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Commentary
GOAL!! WELBECK brought the ball forward, glanced up and thundered a shot into the Middlesbrough net. (1-0 Arsenal)
A free-kick from LACAZETTE went over.
FISCHER beat RAMSEY and flicked the ball to RAMÍREZ who dragged his effort wide.
GOAL!! A scuffed FISCHER shot fell to HOWSON who made no mistake from just outside the area. (1-1)
15¹The hapless Middlesbrough 'keeper was all agog as a backpass from KALAS dropped just wide.
17¹FISCHER receives a yellow card for a high challenge on MAITLAND-NILES.
23¹A deadly shot from LACAZETTE was pushed round the post by the Middlesbrough 'keeper.
29¹GIBSON drilled a right foot shot just beyond the far post from twenty-five yards out.
30¹LACAZETTE nodded the ball wide from the edge of the box.
36¹RAMÍREZ worked the ball to GIBSON, FISCHER latched onto his pass and kicked the ball within easy reach of OSPINA.
37¹MAITLAND-NILES made space on the left and pulled the ball to COQUELIN who rasped the ball over.
39¹A penalty box meleé resulted in STUANI tapping the ball over.
40¹A corner bobbled toward FISCHER who forced the ball over the bar.
43¹COQUELIN was put clear by MUSTAFI and he stepped inside GUZAN but thrust his shot wide.
ESPINOSA cautioned for a high challenge.
MKHITARYAN's header was well saved by the Middlesbrough 'keeper.
10²A cross from SAHIN left FISCHER in lots of space but he fluffed his shot.
17²WELBECK shot over.
21²WELBECK booked by the referee for a clumsy tackle.
24²LACAZETTE beat RAMÍREZ but hit the ball into the arms of the Middlesbrough 'keeper.
31²Uncertainty in the Middlesbrough defence enabled MKHITARYAN to thump the ball wide.
33²The 'keeper did well to hold onto a powerful shot from STUANI.
36²The referee books MUSTAFI for violent conduct against KALAS.
43²HOWSON booked.

 
Middlesbrough
 
League position: 17
Home league form: LLWX
Overall league form: WLLLLWWX
Formation: 4-3-3
Line-ups
Brad GUZAN1David OSPINA
Tomás KALAS2Shkodran MUSTAFI
George FRIEND3NACHO MONREAL(c)
Nuri SAHIN4Aaron RAMSEY
Bernardo ESPINOSA5GABRIEL PAULISTA
Ben GIBSON6Per MERTESACKER
Jonny HOWSON7Ainsley MAITLAND-NILES
Viktor FISCHER8Henrikh MKHITARYAN
(c,p)Christian STUANI9Alexandre LACAZETTE(p)
(f)Gastón RAMÍREZ10Francis COQUELIN(f)
Patrick BAMFORD11Danny WELBECK
Manager
Stewart DOWNING  12  Alex IWOBI
Adama TRAORÉ13  Matt MACEY
Carlos DE PENA  14  Calum CHAMBERS
Adam CLAYTON  15  Jack WILSHERE
KIKE  16  Mohamed EL NENNY
 
Arsenal
 
League position: 6
Away league form: LWLL
Overall league form: XLXWWWLW
Formation: 4-3-3

Statistics
Middlesbrough 1 Arsenal 1
(Half-time: 1-1, Attendance: 28,233, Stadium: Riverside, Referee: Howard Webb 6)

Howson 8¹
Scorers
Substitutions
Sent off
Bookings
Corners
Fouls
Offsides
Shots on
Shots off
Total shots
Shots saved
Possession
Welbeck 3¹
GibsonóTraoré 28² 
  
Fischer 17¹, Espinosa 0², Howson 43²Welbeck 21², Mustafi 36²
14
148
02
34
57
811
22
52%48%
Man of the match: Aaron Ramsey