Middlesbrough vs West Bromwich Albion, 2023-24 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League ChampionshipAbout
Middlesbrough are hosting West Bromwich Albion
at Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough, 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.
- 1': Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 1': Foul by Sam Greenwood (Middlesbrough).
- 3': Attempt saved. Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Morgan Rogers with a through ball.
- 4': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Rav van den Berg.
- 8': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Lukas Engel.
- 9': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Brandon Thomas-Asante is caught offside.
- 11': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Jonny Howson.
- 12': Attempt missed. Jed Wallace (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Alex Mowatt with a cross following a corner.
- 13': Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 13': Foul by Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough).
- 13': Attempt blocked. Jed Wallace (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Grady Diangana.
- 13': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Kyle Bartley is caught offside.
- 14': Foul by Cédric Kipré (West Bromwich Albion).
- 14': Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 15': Cédric Kipré (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Sam Greenwood (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 16': Delay in match because of an injury Kyle Bartley (West Bromwich Albion).
- 17': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 19': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Isaiah Jones.
- 20': Kyle Bartley (West Bromwich Albion) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Alex Mowatt with a cross following a corner.
- 20': Attempt saved. Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Alex Mowatt with a cross.
- 20': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Tom Glover.
- 20': Foul by Kyle Bartley (West Bromwich Albion).
- 20': Morgan Rogers (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Dael Fry (Middlesbrough).
- 25': Foul by Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough).
- 25': Jeremy Sarmiento (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Attempt missed. Sam Greenwood (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jonny Howson.
- 32': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Lukas Engel.
- 33': Foul by Kyle Bartley (West Bromwich Albion).
- 33': Lukas Engel (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Dael Fry.
- 35': Dael Fry (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by Kyle Bartley (West Bromwich Albion).
- 37': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Alex Palmer.
- 40': Goal! Middlesbrough 1, West Bromwich Albion 0. Morgan Rogers (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lukas Engel.
- 42': Offside, Middlesbrough. Sam Silvera is caught offside.
- 44': Foul by Anfernee Dijksteel (Middlesbrough).
- 44': Jeremy Sarmiento (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45': Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Sam Greenwood (Middlesbrough).
- 45'+2': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Isaiah Jones.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Middlesbrough 1, West Bromwich Albion 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Middlesbrough 1, West Bromwich Albion 0.
- 46': Foul by Morgan Rogers (Middlesbrough).
- 46': Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Sam Greenwood (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
- 47': Foul by Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion).
- 47': Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Sam Greenwood (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Anfernee Dijksteel (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 48': Offside, Middlesbrough. Rav van den Berg is caught offside.
- 48': Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough).
- 52': Foul by Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough).
- 52': Jed Wallace (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 52': Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Lukas Engel (Middlesbrough).
- 54': Attempt blocked. Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jeremy Sarmiento.
- 54': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Daniel Barlaser.
- 55': Attempt saved. Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alex Mowatt with a cross.
- 56': Anfernee Dijksteel (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion).
- 57': Dael Fry (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion).
- 59': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Tom Fellows replaces Jeremy Sarmiento.
- 60': Attempt saved. Morgan Rogers (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Isaiah Jones with a through ball.
- 61': Offside, Middlesbrough. Isaiah Jones is caught offside.
- 62': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Alex Mowatt.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Sam Silvera (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
- 65': Foul by Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion).
- 65': Sam Silvera (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 65': Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 66': Daniel Barlaser (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Foul by Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion).
- 67': Attempt missed. Sam Greenwood (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
- 69': Attempt saved. Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Morgan Rogers with a through ball.
- 69': Foul by Morgan Rogers (Middlesbrough).
- 69': Tom Fellows (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 72': Attempt missed. Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left. Assisted by Tom Fellows following a fast break.
- 73': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Semi Ajayi replaces Kyle Bartley.
- 73': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Jayson Molumby replaces Okay Yokuslu.
- 74': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. John Swift replaces Jed Wallace.
- 75': Dael Fry (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion).
- 76': Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 76': Foul by Sam Greenwood (Middlesbrough).
- 78': Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 78': Foul by Sam Silvera (Middlesbrough).
- 78': Delay in match because of an injury Morgan Rogers (Middlesbrough).
- 79': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Riley McGree replaces Sam Silvera.
- 79': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Matt Crooks replaces Morgan Rogers because of an injury.
- 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 80': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Pipa replaces Darnell Furlong.
- 85': Attempt missed. Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Tom Fellows with a cross.
- 86': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Josh Coburn replaces Sam Greenwood.
- 86': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Dael Fry.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Riley McGree (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Isaiah Jones.
- 89': Offside, Middlesbrough. Josh Coburn is caught offside.
- 89': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Matt Clarke replaces Daniel Barlaser.
- 90'+2': Foul by Semi Ajayi (West Bromwich Albion).
- 90'+2': Josh Coburn (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Grady Diangana.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Middlesbrough 1, West Bromwich Albion 0.
- 0': Match ends, Middlesbrough 1, West Bromwich Albion 0.
- 0': Match ends, Middlesbrough 1, West Bromwich Albion 0.
Statistics
 WBA |
MID |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 13 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 4 |
| 10 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 52.9 | Possession | 47.1 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 434 | Accurate Passes | 398 |
| 509 | Passes | 464 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 9 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 24 | Crosses | 5 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 39 | Long Balls | 45 |
| 17 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 18 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 16 | Effective Clearances | 24 |
| 16 | Clearances | 24 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Riverside Stadium
Location: Middlesbrough, England
Attendance: 29,145
Venue: Riverside Stadium
Location: Middlesbrough, England
Attendance: 29,145
EFL Championship Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coventry City | 26 | +28 | 52 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 26 | +11 | 46 |
| 3 | Ipswich Town | 25 | +18 | 44 |
| 4 | Preston North End | 26 | +11 | 43 |
Line-Ups
Middlesbrough (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Thomas Glover (GK) |
| 3 | Rav van den Berg |
| 6 | Dael Fry |
| 27 | Lukas Engel |
| 15 | Anfernee Dijksteel |
| 10 | Morgan Rogers |
| 4 | Daniel Barlaser |
| 16 | Jonathan Howson  |
| 18 | Samuel Silvera |
| 29 | Sam Greenwood |
| 11 | Isaiah Jones |
West Bromwich Albion (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 24 | Alex Palmer (GK) |
| 4 | Cedric Kipre |
| 5 | Kyle Bartley |
| 3 | Conor Townsend |
| 2 | Darnell Furlong |
| 7 | Jed Wallace |
| 27 | Alex Mowatt |
| 35 | Okay Yokuslu |
| 21 | Brandon Thomas-Asante |
| 17 | Jeremy Sarmiento |
| 11 | Grady Diangana |
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