English League Championship

Middlesbrough vs Cardiff City, 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Middlesbrough
  • 28': Marcus Tavernier
  • 53': Riley McGree
FT
2 - 0
Cardiff City

    About

    Middlesbrough are hosting Cardiff 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.
    • 1': Foul by Marcus Tavernier (Middlesbrough).
    • 1': Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 5': Foul by Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City).
    • 5': Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Cody Drameh.
    • 10': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Patrick McNair.
    • 11': Anfernee Dijksteel (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Foul by Curtis Nelson (Cardiff City).
    • 13': Anfernee Dijksteel (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Foul by Max Watters (Cardiff City).
    • 15': Attempt blocked. Jordan Hugill (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rubin Colwill with a cross.
    • 16': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Will Vaulks.
    • 19': Foul by Will Vaulks (Cardiff City).
    • 19': Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 20': Foul by Riley McGree (Middlesbrough).
    • 20': Jordan Hugill (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 20': Attempt saved. Oliver Denham (Cardiff City) header from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tommy Doyle with a cross.
    • 22': Foul by Perry Ng (Cardiff City).
    • 22': Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 23': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Curtis Nelson.
    • 24': Attempt blocked. Marc Bola (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Isaiah Jones.
    • 24': Foul by Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough).
    • 24': Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 27': Folarin Balogun (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 27': Foul by Curtis Nelson (Cardiff City).
    • 27': Curtis Nelson (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card.
    • 28': Goal! Middlesbrough 1, Cardiff City 0. Marcus Tavernier (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Folarin Balogun.
    • 31': Foul by Anfernee Dijksteel (Middlesbrough).
    • 31': Max Watters (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 32': Attempt saved. Max Watters (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rubin Colwill.
    • 32': Duncan Watmore (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 32': Foul by Ryan Wintle (Cardiff City).
    • 33': Ryan Wintle (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 34': Folarin Balogun (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 34': Foul by Oliver Denham (Cardiff City).
    • 37': Offside, Middlesbrough. Marcus Tavernier tries a through ball, but Folarin Balogun is caught offside.
    • 38': Anfernee Dijksteel (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 38': Foul by Jordan Hugill (Cardiff City).
    • 40': Duncan Watmore (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 40': Foul by Perry Ng (Cardiff City).
    • 41': Attempt saved. Duncan Watmore (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Marcus Tavernier.
    • 41': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Dillon Phillips.
    • 41': Cody Drameh (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Foul by Folarin Balogun (Middlesbrough).
    • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Jordan Hugill (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Rubin Colwill.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Middlesbrough 1, Cardiff City 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Middlesbrough 1, Cardiff City 0.
    • 46': Attempt missed. Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Marc Bola.
    • 48': Offside, Cardiff City. Perry Ng tries a through ball, but Jordan Hugill is caught offside.
    • 50': Attempt blocked. Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Riley McGree.
    • 52': Foul by Jordan Hugill (Cardiff City).
    • 52': Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 53': Goal! Middlesbrough 2, Cardiff City 0. Riley McGree (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonny Howson.
    • 55': Attempt saved. Max Watters (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Hugill.
    • 55': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Luke Daniels.
    • 60': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Isaiah Jones.
    • 61': Attempt missed. Riley McGree (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Marc Bola with a cross.
    • 61': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Andraz Sporar replaces Folarin Balogun.
    • 62': Duncan Watmore (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Foul by Oliver Denham (Cardiff City).
    • 62': Oliver Denham (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 63': Substitution, Cardiff City. Mark Harris replaces Max Watters.
    • 68': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Cody Drameh.
    • 68': Attempt missed. Marcus Tavernier (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marc Bola following a corner.
    • 71': Attempt blocked. Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andraz Sporar.
    • 71': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Curtis Nelson.
    • 72': Attempt missed. Marcus Tavernier (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
    • 75': Attempt missed. Marcus Tavernier (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Riley McGree.
    • 76': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Aaron Connolly replaces Duncan Watmore.
    • 77': Attempt saved. Mark Harris (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Perry Ng with a cross.
    • 78': Anfernee Dijksteel (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Foul by Tommy Doyle (Cardiff City).
    • 80': Substitution, Cardiff City. James Collins replaces Jordan Hugill.
    • 81': Foul by Andraz Sporar (Middlesbrough).
    • 81': Oliver Denham (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Foul by James Collins (Cardiff City).
    • 81': Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Curtis Nelson.
    • 83': Attempt blocked. Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonny Howson with a cross.
    • 83': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Curtis Nelson.
    • 83': Attempt missed. Sol Bamba (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Patrick McNair with a cross following a corner.
    • 87': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Oliver Denham.
    • 88': Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90': Foul by Will Vaulks (Cardiff City).
    • 90': Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90': Will Vaulks (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90': Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Andraz Sporar (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marc Bola.
    • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Tommy Doyle (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mark Harris.
    • 90'+2': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Anfernee Dijksteel.
    • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tommy Doyle.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Tommy Doyle (Cardiff City).
    • 90'+3': Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Middlesbrough 2, Cardiff City 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Middlesbrough 2, Cardiff City 0.

    Statistics

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    16 Fouls 6
    4 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 1
    4 Corner Kicks 9
    2 Saves 4
    54.1 Possession 45.9
    8 SHOTS 14
    4 ON GOAL 4
    0.5 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    414 Accurate Passes 345
    493 Passes 408
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    3 Accurate Crosses 5
    11 Crosses 18
    0.3 Cross % 0.3
    67 Long Balls 36
    38 Accurate Long Balls 14
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
    3 Blocked Shots 4
    17 Effective Tackles 11
    22 Tackles 20
    0.8 Tackle % 0.6
    7 Interceptions 12
    18 Effective Clearances 9
    18 Clearances 9

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Riverside Stadium
    Location: Middlesbrough, England
    Attendance: 19,727

    EFL Championship Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Coventry City 36 +36 74
    2 Middlesbrough 35 +19 66
    3 Millwall 36 +9 65
    4 Ipswich Town 35 +26 64
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    MID Middlesbrough (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    28 Luke Daniels (GK)
    22 Sol Bamba
    17 Paddy McNair
    2 Anfernee Dijksteel
    7 Marcus Tavernier
    48 Riley McGree
    16 Jonathan Howson
    27 Marc Bola
    35 Isaiah Jones Yellow Card
    47 Folarin Balogun
    18 Duncan Watmore
    Middlesbrough Substitutes:
    Joe Lumley, Aaron Connolly, Martín Payero, Lee Peltier, Josh Coburn, Grant Hall, Andraz Sporar.

    CAR Cardiff City (4-3-1-2)

    No. Name
    1 Dillon Phillips (GK)
    42 Oliver Denham Yellow Card
    16 Curtis Nelson Yellow Card
    38 Perry Ng
    17 Cody Drameh
    9 Jordan Hugill
    15 Ryan Wintle Yellow Card
    27 Rubin Colwill
    6 Will Vaulks Yellow Card
    22 Tommy Doyle
    23 Max Watters
    Cardiff City Substitutes:
    Mark Harris, Eli King, Rohan Luthra, Aden Flint, James Collins, Jai Semenyo, Mark McGuinness.

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