Middlesbrough vs Reading

Championship

Boro

14-6-11

2-1

Final

Reading

8-8-15

Riverside Stadium

Match pulse

MIDAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'REA

41%Possession59%

14Shots7

3On target2

6Corners8

1Saves1

13Fouls11

60'Joey van den BergREA73'George FriendMID83'Chris GunterREA87'Leandro BacunaREA88'Adam ClaytonMID

Team	1H	2H	T
MID	1	1	2
REA	0	1	1

Who won: Boro 2-1

Middlesbrough beat Reading 2-1 on Saturday, February 10, 2018 at Riverside Stadium. Goals for Boro: Adama Traoré (44', 49'). Goals for Reading: Chris Martin (78').

Play by play

Match ends, Middlesbrough 2, Reading 1.
Second Half ends, Middlesbrough 2, Reading 1.
90'+6'
Offside
Offside, Reading. Chris Gunter tries a through ball, but David Edwards is caught offside.
90'+5'
Offside
Offside, Middlesbrough. Adama Traoré tries a through ball, but Britt Assombalonga is caught offside.
90'+4'
Free kick won
Liam Moore (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4'
Foul
Foul by Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough).
90'+3'
Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Tiago Ilori.
90'+3'
Britt assombalonga shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonny Howson.
B. Assombalonga
90'+1'
Sub
Subbed on for S. Downing
Substitution, Middlesbrough. Martin Cranie replaces Stewart Downing.
M. Cranie
89'
Sone aluko shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Sone Aluko (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pelle Clement.
S. Aluko
88'
Yellow card
Adam Clayton (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card.
A. Clayton
87'
Yellow card
Leandro Bacuna (Reading) is shown the yellow card.
L. Bacuna
86'
Free kick won
Leandro Bacuna (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86'
Foul
Foul by Adam Clayton (Middlesbrough).
86'
Offside
Offside, Middlesbrough. Grant Leadbitter tries a through ball, but Adama Traoré is caught offside.
85'
Penalty - missed
Penalty missed! Bad penalty by Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) right footed shot is too high. Britt Assombalonga should be disappointed.
B. Assombalonga
84'
Foul
Penalty conceded by David Edwards (Reading) after a foul in the penalty area.
84'REA
Foul
Penalty Middlesbrough. Adama Traoré draws a foul in the penalty area.
83'
Yellow card
Chris Gunter (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
C. Gunter
83'
Foul
Foul by Chris Gunter (Reading).
83'
Free kick won
Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82'REA
Corner awarded
Corner, Reading. Conceded by Ben Gibson.
82'
Chris martin shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Chris Martin (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sone Aluko.
C. Martin
81'
Free kick won
Joey van den Berg (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
79'
Sub
Subbed on for R. Gestede
Substitution, Middlesbrough. Britt Assombalonga replaces Rudy Gestede.
B. Assombalonga