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MIDDLESBROUGH 2 - 0 FOREST - Sun Dec 26, 2021 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sun Dec 26, 2021 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Middlesbrough
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Riverside Stadium
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 0-2 (Lost)
: Half-time: 0-1

Season:: 2021-22
Referee:: Joshua Smith
Sponsor:: BOXT
Attendance:: 29,832
Pos Before/After:: 7 9
Opp Before/After:: 9 5

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Huddersfield Town (League Tier 2)

GAME COUNT:
League:: 4906 (of 5007)
League Tier 2:: 2489 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 5605 (of 5721)
Total:: 7366 (of 7500)

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Review
A bizzare own goal from Ryan Yates gave Boro a deserved lead and we looked off-form most of today. They could have been three or four up by half-time as we struggled to find the recent form.

FOREST
Manager: Steve Cooper
Prior form: DDDWWW (Old to recent)

Goals

MIDDLESBROUGH
Manager: Chris Wilder
Prior form: DLWWDW (Old to recent)

Goals
Ryan Yates (17) (OG)
Andraz Sporar (69)

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
30	GK	Brice Samba 32
3	D	Tobias Figueiredo off for Joao Carvalho (46)
4	D	Joe Worrall
26	D	Scott McKenna
8	M	Jack Colback
20	F	Brennan Johnson
22	M	Ryan Yates 90
37	M	James Garner
44	M	Fin Back
7	F	Lewis Grabban off for Lyle Taylor (75)
11	M	Philip Zinckernagel off for Xande Silva (62)
Subs
10	M	Joao Carvalho on for Tobias Figueiredo (46) 71
19	F	Xande Silva on for Philip Zinckernagel (62)
33	F	Lyle Taylor on for Lewis Grabban (75)
1	GK	Ethan Horvath
13	D	Ga�tan Bong
18	M	Caf�
21	M	Braian Ojeda

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Joe Lumley
2	D	Anfernee Dijksteel
3	D	Neil Taylor
6	D	Dael Fry
7	D	Marcus Tavernier
16	M	Jonny Howson 26
17	M	Paddy McNair
25	M	Matt Crooks
8	M	Onel Hernandez (65)
11	F	Andraz Sporar (90)
35	F	Isaiah Jones (84)
Subs
14		Lee Peltier (84)
10		Martin Payero (90)
18		Duncan Watmore (65)
28		Luke Daniels
22		Sol Bamba
23		James Lea Siliki
9		Uche Ikpeazu

All the games in Division 2 on this day (Sun Dec 26, 2021)

Home	Score	Away
Huddersfield Town	3-2	Blackpool
Middlesbrough	2-0	Nottingham Forest

TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME

Table before:

CHAMPIONSHIP								Home					Away
Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Current Form
1	Fulham	23	13	6	4	51	19	7	3	2	24	8	6	3	2	27	11	32	45	WDDDDL
2	Bournemouth	23	12	7	4	37	20	6	3	2	23	13	6	4	2	14	7	17	43	LDDDLL
3	Blackburn Rovers	23	12	6	5	41	27	8	2	2	28	16	4	4	3	13	11	14	42	DWWWWW
4	West Bromwich Albion	23	11	8	4	30	17	7	4	0	17	5	4	4	4	13	12	13	41	LDDWWD
5	Queens Park Rangers	21	10	5	6	33	27	6	3	2	16	10	4	2	4	17	17	6	35	WDWWWL
6	Stoke City	22	10	5	7	26	21	6	3	2	15	9	4	2	5	11	12	5	35	WWLLWD
7	Nottingham Forest	23	9	7	7	32	25	4	3	5	14	16	5	4	2	18	9	7	34	DDDWWW
8	Coventry City	22	9	7	6	29	26	7	2	2	20	10	2	5	4	9	16	3	34	WDDDLD
9	Middlesbrough	23	9	6	8	25	23	6	2	4	16	12	3	4	4	9	11	2	33	DLWWDW
10	Huddersfield Town	23	9	6	8	28	27	6	2	3	15	12	3	4	5	13	15	1	33	WLLDDW
11	Sheffield United	22	9	5	8	29	28	4	2	4	15	11	5	3	4	14	17	1	32	LDWWWW
12	Millwall	22	7	9	6	24	24	5	4	2	14	11	2	5	4	10	13	0	30	DDDLWL
13	Blackpool	23	8	6	9	23	27	5	2	5	10	13	3	4	4	13	14	-4	30	DDLLLW
14	Luton Town	22	7	8	7	31	27	4	4	3	17	13	3	4	4	14	14	4	29	LLDLWD
15	Preston North End	22	7	7	8	24	28	5	4	2	15	12	2	3	6	9	16	-4	28	LLWDLW
16	Swansea City	22	7	6	9	26	31	4	4	3	14	12	3	2	6	12	19	-5	27	LDWLLL
17	Birmingham City	23	7	6	10	22	30	4	3	4	12	14	3	3	6	10	16	-8	27	LDWLDL
18	Bristol City	23	7	6	10	26	35	3	5	4	11	13	4	1	6	15	22	-9	27	DWLWDL
19	Hull City	23	6	5	12	20	28	3	3	5	11	14	3	2	7	9	14	-8	23	WWWDDL
20	Cardiff City	22	6	4	12	25	39	2	1	8	9	18	4	3	4	16	21	-14	22	WWLWLD
21	Reading	22	8	3	11	27	34	4	3	4	16	16	4	0	7	11	18	-7	21*	WDLWDL
22	Peterborough United	23	5	4	14	20	44	4	4	3	14	11	1	0	11	6	33	-24	19	LLDLWL
23	Barnsley	23	2	8	13	15	34	2	4	6	8	15	0	4	7	7	19	-19	14	LLDDLD
24	Derby County	22	5	10	7	18	21	4	5	2	13	11	1	5	5	5	10	-3	4*	DWDLLW

*Reading deducted 6 points
*Derby County deducted a total of 21 points

Table after:

	CHAMPIONSHIP								Home					Away
	Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Current Form	Result(s)
	1	Fulham	23	13	6	4	51	19	7	3	2	24	8	6	3	2	27	11	32	45	WDDDDL
	2	Bournemouth	23	12	7	4	37	20	6	3	2	23	13	6	4	2	14	7	17	43	LDDDLL
	3	Blackburn Rovers	23	12	6	5	41	27	8	2	2	28	16	4	4	3	13	11	14	42	DWWWWW
	4	West Bromwich Albion	23	11	8	4	30	17	7	4	0	17	5	4	4	4	13	12	13	41	LDDWWD
4	5	Middlesbrough	24	10	6	8	27	23	7	2	4	18	12	3	4	4	9	11	4	36	LWWDWW	2-0
4	6	Huddersfield Town	24	10	6	8	31	29	7	2	3	18	14	3	4	5	13	15	2	36	LLDDWW	3-2
2	7	Queens Park Rangers	21	10	5	6	33	27	6	3	2	16	10	4	2	4	17	17	6	35	WDWWWL
2	8	Stoke City	22	10	5	7	26	21	6	3	2	15	9	4	2	5	11	12	5	35	WWLLWD
2	9	Nottingham Forest	24	9	7	8	32	27	4	3	5	14	16	5	4	3	18	11	5	34	DDWWWL	0-2
2	10	Coventry City	22	9	7	6	29	26	7	2	2	20	10	2	5	4	9	16	3	34	WDDDLD
	11	Sheffield United	22	9	5	8	29	28	4	2	4	15	11	5	3	4	14	17	1	32	LDWWWW
	12	Millwall	22	7	9	6	24	24	5	4	2	14	11	2	5	4	10	13	0	30	DDDLWL
	13	Blackpool	24	8	6	10	25	30	5	2	5	10	13	3	4	5	15	17	-5	30	DLLLWL	2-3
	14	Luton Town	22	7	8	7	31	27	4	4	3	17	13	3	4	4	14	14	4	29	LLDLWD
	15	Preston North End	22	7	7	8	24	28	5	4	2	15	12	2	3	6	9	16	-4	28	LLWDLW
	16	Swansea City	22	7	6	9	26	31	4	4	3	14	12	3	2	6	12	19	-5	27	LDWLLL
	17	Birmingham City	23	7	6	10	22	30	4	3	4	12	14	3	3	6	10	16	-8	27	LDWLDL
	18	Bristol City	23	7	6	10	26	35	3	5	4	11	13	4	1	6	15	22	-9	27	DWLWDL
	19	Hull City	23	6	5	12	20	28	3	3	5	11	14	3	2	7	9	14	-8	23	WWWDDL
	20	Cardiff City	22	6	4	12	25	39	2	1	8	9	18	4	3	4	16	21	-14	22	WWLWLD
	21	Reading	22	8	3	11	27	34	4	3	4	16	16	4	0	7	11	18	-7	21*	WDLWDL
	22	Peterborough United	23	5	4	14	20	44	4	4	3	14	11	1	0	11	6	33	-24	19	LLDLWL
	23	Barnsley	23	2	8	13	15	34	2	4	6	8	15	0	4	7	7	19	-19	14	LLDDLD
	24	Derby County	22	5	10	7	18	21	4	5	2	13	11	1	5	5	5	10	-3	4*	DWDLLW

*Reading deducted 6 points
*Derby County deducted a total of 21 points