English League Championship

Middlesbrough vs Nottingham Forest, 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Middlesbrough
  • 17': Ryan Yates (OG)
  • 69': Andraz Sporar
FT
2 - 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.
    • 3': Foul by Marcus Tavernier (Middlesbrough).
    • 3': Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Attempt blocked. Onel Hernández (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Isaiah Jones.
    • 5': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Tobias Figueiredo.
    • 16': Brennan Johnson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Foul by Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough).
    • 17': Own Goal by Ryan Yates, Nottingham Forest. Middlesbrough 1, Nottingham Forest 0.
    • 19': Foul by Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough).
    • 19': Jack Colback (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Jack Colback.
    • 21': Foul by Brennan Johnson (Nottingham Forest).
    • 21': Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 22': Attempt saved. Andraz Sporar (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Onel Hernández.
    • 23': Andraz Sporar (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 23': Foul by Tobias Figueiredo (Nottingham Forest).
    • 23': Attempt blocked. Onel Hernández (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andraz Sporar.
    • 23': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Tobias Figueiredo.
    • 24': Attempt missed. Philip Zinckernagel (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Brennan Johnson.
    • 25': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Jack Colback.
    • 26': Attempt saved. Andraz Sporar (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marcus Tavernier.
    • 26': Attempt saved. Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jonny Howson.
    • 26': Foul by Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough).
    • 26': Philip Zinckernagel (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 29': Attempt saved. Neil Taylor (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Onel Hernández.
    • 32': Brice Samba (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card.
    • 33': Finley Back (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Foul by Marcus Tavernier (Middlesbrough).
    • 35': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Patrick McNair.
    • 36': Andraz Sporar (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Foul by Philip Zinckernagel (Nottingham Forest).
    • 38': Foul by Philip Zinckernagel (Nottingham Forest).
    • 38': Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 41': Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box. Assisted by Neil Taylor with a cross.
    • 42': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Patrick McNair.
    • 42': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Neil Taylor.
    • 45'+1': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Finley Back.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Anfernee Dijksteel (Middlesbrough).
    • 45'+2': Scott McKenna (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Middlesbrough 1, Nottingham Forest 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Middlesbrough 1, Nottingham Forest 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. João Carvalho replaces Tobias Figueiredo.
    • 47': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Joe Worrall.
    • 48': Attempt missed. Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jonny Howson with a cross following a corner.
    • 48': Foul by Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest).
    • 48': Marcus Tavernier (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Foul by James Garner (Nottingham Forest).
    • 53': Matt Crooks (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 54': Foul by João Carvalho (Nottingham Forest).
    • 54': Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 55': Foul by Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough).
    • 55': João Carvalho (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Attempt blocked. Andraz Sporar (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcus Tavernier.
    • 56': Offside, Middlesbrough. Neil Taylor tries a through ball, but Matt Crooks is caught offside.
    • 58': Foul by Philip Zinckernagel (Nottingham Forest).
    • 58': Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Brennan Johnson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 59': Foul by Neil Taylor (Middlesbrough).
    • 61': Attempt missed. Philip Zinckernagel (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Brennan Johnson.
    • 62': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Xande Silva replaces Philip Zinckernagel.
    • 63': Attempt blocked. Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Brennan Johnson.
    • 63': Foul by Matt Crooks (Middlesbrough).
    • 63': Jack Colback (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 64': Attempt missed. Xande Silva (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 64': Attempt missed. Joe Worrall (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Brennan Johnson with a cross.
    • 65': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Duncan Watmore replaces Onel Hernández.
    • 65': Offside, Nottingham Forest. João Carvalho tries a through ball, but Brennan Johnson is caught offside.
    • 67': Attempt missed. Andraz Sporar (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Isaiah Jones.
    • 68': Brennan Johnson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 68': Foul by Neil Taylor (Middlesbrough).
    • 69': Goal! Middlesbrough 2, Nottingham Forest 0. Andraz Sporar (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
    • 71': Anfernee Dijksteel (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Foul by João Carvalho (Nottingham Forest).
    • 71': João Carvalho (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 72': Attempt saved. Duncan Watmore (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Isaiah Jones with a cross.
    • 75': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Lyle Taylor replaces Lewis Grabban.
    • 78': Foul by Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough).
    • 78': Jack Colback (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Matt Crooks.
    • 81': Attempt missed. Lyle Taylor (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Brennan Johnson with a cross following a corner.
    • 81': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Isaiah Jones.
    • 83': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Jonny Howson.
    • 84': Foul by João Carvalho (Nottingham Forest).
    • 84': Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Lee Peltier replaces Isaiah Jones.
    • 89': Xande Silva (Nottingham Forest) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Jack Colback with a cross.
    • 89': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Neil Taylor.
    • 90': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Dael Fry.
    • 90'+2': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Martín Payero replaces Andraz Sporar.
    • 90'+3': Dael Fry (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest).
    • 90'+3': Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Middlesbrough 2, Nottingham Forest 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Middlesbrough 2, Nottingham Forest 0.

    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 11
    3 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 1
    8 Corner Kicks 6
    5 Saves 0
    46.7 Possession 53.3
    7 SHOTS 12
    0 ON GOAL 6
    0.0 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    300 Accurate Passes 361
    386 Passes 451
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    4 Accurate Crosses 4
    16 Crosses 16
    0.3 Cross % 0.3
    57 Long Balls 54
    28 Accurate Long Balls 18
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.3
    1 Blocked Shots 3
    7 Effective Tackles 9
    11 Tackles 14
    0.6 Tackle % 0.6
    13 Interceptions 9
    22 Effective Clearances 21
    22 Clearances 21

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Riverside Stadium
    Location: Middlesbrough, England
    Attendance: 29,832

    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 (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    1 Joe Lumley (GK)
    6 Dael Fry
    17 Paddy McNair
    2 Anfernee Dijksteel
    7 Marcus Tavernier
    25 Matt Crooks
    16 Jonathan Howson Yellow Card
    3 Neil Taylor
    35 Isaiah Jones
    8 Onel Hernández
    11 Andraz Sporar
    Middlesbrough Substitutes:
    Luke Daniels, Lee Peltier, James Léa Siliki, Sol Bamba, Martín Payero, Duncan Watmore, Uche Ikpeazu.

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

    No. Name
    30 Brice Samba (GK) Yellow Card
    3 Tobias Figueiredo
    26 Scott McKenna
    4 Joe Worrall
    37 James Garner
    22 Ryan Yates
    11 Philip Zinckernagel
    8 Jack Colback
    44 Finley Back
    7 Lewis Grabban
    20 Brennan Johnson
    Nottingham Forest Substitutes:
    Lyle Taylor, Gaëtan Bong, Braian Ojeda, João Carvalho, Ethan Horvath, Xande Silva, Cafú.

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