English League Championship

Middlesbrough vs Bristol City, 2024-25 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Middlesbrough
    FT
    0 - 2
    Bristol City
    • 27': Anis Mehmeti
    • 45'+2': Yu Hirakawa

    About

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

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Foul by Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough).
    • 3': Jason Knight (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 3': Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 5': Attempt missed. Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Aidan Morris.
    • 6': Attempt missed. Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Hayden Hackney.
    • 8': Foul by Rav van den Berg (Middlesbrough).
    • 8': Nahki Wells (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 8': Rav van den Berg (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 10': Foul by George Edmundson (Middlesbrough).
    • 10': Jason Knight (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Ben Doak (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 12': Foul by Ross McCrorie (Bristol City).
    • 13': Foul by Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough).
    • 13': Max Bird (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 14': Attempt missed. Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Finn Azaz following a fast break.
    • 15': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Zak Vyner.
    • 16': Attempt blocked. Neto Borges (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 20': Delay in match because of an injury Nahki Wells (Bristol City).
    • 22': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 22': Attempt missed. Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Micah Hamilton.
    • 24': Foul by Neto Borges (Middlesbrough).
    • 24': Yu Hirakawa (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 25': Attempt blocked. Yu Hirakawa (Bristol City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Zak Vyner.
    • 27': Goal! Middlesbrough 0, Bristol City 1. Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Jason Knight.
    • 30': Foul by Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough).
    • 30': Max Bird (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 31': Ben Doak (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Foul by Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City).
    • 32': Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 32': Foul by Joe Williams (Bristol City).
    • 32': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Ross McCrorie.
    • 33': Attempt missed. Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Rav van den Berg with a through ball.
    • 34': Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Foul by Ross McCrorie (Bristol City).
    • 35': Attempt saved. Ben Doak (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luke Ayling.
    • 35': Attempt blocked. Luke Ayling (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emmanuel Latte Lath.
    • 37': Attempt missed. Nahki Wells (Bristol City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Joe Williams.
    • 39': Ben Doak (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Foul by Jason Knight (Bristol City).
    • 40': Ben Doak (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 40': Foul by Ross McCrorie (Bristol City).
    • 41': Ross McCrorie (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 41': Attempt blocked. Micah Hamilton (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Finn Azaz.
    • 43': Ben Doak (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 43': Foul by Luke McNally (Bristol City).
    • 43': Luke McNally (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45': Attempt blocked. Luke Ayling (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Aidan Morris.
    • 45': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Joe Williams.
    • 45': Attempt missed. Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Ross McCrorie (Bristol City).
    • 45'+1': Luke Ayling (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': Goal! Middlesbrough 0, Bristol City 2. Yu Hirakawa (Bristol City) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jason Knight.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Middlesbrough 0, Bristol City 2.
    • 45': Second Half begins Middlesbrough 0, Bristol City 2.
    • 48': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by George Tanner.
    • 50': Foul by Ben Doak (Middlesbrough).
    • 50': Ross McCrorie (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 50': Ben Doak (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card.
    • 51': Attempt missed. Jason Knight (Bristol City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is too high.
    • 51': Attempt saved. Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jason Knight with a cross.
    • 52': Foul by Neto Borges (Middlesbrough).
    • 52': Yu Hirakawa (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Attempt blocked. Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Doak.
    • 56': Foul by Luke Ayling (Middlesbrough).
    • 56': Ross McCrorie (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Luke Ayling (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 58': Foul by Neto Borges (Middlesbrough).
    • 58': Yu Hirakawa (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Micah Hamilton (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
    • 60': Substitution, Bristol City. Sinclair Armstrong replaces Nahki Wells.
    • 62': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Tommy Conway replaces Finn Azaz.
    • 62': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Delano Burgzorg replaces Micah Hamilton.
    • 64': Attempt blocked. Ben Doak (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tommy Conway.
    • 64': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Ross McCrorie.
    • 67': Attempt missed. Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Hayden Hackney.
    • 68': Attempt blocked. Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Neto Borges.
    • 71': Substitution, Bristol City. George Earthy replaces Anis Mehmeti.
    • 71': Substitution, Bristol City. Kal Naismith replaces Max Bird.
    • 74': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Riley McGree replaces Aidan Morris.
    • 75': Attempt blocked. George Earthy (Bristol City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ross McCrorie.
    • 76': Foul by Luke Ayling (Middlesbrough).
    • 76': Ross McCrorie (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Zak Vyner.
    • 78': Attempt saved. Delano Burgzorg (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rav van den Berg.
    • 79': Offside, Middlesbrough. Ben Doak is caught offside.
    • 79': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Marcus Forss replaces Emmanuel Latte Lath.
    • 79': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Isaiah Jones replaces Luke Ayling.
    • 80': Attempt missed. Ben Doak (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Riley McGree.
    • 81': Delay in match because of an injury Jason Knight (Bristol City).
    • 81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 83': Delano Burgzorg (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 83': Foul by George Earthy (Bristol City).
    • 83': George Earthy (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 84': Attempt blocked. Riley McGree (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 84': Foul by George Edmundson (Middlesbrough).
    • 84': Joe Williams (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 85': Attempt missed. Luke McNally (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Joe Williams with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Sinclair Armstrong (Bristol City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Yu Hirakawa following a fast break.
    • 86': Delay in match because of an injury Yu Hirakawa (Bristol City).
    • 87': Substitution, Bristol City. Marcus McGuane replaces Yu Hirakawa because of an injury.
    • 87': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 89': Attempt missed. Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Riley McGree.
    • 90': Foul by George Earthy (Bristol City).
    • 90': Rav van den Berg (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Neto Borges (Middlesbrough).
    • 90'+2': Marcus McGuane (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Luke McNally.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Middlesbrough 0, Bristol City 2.
    • 0': Match ends, Middlesbrough 0, Bristol City 2.

    Statistics

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    10 Fouls 13
    3 Yellow Cards 5
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 1
    0 Corner Kicks 7
    2 Saves 1
    31.1 Possession 68.9
    9 SHOTS 20
    3 ON GOAL 2
    0.3 On Target % 0.1
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    216 Accurate Passes 562
    290 Passes 650
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
    4 Accurate Crosses 1
    12 Crosses 22
    0.3 Cross % 0.0
    65 Long Balls 45
    27 Accurate Long Balls 28
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
    2 Blocked Shots 8
    16 Effective Tackles 11
    29 Tackles 15
    0.6 Tackle % 0.7
    23 Interceptions 5
    34 Effective Clearances 10
    34 Clearances 10

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Riverside Stadium
    Location: Middlesbrough, England
    Attendance: 24,438

    EFL Championship Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Leeds United 33 +48 72
    2 Sheffield United 33 +24 70
    3 Burnley 34 +34 68
    4 Sunderland 34 +19 62
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    MID Middlesbrough (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Seny Dieng (GK)
    25 Sam Edmundson
    3 Rav van den Berg Yellow Card
    30 Neto Borges
    12 Luke Ayling Yellow Card
    20 Finn Azaz Yellow Card
    7 Hayden Hackney Yellow Card
    18 Aidan Morris
    9 Emmanuel Latte Lath
    17 Micah Hamilton
    50 Ben Doak Yellow Card
    Middlesbrough Substitutes:
    Riley McGree, Isaiah Jones, Anfernee Dijksteel, Marcus Forss, Solomon Brynn, Matthew Clarke, Tommy Conway, Daniel Barlaser, Delano Burgzorg.

    BRC Bristol City (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Max O'Leary (GK)
    15 Luke McNally Yellow Card
    14 Zak Vyner
    2 Ross McCrorie Yellow Card
    19 George Tanner
    12 Jason Knight
    6 Max Bird
    8 Joe Williams
    21 Nahki Wells
    11 Anis Mehmeti
    7 Yu Hirakawa
    Bristol City Substitutes:
    Marcus McGuane, George Earthy, Harry Cornick, Stefan Bajic, Elijah Morrison, Josh Campbell-Slowey, Sinclair Armstrong, Kal Naismith, Fally Mayulu.

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