Boro vs Preston 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season

Middlesbrough

33': Paddy McNair

FT
1 - 2

Preston North End

77': Ched Evans
81': Emil Riis Jakobsen

Introduction

Middlesbrough are hosting Preston North End at Riverside Stadium, Perth, Scotland, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
33': Goal! Middlesbrough 1, Preston North End 0. Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Jonny Howson with a cross following a corner.
45'+3': First Half ends, Middlesbrough 1, Preston North End 0.
53': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Onel Hernández replaces Duncan Watmore.
53': Substitution, Preston North End. Ched Evans replaces Sean Maguire.
63': Alan Browne (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
72': Substitution, Preston North End. Daniel Johnson replaces Alistair McCann.
72': Substitution, Preston North End. Scott Sinclair replaces Tom Barkhuizen.
75': Ched Evans (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
77': Goal! Middlesbrough 1, Preston North End 1. Ched Evans (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Benjamin Whiteman with a cross following a corner.
81': Goal! Middlesbrough 1, Preston North End 2. Emil Riis Jakobsen (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
83': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Uche Ikpeazu replaces Lee Peltier.
85': Joshua Earl (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+2': Daniel Johnson (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Riverside Stadium
Location: Perth, Scotland
Attendance: 18,013

English League Championship Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+65	Leeds United	46	100	4
+53	Burnley	46	100	2
+27	Sheffield United	46	90	10
+14	Sunderland	46	76	12

Full Table

Statistics

PNE		MID
17	Fouls	9
4	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	2
4	Corner Kicks	11
5	Saves	0
46.4	Possession	53.6
7	SHOTS	18
2	ON GOAL	6
0.3	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
269	Accurate Passes	331
373	Passes	418
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
4	Accurate Crosses	8
7	Crosses	23
0.6	Cross %	0.3
62	Long Balls	48
30	Accurate Long Balls	18
0.5	Long Balls %	0.4
4	Blocked Shots	7
13	Effective Tackles	11
19	Tackles	19
0.7	Tackle %	0.6
13	Interceptions	11
26	Effective Clearances	7
26	Clearances	7

Line-Ups

Middlesbrough (3-5-2)

No.	Name
28	Luke Daniels (GK)
22	Sol Bamba
14	Lee Peltier
17	Paddy McNair
16	Jonathan Howson
25	Matt Crooks
7	Marcus Tavernier
27	Marc Bola
35	Isaiah Jones
18	Duncan Watmore
11	Andraz Sporar

Substitutes:

Anfernee Dijksteel, Dejan Stojanovic, James Léa Siliki, Uche Ikpeazu, Onel Hernández, Neil Taylor, Josh Coburn.

Preston North End (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
12	Daniel Iversen (GK)
5	Patrick Bauer
16	Andrew Hughes
2	Sepp van den Berg
4	Benjamin Whiteman
13	Alistair McCann
8	Alan Browne
32	Joshua Earl
29	Tom Barkhuizen
19	Emil Riis Jakobsen
24	Sean Maguire

Substitutes:

Daniel Johnson, Ryan Ledson, Ched Evans, Scott Sinclair, Liam Lindsay, Greg Cunningham, Matthew Hudson.

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