Middlesbrough vs Preston North End

Championship

Boro

16-8-13

2-0

Final

Preston

13-5-19

Riverside Stadium

Match pulse

MIDAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'PNE

53%Possession47%

15Shots7

3On target3

2Corners2

3Saves2

9Fouls12

36'Alan BrownePNE62'Brad PottsPNE66'Darnell FisherMID

Team	1H	2H	T
MID	1	1	2
PNE	0	0	0

Who won: Boro 2-0

Middlesbrough beat Preston North End 2-0 on Tuesday, March 16, 2021 at Riverside Stadium. Goals for Boro: Jordan Storey (own goal) (22') and Marcus Tavernier (51').

Play by play

Match ends, Middlesbrough 2, Preston North End 0.
Second Half ends, Middlesbrough 2, Preston North End 0.
90'+1'
Free kick won
Marc Bola (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1'
Foul
Foul by Sepp van den Berg (Preston North End).
90'+1'
Foul
Foul by Ashley Fletcher (Middlesbrough).
90'+1'
Free kick won
Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88'
Free kick won
Marvin Johnson (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
87'
Header saved
Attempt saved. Jordan Storey (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joseph Rafferty with a cross.
J. Storey
83'
Handball
Hand ball by Ashley Fletcher (Middlesbrough).
83'
Sub
Subbed on for N. Kebano
Substitution, Middlesbrough. Nathaniel Mendez-Laing replaces Neeskens Kebano.
N. Mendez-Laing
82'
Right footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Ashley Fletcher (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by George Saville.
A. Fletcher
78'
Sub
Subbed on for L. Lindsay
Substitution, Preston North End. Joseph Rafferty replaces Liam Lindsay.
J. Rafferty
76'
Free kick won
Liam Lindsay (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74'
Right footed shot just wide
Attempt missed. Neeskens Kebano (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right following a corner.
N. Kebano
74'
Shot off target
Attempt missed. Marc Bola (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
73'MID
Corner awarded
Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Jordan Storey.
72'
Free kick won
Marcus Tavernier (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
72'
Foul
Foul by Jayson Molumby (Preston North End).
68'
Sub
Subbed on for C. Evans
Substitution, Preston North End. Benjamin Whiteman replaces Ched Evans.
B. Whiteman
68'
Shot off target
Attempt missed. Marvin Johnson (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Neeskens Kebano following a fast break.
66'
Yellow card
Darnell Fisher (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
D. Fisher
66'
Free kick won
Jayson Molumby (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
66'
Foul
Foul by Darnell Fisher (Middlesbrough).
65'
Foul
Foul by Dael Fry (Middlesbrough).
65'
Free kick won
Ched Evans (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.