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Match report
English Footie
Premier League: Round 5 (setup 5, season 18)
Middlesbrough
v.
Crystal Palace
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
17
Overall form:
Home form:
Brad GUZAN1Wojciech SZCZESNY
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
8
Overall form:
Home form:
Tomás KALAS27Martin KELLY
George FRIEND73Joel WARD
Nuri SAHIN747Yohan CABAYE
Ben GIBSON5ROLANDO Jorge Pires da Fonseca
Aristidis SOILEDIS66Scott DANN
Jonny HOWSON76James McARTHUR
Viktor FISCHER86Andros TOWNSEND
Cristhian Ricardo STUANI Curbelo797Christian BENTEKE
Marten DE ROON710Ruben LOFTUS-CHEEK
Patrick BAMFORD6116Loïc RÉMY
Manager
James HUSBAND12Jason PUNCHEON
Michelangelo ALBERTAZZI13Steve MANDANDA
Álvaro NEGREDO Sánchez14Jeffrey SCHLUPP
Enrique García Martínez, KIKE715Connor WICKHAM
Emilio NSUE López16Timothy FOSU-MENSAH

Middlesbrough 1 Crystal Palace 0
(Half-time: 1-0, Attendance: 29,845, Stadium: Riverside, Referee: Mark CLATTENBURG 6½)
13 FischerScorers
53 Kalas <=> KikeSubstitutions
Sendings off
45 SoiledisBookings
3Corners2
7Fouls18
1Offsides1
5Shots on3
9Shots off9
14Total shots12
4Shots saved2
53%Possession47%
Man of the match: Brad GUZAN
3A drive from FISCHER seemed a certain goal but the 'keeper managed to force the ball away.
6BENTEKE stormed through the Middlesbrough defence but shot straight at the 'keeper.
8A accurate pass found WARD and his right foot effort went narrowly wide.
10A cross from TOWNSEND left CABAYE in lots of space but he scuffed his shot.
13GOAL!! A quick-witted FISCHER pounced on a loose ball on the edge of the area and made no mistake. (1-0 Middlesbrough)
17LOFTUS-CHEEK made space on the left and touched the ball to BENTEKE who rasped the ball over.
27FISCHER ran onto a great ball from SAHIN but toe-poked his effort wide of the lefthand post.
31A right foot effort from CABAYE was saved by the 'keeper.
34The stunned Middlesbrough 'keeper could only watch as a backpass from SAHIN dropped just wide.
36A corner bobbled toward FISCHER who flicked the ball over the bar.
39GIBSON snapped at a simple chance.
45SOILEDIS given a yellow card for a bad foul on DANN.
 
46FISCHER brought the ball past LOFTUS-CHEEK and stroked a weak shot over.
48TOWNSEND poked an easy chance past the lefthand post.
49A free-kick from FRIEND went over.
56FISCHER headed over the bar.
64A great save prevented FISCHER from scoring an exceptional goal.
70SAHIN beat four Crystal Palace players and blasted a great chance just beyond the near post.
86A good effort from BAMFORD scraped the top of the crossbar.
87RÉMY headed the ball wide of the righthand post from just outside the area.
90A tame strike from CABAYE bounced agonisingly wide.
90+2A mix up in the Middlesbrough defence enabled KELLY to fire an effort inches wide.