Boro vs Reading 2022-23 English League Championship, Regular Season

24': Chuba Akpom (P)
45'+1': Aaron Ramsey
48': Chuba Akpom
51': Aaron Ramsey
76': Marcus Forss (P)

FT
5 - 0

Introduction

Middlesbrough are hosting Reading at Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Commentary

24': Goal! Middlesbrough 1, Reading 0. Chuba Akpom (Middlesbrough) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
26': Tom Ince (Reading) is shown the yellow card.
32': Chuba Akpom (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card.
45'+1': Goal! Middlesbrough 2, Reading 0. Aaron Ramsey (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a fast break.
48': Goal! Middlesbrough 3, Reading 0. Chuba Akpom (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Giles with a cross.
51': Goal! Middlesbrough 4, Reading 0. Aaron Ramsey (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ryan Giles.
58': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Daniel Barlaser replaces Jonny Howson.
58': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Marc Bola replaces Ryan Giles.
66': Substitution, Reading. Thomas Holmes replaces Andy Yiadom.
67': Substitution, Reading. Femi Azeez replaces Shane Long.
67': Substitution, Reading. Tyrese Fornah replaces Cesare Casadei.
68': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Alex Mowatt replaces Hayden Hackney.
68': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Marcus Forss replaces Riley McGree.
76': Goal! Middlesbrough 5, Reading 0. Marcus Forss (Middlesbrough) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
77': Substitution, Reading. Lucas João replaces Tom Ince.
78': Thomas Holmes (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
80': Substitution, Reading. Nesta Guinness-Walker replaces Tom McIntyre.
82': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Isaiah Jones replaces Aaron Ramsey.
90'+3': Second Half ends, Middlesbrough 5, Reading 0.

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Riverside Stadium
Location: Middlesbrough, England
Attendance: 26,823

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

REA		MID
13	Fouls	13
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	4
1	Corner Kicks	6
1	Saves	0
34.8	Possession	65.2
3	SHOTS	13
0	ON GOAL	6
0.0	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	2
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	2
264	Accurate Passes	571
350	Passes	651
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
2	Accurate Crosses	6
9	Crosses	19
0.2	Cross %	0.3
52	Long Balls	38
22	Accurate Long Balls	19
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
2	Blocked Shots	4
5	Effective Tackles	5
10	Tackles	10
0.5	Tackle %	0.5
21	Interceptions	14
11	Effective Clearances	11
11	Clearances	11

Line-Ups

Middlesbrough (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Zack Steffen (GK)
26	Darragh Lenihan
6	Dael Fry
3	Ryan Giles
14	Tommy Smith
29	Chuba Akpom
30	Hayden Hackney
16	Jonathan Howson
10	Cameron Archer
11	Aaron Ramsey
8	Riley McGree

Substitutes:

Anfernee Dijksteel, Marcus Forss, Alex Mowatt, Isaiah Jones, Liam Roberts, Marc Bola, Daniel Barlaser.

Reading (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
21	Dean Bouzanis (GK)
24	Naby Sarr
27	Amadou Salif Mbengue
5	Tom Mcintyre
17	Andy Yiadom
10	Tom Ince
20	Cesare Casadei
8	Jeff Hendrick
2	Andy Carroll
7	Shane Long
11	Yakou Meite

Substitutes:

Tyrese Fornah, Nesta Guinness-Walker, Lucas João, Coniah Boyce-Clarke, Thomas Holmes, Scott Dann, Femi Azeez.

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