Skip to content
Image

Middlesbrough vs Cardiff City

Championship
Boro
18-7-6
3-1
Final
Cardiff
12-13-8
Riverside Stadium

Match pulse

MIDAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'CAR
51%Possession49%
15Shots15
9On target5
4Corners5
4Saves7
7Fouls12
Team1H2HT
MID123
CAR101

Who won: Boro 3-1

Middlesbrough beat Cardiff City 3-1 on Tuesday, February 23, 2016 at Riverside Stadium. Goals for Boro: Matthew Connolly (own goal) (25'), Gastón Ramírez (63') and David Nugent (83'). Goals for Cardiff: Fabio (20').

Recap · Feb 23
Middlesbrough return to winning ways as they brush past Cardiff

Middlesbrough return to winning ways as they brush past Cardiff

What it means

  • Boro has dropped 5 of the last 5.

Latest headlines

ESPN · Sep 13
Toure nets again but loses English battle of Socceroos
ESPN · Sep 6
Portsmouth urge supporters not to speculate on social media as fan incident with Cardiff player is investigated
Recap · Aug 17
Late Cardiff goal spoils Wrexham's start in Championship
ESPN · Aug 17
Cardiff 1-1 Wrexham: Colwill hits injury-time free kick to rescue dramatic point in Welsh derby - as it happened
ESPN · Jun 25
English Championship fixtures 2026-27: West Ham start against Burnley, Wrexham head to Cardiff City
ESPN · Mar 30
Cardiff's $138m claim over Emiliano Sala's death dismissed
Recap · Dec 16
Pedro Neto strike sees Chelsea past Cardiff into Carabao Cup semifinal
ESPN · Dec 7
Cardiff case against Nantes over Sala death starts Monday

Lineups

Cardiff21st in English League Championship
Lineup (4-4-2)
  1. 1David MarshallG
  2. 2Matthew ConnollyCD-L
  3. 3Bruno Ecuélé MangaCD-R
  4. 4Scott MaloneLB
  5. 5FabioRB
  6. 6Joe RallsCM-L
  7. 7Stuart O'KeefeCM-R
  8. 8Peter WhittinghamLM
  9. 9Tom LawrenceRM
  10. 10Lex ImmersCF-L
  11. 11Anthony PilkingtonCF-R
Boro2nd in English League Championship
Lineup (4-2-3-1)
  1. 1Dimitrios KonstantopoulosG
  2. 2Dael FryCD-L
  3. 3Tomás KalasCD-R
  4. 4George FriendLB
  5. 5Emilio NsueRB
  6. 6Gastón RamírezAM
  7. 7Grant LeadbitterLM
  8. 8Adam ForshawRM
  9. 9Jordan RhodesF
  10. 10Stewart DowningAM-L
  11. 11Albert AdomahAM-R

Head to head

MID leads series 3-2
Last meeting: Cardiff 1, Boro 0 (Nov 17)

Last 5

CAR
  • Wvs BHA4-1
  • T@ CHA0-0
  • Tvs MKD0-0
  • W@ HUD3-2
  • Tvs ROT2-2
MID
  • T@ LEE0-0
  • T@ MKD1-1
  • Tvs BLK1-1
  • Lvs NFO0-1
  • L@ BRC0-1

Chirp's angle

Be the first to talk about this one.Open chat

Game info

Venue
Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough, England · Attendance 24,322

Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.

Season seriesMID leads series 3-2

More Championship games on February 23