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RULLI saved a lovely strike from HLOZEK.
A free-kick from POLITANO floated over the bar.
DAVID NERES's shot was well saved by TRUBIN.
EMERSON PALMIERI flicked a deadly shot just beyond the far post from just outside the area.
20¹The hapless Middlesbrough 'keeper was a mere bystander as a backpass from TUTA fell just wide.
23¹POLITANO's shot beat the 'keeper but rebounded off the Middlesbrough crossbar.
23¹RULLI was able to palm clear a tame shot from BEIER.
24¹A drive from TRAORÉ seemed a certain goal but the 'keeper managed to force the ball away.
28¹GOAL!! A long goal-kick from GÜNTER caught the Middlesbrough defence napping and POLITANO rushed through to round the 'keeper and score. (1-0 Reading)
32¹DAVID NERES brought the ball round UGARTE and rattled a poor shot into the crowd.
45¹A corner found TRAORÉ who flicked the ball just wide.
A header by POLITANO at the near post was comfortably collected by the 'keeper.
13²A mix up in the Reading defence enabled HLOZEK to blast the ball over.
14²GOAL!! Unlucky POLITANO hit the post before MINGS poked the ball home as TRAORÉ failed to clear. (2-0 Reading)
16²A shot from HLOZEK was smothered by the 'keeper.
20²BUSQUETS scuffed a simple chance.
24²POLITANO nutmegged SARR but tapped the ball into the arms of the 'keeper.
29²DAVID NERES poked a simple chance past the near post.
33²A great effort from KONÉ scraped the upright.
37²A fine dribble was ended by a good save by the advancing Reading 'keeper.
38²A great save prevented TRAORÉ from scoring a lovely goal.
39²A weak strike from JOSÉ FONTE trickled agonisingly wide.

 
Middlesbrough
 
League position: 9
Home league form: WWWX
Overall league form: WWWXWWXL
Formation: 4-3-3
Line-ups
Anatoliy TRUBIN1Gerónimo RULLI
Axel TUANZEBE2Rick KARSDORP
EMERSON PALMIERI dos Santos3Christian GÜNTER
Manuel UGARTE4Curtis JONES
TUTA5Tyrone MINGS
Naby SARR6JOSÉ Miguel FONTE(c)
Bertrand TRAORÉ7DAVID NERES Campos
Kouadio KONÉ8Matteo POLITANO
(p)Adam HLOZEK9Sébastien HALLER(p)
(c,f)Sergio BUSQUETS10Rade KRUNIC(f)
Maximilian BEIER11Yakou MEITÉ
Manager
Jonny HOWSON  12  Kane WILSON
Paulo GAZZANIGA  13  Zack STEFFEN
Darragh LENIHAN  14  WILLIAM Silva CARVALHO
Marc BOLA  15  Andy CARROLL
JOÃO Filipe MOUTINHO16  Harry CLIFTON
 
Reading
 
League position: 5
Away league form: LXWX
Overall league form: WLXLWLXW
Formation: 4-3-3

Statistics
Middlesbrough 0 Reading 2
(Half-time: 0-1, Attendance: 34,682, Stadium: Riverside, Referee: Roger Freestone 7½)

 
Scorers
Substitutions
Sent off
Bookings
Corners
Fouls
Offsides
Shots on
Shots off
Total shots
Shots saved
Possession
Politano 28¹, Mings 14²
Emerson PalmierióJoão Moutinho 13² 
  
  
21
410
31
66
78
1314
64
51%49%
Man of the match: João Filipe Moutinho