Boro vs Preston 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season
Introduction
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
Venue: Riverside Stadium
Location: Middlesbrough, England
Attendance: 18,013
English League Championship Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +29 | Coventry City | 27 | 55 | 4 |
| +12 | Middlesbrough | 27 | 49 | 6 |
| +21 | Ipswich Town | 26 | 47 | 5 |
| -2 | Millwall | 27 | 46 | 7 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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