English League Championship

Boro vs Preston 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season

  • 33': Paddy McNair
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1 - 2
  • 77': Ched Evans
  • 81': Emil Riis Jakobsen

Introduction

Middlesbrough are hosting Preston North End at Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 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.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Middlesbrough 1, Preston North End 0.
  • 53': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Onel Hernández replaces Duncan Watmore.
  • 53': Substitution, Preston North End. Ched Evans replaces Sean Maguire.
  • 63': Alan Browne (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 72': Substitution, Preston North End. Daniel Johnson replaces Alistair McCann.
  • 72': Substitution, Preston North End. Scott Sinclair replaces Tom Barkhuizen.
  • 75': Ched Evans (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 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.
  • 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': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Uche Ikpeazu replaces Lee Peltier.
  • 85': Joshua Earl (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+2': Daniel Johnson (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

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

English League Championship Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+48 Leeds United 33 72 3
+24 Sheffield United 33 70 5
+34 Burnley 34 68 2
+20 Sunderland 33 62 5
Full Table

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

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

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

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