Stoke vs Boro 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 10': Anfernee Dijksteel (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 35': Danny Batth (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Stoke City 0, Middlesbrough 0.
- 71': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Sol Bamba replaces Matt Crooks because of an injury.
- 72': Tommy Smith (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 74': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Onel Hernández replaces Duncan Watmore.
- 80': Substitution, Stoke City. Jacob Brown replaces Tyrese Campbell.
- 84': Substitution, Stoke City. Tom Ince replaces Mario Vrancic.
- 84': Substitution, Stoke City. Sam Surridge replaces Steven Fletcher.
- 89': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Uche Ikpeazu replaces Andraz Sporar.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Stoke City 0, Middlesbrough 0.
Game Information
Venue: bet365 Stadium
Location: Stoke-on-Trent, England
Attendance: 21,140
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 |
Statistics
 MID |
STK |
|
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Fouls | 7 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 1 | Saves | 1 |
| 59 | Possession | 41 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 442 | Accurate Passes | 268 |
| 537 | Passes | 365 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 15 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 64 | Long Balls | 61 |
| 30 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
| 11 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 15 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 15 | Clearances | 12 |
Stoke City (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Adam Rhys Davies (GK) |
| 6 | Danny Batth  |
| 3 | Morgan Fox |
| 16 | Ben Wilmot |
| 8 | Mario Vrancic |
| 7 | Sam Clucas |
| 4 | Joe Allen |
| 14 | Josh Tymon |
| 2 | Tommy Smith |
| 10 | Tyrese Campbell |
| 9 | Steven Fletcher |
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 |
| 27 | Marc Bola |
| 35 | Isaiah Jones |
| 18 | Duncan Watmore |
| 11 | Andraz Sporar |
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