MIDDLESBROUGH. Middlesbrough beat Luton Town to win 2-1. A goal from H. Cornick was decisive in the 90min. It was Middlesbrough to strike first with a penalty of P. McNair at the 17′. Then D. Watmore scored again for Middlesbrough in the 87′ minute. Eventually, H. Cornick reduced the distance for Luton Town (90′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Middlesbrough capitalized on its superior ball possession (56%).

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 Jeremy Simpson with the assistance of Andrew Fox and Matt McGrath. The 4th official was Tom Nield. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 6.3 degrees Celsius or 43.27 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Middlesbrough was in firm control of the ball 56% while Luton Town was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Middlesbrough was more pushing with 45 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Middlesbrough won the match​.

Middlesbrough shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Luton Town shot 9 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Middlesbrough received 2 yellow cards (J. Lumley and J. Coburn). On the opposite side, Luton Town received 3 yellow cards (C. Jerome, D. Hylton and H. Lansbury).

Standings

After playing this contest, Middlesbrough will have 55 points to remain in the 6th place. Talking about the opposition, Luton Town will stay with 54 points like Sheffield United to hold in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Middlesbrough will play away with Millwall on the 12th of March with a 8-7 head to head stats in favor of Middlesbrough (5 draws).

Luton Town will host Queens Park Rangers on the 12th of March with a 7-2 head to head stats in favor of Queens Park Rangers (2 draws).

Middlesbrough – Formation

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 (7.3), Anfernee Dijksteel (6.2), Dael Fry (6.2), Paddy McNair (6.9), Isaiah Jones (7.6), Matt Crooks (6.2), Jonathan Howson (6.5), Marcus Tavernier (7.3), Neil Taylor (7.1), Folarin Balogun (6.8) and Aaron Connolly (6.5).

The home team had on the bench: Marc Bola, Josh Coburn (6.6), Andraž Šporar, Lee Peltier, Sol Bamba, Duncan Watmore (6.9) and Luke Daniels.

Substitutions

Middlesbrough made 3 changes: F. Balogun for D. Watmore (63′), A. Connolly for J. Coburn (83′) and I. Jones for S. Bamba (90′).

Best player: Isaiah Jones​

The player that probably impressed the most for Middlesbrough was Isaiah Jones even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.6) with 39 passes (87% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 13. He performed 1 cross.

Luton Town – Formation

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

Nathan Jones played with: Alex Palmer (6.1), Reece Burke (6.8), Tom Lockyer (7.0), Kal Naismith (6.6), James Bree (7.1), Gabriel Osho (6.6), Allan Campbell (7.0), Amari’i Bell (6.1), Danny Hylton (6.7), Cameron Jerome (7.0) and Elijah Adebayo (5.9).

They had on the bench: Harry Isted, Harry Cornick (7.2), Luke Berry, Peter Kioso, Jordan Clark (6.7), Henri Lansbury (6.5) and Robert Snodgrass.

Luton Town could not rely on the presence of H. Lansbury (injured), J. Clark (injured) and H. Cornick (injured).

Substitutions

Luton Town made 3 changes: G. Osho for H. Lansbury (39′), K. Naismith for J. Clark (65′) and A. Campbell for H. Cornick (73′).

Best player: Harry Cornick​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Luton Town was Harry Cornick.

His rating is (7.2) with 1 goal, 5 passes (20% accurate) and 0 key passes. He performed 1 cross.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 73′.

Results of the day

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

• Bristol City – Birmingham City – 1-2
• Derby County – Barnsley – 2-0
• Fulham – Blackburn Rovers – 2-0
• Hull City – West Bromwich Albion – 0-2
• Middlesbrough – Luton Town – 2-1
• Preston North End – AFC Bournemouth – 2-1
• Queens Park Rangers – Cardiff City – 1-2
• Reading – Millwall – 0-1
• Stoke City – Blackpool – 0-1
• Swansea City – Coventry City – 3-1