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Match report
English Footie
Championship: Round 34 (setup 4, season 27)
Preston North End
v.
Middlesbrough
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
11
Overall form:
Home form:
Mario 'Sebastián' VIERA Galaín61Andreas ISAKSSON
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
2
Overall form:
Home form:
Pablo Javier ZABALETA827Calum CHAMBERS
Javier GARRIDO Behobide738George FRIEND
MARIO SUÁREZ Mata847Adam FORSHAW
Marvin MATIP757Daniel Sánchez AYALA
Ben DAVIES6Cristian ZACCARDO
Alexander TETTEY77Héctor FONT Romero
Henri SAIVET8José Heriberto IZQUIERDO Mena
Prince RAJCOMAR696Seydou DOUMBIA
Ilias KYRIAKIDIS7106Adam CLAYTON
Bryan BERGOUGNOUX117Britt ASSOMBALONGA
Manager
Ricardo Manuel Ferriera Sousa, CADÚ12Lewis BAKER
Tony HIBBERT13Adam REACH
Luka VUCKO146Patrick BAMFORD
Ryan SMITH15Rudy GESTEDE
Sergio HELLINGS16Rey VOLPATO

Preston North End 0 Middlesbrough 2
(Half-time: 0-1, Attendance: 40,831, Stadium: Deepdale, Referee: Hilmar WEILANDT 7½)
Scorers43 Assombalonga, 50 Assombalonga
72 Tettey <=> HibbertSubstitutions52 Forshaw <=> Reach, 82 Chambers <=> Bamford
Sendings off
Bookings18 Clayton
2Corners3
3Fouls14
6Offsides5
3Shots on7
8Shots off7
11Total shots14
3Shots saved5
55%Possession45%
Man of the match: Pablo Javier ZABALETA
4IZQUIERDO's shot beat VIERA but rebounded off the Preston North End crossbar.
7ASSOMBALONGA turned MATIP but blasted the ball into the arms of the Preston North End 'keeper.
11Uncertainty in the Preston North End defence enabled ASSOMBALONGA to blast an effort over.
11MARIO SUÁREZ made space on the right and touched the ball to KYRIAKIDIS who clipped the ball wide.
15DOUMBIA shot wide.
18CLAYTON booked for gamesmanship.
19CHAMBERS beat two Preston North End players and thundered an effort over.
28ASSOMBALONGA's shot was well held by the Preston North End 'keeper.
31A good ball from ZABALETA on the right was collected by KYRIAKIDIS who scuffed his shot just beyond the far post.
36The 'keeper dived to his right to stop a fierce drive from Middlesbrough's ASSOMBALONGA.
37SAIVET whacked a looping shot just beyond the far post from twenty yards out.
43GOAL!! A deep corner left VIERA struggling and ASSOMBALONGA banged the ball into the net. (1-0 Middlesbrough)
45+1A weak shot from CLAYTON bounced agonisingly wide.
45+3A shot from KYRIAKIDIS was smothered by the 'keeper.
 
47DOUMBIA hoofed the ball wide from the edge of the box.
50GOAL!! A quick-witted ASSOMBALONGA pounced on a loose ball just inside the box and made no mistake. (2-0 Middlesbrough)
54An outswinging corner was fired into the arms of the 'keeper by DOUMBIA.
67IZQUIERDO floated the ball to ASSOMBALONGA who nodded it wide.
68A pin-point pass fell to BERGOUGNOUX and his right foot effort raced narrowly wide.
72The Middlesbrough 'keeper saved a beautiful effort from RAJCOMAR.
75A corner found HIBBERT who forced the ball over the bar.
76KYRIAKIDIS steamed through the Middlesbrough defence but shot straight at the Middlesbrough 'keeper.
81A free-kick from MARIO SUÁREZ went over the bar.
85GARRIDO dribbled past REACH and rifled a poor shot past the post.
88The bemused VIERA stared in disbelief as a backpass from GARRIDO dropped just over.
90+1A cross from SAIVET left KYRIAKIDIS in plenty of space but he scuffed his shot.