MIDDLESBROUGH. Middlesbrough and Sunderland draw 1-1. M. Forss scored the first goal (61′) for Middlesbrough. N. Rusyn made it even (83′).

The match was played at the Riverside Stadium stadium in Middlesbrough on Sunday and it started at 12:00 pm local time. The referee was Darren England with the help of Edward Smart and Nick Greenhalgh. The 4th official was Leigh Doughty. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 11.16 degrees Celsius or 52.09 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 79%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Middlesbrough was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Sunderland that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Sunderland had a more offensive attitude with 41 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Sunderland to win the contest​.

Middlesbrough shot 15 times, 2 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Sunderland shot 13 times, 5 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Middlesbrough received 3 yellow cards (Luke Ayling, Sam Greenwood and Lukas Engel). On the other side, Sunderland received 3 yellow cards (Pierre Ekwah, Trai Hume and Abdoullah Ba).

Standings

After this match, Middlesbrough has 41 points like Watford to remain in the 12th place. On the other side, Sunderland will has 44 points like Coventry City and Norwich City to hold in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Middlesbrough will host Bristol City on the 10th of February with a 12-7 head to head in favor of Bristol City (7 draws).

Sunderland will host Plymouth Argyle on the 10th of February with a 5-3 head to head statistic in favor of Sunderland (1 draw).

Middlesbrough – Formation

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

The manager Michael Carrick decided to play with the following team: Morgan Rogers, Matt Crooks, Tom Glover (7.5), Luke Ayling (6.7), Dael Fry (7.0), Rav van den Berg (7.9), Lukas Engel (7.8), Jonathan Howson (7.0), Daniel Barlaser (7.3), Marcus Forss (7.8), Hayden Hackney (7.5), Finn Azaz (7.0) and Sam Greenwood (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Matthew Clarke, Alexander Gilbert, Anfernee Dijksteel, Paddy McNair, Sam Silvera (6.4), Josh Coburn (6.8), Lewis O’Brien (6.6), Jamie Jones and Luke Thomas (6.7).

Middlesbrough could not rely on the presence of Sam Silvera (injured).

Substitutions

Middlesbrough made 4 changes: Marcus Forss for Sam Silvera (77′), Daniel Barlaser for Lewis O’Brien (77′), Sam Greenwood for Josh Coburn (77′) and Lukas Engel for Luke Thomas (84′).

Player of the match: Rav van den Berg​

The most impressive player for Middlesbrough was Rav van den Berg.

His rating is 7.9 with 77 passes (97% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 5.

Sunderland – Formation

Sunderland started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

Michael Beale played with: Anthony Patterson (6.8), Trai Hume (7.1), Daniel Ballard (7.1), Luke O’Nien (7.3), Leo Fuhr Hjelde (7.0), Dan Neil (7.0), Abdoullah Ba (6.6), Pierre Ekwah (7.0), Jobe Bellingham (6.4), Jack Clarke (8.5), Mason Burstow (6.8).

These were the players on the bench: Jenson Seelt, Timothée Pembélé, Luís Semedo, Patrick Roberts (6.6), Romaine Mundle, Nazariy Rusyn (7.5), Adil Aouchiche, Nathan Bishop and Caden Kelly.

Sunderland could not rely on the presence of Jenson Seelt (injured).

Substitutions

Sunderland made 3 changes: Daniel Ballard for Jenson Seelt (90′), Mason Burstow for Nazariy Rusyn (67′) and Abdoullah Ba for Patrick Roberts (67′).

Player of the match: Jack Clarke​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Sunderland was Jack Clarke.

His rating is 8.5 with 34 passes (74% accurate) and 5 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 5 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• Middlesbrough – Sunderland – 1-1