English League Championship

Middlesbrough vs Nottingham Forest, 2020-21 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Middlesbrough
  • 81': Marvin Johnson
FT
1 - 0
Nottingham Forest

    About

    Middlesbrough are hosting Nottingham Forest 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 Marcus Tavernier (Middlesbrough).
    • 1': Jack Colback (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 2': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Gaëtan Bong.
    • 4': Foul by Anthony Knockaert (Nottingham Forest).
    • 4': Hayden Coulson (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 5': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Tobias Figueiredo.
    • 6': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Miguel Ángel Guerrero.
    • 7': Foul by Anthony Knockaert (Nottingham Forest).
    • 7': George Saville (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Foul by Cyrus Christie (Nottingham Forest).
    • 11': Hayden Coulson (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Foul by George Saville (Middlesbrough).
    • 12': Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Attempt missed. Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 15': Foul by George Saville (Middlesbrough).
    • 15': Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Foul by Gaëtan Bong (Nottingham Forest).
    • 16': Marcus Tavernier (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Foul by Miguel Ángel Guerrero (Nottingham Forest).
    • 16': George Saville (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Sam Morsy (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card.
    • 18': Attempt saved. Hayden Coulson (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 18': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Gaëtan Bong.
    • 19': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Cyrus Christie.
    • 21': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Cyrus Christie.
    • 22': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Cyrus Christie tries a through ball, but Luke Freeman is caught offside.
    • 23': Attempt blocked. Marcus Tavernier (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Morsy.
    • 24': Foul by Gaëtan Bong (Nottingham Forest).
    • 24': Marcus Tavernier (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Foul by Sam Morsy (Middlesbrough).
    • 26': Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Foul by Cyrus Christie (Nottingham Forest).
    • 30': Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Attempt saved. Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 33': Attempt missed. Marcus Tavernier (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
    • 34': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Djed Spence replaces Sam Morsy.
    • 37': Djed Spence (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 37': Foul by Sammy Ameobi (Nottingham Forest).
    • 38': Attempt missed. Djed Spence (Middlesbrough) header from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Patrick McNair with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 38': Attempt blocked. Marcus Tavernier (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nathan Wood.
    • 38': Offside, Middlesbrough. Anfernee Dijksteel tries a through ball, but Djed Spence is caught offside.
    • 40': Anthony Knockaert (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 40': Foul by Hayden Coulson (Middlesbrough).
    • 40': Foul by Jack Colback (Nottingham Forest).
    • 40': Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Offside, Middlesbrough. Jonny Howson tries a through ball, but Britt Assombalonga is caught offside.
    • 44': Foul by Cyrus Christie (Nottingham Forest).
    • 44': Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Middlesbrough 0, Nottingham Forest 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Middlesbrough 0, Nottingham Forest 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Joe Lolley replaces Sammy Ameobi.
    • 46': Attempt blocked. Miguel Ángel Guerrero (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cyrus Christie with a cross.
    • 49': Foul by Miguel Ángel Guerrero (Nottingham Forest).
    • 49': Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Foul by Jack Colback (Nottingham Forest).
    • 51': Marcus Tavernier (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 53': Foul by Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough).
    • 53': Scott McKenna (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Foul by Tobias Figueiredo (Nottingham Forest).
    • 54': Hayden Coulson (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Tobias Figueiredo (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 57': Foul by Jack Colback (Nottingham Forest).
    • 57': Marcus Tavernier (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 58': Attempt blocked. Marcus Tavernier (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 58': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Jack Colback.
    • 60': Attempt missed. George Saville (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Anfernee Dijksteel.
    • 63': Attempt blocked. Djed Spence (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marc Bola.
    • 63': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Patrick McNair.
    • 65': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Cafú replaces Luke Freeman.
    • 65': Attempt missed. Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Anthony Knockaert with a cross following a corner.
    • 67': Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Foul by Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest).
    • 68': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Joe Lolley.
    • 69': Attempt blocked. Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hayden Coulson.
    • 70': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Chuba Akpom replaces Britt Assombalonga.
    • 71': Foul by Hayden Coulson (Middlesbrough).
    • 71': Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 72': Hand ball by Hayden Coulson (Middlesbrough).
    • 74': Foul by Joe Lolley (Nottingham Forest).
    • 74': Marcus Tavernier (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 75': Attempt blocked. Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 77': Offside, Middlesbrough. George Saville tries a through ball, but Marc Bola is caught offside.
    • 77': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Lyle Taylor replaces Miguel Ángel Guerrero.
    • 77': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Marvin Johnson replaces Hayden Coulson.
    • 81': Goal! Middlesbrough 1, Nottingham Forest 0. Marvin Johnson (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by George Saville with a cross.
    • 85': Foul by Anthony Knockaert (Nottingham Forest).
    • 85': Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 87': Anfernee Dijksteel (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Foul by Gaëtan Bong (Nottingham Forest).
    • 87': Gaëtan Bong (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Nathan Wood.
    • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Cafú (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Joe Lolley (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lyle Taylor.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Middlesbrough 1, Nottingham Forest 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Middlesbrough 1, Nottingham Forest 0.

    Statistics

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    18 Fouls 8
    2 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 3
    2 Corner Kicks 8
    2 Saves 1
    54.4 Possession 45.6
    5 SHOTS 12
    1 ON GOAL 3
    0.2 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    235 Accurate Passes 181
    352 Passes 292
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.6
    4 Accurate Crosses 4
    20 Crosses 28
    0.2 Cross % 0.1
    69 Long Balls 70
    21 Accurate Long Balls 19
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.3
    2 Blocked Shots 6
    4 Effective Tackles 11
    8 Tackles 17
    0.5 Tackle % 0.6
    8 Interceptions 8
    21 Effective Clearances 16
    21 Clearances 16

    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 (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Marcus Bettinelli (GK)
    17 Paddy McNair
    15 Nathan Wood
    27 Marc Bola
    2 Anfernee Dijksteel
    5 Sam Morsy Yellow Card
    22 George Saville
    16 Jonathan Howson
    9 Britt Assombalonga
    33 Hayden Coulson
    7 Marcus Tavernier
    Middlesbrough Substitutes:
    Lewis Wing, Marcus Browne, Patrick Roberts, Chuba Akpom, Djed Spence, Marvin Johnson, Dejan Stojanovic.

    NFO Nottingham Forest (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    30 Brice Samba (GK)
    26 Scott McKenna
    3 Tobias Figueiredo Yellow Card
    13 Gaëtan Bong Yellow Card
    2 Cyrus Christie
    15 Luke Freeman
    8 Jack Colback
    22 Ryan Yates
    19 Miguel Guerrero
    11 Sammy Ameobi
    28 Anthony Knockaert
    Nottingham Forest Substitutes:
    Carl Jenkinson, Samba Sow, Lyle Taylor, Joe Lolley, Loïc Mbe Soh, Jordan Smith, Cafú.

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