Middlesbrough 1-0 Swansea City: beats 1-0 with a goal scored by I. Jones
MIDDLESBROUGH. Middlesbrough overcomes Swansea City 1-0 after I. Jones scored just 1 goal (26').
MIDDLESBROUGH. Middlesbrough prevails over Swansea City 1-0 after I. Jones scored just 1 goal (26′). Swansea City was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (67%).
The match was played at the Riverside Stadium stadium in Middlesbrough on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Andy Davies with the assistance of Richard Wild and Andrew Dallison. The 4th official was Anthony Backhouse. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold around 4 degrees Celsius or 39.24 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 81%.
Match Statistics
Swansea City was in firm control of the ball 67% while Middlesbrough was struggling with a 33% ball possession.
Swansea City was more aggressive with 44 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 4 were on target. Even so, Middlesbrough was able to find the solution to win this match.
Middlesbrough shot 6 times, 2 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Swansea City shot 15 times, 4 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
Middlesbrough received 1 yellow card (P. McNair). On the other side, Swansea City received 1 yellow card (J. Paterson).
After playing this match, Middlesbrough will have 26 points like Sheffield United and Birmingham City to stay in the 12th place. On the opposite side, Swansea City will stay with 27 points like Millwall and Blackpool to stay in the 9th place.
Match Events
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26'26'
I. Jones
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45'45'
J. Paterson
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46'46'
O. Ntcham
K. Smith
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67'67'
M. Obafemi
R. Williams
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70'70'
P. McNair
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72'72'
O. Hernandez
D. Watmore
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73'73'
U. Ikpeazu
A. Sporar
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78'78'
J. Latibeaudiere
E. Laird
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90'90'
D. Fry
A. Dijksteel
Next match
In the upcoming Championship match, Middlesbrough will play away against Stoke City on the 11th of December with a 5-3 head to head stats in favor of Middlesbrough (2 draws).
Swansea City will host Nottingham Forest on the 11th of December with a 6-5 head to head statistic in favor of Swansea City (4 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: Luke Daniels , Anfernee Dijksteel , Sol Bamba , Paddy McNair , Isaiah Jones , Matt Crooks , Jonathan Howson , Marcus Tavernier , Marc Bola , Andraž Šporar and Duncan Watmore .
Substitutes
Middlesbrough made 3 changes: D. Watmore for O. Hernandez (72′), A. Sporar for U. Ikpeazu (73′) and A. Dijksteel for D. Fry (90′).
Top player: Isaiah Jones
Probably the most impressive player in Middlesbrough was Isaiah Jones.
His rating is with 1 goal, 11 passes (45% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 13. He performed 1 cross.
Swansea City: Formation and Lineups
Swansea City started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
On the other side, Russell Martin played with: Ben Hamer , Ben Cabango , Kyle Naughton , Rhys Williams , Ethan Laird , Matt Grimes , Flynn Downes , Ryan Manning , Korey Smith , Jamie Paterson and Joël Piroe .
Substitutes
Swansea City made 3 changes: K. Smith for O. Ntcham (46′), R. Williams for M. Obafemi (67′) and E. Laird for J. Latibeaudiere (78′).
Top player: Kyle Naughton
The player who no doubt impressed Swansea City the most was Kyle Naughton.
His rating is with 66 passes (92% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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I am one of the main columnists for Lootrs.com. I have been writing about football for the last 2 years. I am a decent club player, but I have never reached those heights. Interested in the nextgen. Favorite players: Ronaldo, Messi, Salah, Jamie Vardy, and Michail Antonio.
