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Middlesbrough vs Crystal Palace

Boro 1 Palace 2

Boro1
Ayala38'
Palace2
Benteke16'
Zaha47'
Sat 10 Sep 14:00(KO listed in users′ timezone)

Premier LeagueRiverside Stadium

Full-Time
Premier League
pos
club
pl
w
d
l
gf
ga
gd
pts
1
CHEChelsea
38
30
3
5
85
33
+52
93
2
TOTTottenham Hotspur
38
26
8
4
86
26
+60
86
3
MCIManchester City
38
23
9
6
80
39
+41
78
4
LIVLiverpool
38
22
10
6
78
42
+36
76
5
ARSArsenal
38
23
6
9
77
44
+33
75
6
MUNManchester United
38
18
15
5
54
29
+25
69
7
EVEEverton
38
17
10
11
62
44
+18
61
8
SOUSouthampton
38
12
10
16
41
48
-7
46
9
BOUBournemouth
38
12
10
16
55
67
-12
46
10
WBAWest Bromwich Albion
38
12
9
17
43
51
-8
45
11
WHUWest Ham United
38
12
9
17
47
64
-17
45
12
LEILeicester City
38
12
8
18
48
63
-15
44
13
STOStoke City
38
11
11
16
41
56
-15
44
14
CRYCrystal Palace
38
12
5
21
50
63
-13
41
15
SWASwansea City
38
12
5
21
45
70
-25
41
16
BURBurnley
38
11
7
20
39
55
-16
40
17
WATWatford
38
11
7
20
40
68
-28
40
18
HULLHull City
38
9
7
22
37
80
-43
34
19
MIDMiddlesbrough
38
5
13
20
27
53
-26
28
20
SUNSunderland
38
6
6
26
29
69
-40
24

Match Blog

Full-Time

Match ends, Middlesbrough 1, Crystal Palace 2.
90'+5'

Yellow Card

Zaha(11)
Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+5'

free kick won

George Friend (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+3'

attempt saved

Attempt saved. Jonathan Benteke (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lee Chung-Yong.
90'+2'

miss

Attempt missed. Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
89'

attempt saved

Attempt saved. Gastón Ramírez (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Stewart Downing.
89'

attempt blocked

Attempt blocked. Marten de Roon (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
88'

attempt blocked

Attempt blocked. Adam Forshaw (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gastón Ramírez.
86'

offside

Offside, Middlesbrough. Adam Forshaw tries a through ball, but Álvaro Negredo is caught offside.
84'

Substitution

Crystal Palace
Christian Benteke
Christian
Benteke(17)
off
Jonathan
Benteke(15)
on
84'

Substitution

Crystal Palace
Joe
Ledley(16)
off
Mathieu
Flamini(4)
on
83'

attempt blocked

Attempt blocked. Joel Ward (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Wilfried Zaha.
82'

Yellow Card

Ward(2)
Joel Ward (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card.
81'

Substitution

Middlesbrough
Cristhian
Stuani(18)
off
Adama
Traoré(37)
on
79'

offside

Offside, Crystal Palace. Steve Mandanda tries a through ball, but Wilfried Zaha is caught offside.
77'

miss

Attempt missed. Daniel Ayala (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Stewart Downing with a cross following a corner.
77'

Substitution

Crystal Palace
Andros Townsend
Andros
Townsend(10)
off
Lee Chung-Yong
Lee Chung-Yong(14)
on
76'

corner

Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Joel Ward.
76'

attempt blocked

Attempt blocked. George Friend (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Antonio Barragán with a cross.
72'

free kick won

Gastón Ramírez (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
70'

miss

Attempt missed. Damien Delaney (Crystal Palace) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Scott Dann following a corner.
70'

miss

Attempt missed. Scott Dann (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Jason Puncheon with a cross following a corner.
69'

corner

Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Antonio Barragán.
68'

corner

Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Cristhian Stuani.
63'

free kick won

Joel Ward (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60'

Yellow Card

Ramírez(21)
Gastón Ramírez (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card.
59'

free kick won

Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
57'

free kick won

James McArthur (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
57'

Substitution

Middlesbrough
Adam Clayton
Adam
Clayton(8)
off
Marten
de Roon(14)
on
57'

Substitution

Middlesbrough
Viktor
Fischer(11)
off
Gastón
Ramírez(21)
on
56'

free kick won

Steve Mandanda (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55'

corner

Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Steve Mandanda.
55'

attempt saved

Attempt saved. Ben Gibson (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Álvaro Negredo.
54'

free kick won

Cristhian Stuani (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51'

miss

Attempt missed. Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Antonio Barragán.
47'

Crystal Palace Goal!

Crystal Palace
Goal!
Crystal Palace
Wilfried
Zaha(11)
Wilfried Zaha
Goal! Middlesbrough 1, Crystal Palace 2. Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
46'

free kick won

Damien Delaney (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

First-Half Ends

First Half ends, Middlesbrough 1, Crystal Palace 1.
45'+1'

corner

Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Steve Mandanda.
45'+1'

attempt saved

Attempt saved. Álvaro Negredo (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Viktor Fischer.
43'

offside

Offside, Middlesbrough. Stewart Downing tries a through ball, but Cristhian Stuani is caught offside.
42'

miss

Attempt missed. Joel Ward (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
42'

attempt blocked

Attempt blocked. Andros Townsend (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
41'

corner

Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Antonio Barragán.
41'

attempt blocked

Attempt blocked. James McArthur (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andros Townsend with a cross.
40'

free kick won

Joel Ward (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
38'

Middlesbrough Goal

Middlesbrough
Goal!
Middlesbrough
Daniel
Ayala(4)
Daniel Ayala
Goal! Middlesbrough 1, Crystal Palace 1. Daniel Ayala (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Stewart Downing with a cross following a corner.
37'

corner

Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Joel Ward.
29'

corner

Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Martin Kelly.
27'

free kick won

Cristhian Stuani (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
26'

free kick won

Álvaro Negredo (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
25'

free kick won

Viktor Fischer (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24'

corner

Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Víctor Valdés.
24'

attempt saved

Attempt saved. Andros Townsend (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Christian Benteke.
22'

free kick won

Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21'

corner

Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Adam Clayton.
19'

offside

Offside, Middlesbrough. Daniel Ayala tries a through ball, but Antonio Barragán is caught offside.
16'

Crystal Palace Goal!

Crystal Palace
Goal!
Crystal Palace
Christian
Benteke(17)
Christian Benteke
Goal! Middlesbrough 0, Crystal Palace 1. Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace) header from the left side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Wilfried Zaha with a cross.
11'

miss

Attempt missed. Adam Clayton (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by George Friend following a corner.
10'

corner

Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Wilfried Zaha.
8'

miss

Attempt missed. Álvaro Negredo (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
4'

miss

Attempt missed. Scott Dann (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jason Puncheon with a cross following a corner.
4'

corner

Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Ben Gibson.
4'

attempt blocked

Attempt blocked. Andros Townsend (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jason Puncheon.

Kick-Off

lineup

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Starting lineup

26
Víctor Valdés
GK
4
Daniel Ayala
DF
38'
3
George Friend
DF
6
Ben Gibson
DF
17
Antonio Barragán
DF
8
Adam Clayton
MF
substitution icon57'
19
Stewart Downing
MF
18
Cristhian Stuani
MF
substitution icon81'
11
Viktor Fischer
MF
substitution icon57'
34
Adam Forshaw
MF
10
Álvaro Negredo
S

Substitutes

9
Jordan Rhodes
12
Brad Guzan
14
Marten de Roon
substitution icon57'
21
Gastón Ramírez
substitution icon57'
60'
24
Nsue
25
Calum Chambers
37
Adama Traoré
substitution icon81'
MUN
1-2
MCI
WHU
2-4
WAT
ARS
2-1
SOU
BUR
1-1
HULL
STO
0-4
TOT
BOU
1-0
WBA
LIV
4-1
LEI

Starting lineup

26
Víctor Valdés
GK
4
Daniel Ayala
DF
38'
3
George Friend
DF
6
Ben Gibson
DF
17
Antonio Barragán
DF
8
Adam Clayton
MF
substitution icon57'
19
Stewart Downing
MF
18
Cristhian Stuani
MF
substitution icon81'
11
Viktor Fischer
MF
substitution icon57'
34
Adam Forshaw
MF
10
Álvaro Negredo
S

Substitutes

9
Jordan Rhodes
12
Brad Guzan
14
Marten de Roon
substitution icon57'
21
Gastón Ramírez
substitution icon57'
60'
24
Nsue
25
Calum Chambers
37
Adama Traoré
substitution icon81'
MUN
1-2
MCI
WHU
2-4
WAT
ARS
2-1
SOU
BUR
1-1
HULL
STO
0-4
TOT
BOU
1-0
WBA
LIV
4-1
LEI
Premier League
pos
club
pl
w
d
l
gf
ga
gd
pts
1
CHEChelsea
38
30
3
5
85
33
+52
93
2
TOTTottenham Hotspur
38
26
8
4
86
26
+60
86
3
MCIManchester City
38
23
9
6
80
39
+41
78
4
LIVLiverpool
38
22
10
6
78
42
+36
76
5
ARSArsenal
38
23
6
9
77
44
+33
75
6
MUNManchester United
38
18
15
5
54
29
+25
69
7
EVEEverton
38
17
10
11
62
44
+18
61
8
SOUSouthampton
38
12
10
16
41
48
-7
46
9
BOUBournemouth
38
12
10
16
55
67
-12
46
10
WBAWest Bromwich Albion
38
12
9
17
43
51
-8
45
11
WHUWest Ham United
38
12
9
17
47
64
-17
45
12
LEILeicester City
38
12
8
18
48
63
-15
44
13
STOStoke City
38
11
11
16
41
56
-15
44
14
CRYCrystal Palace
38
12
5
21
50
63
-13
41
15
SWASwansea City
38
12
5
21
45
70
-25
41
16
BURBurnley
38
11
7
20
39
55
-16
40
17
WATWatford
38
11
7
20
40
68
-28
40
18
HULLHull City
38
9
7
22
37
80
-43
34
19
MIDMiddlesbrough
38
5
13
20
27
53
-26
28
20
SUNSunderland
38
6
6
26
29
69
-40
24

Match Blog

Full-Time

Match ends, Middlesbrough 1, Crystal Palace 2.
90'+5'

Yellow Card

Zaha(11)
Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+5'

free kick won

George Friend (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+3'

attempt saved

Attempt saved. Jonathan Benteke (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lee Chung-Yong.
90'+2'

miss

Attempt missed. Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
89'

attempt saved

Attempt saved. Gastón Ramírez (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Stewart Downing.
89'

attempt blocked

Attempt blocked. Marten de Roon (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
88'

attempt blocked

Attempt blocked. Adam Forshaw (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gastón Ramírez.
86'

offside

Offside, Middlesbrough. Adam Forshaw tries a through ball, but Álvaro Negredo is caught offside.
84'

Substitution

Crystal Palace
Christian Benteke
Christian
Benteke(17)
off
Jonathan
Benteke(15)
on
84'

Substitution

Crystal Palace
Joe
Ledley(16)
off
Mathieu
Flamini(4)
on
83'

attempt blocked

Attempt blocked. Joel Ward (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Wilfried Zaha.
82'

Yellow Card

Ward(2)
Joel Ward (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card.
81'

Substitution

Middlesbrough
Cristhian
Stuani(18)
off
Adama
Traoré(37)
on
79'

offside

Offside, Crystal Palace. Steve Mandanda tries a through ball, but Wilfried Zaha is caught offside.
77'

miss

Attempt missed. Daniel Ayala (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Stewart Downing with a cross following a corner.
77'

Substitution

Crystal Palace
Andros Townsend
Andros
Townsend(10)
off
Lee Chung-Yong
Lee Chung-Yong(14)
on
76'

corner

Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Joel Ward.
76'

attempt blocked

Attempt blocked. George Friend (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Antonio Barragán with a cross.
72'

free kick won

Gastón Ramírez (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
70'

miss

Attempt missed. Damien Delaney (Crystal Palace) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Scott Dann following a corner.
70'

miss

Attempt missed. Scott Dann (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Jason Puncheon with a cross following a corner.
69'

corner

Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Antonio Barragán.
68'

corner

Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Cristhian Stuani.
63'

free kick won

Joel Ward (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60'

Yellow Card

Ramírez(21)
Gastón Ramírez (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card.
59'

free kick won

Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
57'

free kick won

James McArthur (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
57'

Substitution

Middlesbrough
Adam Clayton
Adam
Clayton(8)
off
Marten
de Roon(14)
on
57'

Substitution

Middlesbrough
Viktor
Fischer(11)
off
Gastón
Ramírez(21)
on
56'

free kick won

Steve Mandanda (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55'

corner

Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Steve Mandanda.
55'

attempt saved

Attempt saved. Ben Gibson (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Álvaro Negredo.
54'

free kick won

Cristhian Stuani (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51'

miss

Attempt missed. Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Antonio Barragán.
47'

Crystal Palace Goal!

Crystal Palace
Goal!
Crystal Palace
Wilfried
Zaha(11)
Wilfried Zaha
Goal! Middlesbrough 1, Crystal Palace 2. Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
46'

free kick won

Damien Delaney (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

First-Half Ends

First Half ends, Middlesbrough 1, Crystal Palace 1.
45'+1'

corner

Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Steve Mandanda.
45'+1'

attempt saved

Attempt saved. Álvaro Negredo (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Viktor Fischer.
43'

offside

Offside, Middlesbrough. Stewart Downing tries a through ball, but Cristhian Stuani is caught offside.
42'

miss

Attempt missed. Joel Ward (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
42'

attempt blocked

Attempt blocked. Andros Townsend (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
41'

corner

Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Antonio Barragán.
41'

attempt blocked

Attempt blocked. James McArthur (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andros Townsend with a cross.
40'

free kick won

Joel Ward (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
38'

Middlesbrough Goal

Middlesbrough
Goal!
Middlesbrough
Daniel
Ayala(4)
Daniel Ayala
Goal! Middlesbrough 1, Crystal Palace 1. Daniel Ayala (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Stewart Downing with a cross following a corner.
37'

corner

Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Joel Ward.
29'

corner

Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Martin Kelly.
27'

free kick won

Cristhian Stuani (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
26'

free kick won

Álvaro Negredo (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
25'

free kick won

Viktor Fischer (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24'

corner

Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Víctor Valdés.
24'

attempt saved

Attempt saved. Andros Townsend (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Christian Benteke.
22'

free kick won

Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21'

corner

Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Adam Clayton.
19'

offside

Offside, Middlesbrough. Daniel Ayala tries a through ball, but Antonio Barragán is caught offside.
16'

Crystal Palace Goal!

Crystal Palace
Goal!
Crystal Palace
Christian
Benteke(17)
Christian Benteke
Goal! Middlesbrough 0, Crystal Palace 1. Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace) header from the left side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Wilfried Zaha with a cross.
11'

miss

Attempt missed. Adam Clayton (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by George Friend following a corner.
10'

corner

Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Wilfried Zaha.
8'

miss

Attempt missed. Álvaro Negredo (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
4'

miss

Attempt missed. Scott Dann (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jason Puncheon with a cross following a corner.
4'

corner

Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Ben Gibson.
4'

attempt blocked

Attempt blocked. Andros Townsend (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jason Puncheon.

Kick-Off

lineup

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.