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Match report
English Footie
League Cup: Round 4 (setup 6, season 21)
Middlesbrough
v.
Reading
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
18
Overall form:
Home form:
Anthony LOPES17Andrei LUNEV
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
7
Overall form:
Home form:
Dael FRY2Malo GUSTO
Mickey VAN DE VEN37Arthur MASUAKU
Lewis COOK4Matt O'RILEY
Patrick McNAIR757Malang SARR
Ryan GILES6Tyler BLACKETT
Jonny HOWSON87Tom INCE
Duncan WATMORE8Jordan OBITA
Ciro IMMOBILE896Andy CARROLL
Andraz SPORAR6106Jeff HENDRICK
Nicola SANSONE11Paulo Bruno DYBALA
Manager
Marc BOLA12Max AARONS
Arijanet MURIC13Cican STANKOVIC
Hayden HACKNEY14Andy RINOMHOTA
Matt CROOKS156Tom McINTYRE
Marcus FORSS16Lewis BAKER

Middlesbrough 1 Reading 0
after extra time
(Half-time: 0-0, Attendance: 24,346, Stadium: Riverside, Referee: Roger FREESTONE 8½, TV: live)
116 HowsonScorers
Substitutions75 Dybala <=> McIntyre
Sendings off112 McIntyre
107 GilesBookings89 McIntyre, 115 Masuaku
11Corners9
6Fouls25
4Offsides6
8Shots on9
8Shots off7
16Total shots16
7Shots saved6
45%Possession55%
Man of the match: Jonny HOWSON
2A header from HOWSON was kicked off the line by BLACKETT.
10A tame strike from SPORAR bounced agonisingly wide.
18OBITA shot over.
23LOPES was able to claw away a powerful shot.
25The Reading 'keeper saved a swerving shot from HOWSON.
28SPORAR beat three Reading players and stroked an effort over.
33The 'keeper did well to hold onto an amazing shot from MASUAKU.
 
53The hapless Reading 'keeper could only watch as a backpass from SARR fell just wide.
55A left foot effort from HOWSON was tipped over by the 'keeper.
63DYBALA made space on the left and dragged the ball to INCE who clipped the ball wide.
69A header by CARROLL at the near post was easily collected by LOPES.
89MCINTYRE cautioned for a late challenge.
 
98A drive from SPORAR seemed a certain goal but LUNEV managed to punch the ball away.
98IMMOBILE turned MASUAKU but tapped the ball into the arms of LUNEV.
100WATMORE blasted a deadly shot wide from long range.
105+1A free-kick from SANSONE floated inches wide.
 
107The ref books GILES.
109BLACKETT stroked a simple chance past the righthand post.
112The ref gave MCINTYRE a second yellow card for a high foul on SANSONE.
115MASUAKU receives a yellow card by FREESTONE.
116GOAL!! A poor goal-kick was intercepted by SANSONE who setup HOWSON with a simple chance. (1-0 Middlesbrough)
119WATMORE charged through the Reading defence but shot straight at the 'keeper.