Preston 0-2 Middlesbrough — EFL Championship, 1 Jan 2020
Middlesbrough beat Preston 2-0 in the EFL Championship on 1 January 2020 at Deepdale, Preston. R. Gestede, Ashley Fletcher got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Preston have won 1 and Middlesbrough 1, 3 draws.
Match timeline
- 34'
- 0-140'assist: George Saville
- Half-time0-1
- 46'
- 58'
- 0-262'
- 64'
- 65'
- 66'
- 70'
- 90+2'
- Full-time0-2
Player ratings
7.6
Top rated
Preston
- 7.1Josh HarropM
- 7.0Darnell FisherD
- 7.0Benjamin PearsonM
- 6.9Benjamin DaviesD
- 6.8Paul GallagherM
- 6.8Alan BrowneM
- 6.7Patrick BauerD
- 6.6Andrew HughesD
- 6.6Tom BarkhuizenM
- 6.6David NugentF
- 6.6Jayden StockleyF
- 6.5Declan RuddG
- 6.4Paul HuntingtonD
- 6.4Sean MaguireM
Middlesbrough
- 7.6Marvin JohnsonM
- 7.5Aynsley PearsG
- 7.5Dael FryD
- 7.5Marcus TavernierF
- 7.4Rudy GestedeF
- 7.3George SavilleM
- 7.0Jonathan HowsonD
- 7.0Ashley FletcherF
- 6.8Daniel AyalaD
- 6.7Patrick McNairD
- 6.6Diop SpenceM
- 6.5Hayden CoulsonD
- 6.3Adam ClaytonM
Line-ups
Middlesbrough3-4-1-2
Preston4-2-3-1
Substitutes
PrestonA. Neil
Substitutes
- 25Connor RipleyG
- 23P. Huntington46'D6.4
- 10J. Harrop65'M7.1
- 18Ryan LedsonM
- 44B. PottsM
- 20Jayden Stockley58'F6.6
- 39B. BodinF
MiddlesbroughJ. Woodgate
Substitutes
- 1TomásG
- 36S. WalkerF
- 33Hayden Coulson70'D6.5
- 17Patrick McNair34'D6.7
- 26Lewis Wing90+2'M
- 25Nathan Wood-GordonD
- 35T. O'NeillF
Team statistics
64%Possession36%
11Total shots18
2Shots on target5
7Shots off target10
2Blocked shots3
6Corners3
2Offsides2
4Fouls18
0Yellow cards2
3Goalkeeper saves2
493Total passes278
374Accurate passes178
76%Pass accuracy64%
Preston
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Harrop | 25 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7.1 |
| Darnell Fisher | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.0 |
| Benjamin Pearson | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Benjamin Davies | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.9 |
| Paul Gallagher | 90 | – | – | 4 | 1 | – | 2 | 6.8 |
| Alan Browne | 58 | – | – | 0 | 2 | – | 2 | 6.8 |
| Patrick Bauer | 45 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Andrew Hughes | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Tom Barkhuizen | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6.6 |
| David Nugent | 65 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.6 |
| Jayden Stockley | 32 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Declan Rudd | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Paul Huntington | 45 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Sean Maguire | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.4 |
Middlesbrough
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvin Johnson | 90 | – | – | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7.6 |
| Aynsley Pears | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.5 |
| Dael Fry | 90 | – | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7.5 |
| Marcus Tavernier | 89 | – | – | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7.5 |
| Rudy Gestede | 90 | 1 | – | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.4 |
| George Saville | 90 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7.3 |
| Jonathan Howson | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Ashley Fletcher | 90 | 1 | – | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Daniel Ayala | 34 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Patrick McNair | 56 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Diop Spence | 70 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Hayden Coulson | 20 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Adam Clayton | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6.3 |
Recent Form
Head-to-head
- 01 Oct 19Middlesbrough1-1Preston
- 13 Mar 19Middlesbrough1-2Preston
- 27 Nov 18Preston1-1Middlesbrough
- 01 Jan 18Preston2-3Middlesbrough
- 26 Aug 17Middlesbrough0-0Preston
- 09 Apr 16Middlesbrough1-0Preston
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