English League Championship

Middlesbrough vs Cardiff City, 2026-27 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Middlesbrough
  • 58': Tommy Conway
  • 61': Will Lankshear
FT
2 - 2
Cardiff City
  • 22': Jack Moylan
  • 45'+1': Ollie Tanner
  • Red Card 83': Gabriel Osho

About

Middlesbrough are hosting Cardiff City at Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Neto Borges (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 1': Foul by Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City).
  • 2': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Krystian Bielik.
  • 3': Attempt saved. Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Nathan Trott (Cardiff City).
  • 3': Attempt missed. Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Cian Ashford.
  • 4': Attempt blocked. Amario Cozier-Duberry (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tommy Conway.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Neto Borges (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Amario Cozier-Duberry.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Jack Moylan (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ollie Tanner with a cross.
  • 11': Offside, Middlesbrough. Kyle Joseph is caught offside.
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Cian Ashford (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Chris Willock.
  • 14': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Ashley Phillips.
  • 15': Radek Vítek (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Foul by Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City).
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kyle Joseph.
  • 17': Attempt saved. Amario Cozier-Duberry (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Nathan Trott (Cardiff City).
  • 18': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Nathan Trott.
  • 18': Foul by Adilson Malanda (Middlesbrough).
  • 18': Chris Willock (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Neto Borges (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Callum Brittain.
  • 20': Attempt blocked. Kyle Joseph (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Neto Borges.
  • 21': Foul by Riley McGree (Middlesbrough).
  • 21': Joel Colwill (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Goal! Middlesbrough 0, Cardiff City 1. Jack Moylan (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ollie Tanner.
  • 25': Kyle Joseph (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Foul by Joel Bagan (Cardiff City).
  • 25': Joel Bagan (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 27': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Joel Bagan.
  • 28': Offside, Middlesbrough. Ashley Phillips is caught offside.
  • 29': Attempt saved. Amario Cozier-Duberry (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Nathan Trott (Cardiff City). Assisted by Callum Brittain.
  • 32': Attempt blocked. Amario Cozier-Duberry (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 33': Foul by Kyle Joseph (Middlesbrough).
  • 33': Joel Colwill (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Offside, Cardiff City. Jack Moylan is caught offside.
  • 34': Attempt saved. Amario Cozier-Duberry (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Nathan Trott (Cardiff City). Assisted by Callum Brittain.
  • 34': Attempt saved. Kyle Joseph (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Nathan Trott (Cardiff City).
  • 35': Amario Cozier-Duberry (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Foul by Joel Bagan (Cardiff City).
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Amario Cozier-Duberry (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum Brittain.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Neto Borges (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Callum Brittain with a cross.
  • 40': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Callum Brittain.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Gabriel Osho (Cardiff City) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Alex Robertson with a cross following a corner.
  • 42': Foul by Neto Borges (Middlesbrough).
  • 42': Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 43': Offside, Cardiff City. Cian Ashford is caught offside.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Amario Cozier-Duberry (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kyle Joseph.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Kyle Joseph (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from very close range is blocked.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tommy Conway.
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Goal! Middlesbrough 0, Cardiff City 2. Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Jack Moylan following a fast break.
  • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Callum Brittain (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Adilson Malanda.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Middlesbrough 0, Cardiff City 2.
  • 45': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Will Lankshear replaces Kyle Joseph.
  • 45': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Sebastian Berhalter replaces Luke Ayling.
  • 45': Substitution, Cardiff City. David Turnbull replaces Joel Colwill.
  • 45': Second Half begins Middlesbrough 0, Cardiff City 2.
  • 47': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Neto Borges.
  • 48': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Neto Borges.
  • 48': Offside, Cardiff City. Jack Moylan is caught offside.
  • 50': Jack Moylan (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 50': Foul by Ashley Phillips (Middlesbrough).
  • 51': Attempt missed. Amario Cozier-Duberry (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Will Lankshear following a fast break.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Adilson Malanda.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Will Lankshear (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Callum Brittain.
  • 55': Attempt saved. Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal by Nathan Trott (Cardiff City). Assisted by Sebastian Berhalter.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked.
  • 58': Goal! Middlesbrough 1, Cardiff City 2. Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Callum Brittain.
  • 61': Goal! Middlesbrough 2, Cardiff City 2. Will Lankshear (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Amario Cozier-Duberry.
  • 62': Offside, Cardiff City. Chris Willock is caught offside.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Neto Borges (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Tommy Conway.
  • 63': Substitution, Cardiff City. Will Fish replaces Chris Willock.
  • 64': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Ronan Kpakio.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Neto Borges (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Sebastian Berhalter with a cross following a corner.
  • 65': Alex Robertson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Foul by Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough).
  • 67': Foul by Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City).
  • 67': Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Attempt saved. Jack Moylan (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Radek Vítek (Middlesbrough). Assisted by Cian Ashford with a through ball.
  • 70': Krystian Bielik (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Foul by Sebastian Berhalter (Middlesbrough).
  • 71': Offside, Middlesbrough. Tommy Conway is caught offside.
  • 73': Substitution, Cardiff City. Calum Scanlon replaces Ronan Kpakio.
  • 74': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Max Arfsten replaces Amario Cozier-Duberry.
  • 75': Foul by Joel Bagan (Cardiff City).
  • 75': Riley McGree (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Foul by David Turnbull (Cardiff City).
  • 75': Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Joel Bagan.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Ashley Phillips (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sebastian Berhalter with a cross following a corner.
  • 77': Attempt blocked. Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 77': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by David Turnbull.
  • 79': Substitution, Cardiff City. Isaak Davies replaces Ollie Tanner.
  • 79': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Myles Peart-Harris replaces Riley McGree.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Will Lankshear (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Radek Vítek.
  • 80': Attempt saved. Sebastian Berhalter (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Nathan Trott (Cardiff City).
  • 81': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Nathan Trott.
  • 81': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Will Fish.
  • 82': Joel Bagan (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Foul by Myles Peart-Harris (Middlesbrough).
  • 83': Foul by Gabriel Osho (Cardiff City).
  • 83': Will Lankshear (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Gabriel Osho (Cardiff City) is shown the red card.
  • 86': Calum Scanlon (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Foul by Max Arfsten (Middlesbrough).
  • 87': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Joel Bagan.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Max Arfsten (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tommy Conway.
  • 88': Attempt saved. Sebastian Berhalter (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Nathan Trott (Cardiff City). Assisted by Neto Borges.
  • 88': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Nathan Trott.
  • 88': Foul by Jack Moylan (Cardiff City).
  • 88': Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 88': Jack Moylan (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 89': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Jeremy Sarmiento replaces Neto Borges.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Sebastian Berhalter (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Alex Robertson (Cardiff City).
  • 90'+1': Sebastian Berhalter (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Jeremy Sarmiento (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Adilson Malanda.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Jack Moylan.
  • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Adilson Malanda (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sebastian Berhalter with a cross.
  • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Adilson Malanda (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Middlesbrough 2, Cardiff City 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Middlesbrough 2, Cardiff City 2.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 9
2 Yellow Cards 0
1 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 3
4 Corner Kicks 11
8 Saves 1
43.2 Possession 56.8
7 SHOTS 36
3 ON GOAL 12
0.4 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
307 Accurate Passes 408
378 Passes 489
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 7
8 Crosses 26
0.3 Cross % 0.3
62 Long Balls 50
26 Accurate Long Balls 26
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
1 Blocked Shots 13
10 Effective Tackles 16
17 Tackles 20
0.6 Tackle % 0.8
12 Interceptions 9
25 Effective Clearances 14
25 Clearances 14

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Riverside Stadium
Location: Middlesbrough, England
Attendance: 28,991

EFL Championship Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Middlesbrough 12 +10 25
2 Swansea City 12 +3 23
3 West Ham United 12 +17 22
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers 12 +4 21
Full Standings

Line-Ups

MID Middlesbrough (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Radek Vítek (GK)
4 Ashley Phillips
12 Luke Ayling
30 Neto Borges
2 Callum Brittain
8 Riley McGree
29 Adilson Malanda
10 Aidan Morris
22 Kyle Joseph
9 Tommy Conway
11 Amario Cozier-Duberry
Middlesbrough Substitutes:
Sam Byram, Myles Peart-Harris, Leo Castledine, Sebastian Berhalter, Connor Barron, Solomon Brynn, Jeremy Sarmiento, Max Arfsten, Will Lankshear.

CAR Cardiff City (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
1 Nathan Trott (GK)
4 Gabriel Osho Red Card
5 Krystian Bielik
18 Alex Robertson
3 Joel Bagan Yellow Card
44 Ronan Kpakio
45 Cian Ashford
27 Joel Colwill
16 Chris Willock
11 Ollie Tanner
8 Jack Moylan
Cardiff City Substitutes:
Harry Tyrer, Charlie Holt, Troy Perrett, Isaak Davies, Calum Scanlon, William Fish, Rob Tankiewicz, David Turnbull, Paul Moreno.

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