English League Championship

Middlesbrough vs Leicester City, 2023-24 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Middlesbrough
  • 83': Sam Greenwood
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1 - 0
Leicester City

    About

    Middlesbrough are hosting Leicester City at Riverside Stadium, Perth, Scotland, 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': Foul by Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough).
    • 1': Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 1': Foul by Josh Coburn (Middlesbrough).
    • 1': Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 2': Foul by Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough).
    • 2': James Justin (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Offside, Leicester City. Kasey McAteer is caught offside.
    • 5': Foul by Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough).
    • 5': James Justin (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Foul by Rav van den Berg (Middlesbrough).
    • 6': Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 8': Attempt saved. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hamza Choudhury.
    • 8': Foul by Wout Faes (Leicester City).
    • 8': Josh Coburn (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Foul by Sam Greenwood (Middlesbrough).
    • 11': Wout Faes (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Foul by Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City).
    • 12': Josh Coburn (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 12': Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 13': Attempt missed. Josh Coburn (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Jonny Howson with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 16': Foul by Wout Faes (Leicester City).
    • 16': Josh Coburn (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 17': Attempt saved. Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 18': Foul by James Justin (Leicester City).
    • 18': Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 20': Foul by Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City).
    • 20': Rav van den Berg (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 25': Foul by Matt Crooks (Middlesbrough).
    • 25': Harry Winks (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Attempt blocked. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stephy Mavididi.
    • 32': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Dael Fry.
    • 33': Attempt saved. Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall with a cross.
    • 33': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Seny Dieng.
    • 37': Foul by James Justin (Leicester City).
    • 37': Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Attempt saved. Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Josh Coburn.
    • 40': Attempt saved. Sam Greenwood (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 41': Foul by Sam Greenwood (Middlesbrough).
    • 41': Wout Faes (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Foul by Matt Crooks (Middlesbrough).
    • 42': Harry Winks (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Matt Crooks (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 43': Foul by Harry Winks (Leicester City).
    • 43': Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 43': Harry Winks (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 44': Attempt saved. Matt Crooks (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Josh Coburn.
    • 45': Foul by Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City).
    • 45': Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Matt Crooks (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Isaiah Jones.
    • 45'+1': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Jannik Vestergaard.
    • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Dael Fry (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jonny Howson with a cross.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Middlesbrough 0, Leicester City 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Middlesbrough 0, Leicester City 0.
    • 49': Attempt missed. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Kelechi Iheanacho.
    • 51': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Harry Winks.
    • 54': Foul by Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough).
    • 54': Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 56': Foul by Wout Faes (Leicester City).
    • 56': Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 57': Attempt blocked. Sam Greenwood (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 58': Rav van den Berg (Middlesbrough) hits the bar with a right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right. Assisted by Lukas Engel.
    • 58': Substitution, Leicester City. Abdul Fatawu replaces Kasey McAteer.
    • 59': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Isaiah Jones.
    • 60': Foul by Sam Greenwood (Middlesbrough).
    • 60': Hamza Choudhury (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 62': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Jannik Vestergaard.
    • 63': Foul by Josh Coburn (Middlesbrough).
    • 63': Harry Winks (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Foul by Hamza Choudhury (Leicester City).
    • 64': Sam Greenwood (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Attempt blocked. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stephy Mavididi.
    • 66': Attempt missed. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Stephy Mavididi.
    • 67': Attempt missed. Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Stephy Mavididi with a cross.
    • 68': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Morgan Rogers replaces Matt Crooks.
    • 69': Foul by Sam Greenwood (Middlesbrough).
    • 69': Harry Winks (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 69': Foul by Hamza Choudhury (Leicester City).
    • 69': Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Dael Fry.
    • 71': Foul by James Justin (Leicester City).
    • 71': Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 73': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Emmanuel Latte Lath replaces Josh Coburn.
    • 74': Foul by Sam Greenwood (Middlesbrough).
    • 74': Hamza Choudhury (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 75': Foul by Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City).
    • 75': Rav van den Berg (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Attempt missed. Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
    • 77': Attempt saved. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ricardo Pereira.
    • 77': Attempt missed. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Hamza Choudhury.
    • 78': Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Ricardo Pereira with a through ball.
    • 81': Foul by Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City).
    • 81': Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Foul by Hamza Choudhury (Leicester City).
    • 81': Sam Greenwood (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 82': Hamza Choudhury (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 83': Goal! Middlesbrough 1, Leicester City 0. Sam Greenwood (Middlesbrough) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
    • 85': Foul by Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough).
    • 85': Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 85': Substitution, Leicester City. Jamie Vardy replaces Hamza Choudhury.
    • 88': Foul by Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough).
    • 88': James Justin (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90': Foul by Sam Greenwood (Middlesbrough).
    • 90': Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+1': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Anfernee Dijksteel replaces Isaiah Jones.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Morgan Rogers (Middlesbrough).
    • 90'+2': Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Morgan Rogers (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Middlesbrough 1, Leicester City 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Middlesbrough 1, Leicester City 0.

    Statistics

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    15 Fouls 18
    3 Yellow Cards 4
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 0
    4 Corner Kicks 3
    5 Saves 4
    67 Possession 33
    12 SHOTS 9
    4 ON GOAL 6
    0.3 On Target % 0.7
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    622 Accurate Passes 248
    690 Passes 334
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
    4 Accurate Crosses 4
    9 Crosses 8
    0.4 Cross % 0.5
    43 Long Balls 48
    22 Accurate Long Balls 21
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
    2 Blocked Shots 1
    14 Effective Tackles 10
    20 Tackles 18
    0.7 Tackle % 0.6
    13 Interceptions 7
    10 Effective Clearances 16
    10 Clearances 16

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Riverside Stadium
    Location: Perth, Scotland
    Attendance: 30,042

    EFL Championship Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Middlesbrough 4 +6 12
    2 West Bromwich Albion 4 +3 10
    3 Stoke City 4 +5 9
    4 Leicester City 4 +3 9
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    MID Middlesbrough (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Seny Dieng (GK)
    17 Paddy McNair
    6 Dael Fry
    27 Lukas Engel
    3 Rav van den Berg
    25 Matt Crooks Yellow Card
    7 Hayden Hackney
    16 Jonathan Howson Yellow Card
    19 Josh Coburn
    29 Sam Greenwood
    11 Isaiah Jones Yellow Card
    Middlesbrough Substitutes:
    Alex Bangura, Matthew Clarke, Emmanuel Latte Lath, Alex Gilbert, Daniel Barlaser, Samuel Silvera, Anfernee Dijksteel, Morgan Rogers, Thomas Glover.

    LEI Leicester City (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    30 Mads Hermansen (GK)
    23 Jannik Vestergaard Yellow Card
    3 Wout Faes
    2 James Justin
    35 Kasey McAteer
    8 Harry Winks Yellow Card
    22 Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
    17 Hamza Choudhury Yellow Card
    14 Kelechi Iheanacho
    10 Stephy Mavididi
    21 Ricardo Pereira
    Leicester City Substitutes:
    Conor Coady, Jakub Stolarczyk, Marc Albrighton, Patson Daka, Jamie Vardy, Cesare Casadei, Thomas Cannon, Fatawu Issahaku, Harry Souttar.

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