Middlesbrough vs Watford

Championship

Boro

13-6-10

2-0

Final

Watford

12-8-9

Riverside Stadium

Match pulse

MIDAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'WAT

57%Possession43%

14Shots11

6On target4

9Corners5

4Saves4

10Fouls19

38'Craig CathcartWAT44'Jonathan HowsonMID90'+2'Tobi AdemeyoWAT

Team	1H	2H	T
MID	2	0	2
WAT	0	0	0

Who won: Boro 2-0

Middlesbrough beat Watford 2-0 on Saturday, January 28, 2023 at Riverside Stadium. Goals for Boro: Chuba Akpom (36') and Marcus Forss (45'+3').

Play by play

Match ends, Middlesbrough 2, Watford 0.
Second Half ends, Middlesbrough 2, Watford 0.
90'+5'
Free kick won
Tommy Smith (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5'WAT
Foul
Foul by Tobi Adeyemo (Watford).
90'+4'
Sub
Subbed on for R. McGree
Substitution, Middlesbrough. Anfernee Dijksteel replaces Riley McGree.
A. Dijksteel
90'+3'
Sub
Subbed on for C. Akpom
Substitution, Middlesbrough. Alex Mowatt replaces Chuba Akpom.
A. Mowatt
90'+3'
Free kick won
Matt Crooks (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+3'
Foul
Foul by Craig Cathcart (Watford).
90'+2'
Yellow card
Tobi Adeyemo (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
T. Ademeyo
90'+2'
Free kick won
Duncan Watmore (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89'
Offside
Offside, Watford. Henrique Araújo tries a through ball, but Ismaïla Sarr is caught offside.
87'WAT
Free kick won
Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87'
Free kick won
Hassane Kamara (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87'
Foul
Foul by Riley McGree (Middlesbrough).
85'
Shot on target
Attempt saved. Henrique Araújo (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ismaïla Sarr.
84'
Sub
Subbed on for C. Archer
Substitution, Middlesbrough. Matt Crooks replaces Cameron Archer because of an injury.
M. Crooks
82'
Foul
Foul by Hamza Choudhury (Watford).
82'
Corner, Watford. Conceded by Tommy Smith.
81'
Header saved
Attempt saved. Matthew Pollock (Watford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Leandro Bacuna with a cross.
M. Pollock
81'MID
Corner awarded
Corner, Watford. Conceded by Patrick McNair.
80'
Left footed shot saved
Attempt saved. Riley McGree (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Chuba Akpom.
R. McGree
79'
Shot off target
Attempt missed. Ismaïla Sarr (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Yáser Asprilla.
77'
Shot off target
Attempt missed. Riley McGree (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ryan Giles with a cross.
74'
Shot on target
Attempt saved. Tobi Adeyemo (Watford) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ismaïla Sarr.
73'
Free kick won
Riley McGree (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.