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Commentary
0¹The Brighton & HA 'keeper was able to block a tame header from RODRIGO MUNIZ.
1¹YUNUS waltzed round VELTMAN and flicked a weak shot over.
12¹The 'keeper parried a neatly crafted shot from FERGUSON.
17¹GOAL!! A mix up between JOHNSON and the Brighton & HA 'keeper allowed LEA SILIKI to fire the ball into the empty net. (1-0 Middlesbrough)
21¹Uncertainty in the Brighton & HA defence enabled RODRIGO MUNIZ to thump the ball just wide.
23¹A cross from McGREE left YUNUS in plenty of space but he snapped at his shot.
35¹A penalty box meleé resulted in VELTMAN tapping the ball over.
39¹GOAL!! With his back to goal LEA SILIKI wrong-footed the defence and rattled the ball past STEELE. (2-0 Middlesbrough)
43¹JOELINTON's header was well saved by the Middlesbrough 'keeper.
5²BRAITHWAITE ran onto a delightful ball from HACKNEY but toe-poked his shot wide of the goal.
10²MODER nodded the ball wide from just inside the area.
12²LEA SILIKI was put clear by BRAITHWAITE and he turned the 'keeper but glanced his shot wide.
14²GOAL!! A deep goal-kick from WEBSTER caught the Middlesbrough defence square and KOLO-MUANI rushed through to easily score. (2-1 Middlesbrough)
17²RODRIGO MUNIZ made space on the right and touched the ball to KERKEZ who clipped the ball over.
22²A header from BRAITHWAITE was headed off the line by JOHNSON.
23²YUNUS rushed a simple chance.
23²McGREE stroked a simple chance past the far post.
24²BRAITHWAITE receives a yellow card for a poor tackle on VELTMAN.
26²A accurate pass bobbled toward FERGUSON and his looping shot went narrowly over.
29²A good effort from YUNUS scraped the woodwork.
35²GOAL!! A cross from RODRIGO MUNIZ was touched away by WATSON only for KRAFTH to drill the ball back into the box for LEA SILIKI to force into the net. (3-1 Middlesbrough)
40²The stunned 'keeper was all agog as a backpass from JOHNSON fell just wide.

 
Middlesbrough
 
League position: 19
Home league form: OLLW
Overall league form: LOLWLLLL
Formation: 4-3-3
Line-ups
Zack STEFFEN7 17 Jason STEELE
Emil KRAFTH7 26½Joël VELTMAN
Milos KERKEZ7½36½Ben JOHNSON
Riley McGREE8 47½Pascal GROSS(c)
Maxime ESTÈVE7 56½Adam WEBSTER
Patrick McNAIR6½66 Matt O'RILEY
YUNUS Akgün6 76½Jakub MODER
(c)Martin BRAITHWAITE7½87 JOELINTON Cassio
(p)RODRIGO MUNIZ Carvalho7 96½Evan FERGUSON(p)
(f)Hayden HACKNEY5½105½Randal KOLO-MUANI(f)
James LEA SILIKI6 116 Leandro TROSSARD
Manager
Jonny HOWSON  12  Alpha DIONKOU
Liam ROBERTS  13  James BEADLE
Dan BARLASER  14  Deniz UNDAV
Isaiah JONES  15  Andy MORAN
Matt CROOKS6½166 Tom WATSON
 
Brighton & HA
 
League position: 12
Away league form: XXLL
Overall league form: WOXLXWLL
Formation: 4-3-3

Statistics
Middlesbrough 3 Brighton & HA 1
(Half-time: 2-0, Attendance: 24,511, Stadium: Riverside, Referee: Andre Marriner 5½)

Lea Siliki 17¹, Lea Siliki 39¹, Lea Siliki 35²
Scorers
Substitutions
Sent off
Bookings
Corners
Fouls
Offsides
Shots on
Shots off
Total shots
Shots saved
Possession
Kolo-Muani 14²
HackneyóCrooks 22²JoelintonóWatson 32²
  
Braithwaite 24² 
22
1210
14
64
169
2213
23
60%40%
Man of the match: Riley McGree