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Match report
English Footie
Championship: Round 4 (setup 4, season 27)
Middlesbrough
v.
Coventry City
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
12
Overall form:
Tim KRUL16Heurelho Silva GOMES
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
3
Overall form:
Home form:
Calum CHAMBERS2François CLERC
José HOLEBAS36Cristian MOLINARO
Ryan MASON74MIGUEL Luís Pinto VELOSO
Daniel Sánchez AYALA75Laurent KOSCIELNY
George FRIEND66Damien PLESSIS
Héctor FONT Romero76Siem DE JONG
José Heriberto IZQUIERDO Mena8Matt TAYLOR
Seydou DOUMBIA97Frederico Chaves Guedes, FRED
Lewis BAKER610Stefano OKAKA Chuka
Britt ASSOMBALONGA116Nacer BARAZITE
Manager
Adam FORSHAW12Glen JOHNSON
Andreas ISAKSSON13Craig GORDON
Adam REACH614Freddy ADU
Rudy GESTEDE15Marco FILIPPINI
Adam CLAYTON16Filip DJORDJEVIC

Middlesbrough 3 Coventry City 2
(Half-time: 2-2, Attendance: 34,360, Stadium: Riverside, Referee: Roger FREESTONE 7½)
11 Izquierdo, 14 Izquierdo, 75 AssombalongaScorers2 Koscielny, 39 De Jong
79 Holebas <=> ReachSubstitutions
Sendings off
41 Izquierdo, 73 FriendBookings
2Corners3
14Fouls6
1Offsides0
4Shots on3
10Shots off3
14Total shots6
1Shots saved1
49%Possession51%
Man of the match: Seydou DOUMBIA
2GOAL!! Some neat work by MIGUEL VELOSO on the right, left KOSCIELNY yards clear, and he pulled away from the 'keeper and stroked the ball over the line. (1-0 Coventry City)
3ASSOMBALONGA raced past OKAKA but tapped the ball into the arms of the 'keeper.
4MIGUEL VELOSO stabbed a simple chance past the lefthand post.
11GOAL!! A Middlesbrough counter-attack allowed FONT to setup IZQUIERDO with a simple goal. (1-1)
14GOAL!! A neatly crafted set-piece enabled IZQUIERDO to tuck the ball into the back of the net. (2-1 Middlesbrough)
19DOUMBIA ran onto a delightful ball from IZQUIERDO but pulled his effort wide.
21The stunned KRUL stared in disbelief as a backpass from IZQUIERDO fell just wide.
35A great shot from DE JONG was dealt with by a useful parry from KRUL.
39GOAL!! A deep cross by MOLINARO was met by DE JONG who stormed in to score. (2-2)
40A pin-point pass found DOUMBIA and his deadly shot raced narrowly over.
41IZQUIERDO booked by FREESTONE for a late foul.
42DOUMBIA shot over.
 
49ASSOMBALONGA made space on the right and touched the ball to DOUMBIA who touched the ball wide.
55A weak strike from DOUMBIA bounced agonisingly wide.
57A useful ball from FONT on the right bobbled toward IZQUIERDO who scuffed his shot wide.
61TAYLOR knocked the ball to FRED who forced it wide.
63A cross from BAKER left IZQUIERDO in lots of space but he fluffed his shot.
71IZQUIERDO headed the ball wide from just inside the area.
73FRIEND booked for a clinical challenge.
75GOAL!! A scuffed HOLEBAS shot was collected by ASSOMBALONGA who made no mistake from just outside the area. (3-2 Middlesbrough)
80MASON beat DE JONG and blasted the ball to ASSOMBALONGA who dragged his shot wide.
83Uncertainty in the Coventry City defence enabled DOUMBIA to hit the ball over.