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Match report
English Footie
Premier League: Round 3 (setup 5, season 18)
WBA
v.
Middlesbrough
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
6
Overall form:
Home form:
Geoffrey JOURDREN17Brad GUZAN
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
20
Overall form:
Home form:
Craig DAWSON72Tomás KALAS
Kieran GIBBS83George FRIEND
Grzegorz KRYCHOWIAK74Nuri SAHIN
Jonny EVANS5Ben GIBSON
Ahmed HEGAZY766Aristidis SOILEDIS
James MORRISON7Jonny HOWSON
Nacer CHADLI78Viktor FISCHER
José 'Salomón' RONDÓN Giménez97Cristhian Ricardo STUANI Curbelo
Gareth BARRY610Marten DE ROON
Jay RODRIGUEZ11Patrick BAMFORD
Manager
Gareth McAULEY12Gastón Exequiel RAMÍREZ Pereyra
Boaz MYHILL13Stewart DOWNING
Mohamed DIAMÉ14Grant LEADBITTER
Matt PHILLIPS15Michelangelo ALBERTAZZI
Hal ROBSON-KANU16James HUSBAND

WBA 0 Middlesbrough 1
(Half-time: 0-0, Attendance: 27,916, Stadium: The Hawthorns, Referee: Rob STYLES 6½, TV: highlights)
Scorers69 Stuani
Substitutions61 Bamford <=> Leadbitter
Sendings off
54 Hegazy, 62 BarryBookings
1Corners0
17Fouls3
3Offsides1
5Shots on7
8Shots off2
13Total shots9
5Shots saved5
58%Possession42%
Man of the match: Kieran GIBBS
2A refined cross from BARRY, was placed goalbound by MORRISON only for the Middlesbrough 'keeper to palm clear.
9CHADLI placed a looping shot just beyond the near post from long range.
11A good ball from EVANS on the right fell to RODRIGUEZ who sliced his effort over.
16An exceptional effort from RONDÓN scraped the top of the crossbar.
17RONDÓN was put clear by BARRY and he dummied the Middlesbrough 'keeper but drilled his shot over the bar.
24A right foot shot from FISCHER was pushed round the post by the WBA 'keeper.
29A penalty box scramble resulted in RODRIGUEZ cracking the ball wide.
30A fine run was ended by a good save by the advancing Middlesbrough 'keeper.
36RONDÓN shot over.
37A header from STUANI was headed off the line by DAWSON.
44The Middlesbrough 'keeper saved a swerving shot from HEGAZY.
 
51RONDÓN played the ball to CHADLI who nodded it inches wide.
53A mix up in the Middlesbrough defence enabled CHADLI to thump the ball over the bar.
54HEGAZY receives a yellow card by the ref for a clinical tackle.
55A shot from STUANI was smothered by the WBA 'keeper.
55The WBA 'keeper was able to palm clear an amazing shot.
62The referee yellow cards BARRY for violent conduct against STUANI.
65A delightful save prevented STUANI from scoring a great goal.
66FRIEND hoofed the ball wide of the goal from the edge of the box.
69GOAL!! A cross from GIBSON was touched away by CHADLI only for DE ROON to drill the ball back into the box for STUANI to force into the net. (1-0 Middlesbrough)
71A drive from RONDÓN seemed a certain goal but the 'keeper managed to palm the ball away.
78A tame shot from KALAS bounced agonisingly wide.
81An outswinging corner was forced into the arms of the Middlesbrough 'keeper by RONDÓN.
82A twenty-five yard shot from DE ROON caused the 'keeper little difficulty.