English League Championship

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

· English League Championship
Middlesbrough
  • 26': Isaiah Jones
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Swansea City

    About

    Middlesbrough are hosting Swansea 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': Offside, Middlesbrough. Matt Crooks tries a through ball, but Duncan Watmore is caught offside.
    • 4': Attempt blocked. Jamie Paterson (Swansea City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joël Piroe.
    • 6': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Isaiah Jones.
    • 8': Offside, Swansea City. Kyle Naughton tries a through ball, but Joël Piroe is caught offside.
    • 8': Foul by Ryan Manning (Swansea City).
    • 8': Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Ethan Laird (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Foul by Marc Bola (Middlesbrough).
    • 11': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Matt Grimes.
    • 13': Ethan Laird (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Foul by Marc Bola (Middlesbrough).
    • 14': Hand ball by Andraz Sporar (Middlesbrough).
    • 14': Foul by Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough).
    • 14': Korey Smith (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 16': Attempt missed. Duncan Watmore (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 17': Offside, Middlesbrough. Isaiah Jones tries a through ball, but Duncan Watmore is caught offside.
    • 22': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Anfernee Dijksteel.
    • 23': Attempt blocked. Joël Piroe (Swansea City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Manning.
    • 24': Attempt missed. Jamie Paterson (Swansea City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Matt Grimes.
    • 26': Goal! Middlesbrough 1, Swansea City 0. Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sol Bamba with a through ball.
    • 28': Andraz Sporar (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 28': Foul by Kyle Naughton (Swansea City).
    • 31': Attempt saved. Ryan Manning (Swansea City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 31': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Luke Daniels.
    • 32': Foul by Marc Bola (Middlesbrough).
    • 32': Ryan Manning (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 38': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Kyle Naughton.
    • 38': Attempt saved. Andraz Sporar (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jonny Howson.
    • 39': Foul by Ryan Manning (Swansea City).
    • 39': Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Foul by Matt Crooks (Middlesbrough).
    • 41': Jamie Paterson (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Jamie Paterson (Swansea City) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
    • 45': Jamie Paterson (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Ryan Manning (Swansea City).
    • 45'+1': Matt Crooks (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Middlesbrough 1, Swansea City 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Middlesbrough 1, Swansea City 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Swansea City. Olivier Ntcham replaces Korey Smith.
    • 46': Flynn Downes (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 46': Foul by Marcus Tavernier (Middlesbrough).
    • 47': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Jamie Paterson.
    • 48': Attempt missed. Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Marcus Tavernier with a cross following a corner.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Matt Grimes (Swansea City) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Kyle Naughton.
    • 52': Attempt blocked. Joël Piroe (Swansea City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kyle Naughton with a through ball.
    • 52': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Patrick McNair.
    • 53': Flynn Downes (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 53': Foul by Duncan Watmore (Middlesbrough).
    • 55': Foul by Jamie Paterson (Swansea City).
    • 55': Marcus Tavernier (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 57': Attempt blocked. Joël Piroe (Swansea City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Cabango.
    • 66': Attempt blocked. Joël Piroe (Swansea City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Flynn Downes.
    • 66': Attempt saved. Ethan Laird (Swansea City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Olivier Ntcham.
    • 67': Substitution, Swansea City. Michael Obafemi replaces Rhys Williams.
    • 70': Foul by Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough).
    • 70': Kyle Naughton (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 70': Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 71': Attempt saved. Matt Grimes (Swansea City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 71': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Luke Daniels.
    • 71': Attempt blocked. Olivier Ntcham (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Flynn Downes.
    • 72': Attempt blocked. Duncan Watmore (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 72': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Olivier Ntcham.
    • 73': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Onel Hernández replaces Duncan Watmore.
    • 73': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Uche Ikpeazu replaces Andraz Sporar.
    • 74': Offside, Middlesbrough. Uche Ikpeazu tries a through ball, but Onel Hernández is caught offside.
    • 78': Substitution, Swansea City. Joel Latibeaudiere replaces Ethan Laird.
    • 82': Flynn Downes (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 82': Foul by Matt Crooks (Middlesbrough).
    • 83': Attempt saved. Ben Cabango (Swansea City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Kyle Naughton with a cross.
    • 83': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Ben Cabango.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Jamie Paterson (Swansea City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Olivier Ntcham.
    • 87': Foul by Uche Ikpeazu (Middlesbrough).
    • 87': Kyle Naughton (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Attempt missed. Olivier Ntcham (Swansea City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ben Cabango.
    • 88': Foul by Michael Obafemi (Swansea City).
    • 88': Sol Bamba (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Attempt missed. Joël Piroe (Swansea City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Kyle Naughton with a through ball.
    • 90': Foul by Ben Cabango (Swansea City).
    • 90': Uche Ikpeazu (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+2': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Dael Fry replaces Anfernee Dijksteel.
    • 90'+5': Foul by Ryan Manning (Swansea City).
    • 90'+5': Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Middlesbrough 1, Swansea City 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Middlesbrough 1, Swansea City 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Middlesbrough 1, Swansea City 0.

    Statistics

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    9 Fouls 11
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 3
    5 Corner Kicks 5
    1 Saves 4
    67.7 Possession 32.3
    15 SHOTS 5
    5 ON GOAL 2
    0.3 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    519 Accurate Passes 182
    605 Passes 282
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.6
    1 Accurate Crosses 3
    15 Crosses 8
    0.1 Cross % 0.4
    45 Long Balls 68
    19 Accurate Long Balls 27
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
    5 Blocked Shots 1
    10 Effective Tackles 13
    14 Tackles 20
    0.7 Tackle % 0.7
    13 Interceptions 13
    9 Effective Clearances 10
    9 Clearances 10

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Riverside Stadium
    Location: Middlesbrough, England
    Attendance: 18,707

    EFL Championship Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Coventry City 37 +39 77
    2 Middlesbrough 37 +22 69
    3 Millwall 37 +10 68
    4 Ipswich Town 36 +26 65
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    Line-Ups

    MID Middlesbrough (3-5-2)

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

    SWA Swansea City (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    18 Ben Hamer (GK)
    26 Kyle Naughton
    46 Rhys Williams
    5 Ben Cabango
    4 Flynn Downes
    8 Matt Grimes
    3 Ryan Manning
    27 Ethan Laird
    17 Joël Piroe
    12 Jamie Paterson Yellow Card
    7 Korey Smith
    Swansea City Substitutes:
    Michael Obafemi, Liam Cullen, Joel Latibeaudiere, Ryan Bennett, Jake Bidwell, Olivier Ntcham, Steven Benda.

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