Championship: Middlesbrough overcomes Nottingham Forest 2-0 on Sunday
MIDDLESBROUGH. Middlesbrough tops Nottingham Forest with a 2-0 win with an own goal from R. Yates (17') and a goal from A. Sporar (69').
MIDDLESBROUGH. Middlesbrough prevails over Nottingham Forest with a 2-0 win with an own goal from R. Yates (17′) and a goal from A. Sporar (69′).
The match was played at the Riverside Stadium stadium in Middlesbrough on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was David Webb with the assistance of Philip Dermott and Nick Greenhalgh. The 4th official was Darren Drysdale. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold around 5.1 degrees Celsius or 41.23 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 88%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Middlesbrough was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Nottingham Forest that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.
Middlesbrough was more aggressive with 65 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 6 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Middlesbrough won the contest.
Middlesbrough shot 12 times, 6 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Nottingham Forest shot 6 times, 1 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Middlesbrough received 1 yellow card (J. Howson). On the other side, Nottingham Forest received 3 yellow cards (B. Samba, J. Carvalho and R. Yates).
After playing this match, Middlesbrough will have 33 points like Huddersfield Town to stay in the 9th place. On the opposite side, Nottingham Forest will stay with 34 points like Coventry City to stay in the 7th place.
Match Events
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17'17'
R. Yates (OG)
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26'26'
J. Howson
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32'32'
B. Samba
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46'46'
J. Carvalho
T. Figueiredo
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62'62'
X. Silva
P. Zinckernagel
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65'65'
D. Watmore
O. Hernandez
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69'69'
A. Sporar
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71'71'
J. Carvalho
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74'74'
L. Taylor
L. Grabban
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83'83'
L. Peltier
I. Jones
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90'90'
M. Payero
A. Sporar
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90'90'
R. Yates
Next match
In the upcoming Championship match, Middlesbrough will play away with Blackpool on the 29th of December with a 5-3 head to head in favor of Blackpool (3 draws).
Nottingham Forest will host Huddersfield Town on the 30th of December with a 7-6 head to head record in favor of Huddersfield Town (2 draws).
Middlesbrough: Formation and Lineups
Middlesbrough started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Chris Wilder chose to play with the following team: Joe Lumley , Anfernee Dijksteel , Dael Fry , Paddy McNair , Isaiah Jones , Jonathan Howson , Marcus Tavernier , Matt Crooks , Neil Taylor , Onel Hernández and Andraž Šporar .
Substitutes
Middlesbrough made 3 changes: O. Hernandez for D. Watmore (65′), I. Jones for L. Peltier (83′) and A. Sporar for M. Payero (90′).
Top player: Matt Crooks
Probably the most impressive player in Middlesbrough was Matt Crooks even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 55 passes (76% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 12.
Nottingham Forest: Formation and Lineups
Nottingham Forest started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
On the other side, Steve Cooper played with: Brice Samba , Joe Worrall , Tobias Figueiredo , Scott McKenna , Fin Back , Ryan Yates , James Garner , Jack Colback , Philip Zinckernagel , Brennan Johnson and Lewis Grabban .
Substitutes
Nottingham Forest made 3 changes: T. Figueiredo for J. Carvalho (46′), P. Zinckernagel for X. Silva (62′) and L. Grabban for L. Taylor (74′).
Top player: Brennan Johnson
The player who no doubt impressed Nottingham Forest the most was Brennan Johnson.
His rating is with 12 passes (66% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship
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