Middlesbrough vs Rotherham United, 2022-23 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League ChampionshipAbout
Middlesbrough are hosting Rotherham United
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': Offside, Middlesbrough. Isaiah Jones tries a through ball, but Rodrigo Muniz is caught offside.
- 4': Duncan Watmore (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Foul by Cameron Humphreys (Rotherham United).
- 9': Offside, Rotherham United. Daniel Barlaser tries a through ball, but Conor Washington is caught offside.
- 10': Foul by Richard Wood (Rotherham United).
- 10': Rodrigo Muniz (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 12': Chiedozie Ogbene (Rotherham United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 12': Foul by Matt Crooks (Middlesbrough).
- 14': Foul by Wes Harding (Rotherham United).
- 14': Rodrigo Muniz (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Attempt missed. Duncan Watmore (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Duncan Watmore (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonny Howson.
- 16': Foul by Cohen Bramall (Rotherham United).
- 16': Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Cohen Bramall.
- 19': Foul by Duncan Watmore (Middlesbrough).
- 19': Viktor Johansson (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Corner, Rotherham United. Conceded by Ryan Giles.
- 22': Foul by Wes Harding (Rotherham United).
- 22': Matt Crooks (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Duncan Watmore (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 26': Foul by Cameron Humphreys (Rotherham United).
- 28': Attempt missed. Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Duncan Watmore.
- 30': Anfernee Dijksteel (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 30': Foul by Conor Washington (Rotherham United).
- 31': Attempt saved. Ryan Giles (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Riley McGree.
- 31': Chiedozie Ogbene (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Dael Fry (Middlesbrough).
- 32': Chiedozie Ogbene (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 32': Foul by Dael Fry (Middlesbrough).
- 32': Attempt missed. Conor Washington (Rotherham United) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Daniel Barlaser following a set piece situation.
- 33': Corner, Rotherham United. Conceded by Isaiah Jones.
- 40': Foul by Conor Washington (Rotherham United).
- 40': Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Attempt missed. Riley McGree (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Isaiah Jones with a cross.
- 43': Chiedozie Ogbene (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough).
- 43': Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': Foul by Cameron Humphreys (Rotherham United).
- 45'+2': Rodrigo Muniz (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Cameron Humphreys (Rotherham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Rodrigo Muniz (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 45'+3': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Wes Harding.
- 45'+3': Attempt missed. Matt Crooks (Middlesbrough) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Giles with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Middlesbrough 0, Rotherham United 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Middlesbrough 0, Rotherham United 0.
- 47': Attempt saved. Duncan Watmore (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonny Howson.
- 49': Attempt saved. Duncan Watmore (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rodrigo Muniz.
- 49': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Daniel Barlaser.
- 52': Foul by Rodrigo Muniz (Middlesbrough).
- 52': Wes Harding (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Offside, Rotherham United. Daniel Barlaser tries a through ball, but Richard Wood is caught offside.
- 53': Offside, Rotherham United. Cohen Bramall tries a through ball, but Chiedozie Ogbene is caught offside.
- 54': Brooke Norton-Cuffy (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Ryan Giles (Middlesbrough).
- 54': Chiedozie Ogbene (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Foul by Matt Clarke (Middlesbrough).
- 55': Attempt blocked. Ben Wiles (Rotherham United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 56': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Wes Harding.
- 58': Foul by Matt Crooks (Middlesbrough).
- 58': Oliver Rathbone (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Substitution, Rotherham United. Scott High replaces Conor Washington.
- 61': Daniel Barlaser (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Rodrigo Muniz (Middlesbrough).
- 63': Attempt blocked. Rodrigo Muniz (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matt Clarke with a cross.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Duncan Watmore (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Riley McGree.
- 64': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Richard Wood.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Rodrigo Muniz (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dael Fry.
- 70': Corner, Rotherham United. Conceded by Matt Clarke.
- 72': Chiedozie Ogbene (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Foul by Anfernee Dijksteel (Middlesbrough).
- 73': Attempt missed. Chiedozie Ogbene (Rotherham United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Daniel Barlaser.
- 74': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Marcus Forss replaces Duncan Watmore.
- 74': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Marc Bola replaces Matt Clarke.
- 74': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Alex Mowatt replaces Riley McGree.
- 74': Foul by Scott High (Rotherham United).
- 74': Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 76': Substitution, Rotherham United. Jamie Lindsay replaces Oliver Rathbone.
- 77': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Wes Harding.
- 78': Chiedozie Ogbene (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Rodrigo Muniz (Middlesbrough).
- 79': Foul by Cohen Bramall (Rotherham United).
- 79': Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Cohen Bramall (Rotherham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 81': Substitution, Rotherham United. Georgie Kelly replaces Brooke Norton-Cuffy.
- 81': Substitution, Rotherham United. Jamie McCart replaces Daniel Barlaser.
- 81': Substitution, Rotherham United. Tolaji Bola replaces Cohen Bramall.
- 82': Attempt missed. Ryan Giles (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a set piece situation.
- 83': Dael Fry (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Georgie Kelly (Rotherham United).
- 84': Ben Wiles (Rotherham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 84': Foul by Marc Bola (Middlesbrough).
- 85': Foul by Georgie Kelly (Rotherham United).
- 85': Rodrigo Muniz (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Jamie Lindsay (Rotherham United).
- 86': Matt Crooks (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Wes Harding.
- 88': Offside, Middlesbrough. Dael Fry tries a through ball, but Matt Crooks is caught offside.
- 90'+1': Foul by Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough).
- 90'+1': Scott High (Rotherham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+1': Dael Fry (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Georgie Kelly (Rotherham United).
- 90'+2': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Cameron Humphreys.
- 90'+3': Offside, Middlesbrough. Ryan Giles tries a through ball, but Matt Crooks is caught offside.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Middlesbrough 0, Rotherham United 0.
- 0': Match ends, Middlesbrough 0, Rotherham United 0.
Statistics
 ROT |
MID |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 14 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 3 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 3 | Saves | 0 |
| 44.2 | Possession | 55.8 |
| 3 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 221 | Accurate Passes | 312 |
| 328 | Passes | 412 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 18 | Crosses | 23 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 74 | Long Balls | 70 |
| 20 | Accurate Long Balls | 32 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 3 |
| 14 | Tackles | 9 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.3 |
| 4 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 29 | Effective Clearances | 20 |
| 29 | Clearances | 20 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Riverside Stadium
Location: Middlesbrough, England
Attendance: 22,960
Venue: Riverside Stadium
Location: Middlesbrough, England
Attendance: 22,960
EFL Championship Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham City | 15 | +14 | 29 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 15 | +11 | 29 |
| 3 | Stoke City | 15 | +6 | 29 |
| 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 15 | +8 | 28 |
Line-Ups
Middlesbrough (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Zack Steffen (GK) |
| 6 | Dael Fry |
| 5 | Matthew Clarke |
| 15 | Anfernee Dijksteel |
| 8 | Riley McGree |
| 25 | Matt Crooks |
| 16 | Jonathan Howson  |
| 3 | Ryan Giles |
| 2 | Isaiah Jones |
| 18 | Duncan Watmore |
| 9 | Rodrigo Muniz |
Rotherham United (3-1-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Viktor Johansson (GK) |
| 6 | Richard Wood |
| 2 | Wes Harding |
| 24 | Cameron Humphreys |
| 4 | Daniel Barlaser |
| 18 | Oliver Rathbone |
| 8 | Ben Wiles |
| 3 | Cohen Bramall |
| 10 | Brooke Norton-Cuffy |
| 14 | Conor Washington |
| 11 | Chiedozie Ogbene |
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