Middlesbrough 2-1 Huddersfield — EFL Championship, 16 Feb 2021
Middlesbrough beat Huddersfield 2-1 in the EFL Championship on 16 February 2021 at Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough. D. Watmore and Ashley Fletcher scored for Middlesbrough; I. Mbenza for Huddersfield. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Middlesbrough have won 3 and Huddersfield 1, 1 draw.
· kickoff·Riverside Stadium · Middlesbrough·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 0-19'
- 30'
- 1-131'assist: Ashley Fletcher
- 33'Foul
- 2-145'Penalty
- Half-time2-1
- 46'out: A. Rowe
- 55'
- 70'Foul
- 79'out: Diop Spence
- 79'
- 81'Foul
- 85'out: M. Johnson
- 85'
- 86'
- Full-time2-1
Player ratings
8.2
Top rated
Middlesbrough
- 8.2Duncan WatmoreF
- 7.7Ashley FletcherF
- 7.3Darnell FisherM
- 7.2Anfernee DijksteelD
- 7.0Grant HallD
- 7.0Marcus BettinelliG
- 6.9Neeskens KebanoM
- 6.9Jonathan HowsonM
- 6.9George SavilleM
- 6.7Marvin JohnsonM
- 6.6Sam MorsyM
- 6.5Chuba AkpomF
- 6.3Marc BolaM
- 6.3Patrick McNairD
- 6.2Diop SpenceD
Huddersfield
- 7.2Isaac MbenzaF
- 7.0Jonathan HoggM
- 6.9Aaron RoweM
- 6.9Juninho BacunaM
- 6.9Naby SarrD
- 6.7Kieran PhillipsF
- 6.7Duane HolmesF
- 6.5Richard KeoghD
- 6.3Alex VallejoM
- 6.3PipaD
- 6.3Matty DalyM
- 6.2Ryan SchofieldG
- 6.2Alex PritchardM
- 6.2Lewis O'BrienD
- 6.2Fraizer CampbellF
Line-ups
Huddersfield4-3-3
Middlesbrough3-1-4-2
Substitutes
MiddlesbroughN. Warnock
Substitutes
- 10Chuba Akpom86'F6.5
- 33Hayden CoulsonD
- 19Nathaniel Mendez-LaingM
- 3M. Johnson85'M6.7
- 29Diop Spence79'D6.2
- 22George Saville79'M6.9
- 9B. AssombalongaF
- 13J. ArcherG
HuddersfieldCarlos Corberan
Substitutes
- 17D. DuhaneyD
- 34M. Daly85'M6.3
- 29A. Rowe46'M6.9
- 12R. StearmanD
- 13J. LeutwilerG
- 5Álex Vallejo30'M6.3
- 27R. CrichlowD
- 36K. Phillips55'F6.7
- 49S. HighM
Team statistics
42%Possession58%
11Total shots16
5Shots on target5
3Shots off target7
3Blocked shots4
9Corners4
1Offsides0
14Fouls17
1Yellow cards1
1Red cards0
4Goalkeeper saves3
265Total passes374
189Accurate passes280
71%Pass accuracy75%
Middlesbrough
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duncan Watmore | 85 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8.2 |
| Ashley Fletcher | 86 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 7.7 |
| Darnell Fisher | 79 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7.3 |
| Anfernee Dijksteel | 90 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Grant Hall | 90 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 7.0 |
| Marcus Bettinelli | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7.0 |
| Neeskens Kebano | 79 | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 2 | 6.9 |
| Jonathan Howson | 90 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| George Saville | 11 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 6.9 |
| Marvin Johnson | 9 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Sam Morsy | 90 | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | 6.6 |
| Chuba Akpom | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Marc Bola | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 6.3 |
| Patrick McNair | 81 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Diop Spence | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
Huddersfield
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaac Mbenza | 30 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| Jonathan Hogg | 90 | – | – | 1 | – | 7 | – | 7.0 |
| Aaron Rowe | 45 | – | – | 2 | 2 | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Juninho Bacuna | 90 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Naby Sarr | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Kieran Phillips | 35 | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Duane Holmes | 55 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 6.7 |
| Richard Keogh | 85 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Alex Vallejo | 60 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Pipa | 90 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6.3 |
| Matty Daly | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Ryan Schofield | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Alex Pritchard | 45 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Lewis O'Brien | 90 | – | – | 2 | 3 | – | 1 | 6.2 |
| Fraizer Campbell | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.2 |
Recent Form
Head-to-head
- 28 Nov 20Huddersfield3-2Middlesbrough
- 26 Dec 19Middlesbrough1-0Huddersfield
- 23 Oct 19Huddersfield0-0Middlesbrough
- 05 Apr 16Middlesbrough3-0Huddersfield
- 28 Nov 15Huddersfield0-2Middlesbrough
- 17 Jan 15Middlesbrough2-0Huddersfield
Most recent meetings
Final table, EFL Championship 2020/21
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Cardiff | 46 | +17 | 68 |
| 9 | QPR | 46 | +2 | 68 |
| 10 | Middlesbrough | 46 | +2 | 64 |
| 11 | Millwall | 46 | -5 | 62 |
| 12 | Luton | 46 | -11 | 62 |
| 18 | Birmingham | 46 | -24 | 52 |
| 19 | Bristol City | 46 | -22 | 51 |
| 20 | Huddersfield | 46 | -21 | 49 |
| 21 | Derby | 46 | -22 | 44 |
| 22 | Wycombe | 46 | -30 | 43 |
Before and after
Middlesbrough
- Previous: Derby 2-1 Middlesbrough, 13 Feb 2021 · EFL Championship
- Next: Reading 0-2 Middlesbrough, 20 Feb 2021 · EFL Championship
Huddersfield
- Previous: Huddersfield 2-3 Wycombe, 13 Feb 2021 · EFL Championship
- Next: Huddersfield 4-1 Swansea, 20 Feb 2021 · EFL Championship
Data updated