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Match report

English Footie
League 1: Round 16 (setup 4, season 34)
Middlesbrough			v.	Reading
Formation: 4-3-3 League position: 4 Overall form: Home form:	Joe LUMLEY	6	1	6½	Luke SOUTHWOOD	Formation: 4-3-3 League position: 7 Overall form: Home form:
	Lee PELTIER	7	2	5½	Jonjoe KENNY
	George FRIEND	7	3	7	Omar RICHARDS
	Matt CROOKS	7	4	7½	Lewis BAKER
	Patrick McNAIR	6½	5	6	Matt MIAZGA
	Dael FRY	5½	6	6½	Liam MOORE
	James LEA SILIKI	6	7	6	John SWIFT
	Martin BRAITHWAITE	7½	8	7½	Ovie EJARIA
	Lukas NMECHA	7	9	6½	LUCAS Eduardo Santos JOÃO
	Ashley FLETCHER	6	10	6	Modou BARROW
	Britt ASSOMBALONGA	5½	11	6½	Yakou MEITÉ
		Manager
	Enes MAHMUTOVIC		12		Michael MORRISON
	Andy LONERGAN		13		Sam WALKER
	Uche IKPEAZU	6	14	6	Garath McCLEARY
	Daniel Sánchez AYALA	7½	15		Danny LOADER
	Nathan WOOD		16		Josh SIMS

Middlesbrough 3 Reading 2 (Half-time: 0-1, Attendance: 28,711, Stadium: Riverside, Referee: Steve BRATT 7½) 46 Nmecha, 59 Fletcher, 86 Braithwaite Scorers 42 Baker, 65 Richards 50 Fry <=> Ikpeazu, 70 Peltier <=> Ayala Substitutions 51 Lucas João <=> McCleary Sendings off 62 Fletcher Bookings 2 Corners 4 5 Fouls 8 3 Offsides 1 5 Shots on 4 6 Shots off 9 11 Total shots 13 2 Shots saved 1 40% Possession 60% Man of the match: Martin BRAITHWAITE

3	NMECHA fluffed a simple chance.
6	BAKER beat MCNAIR and fired the ball to LUCAS JOÃO who hit his effort wide.
15	A cross from BARROW left SWIFT in plenty of space but he scuffed his shot.
18	The 'keeper was able to claw away a tame shot from RICHARDS.
24	A weak shot from RICHARDS bounced agonisingly wide.
25	RICHARDS rattled an easy chance past the lefthand post.
26	A shot from LUCAS JOÃO was smothered by LUMLEY.
32	NMECHA's header was well saved by SOUTHWOOD.
35	BRAITHWAITE ran onto a wonderful ball from FLETCHER but fired his effort wide.
36	LUCAS JOÃO played the ball to RICHARDS who headed it over the bar.
37	SWIFT made space on the right and touched the ball to BAKER who touched the ball wide.
42	GOAL!! A clever set-piece enabled BAKER to slip the ball into the net. (1-0 Reading)
44	NMECHA was put clear by FLETCHER and he raced past the Reading 'keeper but thrust his shot wide.
46	GOAL!! A curling outswinging corner was forced in at the far post by NMECHA. (1-1)
57	NMECHA dribbled past BARROW and flicked a tame shot over.
59	GOAL!! A shot from FLETCHER bobbled through a crowd of players and rolled past the unsighted Reading 'keeper. (2-1 Middlesbrough)
62	A fine dribble was ended by a good save by the advancing SOUTHWOOD.
62	A high challenge gets FLETCHER a yellow card.
65	GOAL!! A goalmouth meleé culminated with RICHARDS firing the ball into the net. (2-2)
72	A fine ball from BRAITHWAITE on the right fell to ASSOMBALONGA who sliced his effort over.
79	A mix up in the Middlesbrough defence enabled RICHARDS to thump the ball over.
83	The stunned LUMLEY was a mere bystander as a backpass from BRAITHWAITE dropped just over.
86	GOAL!! A cross from CROOKS was touched away by KENNY only for NMECHA to tap the ball back into the box for BRAITHWAITE to force over the line. (3-2 Middlesbrough)
87	A free-kick from ASSOMBALONGA floated wide.
90	A great effort from MEITÉ scraped the outside of the righthand post.