English League Championship

West Bromwich Albion vs Middlesbrough, 2024-25 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
West Bromwich Albion
    FT
    0 - 1
    Middlesbrough
    • 73': Hayden Hackney

    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.
    • 4': Foul by Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 4': Neto Borges (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Attempt missed. Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ben Doak.
    • 7': Delay in match (Middlesbrough).
    • 14': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 18': Attempt blocked. Uros Racic (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 20': Offside, Middlesbrough. Emmanuel Latte Lath is caught offside.
    • 22': Foul by Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough).
    • 22': Josh Maja (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Attempt saved. Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben Doak.
    • 25': Attempt missed. Riley McGree (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a fast break.
    • 27': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by George Edmundson.
    • 29': Attempt saved. Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luke Ayling with a cross.
    • 29': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Alex Palmer.
    • 33': Attempt missed. John Swift (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jed Wallace.
    • 34': Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Foul by Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 34': Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 36': Offside, Middlesbrough. Ben Doak is caught offside.
    • 37': Foul by George Edmundson (Middlesbrough).
    • 37': Jed Wallace (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Attempt missed. Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Hayden Hackney.
    • 40': Attempt saved. Jed Wallace (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Josh Maja.
    • 45': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by George Edmundson.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 8 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+2': Foul by John Swift (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 45'+2': Luke Ayling (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Neto Borges with a cross.
    • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
    • 45'+3': Offside, Middlesbrough. Emmanuel Latte Lath is caught offside.
    • 45'+5': Attempt missed. Jed Wallace (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Karlan Grant following a fast break.
    • 45'+6': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Karlan Grant.
    • 45'+8': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Rav van den Berg.
    • 45'+8': First Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 0, Middlesbrough 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins West Bromwich Albion 0, Middlesbrough 0.
    • 50': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. John Swift is caught offside.
    • 51': Offside, Middlesbrough. Emmanuel Latte Lath is caught offside.
    • 53': Offside, Middlesbrough. Emmanuel Latte Lath is caught offside.
    • 54': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Tom Fellows replaces Jed Wallace.
    • 56': Attempt blocked. John Swift (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Karlan Grant.
    • 57': Attempt blocked. Uros Racic (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Karlan Grant.
    • 59': Foul by Uros Racic (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 59': Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Uros Racic (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 60': Attempt blocked. Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luke Ayling.
    • 60': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Kyle Bartley.
    • 61': Attempt missed. Luke Ayling (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Finn Azaz with a cross following a corner.
    • 62': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Neto Borges.
    • 63': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Jayson Molumby replaces Uros Racic.
    • 63': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Mikey Johnston replaces John Swift.
    • 64': Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Foul by Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 64': Foul by Neto Borges (Middlesbrough).
    • 64': Tom Fellows (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Attempt saved. Ben Doak (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hayden Hackney with a through ball.
    • 66': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Torbjørn Heggem.
    • 66': Attempt missed. Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Finn Azaz with a cross following a corner.
    • 67': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Hayden Hackney.
    • 68': Foul by Ben Doak (Middlesbrough).
    • 68': Torbjørn Heggem (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 69': Offside, Middlesbrough. Ben Doak is caught offside.
    • 73': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 0, Middlesbrough 1. Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Riley McGree.
    • 75': Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Foul by Neto Borges (Middlesbrough).
    • 76': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Delano Burgzorg replaces Emmanuel Latte Lath.
    • 77': Foul by Josh Maja (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 77': George Edmundson (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Callum Styles replaces Torbjørn Heggem.
    • 78': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Lewis Dobbin replaces Karlan Grant.
    • 81': Attempt missed. Riley McGree (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Finn Azaz.
    • 82': Attempt missed. Josh Maja (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Alex Mowatt with a cross.
    • 82': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Isaiah Jones replaces Ben Doak.
    • 84': Attempt missed. Josh Maja (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tom Fellows with a cross.
    • 86': Attempt blocked. Callum Styles (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mikey Johnston.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Josh Maja (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mikey Johnston with a through ball.
    • 89': Attempt missed. Delano Burgzorg (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Neto Borges.
    • 90': Substitution, Middlesbrough. George McCormick replaces Riley McGree.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left.
    • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Lewis Dobbin (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
    • 90'+3': Delay in match because of an injury Seny Dieng (Middlesbrough).
    • 90'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90'+6': Foul by Callum Styles (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 90'+6': Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+6': Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+7': Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+7': Foul by Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough).
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 0, Middlesbrough 1.
    • 0': Match ends, West Bromwich Albion 0, Middlesbrough 1.

    Statistics

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    6 Fouls 7
    1 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    6 Offsides 1
    4 Corner Kicks 5
    1 Saves 3
    49 Possession 51
    15 SHOTS 11
    4 ON GOAL 1
    0.3 On Target % 0.1
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    448 Accurate Passes 472
    520 Passes 529
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
    5 Accurate Crosses 5
    13 Crosses 31
    0.4 Cross % 0.2
    51 Long Balls 37
    27 Accurate Long Balls 21
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
    1 Blocked Shots 5
    8 Effective Tackles 10
    12 Tackles 11
    0.7 Tackle % 0.9
    11 Interceptions 11
    28 Effective Clearances 10
    28 Clearances 10

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: The Hawthorns
    Location: West Bromwich, England
    Attendance: 23,769

    EFL Championship Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Sunderland 15 +14 31
    2 Sheffield United 15 +12 31
    3 Leeds United 15 +15 29
    4 Burnley 15 +12 27
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

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

    No. Name
    1 Alex Palmer (GK)
    5 Kyle Bartley
    6 Semi Ajayi
    14 Torbjorn Heggem
    2 Darnell Furlong
    10 John Swift
    27 Alex Mowatt Yellow Card
    20 Uros Racic Yellow Card
    9 Josh Maja
    18 Karlan Grant
    7 Jed Wallace
    West Bromwich Albion Substitutes:
    Ousmane Diakite, Joe Wildsmith, Jayson Molumby, Mason Holgate, Tom Fellows, Callum Styles, Devante Cole, Lewis Dobbin, Michael Johnston.

    MID Middlesbrough (4-2-3-1)

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

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