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Match report
English Footie
Premier League: Round 8 (setup 5, season 17)
Middlesbrough
v.
Crystal Palace
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
20
Overall form:
Home form:
VÍCTOR VALDÉS Arribas1Wojciech SZCZESNY
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
3
Overall form:
Home form:
Emilio NSUE López727JOÃO Pedro da Silva PEREIRA
George FRIEND838Joel WARD
Marten DE ROON848Yohan CABAYE
Ben GIBSON657Mamadou SAKHO
Bernardo José ESPINOSA Zuñiga667ROLANDO Jorge Pires da Fonseca
Cristhian Ricardo STUANI Curbelo67James McARTHUR
Gastón Exequiel RAMÍREZ Pereyra87Andros TOWNSEND
Álvaro NEGREDO Sánchez797Marouane CHAMAKH
Enrique García Martínez, KIKE107Jason PUNCHEON
Viktor FISCHER6117Connor WICKHAM
Manager
Patrick BAMFORD12Jeffrey SCHLUPP
René ADLER13Steve MANDANDA
Jonny HOWSON14Jordon MUTCH
Stewart DOWNING6156Loïc RÉMY
Carlos María DE PENA Bonino16Damien DELANEY

Middlesbrough 1 Crystal Palace 0
(Half-time: 1-0, Attendance: 25,569, Stadium: Riverside, Referee: Steve TANNER 5½)
34 NegredoScorers
49 Kike <=> DowningSubstitutions64 Townsend <=> Mutch, 68 Wickham <=> Rémy
Sendings off
12 Fischer, 47 EspinosaBookings
4Corners2
5Fouls12
4Offsides3
4Shots on5
8Shots off5
12Total shots10
3Shots saved5
44%Possession56%
Man of the match: George FRIEND
8A delightful shot from TOWNSEND was dealt with by a useful block from the 'keeper.
12FISCHER booked by TANNER for a clinical foul.
16NEGREDO fluffed an easy chance.
18CHAMAKH dummied GIBSON but knocked the ball into the arms of the Middlesbrough 'keeper.
19RAMÍREZ ran onto a delightful ball from KIKE but fumbled his effort wide of the righthand post.
23JOÃO PEREIRA shot over.
26A thirty yard shot from TOWNSEND caused VÍCTOR VALDÉS little difficulty.
29A cross from KIKE left GIBSON in plenty of space but he snapped at his shot.
33A free-kick from WICKHAM floated just beyond the far post.
34GOAL!! A mix up between ROLANDO and the 'keeper allowed NEGREDO to tap the ball into the empty net. (1-0 Middlesbrough)
39VÍCTOR VALDÉS dived to his left to block a fierce drive from Crystal Palace's CHAMAKH.
39NSUE was put clear by FRIEND and he beat SZCZESNY but thrust his shot over.
44A good ball from GIBSON on the left was collected by STUANI who sliced his shot over.
 
47The ref books ESPINOSA for an off-the-ball incident against WICKHAM.
50RAMÍREZ rattled an easy chance past the lefthand post.
55A penalty box scramble resulted in CHAMAKH cracking the ball wide.
56A corner was collected by DOWNING who turned an effort just wide.
59RAMÍREZ dribbled round WARD and rifled a poor shot well wide.
63TOWNSEND headed the ball wide of the goal from the edge of the box.
77GIBSON steamed through the Crystal Palace defence but shot straight at the 'keeper.
83PUNCHEON worked the ball to CHAMAKH, JOÃO PEREIRA controlled his cross and hoofed the ball within easy reach of VÍCTOR VALDÉS.
86RAMÍREZ clipped the ball through a ruck of players but the Crystal Palace 'keeper was a match for it as he dived to his right.
90+1RAMÍREZ's shot beat SZCZESNY but rebounded off the Crystal Palace crossbar.
90+2SAKHO beat a number of Middlesbrough players and thundered a golden opportunity over.