MIDDLESBROUGH. Leeds United had a narrow win over Middlesbrough. Middlesbrough was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (67%).
The match was played at the Riverside Stadium stadium in Middlesbrough on Monday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. In front of 29,333 spectators. The referee was Tony Harrington who had the assistance of Mark Scholes and Paul Hodskinson. The 4th official was Andrew Kitchen. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 6.88 degrees Celsius or 44.38 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.
Match Statistics
- ! 67 Ball Possession 33
Shots
- 13 Total 8
- 5 On Target 5
- 3 Off Target 2
- 5 Shots blocked 1
- 139 Attack 57
- 68 Dangerous attack 17
- 80 Ball safe 72
- 0 Penalties 1
- 11 Corners 4
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 13 Total 11
- 3 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Middlesbrough was in firm control of the ball 67% while Leeds United was struggling with a 33% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Middlesbrough was more pushing with 68 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. Still, Leeds United found a way to find the solution to win this encounter.
Middlesbrough shot 13 times, 5 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Leeds United shot 8 times, 5 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Middlesbrough received 3 yellow cards (Jonathan Howson , Emmanuel Latte Lath and I. Jones). Talking about the opposition, Leeds United received 1 yellow card (P. Bamford).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Middlesbrough stays with 63 points like Coventry City and Preston North End to remain in the 9th place. Talking about the opposition, Leeds United will has 90 points to sit in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Middlesbrough will play away against Cardiff City on the 27th of April with a 11-11 head to head statistic.
Leeds United will play away against Queens Park Rangers on the 27th of April with a 9-6 head to head stats in favor of Leeds United (5 draws).
Middlesbrough – Formation
Middlesbrough
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Middlesbrough adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Michael Carrick decided to play with the following team: Luke Ayling, Lukas Engel, Seny Dieng , A. Dijksteel , Rav van den Berg , M. Clarke , Luke Thomas , Jonathan Howson , Lewis O’Brien , I. Jones , Finn Azaz , Sam Silvera and Emmanuel Latte Lath .
The home team had on the bench: Dan Barlaser , Matthew Hoppe, A. Gilbert , Alex Bangura , Jamie Jones, C. Lennon, L. McCabe, S. Connor and A. Matthews .
Substitutions
Middlesbrough made 3 changes: Luke Thomas for Alex Bangura (68′), A. Dijksteel for A. Gilbert (68′) and Lewis O’Brien for Dan Barlaser (76′).
Player of the match: Emmanuel Latte Lath
The most impressive player for Middlesbrough was Emmanuel Latte Lath.
His rating is with 2 goals, 16 passes (94% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 12. He performed 1 cross.
Leeds United – Formation
Leeds United
Also Leeds United adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Daniel Farke played with: Connor Roberts, Illan Meslier , Sam Byram , Joe Rodon , Ethan Ampadu , Junior Firpo , Ilia Gruev , W. Gnonto , G. Rutter , A. Gray , C. Summerville , P. Bamford .
They had on the bench: Joël Piroe , L. Cooper, Glen Kamara , Jaidon Anthony , Jamie Shackleton, Daniel James , Karl Darlow, Joe Gelhardt and Mateo Joseph.
Substitutions
Leeds United made 4 changes: W. Gnonto for Daniel James (81′), G. Rutter for Glen Kamara (81′), C. Summerville for Jaidon Anthony (86′) and P. Bamford for Joël Piroe (75′).
Player of the match: C. Summerville
The player that probably impressed the most for Leeds United was C. Summerville.
His rating is with 2 goals, 20 passes (70% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 12. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
