English League Championship

Middlesbrough vs Preston North End, 2023-24 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Middlesbrough
  • 16': Isaiah Jones
  • 26': Rav van den Berg
  • 37': Isaiah Jones
  • 90'+4': Alex Bangura
FT
4 - 0
Preston North End

    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 Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Offside, Preston North End. Milutin Osmajic is caught offside.
    • 2': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Jordan Storey.
    • 4': Alex Bangura (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Foul by Brad Potts (Preston North End).
    • 16': Goal! Middlesbrough 1, Preston North End 0. Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matt Crooks with a through ball.
    • 17': Delay in match because of an injury Seny Dieng (Middlesbrough).
    • 18': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 20': Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 20': Foul by Liam Lindsay (Preston North End).
    • 22': Foul by Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End).
    • 22': Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Foul by Morgan Rogers (Middlesbrough).
    • 23': Jordan Storey (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Foul by Morgan Rogers (Middlesbrough).
    • 24': Jordan Storey (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Attempt blocked. Matt Crooks (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emmanuel Latte Lath.
    • 26': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Ryan Ledson.
    • 26': Goal! Middlesbrough 2, Preston North End 0. Rav van den Berg (Middlesbrough) with an attempt from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Daniel Barlaser with a cross following a corner.
    • 28': Hand ball by Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough).
    • 28': Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Foul by Daniel Barlaser (Middlesbrough).
    • 30': Foul by Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End).
    • 30': Paddy McNair (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Anfernee Dijksteel (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Foul by Mads Frökjaer-Jensen (Preston North End).
    • 31': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Paddy McNair.
    • 32': Attempt blocked. Mads Frökjaer-Jensen (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 32': Attempt missed. Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
    • 33': Foul by Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough).
    • 33': Will Keane (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 34': Foul by Daniel Barlaser (Middlesbrough).
    • 34': Will Keane (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 37': Attempt missed. Morgan Rogers (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alex Bangura.
    • 37': Goal! Middlesbrough 3, Preston North End 0. Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Morgan Rogers with a through ball.
    • 39': Attempt saved. Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Morgan Rogers with a through ball.
    • 40': Attempt saved. Morgan Rogers (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Matt Crooks.
    • 40': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Freddie Woodman.
    • 41': Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Foul by Daniel Barlaser (Middlesbrough).
    • 41': Foul by Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough).
    • 41': Ryan Ledson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 43': Foul by Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough).
    • 43': Kian Best (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 44': Attempt missed. Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
    • 45': Offside, Middlesbrough. Emmanuel Latte Lath is caught offside.
    • 45'+1': Anfernee Dijksteel (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Ryan Ledson (Preston North End).
    • 45'+4': Delay in match because of an injury Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End).
    • 45'+5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 45'+6': First Half ends, Middlesbrough 3, Preston North End 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Middlesbrough 3, Preston North End 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Preston North End. Calvin Ramsay replaces Will Keane.
    • 45': Substitution, Preston North End. Ched Evans replaces Milutin Osmajic.
    • 46': Offside, Middlesbrough. Matt Crooks is caught offside.
    • 48': Foul by Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough).
    • 48': Jordan Storey (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Alex Bangura.
    • 51': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Morgan Rogers.
    • 55': Attempt saved. Morgan Rogers (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonny Howson.
    • 55': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Freddie Woodman.
    • 58': Anfernee Dijksteel (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 58': Foul by Kian Best (Preston North End).
    • 60': Ched Evans (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 60': Foul by Rav van den Berg (Middlesbrough).
    • 60': Delay in match because of an injury Kian Best (Preston North End).
    • 62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 64': Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 64': Foul by Liam Lindsay (Preston North End).
    • 65': Substitution, Preston North End. Ben Woodburn replaces Kian Best because of an injury.
    • 65': Foul by Brad Potts (Preston North End).
    • 65': Paddy McNair (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Brad Potts (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 66': Delay in match because of an injury Paddy McNair (Middlesbrough).
    • 66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 69': Alex Bangura (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 69': Foul by Ben Woodburn (Preston North End).
    • 69': Brad Potts (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 69': Foul by Morgan Rogers (Middlesbrough).
    • 70': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Sam Silvera replaces Isaiah Jones.
    • 70': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Sam Greenwood replaces Morgan Rogers.
    • 71': Attempt blocked. Calvin Ramsay (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Brad Potts.
    • 71': Attempt missed. Mads Frökjaer-Jensen (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 71': Delay in match because of an injury Mads Frökjaer-Jensen (Preston North End).
    • 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 73': Anfernee Dijksteel (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 73': Foul by Mads Frökjaer-Jensen (Preston North End).
    • 74': Foul by Ryan Ledson (Preston North End).
    • 74': Sam Silvera (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 76': Attempt blocked. Sam Greenwood (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 76': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Andrew Hughes.
    • 76': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Brad Potts.
    • 78': Attempt blocked. Sam Greenwood (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Silvera.
    • 79': Foul by Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End).
    • 79': Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 79': Attempt saved. Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jonny Howson with a through ball.
    • 79': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Freddie Woodman.
    • 81': Foul by Andrew Hughes (Preston North End).
    • 81': Matt Crooks (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 82': Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
    • 82': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Matt Clarke replaces Paddy McNair.
    • 82': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Alex Gilbert replaces Matt Crooks.
    • 85': Ched Evans (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Foul by Matt Clarke (Middlesbrough).
    • 86': Attempt blocked. Daniel Barlaser (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Greenwood.
    • 88': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Law McCabe replaces Jonny Howson.
    • 88': Substitution, Preston North End. Layton Stewart replaces Mads Frökjaer-Jensen.
    • 88': Substitution, Preston North End. Jack Whatmough replaces Ryan Ledson.
    • 89': Foul by Law McCabe (Middlesbrough).
    • 89': Layton Stewart (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Calvin Ramsay (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Foul by Sam Greenwood (Middlesbrough).
    • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Layton Stewart (Preston North End) header from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Brad Potts with a cross.
    • 90'+4': Goal! Middlesbrough 4, Preston North End 0. Alex Bangura (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sam Greenwood.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Middlesbrough 4, Preston North End 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Middlesbrough 4, Preston North End 0.

    Statistics

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    14 Fouls 15
    2 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 2
    3 Corner Kicks 7
    4 Saves 0
    42.1 Possession 57.9
    6 SHOTS 13
    0 ON GOAL 8
    0.0 On Target % 0.6
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    339 Accurate Passes 502
    421 Passes 592
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    1 Accurate Crosses 3
    15 Crosses 11
    0.1 Cross % 0.3
    68 Long Balls 38
    28 Accurate Long Balls 17
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
    3 Blocked Shots 4
    13 Effective Tackles 11
    18 Tackles 13
    0.7 Tackle % 0.8
    13 Interceptions 8
    15 Effective Clearances 16
    15 Clearances 16

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Riverside Stadium
    Location: Middlesbrough, England
    Attendance: 24,502

    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
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    Line-Ups

    MID Middlesbrough (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Seny Dieng (GK)
    17 Paddy McNair
    3 Rav van den Berg
    24 Alex Bangura
    15 Anfernee Dijksteel
    25 Matt Crooks
    4 Daniel Barlaser
    16 Jonathan Howson
    9 Emmanuel Latte Lath
    10 Morgan Rogers
    11 Isaiah Jones
    Middlesbrough Substitutes:
    Samuel Silvera, Finley Cartwright, Josh Coburn, Sam Greenwood, Alex Gilbert, Hayden Coulson, Thomas Glover, Law Mccabe, Matthew Clarke.

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

    No. Name
    1 Freddie Woodman (GK)
    6 Liam Lindsay
    16 Andrew Hughes Yellow Card
    14 Jordan Storey
    18 Ryan Ledson
    4 Benjamin Whiteman
    33 Kian Best
    44 Brad Potts Yellow Card
    28 Milutin Osmajic
    10 Mads Frökjaer
    7 Will Keane
    Preston North End Substitutes:
    Ched Evans, Patrick Bauer, Alan Browne, Calvin Ramsay, Duane Holmes, Layton Stewart, Jack Whatmough, David Cornell, Ben Woodburn.

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