MIDDLESBROUGH. Middlesbrough overcomes Nottingham Forest with a 2-0 win with an own goal from R. Yates (17′) and a goal from A. Sporar (69′).
The match was played at the Riverside Stadium stadium in Middlesbrough on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Joshua Smith with the assistance of Philip Dermott and Nick Greenhalgh. The 4th official was Darren Drysdale. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5.1 degrees Celsius or 41.23 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.
Match Statistics
- 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
- 12 Total 6
- 6 On Target 1
- 6 Off Target 5
- 1 Shots blocked 0
- 128 Attack 82
- 65 Dangerous attack 31
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 8
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 11 Total 11
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. Middlesbrough was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Nottingham Forest that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Middlesbrough had a more offensive attitude with 65 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Middlesbrough won the match.
Middlesbrough shot 12 times, 6 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Nottingham Forest shot 6 times, 1 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Middlesbrough received 1 yellow card (J. Howson). Talking about the opposition, Nottingham Forest received 3 yellow cards (B. Samba, J. Carvalho and R. Yates).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Middlesbrough will have 36 points like Huddersfield Town to sit in the 5th place. Regarding the opposition, Nottingham Forest will stay with 34 points like Coventry City to hold in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Middlesbrough will play away against Blackpool on the 29th of December with a 5-3 head to head statistic in favor of Blackpool (3 draws).
Nottingham Forest will host Huddersfield Town on the 30th of December with a 9-8 head to head statistic in favor of Nottingham Forest (4 draws).
Middlesbrough – Formation
Middlesbrough
26'
83'
69'
Middlesbrough started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Chris Wilder decided to play with the following team: Joe Lumley , Anfernee Dijksteel , Dael Fry , Paddy McNair , Isaiah Jones , Jonathan Howson , Marcus Tavernier , Matt Crooks , Neil Taylor , Onel Hernández and Andraž Šporar .
The home team had on the bench: Sol Bamba, Martín Payero, James Léa Siliki, Lee Peltier , Luke Daniels, Duncan Watmore and Uche Ikpeazu.
Substitutions
Middlesbrough made 3 changes: O. Hernandez for D. Watmore (65′), I. Jones for L. Peltier (83′) and A. Sporar for M. Payero (90′).
Best player: Isaiah Jones
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Middlesbrough was Isaiah Jones even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 32 passes (84% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 5. He performed 5 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Nottingham Forest – Formation
Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Steve Cooper played with: Brice Samba , Joe Worrall , Tobias Figueiredo , Scott McKenna , Fin Back , Ryan Yates , James Garner , Jack Colback , Philip Zinckernagel , Brennan Johnson and Lewis Grabban .
These were the players on the bench: Gaëtan Bong, Xande Silva , Cafú, Lyle Taylor , Ethan Horvath, Braian Ojeda and João Carvalho .
Substitutions
Nottingham Forest made 3 changes: T. Figueiredo for J. Carvalho (46′), P. Zinckernagel for X. Silva (62′) and L. Grabban for L. Taylor (74′).
Best player: Brennan Johnson
The most impressive player for Nottingham Forest was Brennan Johnson.
His rating is with 13 passes (69% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
