HULL. Hull City beats Middlesbrough with a 2-0 win with an own goal from J. Lumley (81′) and a goal from M. Wilks (90′).

The match was played at the KCOM Stadium stadium in Hull on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Andy Davies who had the assistance of Steve Meredith and Graham Kane. The 4th official was Scott Oldham. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold at 11.9 degrees Celsius or 53.42 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.​

Match Statistics​

Middlesbrough was in firm control of the ball 55% while Hull City was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Middlesbrough was more aggressive with 49 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 3 were on target. Still, Hull City was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

Hull City shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Middlesbrough shot 16 times, 3 on target, 13 off target.

Cards

Hull City received 1 yellow card (M. Wilks). On the other side, Middlesbrough received 3 yellow cards (M. Tavernier, L. Peltier and P. McNair).

Standings

After playing this encounter, Hull City will have 9 points to stay in the 21st place. On the other side, Middlesbrough will stay with 12 points like Birmingham City and Sheffield United to stay in the 15th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Hull City will play away against Huddersfield Town on the 16th of October with a 3-2 head to head record in favor of Hull City (1 draw).

Middlesbrough will host Peterborough United on the 16th of October with a 3-0 head to head record in favor of Middlesbrough (4 draws).

Hull City – Formation

Hull City adopted the 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

The manager Grant McCann decided to play with the following team: Matt Ingram (7.2), Di’Shon Bernard (7.6), Alfie Jones (6.7), Jacob Greaves (7.2), Josh Emmanuel (6.3), Andy Cannon (6.8), Richard Smallwood (6.8), Keane Lewis-Potter (7.1), George Moncur (6.8), Tyler Smith (6.6) and Tom Eaves (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Greg Docherty (6.8), R. Longman, Mallik Wilks (7.2), N. Baxter, W. Jarvis, Sean McLoughlin (6.8), M. Smith and Josh Hinds.

Hull City could not rely on the presence of S. McLoughlin (injured).

Substitutions

Hull City made 3 changes: A. Jones for S. McLoughlin (42′), G. Moncur for G. Docherty (60′) and T. Smith for M. Wilks (69′).

Best player: Di’Shon Bernard​

The player that probably impressed the most for Hull City was Di’Shon Bernard even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.6) with 32 passes (71% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 10.

Middlesbrough – Formation

Also Middlesbrough adopted the 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

On the other side, Neil Warnock played with: Joe Lumley (6.1), Lee Peltier (6.3), Sol Bamba (6.8), Dael Fry (7.1), Marcus Tavernier (7.0), Jonathan Howson (6.8), Paddy McNair (6.4), Marc Bola (7.4), Matt Crooks (7.0), Duncan Watmore (6.9) and Andraž Šporar (6.3).

They had on the bench: W. Kokolo, James Léa Siliki (6.5), L. Daniels, Isaiah Jones (6.5), T. Olusanya and Uche Ikpeazu (6.7).

Middlesbrough could not rely on the presence of S. J. Lea (injured).

Substitutions

Middlesbrough made 3 changes: D. Fry for S. J. Lea (80′), M. Bola for U. Ikpeazu (85′) and D. Watmore for I. Jones (85′).

Best player: Marc Bola​

The player that probably impressed the most for Middlesbrough was Marc Bola.

His rating is (7.4) with 33 passes (66% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• AFC Bournemouth – Sheffield United – 2-1
• Barnsley – Millwall – 0-1
• Birmingham City – Nottingham Forest – 0-3
• Blackpool – Blackburn Rovers – 2-1
• Cardiff City – Reading – 0-1
• Coventry City – Fulham – 4-1
• Derby County – Swansea City – 0-0
• Hull City – Middlesbrough – 2-0
• Luton Town – Huddersfield Town – 0-0
• Peterborough United – Bristol City – 2-3
• Queens Park Rangers – Preston North End – 3-2