitution, Norwich City. Alexander Tettey replaces Marco Stiepermann.
    • 90'+3': Foul by George Saville (Middlesbrough).
    • 90'+3': Oliver Skipp (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Substitution, Norwich City. Mario Vrancic replaces Jacob Lungi Sørensen.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Middlesbrough 0, Norwich City 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Middlesbrough 0, Norwich City 1.

    Statistics

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    16 Fouls 14
    1 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 1
    5 Corner Kicks 5
    4 Saves 1
    61.5 Possession 38.5
    12 SHOTS 9
    2 ON GOAL 4
    0.2 On Target % 0.4
    1 Penalty Goals 0
    1 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    376 Accurate Passes 189
    490 Passes 297
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.6
    5 Accurate Crosses 4
    17 Crosses 24
    0.3 Cross % 0.2
    59 Long Balls 67
    21 Accurate Long Balls 30
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
    8 Blocked Shots 2
    10 Effective Tackles 15
    16 Tackles 25
    0.6 Tackle % 0.6
    13 Interceptions 10
    23 Effective Clearances 22
    23 Clearances 22

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Riverside Stadium
    Location: Middlesbrough, England

    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 (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Marcus Bettinelli (GK)
    17 Paddy McNair
    6 Dael Fry
    27 Marc Bola
    2 Anfernee Dijksteel
    7 Marcus Tavernier
    22 George Saville
    16 Jonathan Howson
    10 Chuba Akpom
    3 Marvin Johnson
    29 Djed Spence
    Middlesbrough Substitutes:
    Nathan Wood, Patrick Roberts, Lewis Wing, Hayden Coulson, Duncan Watmore, Britt Assombalonga, Sam Folarin, Dejan Stojanovic, Grant Hall.

    NOR Norwich City (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Tim Krul (GK)
    34 Ben Gibson
    5 Grant Hanley
    19 Jacob Sørensen Yellow Card
    2 Max Aarons
    18 Marco Stiepermann
    20 Oliver Skipp
    7 Lukas Rupp
    9 Jordan Hugill
    11 Przemyslaw Placheta
    17 Emiliano Buendía
    Norwich City Substitutes:
    Mario Vrancic, Teemu Pukki, Michael McGovern, Alexander Tettey, Josh Martin, Christoph Zimmerman, Kenny McLean, Daniel Barden, Reece McAlear.

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