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Commentary
A accurate pass bobbled toward EMERSON PALMIERI and his left foot effort floated narrowly over.
A penalty box scramble resulted in TAYLOR cracking the ball over.
The 'keeper saved a refined strike from TUANZEBE.
10¹HWANG shot wide.
10¹The hapless Cardiff City 'keeper stared in disbelief as a backpass from O'BRIEN dropped just wide.
13¹An outswinging corner was touched into the arms of ARÉOLA by TRAORÉ.
21¹A fine run was ended by a good save by the oncoming ARÉOLA.
22¹BROADHEAD charged through the Middlesbrough defence but shot straight at the Middlesbrough 'keeper.
29¹WILSON ran onto a wonderful ball from COYLE but hit his shot wide.
33¹GOAL!! O'BRIEN tried to play the ball out of the Cardiff City penalty area but was tackled by McNEIL who forced the ball to TRAORÉ for an easy tap in. (1-0 Middlesbrough)
36¹GOAL!! A great dribble from TUANZEBE gave TRAORÉ space on the right and NKETIAH rattled in his accurate pass. (2-0 Middlesbrough)
40¹A corner fell to McNEIL who touched the ball wide.
10²GAZZANIGA dived to his right to block a lovely shot from Cardiff City's BROADHEAD.
13²UGARTE worked the ball to TRAORÉ, EMERSON PALMIERI controlled his cross and booted the ball within easy reach of the Cardiff City 'keeper.
14²A header by BROADHEAD at the near post was easily collected by GAZZANIGA.
18²The 'keeper did well to hold onto a powerful shot from McNEIL.
22²A free-kick from HLOZEK flew inches over.
26²GOAL!! A shot from TRAORÉ deflected off the boot of NELSON and bobbled past the helpless Cardiff City 'keeper and over the line. (3-0 Middlesbrough)
28²NKETIAH snapped at a simple chance.
38²A twenty yard drive from WILSON caused GAZZANIGA little difficulty.
42²BROADHEAD drilled a right foot shot over the bar from close range.
44²TRAORÉ made space on the left and pulled the ball to NKETIAH who touched the ball wide.

 
Middlesbrough
 
League position: 11
Home league form: WXWL
Overall league form: LXWOXLWL
Formation: 4-3-3
Line-ups
(c)Paulo GAZZANIGA1Alphonse ARÉOLA(c)
Axel TUANZEBE2Leandro BACUNA
EMERSON PALMIERI dos Santos3Charlie TAYLOR
Manuel UGARTE4Lewis O'BRIEN
TUTA5Will VAULKS
Adilson MALANDA6Curtis NELSON
Adama TRAORÉ7Harry WILSON
Dwight McNEIL8HWANG Hee-chan
(p)Eddie NKETIAH9Nathan BROADHEAD(p)
(f)Bertrand TRAORÉ10Lewie COYLE(f)
Adam HLOZEK11Anastasios DOUVIKAS
Manager
Ché ADAMS  12  Harry TOFFOLO
Marcus BETTINELLI  13  Dan BENTLEY
Festy EBOSELE14  Andrew HUGHES
Maurits KJÆRGAARD  15  Perry NG
Naby SARR  16  Mark McGUINNESS
 
Cardiff City
 
League position: 14
Away league form: LLWW
Overall league form: LLXWLWXL
Formation: 4-3-3

Statistics
Middlesbrough 3 Cardiff City 0
(Half-time: 2-0, Attendance: 34,654, Stadium: Riverside, Referee: Fred Graham 5½)

Traoré 33¹, Nketiah 36¹, Nelson 26² (og)
Scorers
Substitutions
Sent off
Bookings
Corners
Fouls
Offsides
Shots on
Shots off
Total shots
Shots saved
Possession
 
TutaóEbosele 33² 
  
  
11
916
74
96
66
1512
56
50%50%
Man of the match: Manuel Ugarte