Middlesbrough vs Preston North End

Championship - Regular Season 16 Mar 2021, 19:00
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough
2–0
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Preston North End
Preston North End
🏟 Riverside, Middlesbrough 👤 Oliver Langford, England Round 37

Match report

Middlesbrough beat Preston North End 2-0 in the Championship - Regular Season on 16 March 2021.

Middlesbrough had 15 shots to Preston North End's 7.

Alan Browne was sent off in the 36th minute.

The match was played at Riverside, Middlesbrough, with Oliver Langford, England in charge.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 52% - 48% Shots 15 - 7 On target 3 - 3 Corners 2 - 2 Fouls 9 - 12 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 2
8
Player of the match
Marcus Bettinelli
Middlesbrough · 3 saves
8 Grant Hall captained the side
8 Neeskens Kebano captained the side
7 Marcus Tavernier 1 goal
7 Darnell Fisher captained the side
Match statistics
15 Shots Total 7
3 Shots On Goal 3
10 Shots Off Goal 3
2 Shots Blocked 1
10 Shots Inside Box 5
5 Shots Outside Box 2
9 Fouls 12
2 Corners 2
0 Offsides 1
52% Ball Possession 48%
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 1
3 Saves 2
446 Passes Total 413
329 Passes Accurate 280
Line-ups 4-3-3  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Middlesbrough · 4-3-3
1 M. Bettinelli
20 D. Fisher 6 D. Fry 4 G. Hall 27 M. Bola
17 P. McNair 16 J. Howson 5 S. Morsy
14 Y. Bolasie 10 C. Akpom 21 N. Kebano
Preston North End · 4-2-3-1
22 D. Iversen
2 S. Berg 14 J. Storey 6 L. Lindsay 16 A. Hughes
8 A. Browne 12 P. Gallagher
29 T. Barkhuizen 44 B. Potts 31 S. Sinclair
26 C. Evans
Middlesbrough
Coach
N. Warnock
Substitutes
  • 13 Jordan Archer
  • 33 Hayden Coulson
  • 7 Marcus Tavernier
  • 3 Marvin Johnson
  • 19 Nathaniel Mendez-Laing
  • 22 George Saville
  • 29 Djed Spence
  • 11 Ashley Fletcher
  • 18 Duncan Watmore
Preston North End
Coach
A. Neil
Substitutes
  • 25 Connor Ripley
  • 23 Paul Huntington
  • 15 Joe Rafferty
  • 42 Anthony Gordon
  • 11 Daniel Johnson
  • 21 Jayson Molumby
  • 17 Benjamin Whiteman
  • 24 Sean Maguire
  • 19 Emil Riis
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ Marcus Tavernier ↓ Sam Morsy Middlesbrough
  • 46' ↑ Jayson Molumby ↓ Scott Sinclair Preston North End
  • 55' ↑ Daniel Johnson ↓ Paul Gallagher Preston North End
  • 55' ↑ Emil Riis ↓ Tom Barkhuizen Preston North End
  • 58' ↑ George Saville ↓ Paddy McNair Middlesbrough
  • 62' ↑ Marvin Johnson ↓ Yannick Bolasie Middlesbrough
  • 63' ↑ Ashley Fletcher ↓ Chuba Akpom Middlesbrough
  • 68' ↑ Benjamin Whiteman ↓ Ched Evans Preston North End
  • 78' ↑ Joe Rafferty ↓ Liam Lindsay Preston North End
  • 83' ↑ Nathaniel Mendez-Laing ↓ Neeskens Kebano Middlesbrough
Cards
  • 36' Alan Browne Preston North End
  • 62' Brad Potts Preston North End
  • 66' Darnell Fisher Middlesbrough
Head-to-head
Middlesbrough 4 2 draws 6 Preston North End
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2023-11-28 Middlesbrough vs Preston North End 4 - 0
Recent form
Middlesbrough D D D L L
Preston North End L D D W D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Middlesbrough vs Preston North End?
Middlesbrough won 2-0 against Preston North End on 16 March 2021.
Who won Middlesbrough vs Preston North End?
Middlesbrough won the match 2-0.
Where was Middlesbrough vs Preston North End played?
The match was played at Riverside, Middlesbrough.
Who had more possession in Middlesbrough vs Preston North End?
Middlesbrough had 52% of possession, compared to 48% for the other side.