English League Championship

Middlesbrough vs Preston North End, 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Middlesbrough
  • 33': Paddy McNair
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1 - 2
Preston North End
  • 77': Ched Evans
  • 81': Emil Riis Jakobsen

About

Middlesbrough are hosting Preston North End 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': Alistair McCann (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 1': Foul by Marcus Tavernier (Middlesbrough).
  • 2': Attempt blocked. Sean Maguire (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Barkhuizen with a cross.
  • 6': Foul by Joshua Earl (Preston North End).
  • 6': Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 7': Attempt blocked. Marcus Tavernier (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from long range on the right is blocked.
  • 8': Foul by Lee Peltier (Middlesbrough).
  • 8': Sean Maguire (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Foul by Alistair McCann (Preston North End).
  • 9': Marcus Tavernier (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Sepp van den Berg.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matt Crooks.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Duncan Watmore (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Isaiah Jones.
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Matt Crooks (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 16': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Joshua Earl.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Sol Bamba (Middlesbrough) header from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Patrick McNair with a cross following a corner.
  • 21': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Patrick Bauer.
  • 23': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Benjamin Whiteman.
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Sol Bamba (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 25': Andraz Sporar (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Foul by Sepp van den Berg (Preston North End).
  • 28': Foul by Sean Maguire (Preston North End).
  • 28': Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Marc Bola (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jonny Howson.
  • 32': Attempt blocked. Andraz Sporar (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 32': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Sepp van den Berg.
  • 33': Goal! Middlesbrough 1, Preston North End 0. Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Jonny Howson with a cross following a corner.
  • 38': Offside, Middlesbrough. Sol Bamba tries a through ball, but Duncan Watmore is caught offside.
  • 40': Foul by Alan Browne (Preston North End).
  • 40': Matt Crooks (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 42': Foul by Joshua Earl (Preston North End).
  • 42': Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Andraz Sporar (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Patrick McNair with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Duncan Watmore (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Matt Crooks.
  • 45'+1': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Daniel Iversen.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Middlesbrough 1, Preston North End 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Middlesbrough 1, Preston North End 0.
  • 46': Andraz Sporar (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 46': Foul by Patrick Bauer (Preston North End).
  • 47': Attempt missed. Emil Riis Jakobsen (Preston North End) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alan Browne.
  • 50': Attempt saved. Lee Peltier (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marc Bola.
  • 51': Foul by Emil Riis Jakobsen (Preston North End).
  • 51': Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Matt Crooks with a cross.
  • 53': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Onel Hernández replaces Duncan Watmore.
  • 53': Substitution, Preston North End. Ched Evans replaces Sean Maguire.
  • 54': Andraz Sporar (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 54': Foul by Sepp van den Berg (Preston North End).
  • 55': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Tom Barkhuizen.
  • 59': Foul by Emil Riis Jakobsen (Preston North End).
  • 59': Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Patrick Bauer.
  • 62': Foul by Alan Browne (Preston North End).
  • 62': Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 63': Alan Browne (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 64': Attempt saved. Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
  • 64': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Daniel Iversen.
  • 65': Attempt saved. Onel Hernández (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marc Bola.
  • 65': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Daniel Iversen.
  • 66': Attempt saved. Andraz Sporar (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matt Crooks.
  • 66': Alan Browne (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Foul by Onel Hernández (Middlesbrough).
  • 68': Attempt blocked. Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 68': Attempt blocked. Tom Barkhuizen (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alan Browne.
  • 68': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Marc Bola.
  • 68': Attempt blocked. Ched Evans (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Benjamin Whiteman with a cross.
  • 68': Alan Browne (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Foul by Andraz Sporar (Middlesbrough).
  • 71': Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Foul by Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough).
  • 72': Substitution, Preston North End. Daniel Johnson replaces Alistair McCann.
  • 72': Substitution, Preston North End. Scott Sinclair replaces Tom Barkhuizen.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Marc Bola.
  • 74': Andraz Sporar (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 74': Foul by Andrew Hughes (Preston North End).
  • 75': Foul by Ched Evans (Preston North End).
  • 75': Sol Bamba (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Ched Evans (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 76': Foul by Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough).
  • 76': Joshua Earl (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Sol Bamba.
  • 77': Goal! Middlesbrough 1, Preston North End 1. Ched Evans (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Benjamin Whiteman with a cross following a corner.
  • 78': Offside, Middlesbrough. Lee Peltier tries a through ball, but Onel Hernández is caught offside.
  • 81': Attempt blocked. Marcus Tavernier (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Onel Hernández.
  • 81': Goal! Middlesbrough 1, Preston North End 2. Emil Riis Jakobsen (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
  • 83': Foul by Marc Bola (Middlesbrough).
  • 83': Sepp van den Berg (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Uche Ikpeazu replaces Lee Peltier.
  • 84': Foul by Scott Sinclair (Preston North End).
  • 84': Marcus Tavernier (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 85': Foul by Joshua Earl (Preston North End).
  • 85': Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 85': Joshua Earl (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 86': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Benjamin Whiteman.
  • 87': Foul by Ched Evans (Preston North End).
  • 87': Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90': Foul by Joshua Earl (Preston North End).
  • 90': Uche Ikpeazu (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough).
  • 90'+1': Scott Sinclair (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Daniel Johnson (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+2': Alan Browne (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Matt Crooks (Middlesbrough).
  • 90'+3': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Sol Bamba.
  • 90'+5': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Marc Bola.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Middlesbrough 1, Preston North End 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Middlesbrough 1, Preston North End 2.

Statistics

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17 Fouls 9
4 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 2
4 Corner Kicks 11
5 Saves 0
46.4 Possession 53.6
7 SHOTS 18
2 ON GOAL 6
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
269 Accurate Passes 331
373 Passes 418
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 8
7 Crosses 23
0.6 Cross % 0.3
62 Long Balls 48
30 Accurate Long Balls 18
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
4 Blocked Shots 7
13 Effective Tackles 11
19 Tackles 19
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
13 Interceptions 11
26 Effective Clearances 7
26 Clearances 7

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Riverside Stadium
Location: Middlesbrough, England
Attendance: 18,013

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
Full Table

Line-Ups

MID Middlesbrough (3-5-2)

No. Name
28 Luke Daniels (GK)
22 Sol Bamba
14 Lee Peltier
17 Paddy McNair
16 Jonathan Howson
25 Matt Crooks
7 Marcus Tavernier
27 Marc Bola
35 Isaiah Jones
18 Duncan Watmore
11 Andraz Sporar
Middlesbrough Substitutes:
Anfernee Dijksteel, Dejan Stojanovic, James Léa Siliki, Uche Ikpeazu, Onel Hernández, Neil Taylor, Josh Coburn.

PNE Preston North End (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
12 Daniel Iversen (GK)
5 Patrick Bauer
16 Andrew Hughes
2 Sepp van den Berg
4 Benjamin Whiteman
13 Alistair McCann
8 Alan Browne Yellow Card
32 Joshua Earl Yellow Card
29 Tom Barkhuizen
19 Emil Riis Jakobsen
24 Sean Maguire
Preston North End Substitutes:
Daniel Johnson, Ryan Ledson, Ched Evans, Scott Sinclair, Liam Lindsay, Greg Cunningham, Matthew Hudson.

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