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

28': Marcus Tavernier
53': Riley McGree

FT
2 - 0

Introduction

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

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
27': Curtis Nelson (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card.
28': Goal! Middlesbrough 1, Cardiff City 0. Marcus Tavernier (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Folarin Balogun.
33': Ryan Wintle (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
53': Goal! Middlesbrough 2, Cardiff City 0. Riley McGree (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonny Howson.
61': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Andraz Sporar replaces Folarin Balogun.
62': Oliver Denham (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
63': Substitution, Cardiff City. Mark Harris replaces Max Watters.
76': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Aaron Connolly replaces Duncan Watmore.
80': Substitution, Cardiff City. James Collins replaces Jordan Hugill.
88': Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card.
90': Will Vaulks (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card.
90': Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card.

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Riverside Stadium
Location: Middlesbrough, England
Attendance: 19,727

English League Championship Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+32	Ipswich Town	43	89	6
+41	Leicester City	42	88	10
+42	Leeds United	43	87	8
+30	Southampton	42	84	8

Full Table

Statistics

CAR		MID
16	Fouls	6
4	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	1
4	Corner Kicks	9
2	Saves	4
54.1	Possession	45.9
8	SHOTS	14
4	ON GOAL	4
0.5	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
414	Accurate Passes	345
493	Passes	408
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
3	Accurate Crosses	5
11	Crosses	18
0.3	Cross %	0.3
67	Long Balls	36
38	Accurate Long Balls	14
0.6	Long Balls %	0.4
3	Blocked Shots	4
17	Effective Tackles	11
22	Tackles	20
0.8	Tackle %	0.6
7	Interceptions	12
18	Effective Clearances	9
18	Clearances	9

Line-Ups

Middlesbrough (3-5-2)

No.	Name
28	Luke Daniels (GK)
22	Sol Bamba
17	Paddy McNair
2	Anfernee Dijksteel
7	Marcus Tavernier
48	Riley McGree
16	Jonathan Howson
27	Marc Bola
35	Isaiah Jones
47	Folarin Balogun
18	Duncan Watmore

Substitutes:

Joe Lumley, Aaron Connolly, Martín Payero, Lee Peltier, Josh Coburn, Grant Hall, Andraz Sporar.

Cardiff City (4-3-1-2)

No.	Name
1	Dillon Phillips (GK)
42	Oliver Denham
16	Curtis Nelson
38	Perry Ng
17	Cody Drameh
9	Jordan Hugill
15	Ryan Wintle
27	Rubin Colwill
6	Will Vaulks
22	Tommy Doyle
23	Max Watters

Substitutes:

Mark Harris, Eli King, Rohan Luthra, Aden Flint, James Collins, Jai Semenyo, Mark McGuinness.

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