Middlesbrough 2–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers · FT

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3.Middlesbrough15 pts · 8J · +4

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Match events

MiddlesbroughWolves
41′Middlesbrough: Yellow card: Grant Leadbitter
62′Middlesbrough: Substitution: M. Emnes on, Luke Williams off
62′Middlesbrough: Substitution: E. Ledesma on, Ishmael Miller off
74′Wolves: Substitution: David Davis on, Tongo Doumbia off
74′Wolves: Substitution: Jermaine Pennant on, Sylvan Ebanks-Blake off
80′Middlesbrough: Substitution: Stuart Parnaby on, George Friend off
89′Middlesbrough: Penalty: M. Emnes
90+4′Middlesbrough: Goal: S. McDonald

Lineups

Middlesbrough

Starting XI

1Jason SteeleGK
2Justin HoyteDF
4George FriendDF
7Grant LeadbitterMF
15Seb HinesDF
16Josh McEachranMF
22Luke WilliamsFW
27S. McDonaldFW
30Ishmael MillerFW
33Richard SmallwoodMF
39Jonathan Woodgate

Substitutes

3George FriendDF
8Kevin ThomsonMF
9M. EmnesFW
10Nicky BaileyFW
11E. LedesmaMF
14Luke WilliamsMF
17Lukas JutkiewiczFW
21Stuart ParnabyDF
32Jayson LeutwilerGK

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Starting XI

8Karl HenryMF
9Sylvan Ebanks-BlakeFW
11Stephen Ward
13Carl IkemeGK
14R. JohnsonDF
15Björn SigurdarsonFW
16Christophe Berra
28Tongo DoumbiaMF
29Kevin DoyleFW
32Kevin FoleyDF

Substitutes

5Richard StearmanDF
6D. BatthDF
12Anthony FordeDF
18Frank NoubleFW
20Jermaine PennantMF
25D. BatthDF
26David DavisMF
27Anthony FordeMF
31Dorus De VriesGK

Head-to-head

Of the last 9 meetings: 4 wins for Middlesbrough, 0 draws, and 5 wins for Wolverhampton Wanderers. Across those 9 meetings: 26 goals in total, 2.9 per match; both teams scored in 6 matches.

Match officials

RefereeRobert Madley
Assistant referee 1Alan Clayton
Assistant referee 2Seb Stockbridge
Fourth officialAnthony Backhouse

Venue

Riverside Stadium

City: Middlesbrough
Capacity: 34,988

Middlesbrough × Wolverhampton Wanderers · EFL Championship