WEST BROMWICH. West Bromwich Albion conquers Middlesbrough 2-0 after D. Dike scores 2 goals.
The match was played at the The Hawthorns stadium in West Bromwich on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Darren Bond with the support of Philip Dermott and Shaun Hudson. The 4th official was Thomas Parsons. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5 degrees Celsius or 41.02 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.
Match Statistics
- ! 30 Ball Possession 70
Shots
- 12 Total 12
- 4 On Target 3
- 5 Off Target 3
- 3 Shots blocked 6
- 74 Attack 139
- 36 Dangerous attack 65
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 8
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 7 Total 10
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Middlesbrough was in firm control of the ball 70% while West Bromwich Albion was struggling with a 30% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Middlesbrough was putting more pressure with 65 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 3 were on target. Anyway, West Bromwich Albion was capable to find the solution to win this match.
West Bromwich Albion shot 12 times, 4 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, Middlesbrough shot 12 times, 3 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
West Bromwich Albion didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Middlesbrough received 1 yellow card (T. Smith).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, West Bromwich Albion will have 48 points to hold in the 10th place. On the opposite side, Middlesbrough will stay with 57 points to hold in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, West Bromwich Albion will play away against Swansea City on the 6th of May with a 12-8 head to head statistic in favor of Swansea City (3 draws).
Middlesbrough will host Coventry City on the 6th of May with a 4-4 head to head record.
West Bromwich Albion – Formation
West Bromwich Albion
86'
8', 10'
West Bromwich Albion adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Carlos Corberán Vallet decided to play with the following team: Joshua Griffiths , Darnell Furlong , Dara O’Shea , Erik Pieters , Conor Townsend , Okay Yokuşlu , Jayson Molumby , Jed Wallace , John Swift , Grady Diangana and Daryl Dike .
The home team had on the bench: David Button, Semi Ajayi , Taylor Gardner-Hickman, Marc Albrighton , Nathaniel Chalobah , Adam Reach and Brandon Thomas-Asante .
West Bromwich Albion could not rely on the presence of Nathaniel Chalobah (injured).
Substitutions
West Bromwich Albion made 5 changes: G. Diangana for Marc Albrighton (50′), D. Dike for Brandon Thomas-Asante (78′), Erik Pieters for Semi Ajayi (86′), John Swift for Nathaniel Chalobah (86′) and Jayson Molumby for Taylor Gardner-Hickman (90′).
Best player: Daryl Dike
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for West Bromwich Albion was Daryl Dike.
His rating is with 2 goals, 14 passes (42% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 12.
Middlesbrough – Formation
Middlesbrough
44'
Also Middlesbrough adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Michael Carrick played with: Zack Steffen , Tommy Smith , Paddy McNair , Darragh Lenihan , Ryan Giles , Jonathan Howson , Hayden Hackney , Marcus Forss , Chuba Akpom , Riley McGree and Cameron Archer .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Liam Roberts, Dael Fry , Aaron Ramsey , Isaiah Jones , Matt Crooks , Marc Bola and Daniel Barlaser.
Middlesbrough could not rely on the presence of Dael Fry (injured).
Substitutions
Middlesbrough made 4 changes: Paddy McNair for Dael Fry (57′), Marcus Forss for Aaron Ramsey (68′), Cameron Archer for Matt Crooks (78′) and Riley McGree for Isaiah Jones (78′).
Best player: Ryan Giles
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Middlesbrough was Ryan Giles.
His rating is with 52 passes (88% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 5. He performed 16 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- West Bromwich Albion – Middlesbrough – 2-0
- Stoke City – Millwall – 0-1
- Sheffield United – Watford – 1-0
- Reading – Blackpool – 3-1
- Queens Park Rangers – Blackburn Rovers – 1-3
- Preston North End – Wigan Athletic – 2-1
- Norwich City – Cardiff City – 2-0
- Coventry City – Sunderland – 2-1
- Burnley – Huddersfield Town – 4-0
- Bristol City – Hull City – 1-0
- Birmingham City – Luton Town – 0-1
