WEST BROMWICH. West Bromwich Albion prevails over Middlesbrough 4-2. West Bromwich Albion capitalized on its better ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the The Hawthorns stadium in West Bromwich on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 23,691 spectators.​ The referee was Jeremy Simpson with the assistance of Andrew Fox and Matt McGrath. The 4th official was Scott Jackson. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 16.73 degrees Celsius or 62.11 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.​

Match Statistics​

West Bromwich Albion

4 - 2

Middlesbrough

  • 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
  • 7 Total 15
  • 4 On Target 5
  • 2 Off Target 4
  • 1 Shots blocked 6
  • 122 Attack 97
  • 68 Dangerous attack 38
  • 100 Ball safe 78
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 4 Corners 2
  • 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 9 Total 10
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 1
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

West Bromwich Albion had a strong ball possession 59% while Middlesbrough was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

West Bromwich Albion was more pushing with 68 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why West Bromwich Albion won the match​.

West Bromwich Albion shot 7 times, 4 on target, 2 off target. Talking about the opposition, Middlesbrough shot 15 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

West Bromwich Albion received 2 yellow cards (Semi Ajayi and Jeremy Sarmiento). On the other side, Middlesbrough received 2 yellow cards (Morgan Rogers and Tommy Smith).

Match Timeline

Cédric Kipré(goal)Semi Ajayi
22'
John Swift(goal)Jayson Molumby
28'
29'
Emmanuel Latte Lath(goal)Samuel Silvera
32'
Tommy Smith- Yellow
44'
Brandon Thomas-Asante(goal)
47'
51'
Tommy Smith(yellowredcard)
59'
I. Jones- sub ->Riley McGree
59'
Paddy McNair - sub ->Morgan Rogers
Conor Townsend- sub ->Matt Phillips
64'
Josh Maja- sub ->Brandon Thomas-Asante
65'
Alex Mowatt- sub ->Okay YokuÅŸlu
65'
69'
72'
Marcus Forss- sub ->Samuel Silvera
72'
Semi Ajayi- Yellow
74'
N. Chalobah- sub ->John Swift
81'
85'
Marcus Forss(penalty)
90'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Leicester City
97
46
Ipswich Town
96
46
Leeds United
90
46
Southampton
87
46
West Bromwich Albion
75
46
Norwich City
73
46
Hull City
70
46
Middlesbrough
69
46
Coventry City
64
46
Preston North End
63
46
Bristol City
62
46
Cardiff City
62
46
Millwall
59
46
Swansea City
57
46
Watford
56
46
Sunderland
56
46
Stoke City
56
46
Queens Park Rangers
56
46
Blackburn Rovers
53
46
Sheffield Wednesday
53
46
Plymouth Argyle
51
46
Birmingham City
50
46
Huddersfield Town
45
46
Rotherham United
27
46

After this match, West Bromwich Albion will have 7 points like Hull City and Blackburn Rovers to remain in the 7th place. Regarding the opposition, Middlesbrough will stay with 1 points like Rotherham United and Huddersfield Town to sit in the 22nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, West Bromwich Albion will host Rotherham United on the 10th of April with a 3-1 head to head record in favor of West Bromwich Albion (2 draws).

Middlesbrough will play away agasint Hull City on the 10th of April with a 12-9 head to head record in favor of Middlesbrough (4 draws).

West Bromwich Albion – Formation

West Bromwich Albion
G
Alex Palmer 24.England
7.0
D
Cédric Kipré 4.Ivory Coast
7.8
22'
D
Semi Ajayi 6.Nigeria
7.0
74'
D
Erik Pieters 15.Netherlands
7.5
M
Darnell Furlong 2.England
6.6
M
Jed Wallace 7.England
6.4
69'
M
Jayson Molumby 8.Republic of Ireland
7.3
M
M. Phillips 10.Scotland
7.3
64'
M
John Swift 19.England
7.8
81' 28'
M
Okay YokuÅŸlu 35.Turkey
7.0
65'
F
Brandon Thomas-Asante 21.England
7.3
65' 47'
Substitutes
G
Joshua Griffiths 33.England
D
Conor Townsend 3.England
6.8
64'
D
Kyle Bartley 5.England
D
Ethan Ingram 34.England
M
N. Chalobah 14.England
6.3
81'
M
Alex Mowatt 27.England
7.0
65'
M
T. Fellows 31.England
F
Josh Maja 9.Nigeria
6.4
65'
F
Jeremy Sarmiento 17.Ecuador
6.3
69' 90' 90'

West Bromwich Albion started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Carlos Corberán Vallet decided to play with the following team: Alex Palmer (7.0), Semi Ajayi (7.0), Cédric Kipré (7.8), Erik Pieters (7.5), Darnell Furlong (6.6), Jayson Molumby (7.3), Okay Yokuşlu (7.0), Matt Phillips (7.3), Jed Wallace (6.4), John Swift (7.8) and Brandon Thomas-Asante (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Conor Townsend (6.8), Kyle Bartley, Josh Maja (6.4), Nathaniel Chalobah (6.3), Jeremy Sarmiento (6.3), Alex Mowatt (7.0), Tom Fellows, Joshua Griffiths and Ethan Ingram.

Substitutions

West Bromwich Albion made 5 changes: Matt Phillips for Conor Townsend (64′), Brandon Thomas-Asante for Josh Maja (65′), Okay Yokuşlu for Alex Mowatt (65′), John Swift for Nathaniel Chalobah (81′) and Jed Wallace for Jeremy Sarmiento (69′).

Best player: Cédric Kipré​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for West Bromwich Albion was Cédric Kipré.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 91 passes (95% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 2.

Middlesbrough – Formation

Middlesbrough
G
Seny Dieng 1.Senegal
6.0
D
Rav van den Berg 3.Netherlands
D
Dael Fry 6.England
6.8
D
Darragh Lenihan 26.Republic of Ireland
7.0
D
Lukas Engel 27.Denmark
6.0
D
Tommy Smith 2.England
6.6
32'
M
H. Hackney 7.England
6.6
M
Morgan Rogers 10.England
6.1
59' 44'
M
Jonathan Howson 16.England
7.1
M
Sam Silvera 18.Australia
7.0
72'
M
Riley McGree 8.Australia
6.4
59'
F
Emmanuel Latte Lath 9.Ivory Coast
7.3
72' 29'
Substitutes
G
Tom Glover 23.Australia
G
Jamie Jones 32.England
D
Paddy McNair 17.Northern Ireland
6.8
59'
M
Dan Barlaser 4.England
M
I. Jones 11.England
7.3
59'
M
Matt Crooks 25.England
6.8
72'
F
Marcus Forss 21.Finland
7.3
72' 85'
F
A. Gilbert 14.England
F
Josh Coburn 19.England

Middlesbrough started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Michael Carrick played with: Rav van den Berg, Seny Dieng (6.0), Tommy Smith (6.6), Dael Fry (6.8), Darragh Lenihan (7.0), Lukas Engel (6.0), Jonathan Howson (7.1), Hayden Hackney (6.6), Samuel Silvera (7.0), Morgan Rogers (6.1) and Riley McGree (6.4), Emmanuel Latte Lath (7.3).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Marcus Forss (7.3), Daniel Barlaser, Isaiah Jones (7.3), Alexander Gilbert, Paddy McNair (6.8), Josh Coburn, Tom Glover, Matt Crooks (6.8) and Jamie Jones.

Substitutions

Middlesbrough made 4 changes: Riley McGree for Isaiah Jones (59′), Morgan Rogers for Paddy McNair (59′), Samuel Silvera for Marcus Forss (72′) and Emmanuel Latte Lath for Matt Crooks (72′).

Best player: Emmanuel Latte Lath​

The most impressive player for Middlesbrough was Emmanuel Latte Lath.

His rating is (7.3) with 1 goal, 6 passes (83% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 1 duel out of 4.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Championship.​