English League Championship

West Bromwich Albion vs Middlesbrough, 2022-23 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
West Bromwich Albion
  • 8': Daryl Dike
  • 10': Daryl Dike
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2 - 0
Middlesbrough

    About

    West Bromwich Albion are hosting Middlesbrough at The Hawthorns, West Bromwich, 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.
    • 5': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Darnell Furlong.
    • 6': Hand ball by Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough).
    • 8': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 1, Middlesbrough 0. Daryl Dike (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jed Wallace.
    • 10': Attempt saved. Daryl Dike (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by John Swift with a through ball.
    • 10': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 2, Middlesbrough 0. Daryl Dike (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
    • 13': Chuba Akpom (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Foul by Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 15': Attempt missed. Marcus Forss (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ryan Giles.
    • 17': Attempt missed. Jed Wallace (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
    • 18': Foul by Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 18': Marcus Forss (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 18': Attempt blocked. Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcus Forss.
    • 19': Cameron Archer (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Foul by Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 24': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Grady Diangana.
    • 26': Attempt missed. Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Conor Townsend.
    • 26': Attempt blocked. Jed Wallace (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jayson Molumby.
    • 27': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Ryan Giles.
    • 27': Attempt missed. Daryl Dike (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Okay Yokuslu with a headed pass following a corner.
    • 33': Attempt blocked. Riley McGree (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Chuba Akpom.
    • 33': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Okay Yokuslu.
    • 34': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Dara O'Shea.
    • 34': Attempt blocked. Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
    • 35': Attempt saved. Marcus Forss (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner.
    • 35': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Joshua Griffiths.
    • 36': Offside, Middlesbrough. Jonny Howson tries a through ball, but Chuba Akpom is caught offside.
    • 39': Chuba Akpom (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 39': Foul by Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 39': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Erik Pieters.
    • 40': Attempt blocked. Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Giles.
    • 40': Attempt saved. Chuba Akpom (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Giles with a cross.
    • 41': Delay in match because of an injury Erik Pieters (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 42': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 44': Foul by Tommy Smith (Middlesbrough).
    • 44': Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 44': Tommy Smith (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45': Attempt missed. Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by John Swift with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 2, Middlesbrough 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins West Bromwich Albion 2, Middlesbrough 0.
    • 46': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Darragh Lenihan.
    • 46': Attempt blocked. Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by John Swift with a cross.
    • 47': Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 47': Foul by Marcus Forss (Middlesbrough).
    • 49': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Tommy Smith.
    • 50': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Marc Albrighton replaces Grady Diangana.
    • 50': Attempt blocked. Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) header from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jed Wallace with a cross.
    • 51': Attempt saved. Daryl Dike (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marc Albrighton.
    • 51': Delay in match because of an injury Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough).
    • 57': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 57': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Dael Fry replaces Patrick McNair because of an injury.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Riley McGree (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Chuba Akpom.
    • 60': Attempt blocked. Cameron Archer (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Giles with a cross.
    • 63': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Darnell Furlong tries a through ball, but Daryl Dike is caught offside.
    • 63': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Darragh Lenihan.
    • 64': Attempt missed. Dara O'Shea (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by John Swift with a cross following a corner.
    • 68': Daryl Dike (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Foul by Dael Fry (Middlesbrough).
    • 68': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Aaron Ramsey replaces Marcus Forss.
    • 71': Daryl Dike (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Foul by Dael Fry (Middlesbrough).
    • 72': Aaron Ramsey (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 72': Foul by Jed Wallace (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 73': Foul by Aaron Ramsey (Middlesbrough).
    • 73': Jed Wallace (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Chuba Akpom (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 76': Foul by Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 78': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Brandon Thomas-Asante replaces Daryl Dike.
    • 78': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Isaiah Jones replaces Riley McGree.
    • 78': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Matt Crooks replaces Cameron Archer.
    • 79': Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 79': Foul by Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough).
    • 80': Foul by Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 80': Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 82': Attempt blocked. Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Aaron Ramsey.
    • 85': Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Foul by Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough).
    • 85': Delay in match because of an injury Erik Pieters (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 86': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 86': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Nathaniel Chalobah replaces John Swift.
    • 86': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Semi Ajayi replaces Erik Pieters because of an injury.
    • 88': Delay in match because of an injury Nathaniel Chalobah (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 89': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90'+3': Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Dael Fry (Middlesbrough).
    • 90'+6': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Taylor Gardner-Hickman replaces Jayson Molumby.
    • 90'+7': Attempt missed. Matt Crooks (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
    • 90'+7': Attempt saved. Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matt Crooks.
    • 90'+7': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Conor Townsend.
    • 90'+7': Nathaniel Chalobah (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+8': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Marc Albrighton.
    • 90'+9': Dara O'Shea (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+9': Foul by Matt Crooks (Middlesbrough).
    • 90'+10': Second Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 2, Middlesbrough 0.
    • 0': Match ends, West Bromwich Albion 2, Middlesbrough 0.

    Statistics

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    10 Fouls 7
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 1
    8 Corner Kicks 4
    2 Saves 3
    70 Possession 30
    12 SHOTS 12
    3 ON GOAL 4
    0.3 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    597 Accurate Passes 218
    660 Passes 282
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    6 Accurate Crosses 4
    36 Crosses 14
    0.2 Cross % 0.3
    57 Long Balls 43
    33 Accurate Long Balls 23
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
    6 Blocked Shots 3
    4 Effective Tackles 10
    10 Tackles 16
    0.4 Tackle % 0.6
    3 Interceptions 12
    10 Effective Clearances 29
    10 Clearances 29

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: The Hawthorns
    Location: West Bromwich, England
    Attendance: 25,204

    EFL Championship Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Leeds United 17 +19 35
    2 Sheffield United 17 +15 35
    3 Burnley 17 +15 33
    4 Sunderland 17 +14 33
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    WBA West Bromwich Albion (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    33 Joshua Griffiths (GK)
    15 Erik Pieters
    4 Dara O'Shea
    3 Conor Townsend
    2 Darnell Furlong
    19 John Swift
    14 Jayson Molumby
    35 Okay Yokuslu
    12 Daryl Dike
    11 Grady Diangana
    17 Jed Wallace
    West Bromwich Albion Substitutes:
    Nathaniel Chalobah, Taylor Gardner-Hickman, David Button, Marc Albrighton, Brandon Thomas-Asante, Semi Ajayi, Adam Reach.

    MID Middlesbrough (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Zack Steffen (GK)
    26 Darragh Lenihan
    17 Paddy McNair
    3 Ryan Giles
    14 Tommy Smith Yellow Card
    29 Chuba Akpom
    30 Hayden Hackney
    16 Jonathan Howson
    10 Cameron Archer
    8 Riley McGree
    21 Marcus Forss
    Middlesbrough Substitutes:
    Dael Fry, Daniel Barlaser, Liam Roberts, Aaron Ramsey, Marc Bola, Matt Crooks, Isaiah Jones.

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