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Match report
English Footie
Championship: Round 40 (setup 4, season 27)
Middlesbrough
v.
Oxford United
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
3
Overall form:
Home form:
Andreas ISAKSSON1Nick POPE
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
5
Overall form:
Home form:
Calum CHAMBERS72Seamus COLEMAN
George FRIEND36Ricardo Ferreira da Silva, RICARDINHO
Adam CLAYTON74Jérémy TOULALAN
Daniel Sánchez AYALA57Phil JAGIELKA
Adam REACH666Shane DUFFY
Héctor FONT Romero7Dan GOSLING
José Heriberto IZQUIERDO Mena78Ânderson Luís de Carvalho, NENÊ
Seydou DOUMBIA96Nikica JELAVIC
Rudy GESTEDE106Yoann GOURCUFF
Britt ASSOMBALONGA711Tomasz CYWKA
Manager
Adam FORSHAW12Chris GUNTER
Tim KRUL13Fraser FORSTER
Patrick BAMFORD14Cameron BRANNAGAN
Lewis BAKER715James HENRY
Leon KNIGHT616Sidney GOVOU

Middlesbrough 0 Oxford United 0
(Half-time: 0-0, Attendance: 35,440, Stadium: Riverside, Referee: Paul MUSSELWHITE 7½, TV: live)
Scorers
50 Izquierdo <=> Baker, 85 Font <=> KnightSubstitutions
Sendings off
62 GestedeBookings21 Jagielka, 22 Gosling, 58 Gourcuff
3Corners3
12Fouls11
0Offsides0
9Shots on5
3Shots off5
12Total shots10
8Shots saved5
53%Possession47%
Man of the match: Dan GOSLING
1DOUMBIA waltzed away from NENÊ and stroked a tame shot into the crowd.
4FONT's shot was well held by the Oxford United 'keeper.
5A useful ball from JAGIELKA on the right bobbled toward NENÊ who mishit his shot wide.
5CLAYTON charged through the Oxford United defence but shot straight at the Oxford United 'keeper.
6GESTEDE worked the ball to DOUMBIA, FONT controlled his pass and booted the ball within easy reach of the 'keeper.
10GOURCUFF was put clear by COLEMAN and he beat ISAKSSON but rammed his shot over the bar.
12NENÊ fluffed a simple chance.
21JAGIELKA given a yellow card for a clinical challenge.
22The referee yellow cards GOSLING for violent conduct against FRIEND.
25ISAKSSON was able to block a tame shot from NENÊ.
32The 'keeper parried a lovely strike from RICARDINHO.
33A free-kick from IZQUIERDO floated just beyond the near post.
40A fine piece of skill was ended by a good save by the oncoming Oxford United 'keeper.
42An outswinging corner was touched into the arms of the Oxford United 'keeper by IZQUIERDO.
 
52JELAVIC's shot was well saved by the 'keeper.
52A great effort from FRIEND scraped the outside of the righthand post.
58A bad challenge gets GOURCUFF a yellow card.
61The 'keeper saved a glorious effort from FRIEND.
62The referee books GESTEDE for a clumsy challenge.
63The stunned Middlesbrough 'keeper was all agog as a backpass from REACH dropped just wide.
68A header from CLAYTON was nodded off the line by COLEMAN.
72A header by RICARDINHO at the near post was comfortably collected by the Middlesbrough 'keeper.
75A delightful save prevented ASSOMBALONGA from scoring a good goal.
76The Oxford United 'keeper did well to hold onto a fierce shot from ASSOMBALONGA.
79CYWKA ran onto a wonderful ball from NENÊ but toe-poked his shot wide of the goal.
86JAGIELKA fired the ball through a crowd of players but ISAKSSON was a match for it as he dived to his right.