English League Championship

Middlesbrough vs Fulham, 2017-18 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
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0 - 1
  • 90'+5': Oliver Norwood (P)

Middlesbrough 0-1 Fulham

Middlesbrough 0-1 Fulham

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 2': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Tim Ream.
  • 11': Offside, Middlesbrough. Ryan Shotton tries a through ball, but Rudy Gestede is caught offside.
  • 12': Aboubakar Kamara (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 12': Foul by Daniel Ayala (Middlesbrough).
  • 13': Adama Traoré (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 13': Foul by Stefan Johansen (Fulham).
  • 13': Stefan Johansen (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 13': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Ryan Sessegnon.
  • 14': Offside, Middlesbrough. Martin Braithwaite tries a through ball, but Daniel Ayala is caught offside.
  • 15': Foul by Aboubakar Kamara (Fulham).
  • 15': George Friend (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Foul by Aboubakar Kamara (Fulham).
  • 17': Ryan Shotton (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Denis Odoi (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Foul by Rudy Gestede (Middlesbrough).
  • 20': Foul by Grant Leadbitter (Middlesbrough).
  • 20': Sheyi Ojo (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Attempt blocked. Adama Traoré (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Martin Braithwaite with a headed pass.
  • 22': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Denis Odoi.
  • 25': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Denis Odoi.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Stefan Johansen (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ryan Sessegnon.
  • 33': Denis Odoi (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Foul by Martin Braithwaite (Middlesbrough).
  • 36': Foul by Aboubakar Kamara (Fulham).
  • 36': Ryan Shotton (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 37': Foul by George Friend (Middlesbrough).
  • 37': Ryan Fredericks (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': George Friend (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Kevin McDonald (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Oliver Norwood.
  • 40': Attempt saved. Sheyi Ojo (Fulham) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Sessegnon with a cross.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Rudy Gestede (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jonny Howson with a through ball.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Oliver Norwood (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Aboubakar Kamara.
  • 43': Foul by Sheyi Ojo (Fulham).
  • 43': Martin Braithwaite (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Middlesbrough 0, Fulham 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Middlesbrough 0, Fulham 0.
  • 46': Attempt missed. Oliver Norwood (Fulham) right footed shot from long range on the right is high and wide to the right.
  • 47': Foul by Martin Braithwaite (Middlesbrough).
  • 47': Sheyi Ojo (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Rudy Gestede with a headed pass.
  • 52': Substitution, Fulham. Tomas Kalas replaces Sheyi Ojo.
  • 53': Offside, Fulham. Ryan Fredericks tries a through ball, but Aboubakar Kamara is caught offside.
  • 55': Foul by Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough).
  • 55': Stefan Johansen (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 55': Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 56': Delay in match Stefan Johansen (Fulham) because of an injury.
  • 57': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 57': Adama Traoré (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 57': Foul by Ryan Fredericks (Fulham).
  • 57': Ryan Fredericks (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 58': Substitution, Fulham. Rui Fonte replaces Aboubakar Kamara.
  • 59': Foul by Ben Gibson (Middlesbrough).
  • 59': Rui Fonte (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 60': Foul by Denis Odoi (Fulham).
  • 60': Martin Braithwaite (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 60': Denis Odoi (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 62': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Denis Odoi.
  • 62': Foul by Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough).
  • 62': Marcus Bettinelli (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Ben Gibson (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Foul by Rui Fonte (Fulham).
  • 63': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Britt Assombalonga replaces Rudy Gestede.
  • 64': Foul by Adama Traoré (Middlesbrough).
  • 64': Ryan Fredericks (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Adama Traoré (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Foul by Oliver Norwood (Fulham).
  • 68': Offside, Middlesbrough. Martin Braithwaite tries a through ball, but Britt Assombalonga is caught offside.
  • 69': Attempt blocked. Rui Fonte (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Piazon.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Martin Braithwaite (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Britt Assombalonga with a headed pass.
  • 71': Attempt blocked. Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 72': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Adama Traoré.
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Tomas Kalas (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oliver Norwood.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Tomas Kalas (Fulham) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
  • 76': Hand ball by Ben Gibson (Middlesbrough).
  • 77': Attempt blocked. Stefan Johansen (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 78': Foul by Rui Fonte (Fulham).
  • 78': Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Attempt blocked. Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Stefan Johansen (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Oliver Norwood.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Grant Leadbitter.
  • 82': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Adam Clayton replaces Martin Braithwaite.
  • 82': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Marvin Johnson replaces Adama Traoré.
  • 84': Foul by Rui Fonte (Fulham).
  • 84': George Friend (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 85': Substitution, Fulham. Neeskens Kebano replaces Lucas Piazon.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Adam Clayton (Middlesbrough).
  • 90'+1': Neeskens Kebano (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+1': Adam Clayton (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+3': Daniel Ayala (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Rui Fonte (Fulham).
  • 90'+3': Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Adam Clayton with a through ball.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 90'+4': Penalty Fulham. Oliver Norwood draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 90'+4': Penalty conceded by Grant Leadbitter (Middlesbrough) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 90'+5': Grant Leadbitter (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+5': Goal! Middlesbrough 0, Fulham 1. Oliver Norwood (Fulham) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Middlesbrough 0, Fulham 1.
  • 90'+7': Match ends, Middlesbrough 0, Fulham 1.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 13
3 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 3
1 Corner Kicks 5
0 Saves 1
63 Possession 37
12 SHOTS 9
2 ON GOAL 0
0.2 On Target % 0.0
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
478 Accurate Passes 217
573 Passes 322
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
1 Accurate Crosses 3
8 Crosses 18
0.1 Cross % 0.2
62 Long Balls 81
25 Accurate Long Balls 34
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
5 Blocked Shots 2
6 Effective Tackles 11
15 Tackles 14
0.4 Tackle % 0.8
0 Interceptions 0
31 Effective Clearances 15
31 Clearances 15

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Riverside Stadium
Location: Middlesbrough, England
Attendance: 23,850

EFL Championship Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Coventry City 21 +30 47
2 Middlesbrough 21 +11 42
3 Preston North End 21 +7 35
4 Millwall 21 -4 35
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Line-Ups

MID Middlesbrough (4-3-3)

No. Name
25 Darren Randolph (GK)
6 Ben Gibson
4 Daniel Ayala
3 George Friend Yellow Card
5 Ryan Shotton
7 Grant Leadbitter Yellow Card
19 Stewart Downing
16 Jonathan Howson Yellow Card
39 Rudy Gestede
10 Martin Braithwaite
37 Adama Traoré

FUL Fulham (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Marcus Bettinelli (GK)
13 Tim Ream
4 Denis Odoi Yellow Card
3 Ryan Sessegnon
2 Ryan Fredericks Yellow Card
6 Kevin McDonald
8 Stefan Johansen Yellow Card
16 Oliver Norwood
47 Aboubakar Kamara
20 Lucas Piazon
19 Sheyi Ojo

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