Boro vs Nottm Forest 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season

17': Ryan Yates (OG)
69': Andraz Sporar

FT
2 - 0

Introduction

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

Match Commentary

17': Own Goal by Ryan Yates, Nottingham Forest. Middlesbrough 1, Nottingham Forest 0.
26': Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
32': Brice Samba (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card.
45'+3': First Half ends, Middlesbrough 1, Nottingham Forest 0.
45': Second Half begins Middlesbrough 1, Nottingham Forest 0.
45': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. João Carvalho replaces Tobias Figueiredo.
62': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Xande Silva replaces Philip Zinckernagel.
65': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Duncan Watmore replaces Onel Hernández.
69': Goal! Middlesbrough 2, Nottingham Forest 0. Andraz Sporar (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
71': João Carvalho (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
75': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Lyle Taylor replaces Lewis Grabban.
84': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Lee Peltier replaces Isaiah Jones.
90'+2': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Martín Payero replaces Andraz Sporar.
90'+3': Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Riverside Stadium
Location: Middlesbrough, England
Attendance: 29,832

English League Championship Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+20	Coventry City	9	19	0
+6	Middlesbrough	9	18	1
+5	Leicester City	9	16	1
+4	Preston North End	9	16	1

Full Table

Statistics

NFO		MID
11	Fouls	11
3	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	1
8	Corner Kicks	6
5	Saves	0
46.7	Possession	53.3
7	SHOTS	12
0	ON GOAL	6
0.0	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
300	Accurate Passes	361
386	Passes	451
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
4	Accurate Crosses	4
16	Crosses	16
0.3	Cross %	0.3
57	Long Balls	54
28	Accurate Long Balls	18
0.5	Long Balls %	0.3
1	Blocked Shots	3
7	Effective Tackles	9
11	Tackles	14
0.6	Tackle %	0.6
13	Interceptions	9
22	Effective Clearances	21
22	Clearances	21

Line-Ups

Middlesbrough (3-5-2)

No.	Name
1	Joe Lumley (GK)
6	Dael Fry
17	Paddy McNair
2	Anfernee Dijksteel
7	Marcus Tavernier
25	Matt Crooks
16	Jonathan Howson
3	Neil Taylor
35	Isaiah Jones
8	Onel Hernández
11	Andraz Sporar

Substitutes:

Luke Daniels, Lee Peltier, James Léa Siliki, Sol Bamba, Martín Payero, Duncan Watmore, Uche Ikpeazu.

Nottingham Forest (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
30	Brice Samba (GK)
3	Tobias Figueiredo
26	Scott McKenna
4	Joe Worrall
37	James Garner
22	Ryan Yates
11	Philip Zinckernagel
8	Jack Colback
44	Finley Back
7	Lewis Grabban
20	Brennan Johnson

Substitutes:

Lyle Taylor, Gaëtan Bong, Braian Ojeda, João Carvalho, Ethan Horvath, Xande Silva, Cafú.

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