Middlesbrough 2-1 Luton — EFL Championship, 5 Mar 2022
Middlesbrough beat Luton 2-1 in the EFL Championship on 5 March 2022 at Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough. Patrick McNair and D. Watmore scored for Middlesbrough; H. Cornick for Luton. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Middlesbrough have won 1 and Luton 2, 2 draws.
· kickoff·Riverside Stadium · Middlesbrough·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 1-017'Penalty
- 20'Foul
- 39'
- Half-time1-0
- 49'Foul
- 61'Foul
- 63'
- 65'
- 73'
- 83'
- 2-087'
- 90+1'Time wasting
- 90+1'out: S. Bamba
- 90+3'Foul
- 2-190+6'assist: E. Adebayo
- Full-time2-1
Player ratings
7.5
Top rated
Middlesbrough
- 7.5Isaiah JonesM
- 7.2Marcus TavernierM
- 7.2Joseph LumleyG
- 7.0Neil TaylorM
- 7.0Duncan WatmoreF
- 6.9Patrick McNairD
- 6.9Jonathan HowsonM
- 6.6Folarin BalogunF
- 6.6Aaron ConnollyF
- 6.5Joshua CoburnF
- 6.5Dael FryD
- 6.3Matt CrooksM
- 6.2Anfernee DijksteelD
Luton
- 7.3Harry CornickF
- 7.2James BreeM
- 6.9Allan CampbellM
- 6.9Tom LockyerD
- 6.9Cameron JeromeF
- 6.7Jordan ClarkM
- 6.7Gabriel OshoM
- 6.7Danny HyltonF
- 6.6Kallum NaismithD
- 6.5Amari'i BellM
- 6.3Reece BurkeD
- 6.2Alex PalmerG
- 6.2Henri LansburyM
- 6.0Elijah AdebayoF
Line-ups
Luton3-4-1-2
Middlesbrough3-5-2
Substitutes
MiddlesbroughC. Wilder
Substitutes
- 22S. Bamba90+1'D
- 14L. PeltierD
- 28L. DanielsG
- 18D. Watmore87'63'F7.0
- 27Marc BolaD
- 11Andraž ŠporarF
- 37Joshua Coburn90+3'83'F6.5
LutonN. Jones
Substitutes
- 20Peter KiosoD
- 12R. SnodgrassM
- 23H. Lansbury39'M6.2
- 21H. IstedG
- 8L. BerryM
- 7H. Cornick90+6'73'F7.3
- 18Jordan Clark65'M6.7
Team statistics
56%Possession44%
8Total shots9
3Shots on target5
2Shots off target2
3Blocked shots2
4Corners2
0Offsides2
10Fouls20
2Yellow cards3
4Goalkeeper saves1
372Total passes289
257Accurate passes183
69%Pass accuracy63%
Middlesbrough
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaiah Jones | 89 | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | 3 | 7.5 |
| Marcus Tavernier | 90 | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Joseph Lumley | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| Neil Taylor | 90 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 5 | 7.0 |
| Duncan Watmore | 27 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 7.0 |
| Patrick McNair | 90 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Jonathan Howson | 90 | – | – | – | – | 4 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Folarin Balogun | 63 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Aaron Connolly | 83 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Joshua Coburn | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Dael Fry | 90 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 6.5 |
| Matt Crooks | 90 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 6.3 |
| Anfernee Dijksteel | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
Luton
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Cornick | 17 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 7.3 |
| James Bree | 90 | – | – | – | 2 | 3 | – | 7.2 |
| Allan Campbell | 73 | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Tom Lockyer | 90 | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | 6.9 |
| Cameron Jerome | 90 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Jordan Clark | 25 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Gabriel Osho | 39 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Danny Hylton | 90 | – | – | – | – | 3 | 2 | 6.7 |
| Kallum Naismith | 65 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Amari'i Bell | 90 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 6.5 |
| Reece Burke | 90 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Alex Palmer | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Henri Lansbury | 51 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Elijah Adebayo | 90 | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.0 |
Recent Form
Head-to-head
- 02 Nov 21Luton3-1Middlesbrough
- 01 May 21Luton1-1Middlesbrough
- 16 Dec 20Middlesbrough1-0Luton
- 15 Feb 20Middlesbrough0-1Luton
- 02 Aug 19Luton3-3Middlesbrough
Most recent meetings
Final table, EFL Championship 2021/22
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | +33 | 80 |
| 5 | Sheffield Utd | 46 | +18 | 75 |
| 6 | Luton | 46 | +8 | 75 |
| 7 | Middlesbrough | 46 | +9 | 70 |
| 8 | Blackburn | 46 | +9 | 69 |
| 9 | Millwall | 46 | +8 | 69 |
Before and after
Middlesbrough
- Previous: Middlesbrough 1-0 Tottenham, 1 Mar 2022 · FA Cup
- Next: Sheffield Utd 4-1 Middlesbrough, 8 Mar 2022 · EFL Championship
Luton
- Previous: Luton 2-3 Chelsea, 2 Mar 2022 · FA Cup
- Next: Coventry 0-1 Luton, 8 Mar 2022 · EFL Championship
Data updated