(1-0 Middlesbrough)| 13¹ | A mix up in the Middlesbrough defence enabled LOADER to hit the ball inches over. |
| 21¹ | A free-kick from IMMOBILE floated wide. |
| 26¹ | MURPHY made space on the left and knocked the ball to MAHONEY who touched the ball over. |
| 30¹ | HOWSON booked by the referee. |
| 38¹ | A useful ball from FRY on the left bobbled toward SANSONE who scuffed his shot wide. |
| 39¹ | IMMOBILE ran onto a great ball from HOWSON but pulled his effort wide of the goal. |
| 42¹ | A bad challenge gets BOLA a yellow card. |
| 3² | A penalty box scramble resulted in SONNE knocking the ball over. |
| 3² | A tame shot from LASCELLES trickled agonisingly wide. |
| 7² | COOK beat two Tranmere Rovers players and blasted an effort just wide. |
| 13² | HOWSON kicked the ball wide of the lefthand post from just inside the area. |
| 18² | A header from MAHONEY was nodded off the line by HACKNEY. |
| 18² | The 'keeper saved a glorious shot from HOWSON. |
| 26² | IMMOBILE shot over. |
| 29² | A accurate pass was collected by MAVIDIDI and his deadly shot flew narrowly wide. |
| 33² | LOADER headed wide. |
| 36² | LOADER placed a looping shot over the bar from close range. |
| 40² | IMMOBILE worked the ball to MAVIDIDI, SANSONE collected his cross and nodded the ball within easy reach of the Tranmere Rovers 'keeper. |
| 41² | SONNE stormed through the Middlesbrough defence but shot straight at the 'keeper. |