Preston North End defeats Middlesbrough 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

PRESTON. Preston North End overcome Middlesbrough to win 2-1.

By
Luke Meyer
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Preston North End defeats Middlesbrough 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

PRESTON. Preston North End beat Middlesbrough to win 2-1. It was Preston North End to strike first with a goal of Liam Millar at the 23′. Then it was a goal in the 57′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Emil Riis gave the win to Preston North End in the 60′ minute with a goal. Middlesbrough was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (62%).​

The match was played at the Deepdale stadium in Preston on Wednesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. In front of 15,282 spectators.​ The referee was Tony Harrington with the assistance of Darren Cann and Derek Eaton. The 4th official was Anthony Backhouse. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 10.3 degrees Celsius or 50.54 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 95%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Preston North End

2 - 1

Team 1

Middlesbrough

  • ! 38 Ball Possession 62
Shots
  • 7 Total 20
  • 3 On Target 4
  • 0 Off Target 8
  • 4 Shots blocked 8
  • 87 Attack 130
  • 30 Dangerous attack 59
  • 85 Ball safe 91
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 2 Corners 7
  • 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 9 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 62% while Preston North End was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Middlesbrough was putting more pressure with 59 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 4 were on target. Still, Preston North End succeeded in find the solution to win this encounter.​

Preston North End shot 7 times, 3 on target, 0 off target. Regarding the opposition, Middlesbrough shot 20 times, 4 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Preston North End received 2 yellow cards (Alan Browne and Jordan Storey). On the opposite side, Middlesbrough received 1 yellow card (Riley McGree).

Match Timeline

Greg Cunningham- sub ->Andrew Hughes
9'
L. Millar(goal)
23'
57'
Finn Azaz(goal)Jonathan Howson
Emil Riis(goal)
60'
69'
Sam Silvera- sub ->Sam Greenwood
73'
A. Dijksteel- sub ->Luke Ayling
Jack Whatmough- sub ->Liam Lindsay
75'
Milutin Osmajic- sub ->Emil Riis
76'
Layton Stewart- sub ->Will Keane
76'
Ali McCann- sub ->Ben Whiteman
83'
Jordan Storey- Yellow
86'
89'
Lewis O'Brien- sub ->Hayden Hackney
Alan Browne  - Yellow
90'
90'
Riley McGree- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Leicester City
97
45
Ipswich Town
93
45
Leeds United
90
45
Southampton
84
45
Norwich City
73
45
West Bromwich Albion
72
45
Hull City
70
45
Middlesbrough
66
45
Coventry City
64
45
Preston North End
63
45
Bristol City
62
45
Cardiff City
62
45
Swansea City
57
45
Watford
56
45
Sunderland
56
45
Millwall
56
45
Queens Park Rangers
53
45
Stoke City
53
45
Blackburn Rovers
50
45
Sheffield Wednesday
50
45
Plymouth Argyle
48
45
Birmingham City
47
45
Huddersfield Town
45
45
Rotherham United
24
45

After playing this contest, Preston North End has 48 points like Coventry City, Norwich City and Hull City to remain in the 9th place. On the opposite side, Middlesbrough will stays with 41 points like Watford to remain in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Preston North End will host Blackburn Rovers on the 17th of February with a 8-4 head to head in favor of Preston North End (3 draws).

Middlesbrough will play away against Leicester City on the 17th of February with a 6-1 head to head statistic in favor of Leicester City (6 draws).

Preston North End – Formation

Preston North End
G
Freddie Woodman 1.England
7.0
D
Liam Lindsay 6.Scotland
7.0
75'
D
Jordan Storey 14.England
6.8
86'
D
Andrew Hughes 16.Wales
6.7
9'
M
Robbie Brady 11.Republic of Ireland
6.8
M
Ben Whiteman 4.England
6.7
83'
M
Alan Browne   8.Republic of Ireland
6.8
90'
M
Mads Frøkjaer-Jensen 10.Denmark
6.7
M
L. Millar 23.Canada
7.5
Goals23'
M
Brad Potts 44.England
F
Will Keane 7.England
6.7
76'
F
Emil Riis 19.Denmark
7.3
76' Goals60'
Substitutes
G
David Cornell 21.Wales
D
Greg Cunningham 3.Republic of Ireland
7.5
9'
D
Jack Whatmough 26.England
6.6
75'
D
J. Seary 36.England
M
Ali McCann 13.Scotland
7.0
83'
M
Ryan Ledson 18.England
M
Ben Woodburn 20.Wales
F
Layton Stewart 17.England
7.0
76'
F
Milutin Osmajic 28.Montenegro
6.4
76'

Preston North End started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Ryan Lowe decided to play with the following team: Brad Potts, Freddie Woodman (7.0), Andrew Hughes (6.7), Jordan Storey (6.8), Liam Lindsay (7.0), Liam Millar (7.5), Alan Browne (6.8), Ben Whiteman (6.7), Robbie Brady (6.8), Mads Frokjaer-Jensen (6.7), Will Keane (6.7) and Emil Riis (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Greg Cunningham (7.5), Ali McCann (7.0), Layton Stewart (7.0), Ryan Ledson, Ben Woodburn, David Cornell, Jack Whatmough (6.6), Milutin Osmajić (6.4) and Josh Seary.

Preston North End could not rely on the presence of Greg Cunningham (injured) and Ali McCann (injured).

Substitutions

Preston North End made 5 changes: Andrew Hughes for Greg Cunningham (9′), Ben Whiteman for Ali McCann (83′), Liam Lindsay for Jack Whatmough (75′), Will Keane for Layton Stewart (76′) and Emil Riis for Milutin Osmajić (76′).

Player of the match: Greg Cunningham​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Preston North End was Greg Cunningham even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 7.5 with 20 passes (85% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 4.

His performance was sensational also because he commenced the contest from the bench before entering in the 9′.

Middlesbrough – Formation

Middlesbrough
G
Tom Glover 23.Australia
6.4
D
Rav van den Berg 3.Netherlands
7.1
D
M. Clarke 5.England
7.5
D
Dael Fry 6.England
D
Luke Ayling 12.England
7.0
73'
D
Luke Thomas 33.England
7.1
M
Riley McGree 8.Australia
7.3
90'
M
H. Hackney 7.England
7.5
89'
M
Finn Azaz 20.England
7.9
Goals57'
M
Marcus Forss 21.Finland
6.8
M
Jonathan Howson  16.England
7.5
F
Sam Greenwood 29.England
6.7
69'
Substitutes
G
Seny Dieng 1.Senegal
D
A. Dijksteel 15.Suriname
6.7
73'
D
Paddy McNair  17.Northern Ireland
D
Lukas Engel 27.Denmark
M
Dan Barlaser 4.England
M
Lewis O'Brien 28.England
6.4
89'
F
Matthew Hoppe 13.United States
F
A. Gilbert 14.England
F
Sam Silvera 18.Australia
6.3
69'

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

Michael Carrick played with: Dael Fry, Tom Glover (6.4), Luke Ayling (7.0), Rav van den Berg (7.1), Matthew Clarke (7.5), Luke Thomas (7.1), Jonathan Howson (7.5), Hayden Hackney (7.5), Marcus Forss (6.8), Riley McGree (7.3), Finn Azaz (7.9) and Sam Greenwood (6.7).

They had on the bench: Daniel Barlaser, Lewis O’Brien (6.4), Seny Dieng, Matthew Hoppe, Alexander Gilbert, Anfernee Dijksteel (6.7), Paddy McNair, Sam Silvera (6.3) and Lukas Engel.

Substitutions

Middlesbrough made 3 changes: Sam Greenwood for Sam Silvera (69′), Luke Ayling for Anfernee Dijksteel (73′) and Hayden Hackney for Lewis O’Brien (89′).

Player of the match: Finn Azaz​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Middlesbrough was Finn Azaz.

His rating is 7.9 with 1 goal, 48 passes (71% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 10 duels out of 20. He performed 6 crosses.

Results of the day

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