Middlesbrough vs Reading

Championship

Boro

12-6-8

2-1

Final

Reading

8-4-13

Riverside Stadium

Match pulse

MIDAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'REA

62%Possession38%

10Shots10

5On target4

5Corners5

3Saves3

11Fouls17

12'Ethan BristowREA36'Junior HoilettREA65'Danny DrinkwaterREA74'Marcus TavernierMID

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

Who won: Boro 2-1

Middlesbrough beat Reading 2-1 on Saturday, January 15, 2022 at Riverside Stadium. Goals for Boro: Matt Crooks (84', 90'+5'). Goals for Reading: Andy Carroll (68').

Play by play

Match ends, Middlesbrough 2, Reading 1.
Second Half ends, Middlesbrough 2, Reading 1.
GOAL90'+5'
Goal! Header
M. Crooks · ast I. Jones
Goal! Middlesbrough 2, Reading 1. Matt Crooks (Middlesbrough) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Isaiah Jones with a cross.
MID 2 - 1 REA
90'+4'
Offside
Offside, Middlesbrough. Josh Coburn tries a through ball, but Duncan Watmore is caught offside.
90'+2'
Free kick won
Matt Crooks (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+2'
Foul
Foul by Lucas João (Reading).
90'+1'
Right footed shot saved
Attempt saved. Josh Laurent (Reading) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Tom Dele-Bashiru.
J. Laurent
90'
Foul
Foul by Folarin Balogun (Middlesbrough).
90'
Free kick won
Dejan Tetek (Reading) wins a free kick on the right wing.
88'
Free kick won
Marcus Tavernier (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88'
Foul
Foul by Danny Drinkwater (Reading).
88'
Sub
Subbed on for J. Swift
Substitution, Reading. Lucas João replaces John Swift.
L. João
87'
Foul
Foul by Matt Crooks (Middlesbrough).
87'
Free kick won
Andy Carroll (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86'
Handball
Hand ball by Dejan Tetek (Reading).
GOAL84'
Goal! Header
M. Crooks · ast M. Tavernier
Goal! Middlesbrough 1, Reading 1. Matt Crooks (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcus Tavernier with a cross following a corner.
MID 1 - 1 REA
84'
Sub
Subbed on for J. Howson
Substitution, Middlesbrough. Josh Coburn replaces Jonny Howson.
J. Coburn
84'MID
Corner awarded
Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Luke Southwood.
83'
Header saved
Attempt saved. Matt Crooks (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Andraz Sporar.
M. Crooks
83'
Header just wide
Attempt missed. Andraz Sporar (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marcus Tavernier with a cross following a corner.
A. Sporar
83'MID
Corner awarded
Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Thomas Holmes.
76'
Free kick won
Tom Dele-Bashiru (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76'
Foul
Foul by Matt Crooks (Middlesbrough).
76'
Right footed shot saved
Attempt saved. John Swift (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
J. Swift
74'
Yellow card
Marcus Tavernier (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
M. Tavernier