Championship
·Matchday 14
Featured match
- A. Sporar 35' (pen)
- M. Payero 74'
- Pre-match
- First half
- Half-time
- Second half
- Full-time
The match in brief
Middlesbrough beat Cardiff 2-0. Scorers for Middlesbrough: A. Sporar 35' (pen), M. Payero 74'.
Cardiff
Middlesbrough
- Full-time 0 - 2
-
85'
J. Coburn Out: U. Ikpeazu · Middlesbrough Substitution for Middlesbrough: J. Coburn comes on for U. Ikpeazu
-
82'
D. Watmore Out: A. Sporar · Middlesbrough Substitution for Middlesbrough: D. Watmore comes on for A. Sporar
-
80'
I. Davies Out: M. Harris · Cardiff Substitution for Cardiff: I. Davies comes on for M. Harris
-
79'
E. King Out: W. Vaulks · Cardiff Substitution for Cardiff: E. King comes on for W. Vaulks
-
74'
M. Payero 0-2 Goal · Assist: A. Sporar · Middlesbrough Goal for Middlesbrough! M. Payero turns in the pass from A. Sporar (0-2)
-
70'
A. Flint Yellow card · Cardiff Yellow card for A. Flint (Cardiff)
-
63'
I. Jones Out: O. Hernandez · Middlesbrough Substitution for Middlesbrough: I. Jones comes on for O. Hernandez
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46'
K. Moore Out: P. Ng · Cardiff Substitution for Cardiff: K. Moore comes on for P. Ng
- Half-time 0 - 1
-
38'
U. Ikpeazu Yellow card · Middlesbrough U. Ikpeazu of Middlesbrough is booked
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35'
A. Sporar 0-1 Penalty goal · Middlesbrough Goal! A. Sporar scores a penalty for Middlesbrough. It is 0-1
-
34'
M. McGuinness Yellow card · Cardiff M. McGuinness of Cardiff is booked
-
28'
M. Pack Yellow card · Cardiff Yellow card for M. Pack (Cardiff)
- Kick-off
The teams before the match
Cardiff
Middlesbrough
LLLLL
Last 5 matches LWLWW
18Position7
53Pts70
0.4Goals scored per match1
2.2Goals conceded per match0.8
0Clean sheets5
From each team's last 10 matches before this one, in all competitions.
Cardiff4-2-3-1
16
7.0
Howson
J. Howson
Player profile
22
8.3
Bamba
S. Bamba
Player profile
14
6.6
Peltier
L. Peltier
Player profile
19
6.9
Collins
J. Collins
Player profile
27
6.3
Colwill
R. Colwill
Player profile
26
7.2
Giles
R. Giles
Player profile
6
6.9
Vaulks
79'
W. Vaulks
- 79'Out
- 28'Yellow card
Cardiff4-2-3-1
Coach: M. McCarthy
Starting XI
- 25GK A. Smithies 6.6
- 5DF A. Flint70' 7.2
- 38DF P. Ng46' 6.3
- 30DF C. Brown 6.7
- 2DF M. McGuinness34' 5.9
- 21MF M. Pack28' 6.2
- 6MF W. Vaulks79' 6.9
- 26MF R. Giles 7.2
- 27MF R. Colwill 6.3
- 19FW J. Collins 6.9
- 29— M. Harris80'
Substitutes
- 10FW K. Moore46' 6.9
- 32MF E. King79' 6.7
- 39FW I. Davies80' 6.5
- 1GK D. Phillips
- 36MF K. Evans
- 4DF S. Morrison
- 16DF C. Nelson
Middlesbrough3-4-1-2
Coach: N. Warnock
Starting XI
- 1GK J. Lumley 7.2
- 14DF L. Peltier 6.6
- 22DF S. Bamba 8.3
- 16MF J. Howson 7.0
- 8MF O. Hernandez63' 6.5
- 25MF M. Crooks 6.5
- 17DF P. McNair 7.3
- 7MF M. Tavernier 7.5
- 10FW M. Payero74' 7.9
- 11FW A. Sporar35'82' 8.2
- 9FW U. Ikpeazu38'85' 7.2
Substitutes
- 35MF I. Jones63' 6.6
- 18FW D. Watmore82' 6.5
- 37FW J. Coburn85' 6.6
- 30DF W. Kokolo
- 28GK L. Daniels
- 23MF J. Léa Siliki
- 13FW T. Olusanya
Cardiff
Middlesbrough
52%
48%
9
Shots
21
1
On target
6
4
Off target
7
4
Corners
14
14
Fouls
11
1
Offsides
0
3
Yellow cards
1
4
Saves
1
261
Passes
246
63%
Pass accuracy
59%
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fulham
|
46 | 106 | 43 | 106:43 | +63 | 90 |
| 2 |
Bournemouth
|
46 | 74 | 39 | 74:39 | +35 | 88 |
| 3 |
Huddersfield
|
46 | 64 | 47 | 64:47 | +17 | 82 |
| 4 |
Nottingham Forest
|
46 | 73 | 40 | 73:40 | +33 | 80 |
| 5 |
Sheffield Utd
|
46 | 63 | 45 | 63:45 | +18 | 75 |
| 6 |
Luton
|
46 | 63 | 55 | 63:55 | +8 | 75 |
| 7 |
Middlesbrough
|
46 | 59 | 50 | 59:50 | +9 | 70 |
| 8 |
Blackburn
|
46 | 59 | 50 | 59:50 | +9 | 69 |
| 9 |
Millwall
|
46 | 53 | 45 | 53:45 | +8 | 69 |
| 10 |
West Brom
|
46 | 52 | 45 | 52:45 | +7 | 67 |
| 11 |
QPR
|
46 | 60 | 59 | 60:59 | +1 | 66 |
| 12 |
Coventry
|
46 | 60 | 59 | 60:59 | +1 | 64 |
| 13 |
Preston
|
46 | 52 | 56 | 52:56 | -4 | 64 |
| 14 |
Stoke City
|
46 | 57 | 52 | 57:52 | +5 | 62 |
| 15 |
Swansea
|
46 | 58 | 68 | 58:68 | -10 | 61 |
| 16 |
Blackpool
|
46 | 54 | 58 | 54:58 | -4 | 60 |
| 17 |
Bristol City
|
46 | 62 | 77 | 62:77 | -15 | 55 |
| 18 |
Cardiff
|
46 | 50 | 68 | 50:68 | -18 | 53 |
| 19 |
Hull City
|
46 | 41 | 54 | 41:54 | -13 | 51 |
| 20 |
Birmingham
|
46 | 50 | 75 | 50:75 | -25 | 47 |
| 21 |
Reading
|
46 | 54 | 87 | 54:87 | -33 | 41 |
| 22 |
Peterborough
|
46 | 43 | 87 | 43:87 | -44 | 37 |
| 23 |
Derby
|
46 | 45 | 53 | 45:53 | -8 | 34 |
| 24 |
Barnsley
|
46 | 33 | 73 | 33:73 | -40 | 30 |
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