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Match report
English Footie
League 1: Round 18 (setup 4, season 34)
Middlesbrough
v.
Portsmouth
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
4
Overall form:
Home form:
Joe LUMLEY17Marco SILVESTRI
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
14
Overall form:
Home form:
Lee PELTIER727Victor MOSES
Daniel Sánchez AYALA37Aaron CRESSWELL
James LEA SILIKI4Anton WALKES
Dael FRY75Sean RAGGETT
Enes MAHMUTOVIC666Liam FONTAINE
Jonny HOWSON7Mauro Abel FORMICA
Martin BRAITHWAITE8Robbie BRADY
Lukas NMECHA9Jordan HUGILL
Matt CROOKS710Andy CARROLL
Britt ASSOMBALONGA711Ellis HARRISON
Manager
Ashley FLETCHER12Ronan CURTIS
Andy LONERGAN13Thomas KAMINSKI
Marcus TAVERNIER14Saidy JANKO
Uche IKPEAZU615Joe MORRELL
Nathan WOOD16Ben CLOSE

Middlesbrough 2 Portsmouth 0
(Half-time: 2-0, Attendance: 28,877, Stadium: Riverside, Referee: Goran MARKOV 8)
6 Ayala, 29p NmechaScorers
56 Mahmutovic <=> IkpeazuSubstitutions
Sendings off
13 MahmutovicBookings4 Raggett, 28 Fontaine, 39 Carroll
2Corners2
4Fouls15
0Offsides4
6Shots on1
8Shots off11
14Total shots12
4Shots saved0
53%Possession47%
Man of the match: Mauro Abel FORMICA
4A late foul on HOWSON by RAGGETT results in a booking.
5A good effort from NMECHA scraped the top of the crossbar.
6GOAL!! A tackle from MOSES gave Middlesbrough a free-kick on the edge of the area which AYALA stroked past SILVESTRI. (1-0 Middlesbrough)
12A cross from CARROLL left HUGILL in lots of space but he scuffed his shot.
12An outswinging corner was nodded into the arms of SILVESTRI by BRAITHWAITE.
13MAHMUTOVIC cautioned for a poor tackle on MOSES.
25The bemused LUMLEY could only watch as a backpass from CROOKS fell just over.
28A late foul gets FONTAINE a yellow card.
29GOAL!! Middlesbrough were awarded a penalty after a foul on LEA SILIKI, and NMECHA put it past SILVESTRI.
34Uncertainty in the Portsmouth defence enabled AYALA to hammer the ball over.
39MARKOV cautions CARROLL.
40ASSOMBALONGA ran onto a wonderful ball from CROOKS but fired his shot wide.
42LEA SILIKI scuffed a simple chance.
44A free-kick from BRADY went over the bar.
45+1The Portsmouth 'keeper saved a swerving effort from MAHMUTOVIC.
 
61ASSOMBALONGA shot wide.
66ASSOMBALONGA beat FORMICA and flicked the ball to HOWSON who dragged his shot wide.
75A fine dribble was ended by a good save by the oncoming 'keeper.
77FORMICA booted the ball wide from just outside the area.
78HOWSON whacked a right foot shot wide from twenty yards out.
88ASSOMBALONGA waltzed away from CARROLL and poked a poor shot over the bar.
90A penalty box meleé resulted in FORMICA knocking a low shot over.