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Match report
English Footie
League Cup: Round 2 (setup 4, season 34)
Middlesbrough
v.
Tranmere Rovers
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
11
Overall form:
Home form:
Joe LUMLEY17Diego Alonso Roberto PENNY Váldez
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
13
Overall form:
Home form:
Lee PELTIER26Dedryck BOYATA
George FRIEND3MARCOS ALONSO Mendoza
Matt CROOKS74Francisco Javier García Fernández, JAVI GARCÍA
Patrick McNAIR57Derrick WILLIAMS
Dael FRY667Jordan ZEMURA
Jonny HOWSON877Lukas RUPP
Martin BRAITHWAITE8Regan CHARLES-COOK
Ashley FLETCHER797Dom CALVERT-LEWIN
Marcus TAVERNIER10Bersant CELINA
Britt ASSOMBALONGA711Jari OOSTERWIJK
Manager
Uche IKPEAZU12Alan TATE
Andy LONERGAN13Luke PILLING
James LEA SILIKI14Mark DUFFY
Daniel Sánchez AYALA15George RAY
Marvin JOHNSON816Alexis ALLART

Middlesbrough 3 Tranmere Rovers 1
(Half-time: 2-1, Attendance: 20,977, Stadium: Riverside, Referee: Dean WHITESTONE 6)
3og Marcos Alonso, 22 Fletcher, 55 AssombalongaScorers43 Calvert-Lewin
74 McNair <=> JohnsonSubstitutions
Sendings off
Bookings26 Celina, 36 Calvert-Lewin
3Corners1
2Fouls12
1Offsides1
6Shots on3
15Shots off8
21Total shots11
3Shots saved2
55%Possession45%
Man of the match: Jonny HOWSON
3GOAL!! A long shot from FRY deflected off the head of MARCOS ALONSO and into his own net.
14PENNY was able to palm clear a wicked effort.
16BRAITHWAITE kicked the ball wide of the righthand post from just inside the area.
16FRY shot wide.
18CHARLES-COOK made space on the right and dragged the ball to CALVERT-LEWIN who clipped the ball wide.
20CELINA ran onto a wonderful ball from CHARLES-COOK but fumbled his shot wide.
22GOAL!! The creative HOWSON neatly flicked on a cross for FLETCHER to crack the ball in. (2-0 Middlesbrough)
26The referee books CELINA for a bad challenge.
27CROOKS played the ball to HOWSON who headed it over.
28RUPP beat MCNAIR and whacked the ball to CALVERT-LEWIN who dragged his shot wide.
31HOWSON poked a simple chance past the righthand post.
36A poor foul on FRIEND by CALVERT-LEWIN results in a booking.
43GOAL!! A great solo effort from CALVERT-LEWIN who beat two defenders before rocketing the ball in off the post. (2-1 Middlesbrough)
 
55GOAL!! A beautiful outswinging corner was nodded in at the near post by ASSOMBALONGA. (3-1 Middlesbrough)
57A great effort from CALVERT-LEWIN scraped the woodwork.
60BRAITHWAITE rushed an easy chance.
61The bemused 'keeper could only watch as a backpass from MARCOS ALONSO dropped just wide.
68BRAITHWAITE drove a deadly shot inches wide from close range.
71A tame strike from TAVERNIER rolled agonisingly wide.
74A good ball from WILLIAMS on the right fell to CALVERT-LEWIN who scuffed his effort wide.
81A accurate pass was collected by CALVERT-LEWIN and his deadly shot raced narrowly over.
89FLETCHER was put clear by TAVERNIER and he stepped inside the 'keeper but drilled his shot wide.