Preston 2-3 Middlesbrough — EFL Championship, 1 Jan 2018
Middlesbrough beat Preston 3-2 in the EFL Championship on 1 January 2018 at Deepdale Stadium, Preston. Daniel Ayala, Callum Robinson, J. Hugill, J. Howson got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 3 meetings, Preston have won 0 and Middlesbrough 1, 2 draws.
· kickoff·Deepdale Stadium · Preston·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 0-113'assist: S. Downing
- 1-114'assist: T. Barkhuizen
- 2-140'assist: D. Johnson
- Half-time2-1
- 50'
- 50'
- 56'
- 59'
- 63'
- 2-265'
- 67'
- 72'
- 2-373'assist: Benjamin Gibson
- 78'
- 78'
- 89'
- 90'
- Full-time2-3
Player ratings
8.6
Top rated
Preston
- 7.7Benjamin PearsonM
- 7.6Josh HarropM
- 7.6Callum RobinsonM
- 7.2Jordan HugillF
- 6.8Daryl HorganM
- 6.7Daniel JohnsonM
- 6.6Paul HuntingtonD
- 6.6Calum WoodsD
- 6.5Paul GallagherM
- 6.5Benjamin DaviesD
- 6.4Tom BarkhuizenM
- 6.1Chris MaxwellG
- 6.0Tom ClarkeD
Middlesbrough
- 8.6Daniel AyalaD
- 7.2Jonathan HowsonM
- 7.2Stewart DowningF
- 7.1Adama TraoréF
- 7.0Benjamin GibsonD
- 7.0Grant LeadbitterM
- 6.9Rudy GestedeF
- 6.9Darren RandolphG
- 6.8Patrick BamfordF
- 6.6George FriendD
- 6.6Ryan ShottonD
- 6.3Adlène GuédiouraM
- 6.3Britt AssombalongaF
- 6.2Cyrus ChristieD
Line-ups
Middlesbrough4-3-3
Preston4-2-3-1
Substitutes
PrestonA. Neil
Substitutes
- 3G. CunninghamD
- 1D. RuddG
- 8Alan BrowneM
- 12P. Gallagher78'M6.5
- 7Daryl Horgan78'M6.8
- 25K. O'ConnorD
- 19J. WelshM
MiddlesbroughT. Pulis
Substitutes
- 21M. JohnsonM
- 11Patrick Bamford50'F6.8
- 1D. KonstantopoulosG
- 5R. Shotton59'D6.6
- 18Ashley FletcherF
- 39R. Gestede50'F6.9
- 30L. BakerM
Team statistics
63%Possession37%
20Total shots7
7Shots on target4
8Shots off target3
5Blocked shots0
7Corners4
12Fouls9
2Yellow cards4
0Red cards0
1Goalkeeper saves5
557Total passes327
449Accurate passes237
81%Pass accuracy72%
Preston
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Pearson | 90 | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 7.7 |
| Josh Harrop | 90 | – | – | 2 | 6 | – | 1 | 7.6 |
| Callum Robinson | 90 | 1 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 1 | 7.6 |
| Jordan Hugill | 90 | 1 | – | 4 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.2 |
| Daryl Horgan | 12 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.8 |
| Daniel Johnson | 78 | – | 1 | 3 | 2 | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Paul Huntington | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Calum Woods | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.6 |
| Paul Gallagher | 12 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Benjamin Davies | 90 | – | – | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Tom Barkhuizen | 78 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Chris Maxwell | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.1 |
| Tom Clarke | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.0 |
Middlesbrough
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Ayala | 90 | 2 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 8.6 |
| Jonathan Howson | 90 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.2 |
| Stewart Downing | 90 | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 7.2 |
| Adama Traoré | 90 | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 4 | 7.1 |
| Benjamin Gibson | 90 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 7.0 |
| Grant Leadbitter | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 7.0 |
| Rudy Gestede | 40 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.9 |
| Darren Randolph | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.9 |
| Patrick Bamford | 40 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| George Friend | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Ryan Shotton | 31 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.6 |
| Adlène Guédioura | 50 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Britt Assombalonga | 50 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.3 |
| Cyrus Christie | 59 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.2 |
Recent Form
PrestonWDDWW
- W29 Dec 17ACardiff1-0
- D26 Dec 17ABarnsley0-0
- D23 Dec 17HNottingham Forest1-1
- W16 Dec 17HSheffield Utd1-0
- W09 Dec 17ABurton Albion2-1
MiddlesbroughLWWLW
- L30 Dec 17HAston Villa0-1
- W26 Dec 17HBolton2-0
- W23 Dec 17ASheffield Wednesday2-1
- L16 Dec 17AMillwall1-2
- W09 Dec 17HIpswich2-0
Head-to-head
- 26 Aug 17Middlesbrough0-0Preston
- 09 Apr 16Middlesbrough1-0Preston
- 09 Aug 15Preston0-0Middlesbrough
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