Middlesbrough 2-1 Reading — EFL Championship, 12 Apr 2016
Middlesbrough beat Reading 2-1 in the EFL Championship on 12 April 2016 at Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough. Nsue and Adam Forshaw scored for Middlesbrough; S. Cox for Reading. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Middlesbrough have won 1 and Reading 3, 1 draw.
· kickoff·Riverside Stadium · Middlesbrough·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 1-010'
- 18'out: G. McCleary
- Half-time1-0
- 46'
- 1-154'
- 57'
- 59'
- 59'out: O. John
- 67'out: Gastón Ramírez
- 71'
- 87'
- 2-190+4'
- Full-time2-1
Player ratings
8.2
Top rated
Middlesbrough
- 8.2Stewart DowningF
- 7.5Adam ForshawM
- 7.5Adam ClaytonM
- 7.0Daniel AyalaD
- 6.9Emilio NsueD
- 6.8George FriendD
- 6.8Albert AdomahM
- 6.8Benjamin GibsonD
- 6.7Ritchie De LaetD
- 6.7Jordan RhodesF
- 6.6Gastón RamírezM
- 6.5Grant LeadbitterM
- 6.1Dimitris KonstantopoulosG
Reading
- 8.0Simon CoxF
- 7.8Ali Al-HabsiG
- 7.6Danny WilliamsM
- 7.5Stephen QuinnM
- 7.4Jake CooperD
- 7.1Oliver NorwoodM
- 7.0Andrew TaylorD
- 6.9Paul McShaneD
- 6.7Ola JohnF
- 6.6Garath McClearyM
- 6.4Jordan ObitaD
- 6.4Chris GunterD
- 6.3Lucas PiazónF
- 6.1Matěj VydraM
Line-ups
- 5R. De LaetD6.7
- 24Nsue10'67'D6.9
- 6Benjamin GibsonD6.8
- 9J. Rhodes87'F6.7
- 27Albert AdomahM6.8
- 1D. KonstantopoulosG6.1
- 3G. FriendD6.8
- 4Daniel AyalaD7.0
- 8A. ClaytonM7.5
- 19S. DowningF8.2
- 7G. Leadbitter59'M6.5
Substitutes
- 10C. De PenaM
- 16J. De SartM
- 34Adam Forshaw90+4'59'M7.5
- 35D. Nugent87'F
- 26T. KalasD
- 21Gastón Ramírez67'M6.6
- 25M. AgazziG
- 7Matěj VydraM6.1
- 23D. WilliamsM7.6
- 6Oliver NorwoodM7.1
- 2C. Gunter18'D6.4
- 5P. McShaneD6.9
- 35Jake Cooper57'D7.4
- 21S. QuinnM7.5
- 31S. Cox54'F8.0
- 17Lucas Piazon59'F6.3
- 26Ali Al HabsiG7.8
- 11Jordan Obita46'D6.4
Substitutes
- 10D. RakelsF
- 1Jonathan BondG
- 4George EvansM
- 8M. HectorD
- 12G. McCleary18'M6.6
- 3A. Taylor46'D7.0
- 20O. John59'F6.7
Team statistics
47%Possession53%
23Total shots14
11Shots on target3
7Shots off target8
5Blocked shots3
13Corners4
1Offsides0
0Fouls0
0Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
2Goalkeeper saves9
446Total passes502
342Accurate passes405
77%Pass accuracy81%
Middlesbrough
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stewart Downing | 90 | – | – | 3 | 3 | – | 3 | 8.2 |
| Adam Forshaw | 31 | 1 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.5 |
| Adam Clayton | 90 | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 0 | 7.5 |
| Daniel Ayala | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.0 |
| Emilio Nsue | 67 | 1 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.9 |
| George Friend | 90 | – | – | 3 | 3 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Albert Adomah | 90 | – | – | 4 | 1 | – | 2 | 6.8 |
| Benjamin Gibson | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Ritchie De Laet | 90 | – | – | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Jordan Rhodes | 87 | – | – | 4 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Gastón Ramírez | 23 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.6 |
| Grant Leadbitter | 59 | – | – | 0 | 2 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Dimitris Konstantopoulos | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.1 |
Reading
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simon Cox | 90 | 1 | – | 5 | 1 | – | 1 | 8.0 |
| Ali Al-Habsi | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.8 |
| Danny Williams | 90 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 3 | 7.6 |
| Stephen Quinn | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.5 |
| Jake Cooper | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.4 |
| Oliver Norwood | 90 | – | – | 2 | 2 | – | 0 | 7.1 |
| Andrew Taylor | 45 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 7.0 |
| Paul McShane | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Ola John | 31 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Garath McCleary | 72 | – | – | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Jordan Obita | 45 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Chris Gunter | 18 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Lucas Piazón | 59 | – | – | 0 | 3 | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Matěj Vydra | 90 | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 6.1 |
Recent Form
Head-to-head
- 03 Oct 15Reading2-0Middlesbrough
- 10 Jan 15Reading0-0Middlesbrough
- 30 Aug 14Middlesbrough0-1Reading
- 22 Apr 14Reading2-0Middlesbrough
- 29 Dec 13Middlesbrough3-0Reading
- 25 Feb 12Middlesbrough0-2Reading
Most recent meetings
Final table, EFL Championship 2015/16
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burnley | 46 | +37 | 93 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 46 | +32 | 89 |
| 3 | Brighton | 46 | +30 | 89 |
| 4 | Hull City | 46 | +34 | 83 |
| 15 | Blackburn | 46 | 0 | 55 |
| 16 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | -4 | 55 |
| 17 | Reading | 46 | -7 | 52 |
| 18 | Bristol City | 46 | -17 | 52 |
| 19 | Huddersfield | 46 | -11 | 51 |
Before and after
Middlesbrough
- Previous: Middlesbrough 1-0 Preston, 9 Apr 2016 · EFL Championship
- Next: Bolton 1-2 Middlesbrough, 16 Apr 2016 · EFL Championship
Reading
- Previous: Reading 0-2 Birmingham, 9 Apr 2016 · EFL Championship
- Next: Leeds 3-2 Reading, 16 Apr 2016 · EFL Championship
Data updated