MIDDLESBROUGH. Middlesbrough managed to find the solution against Reading to win 2-1. M. Crooks was the key player for his team after scoring 2 goals. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Reading to strike first with a goal of A. Carroll at the 68′. Then it was a goal in the 84′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, M. Crooks gave the win to Middlesbrough in the 90′ minute scoring a double. Middlesbrough was truly superior in terms of ball possession (63%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Riverside Stadium stadium in Middlesbrough on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was James Linington with the help of Rob Merchant and Nicholas Barnard. The 4th official was Carl Boyeson. The weather was mist. The temperature was quite cold at 1.3 degrees Celsius or 34.41 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 92%.
Match Statistics
- ! 63 Ball Possession 37
Shots
- 10 Total 10
- 5 On Target 4
- 5 Off Target 6
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 160 Attack 79
- 66 Dangerous attack 23
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 5
Fouls
- 11 Total 17
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
Middlesbrough was in firm control of the ball 63% while Reading was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Middlesbrough had a more offensive attitude with 66 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Middlesbrough won the match.
Middlesbrough shot 10 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Reading shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Middlesbrough received 1 yellow card (M. Tavernier). Regarding the opposition, Reading received 3 yellow cards (E. Bristow, J. Hoilett and D. Drinkwater).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Middlesbrough will have 42 points like West Bromwich Albion to sit in the 6th place. Talking about the opposition, Reading will stay with 22 points to sit in the 21st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Middlesbrough will play away against Blackburn Rovers on the 24th of January with a 10-3 head to head statistic in favor of Blackburn Rovers (11 draws).
Reading will host Huddersfield Town on the 22nd of January with a 6-5 head to head statistic in favor of Reading (6 draws).
Middlesbrough – Formation
Middlesbrough
72'
84', 90'
74'
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 , Matt Crooks , Jonathan Howson , Marcus Tavernier , Neil Taylor , Andraž Šporar and Aaron Connolly .
The home team had on the bench: Folarin Balogun , Josh Coburn , M. Payero, L. Daniels, S. Bamba, Duncan Watmore and L. Peltier.
Substitutions
Middlesbrough made 3 changes: A. Connolly for F. Balogun (67′), A. Dijksteel for D. Watmore (72′) and J. Howson for J. Coburn (84′).
Best player: Matt Crooks
The most impressive player for Middlesbrough was Matt Crooks.
His rating is with 2 goals, 55 passes (76% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 12 duels out of 18.
Reading – Formation
Reading
Reading started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Veljko Paunovic played with: Luke Southwood , Dejan Tetek , Thomas Holmes , Josh Laurent , Ethan Bristow , Danny Drinkwater , Andy Rinomhota , Junior Hoilett , John Swift , Tom Dele-Bashiru and Andy Carroll .
The following players were sitting on the bench: L. Holzman, Mamadi Camara , H. Collins, G. Puşcaş, Lucas João and J. Clarke.
Reading could not rely on the presence of M. Camara (injured).
Substitutions
Reading made 2 changes: J. Hoilett for M. Camara (56′) and J. Swift for L. Joao (88′).
Best player: Andy Carroll
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Reading was Andy Carroll.
His rating is with 1 goal, 18 passes (44% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 19.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Cardiff City – Blackburn Rovers – 0-1
- Derby County – Sheffield United – 2-0
- Fulham – Bristol City – 6-2
- Huddersfield Town – Swansea City – 1-1
- Luton Town – AFC Bournemouth – 3-2
- Middlesbrough – Reading – 2-1
- Millwall – Nottingham Forest – 0-1
- Peterborough United – Coventry City – 1-4
- Preston North End – Birmingham City – 1-1
- Queens Park Rangers – West Bromwich Albion – 1-0
