English FA Cup

Middlesbrough vs Chelsea, 2021-22 English FA Cup, Quarterfinals

· English FA Cup
Middlesbrough
    FT
    0 - 2
    Chelsea
    • 15': Romelu Lukaku
    • 31': Hakim Ziyech

    Chelsea end Middlesbrough's remarkable FA Cup run to reach semifinals

    Chelsea cruised to a 2-0 win vs. Middlesbrough in the FA Cup quarterfinals on Saturday, ending the side's remarkable run in the competition.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Dael Fry (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 1': Foul by Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea).
    • 3': Attempt missed. Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left.
    • 4': Azpilicueta (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Foul by Neil Taylor (Middlesbrough).
    • 5': Attempt blocked. Mason Mount (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Malang Sarr.
    • 6': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Malang Sarr.
    • 7': Anfernee Dijksteel (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Foul by Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea).
    • 9': Foul by Christian Pulisic (Chelsea).
    • 9': Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Thiago Silva.
    • 15': Goal! Middlesbrough 0, Chelsea 1. Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mason Mount with a cross.
    • 19': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Neil Taylor.
    • 20': Anfernee Dijksteel (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Foul by Christian Pulisic (Chelsea).
    • 24': Foul by Malang Sarr (Chelsea).
    • 24': Matt Crooks (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 25': Attempt blocked. Marcus Tavernier (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is blocked.
    • 25': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Romelu Lukaku.
    • 26': Attempt missed. Folarin Balogun (Middlesbrough) header from very close range misses to the right following a corner.
    • 26': Foul by Mason Mount (Chelsea).
    • 26': Marcus Tavernier (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 27': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Christian Pulisic.
    • 30': Attempt missed. Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Matt Crooks.
    • 31': Goal! Middlesbrough 0, Chelsea 2. Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mason Mount.
    • 34': Attempt blocked. Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Hakim Ziyech with a cross.
    • 34': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Patrick McNair.
    • 36': Attempt blocked. Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea) right footed shot from very close range is blocked.
    • 36': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Anfernee Dijksteel.
    • 39': Offside, Middlesbrough. Jonny Howson tries a through ball, but Folarin Balogun is caught offside.
    • 41': Foul by Neil Taylor (Middlesbrough).
    • 41': Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45': Offside, Middlesbrough. Folarin Balogun tries a through ball, but Anfernee Dijksteel is caught offside.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Middlesbrough 0, Chelsea 2.
    • 45': Second Half begins Middlesbrough 0, Chelsea 2.
    • 45': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Sol Bamba replaces Dael Fry.
    • 46': Aaron Connolly (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 46': Foul by Thiago Silva (Chelsea).
    • 48': Aaron Connolly (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 48': Foul by Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea).
    • 51': Attempt missed. Folarin Balogun (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Matt Crooks.
    • 53': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Lee Peltier replaces Patrick McNair because of an injury.
    • 56': Attempt blocked. Mason Mount (Chelsea) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hakim Ziyech.
    • 56': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Lee Peltier.
    • 58': Foul by Neil Taylor (Middlesbrough).
    • 58': Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Marc Bola replaces Neil Taylor.
    • 58': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Duncan Watmore replaces Aaron Connolly.
    • 59': Offside, Chelsea. Hakim Ziyech tries a through ball, but Mason Mount is caught offside.
    • 59': Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Foul by Matt Crooks (Middlesbrough).
    • 65': Foul by Malang Sarr (Chelsea).
    • 65': Matt Crooks (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Attempt missed. Duncan Watmore (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Anfernee Dijksteel.
    • 68': Substitution, Chelsea. Timo Werner replaces Christian Pulisic.
    • 69': Substitution, Chelsea. N'Golo Kanté replaces Mateo Kovacic.
    • 72': Foul by Anfernee Dijksteel (Middlesbrough).
    • 72': N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 73': Attempt saved. Timo Werner (Chelsea) header from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mason Mount with a cross.
    • 73': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Joe Lumley.
    • 73': Attempt missed. Thiago Silva (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Hakim Ziyech with a cross following a corner.
    • 74': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Josh Coburn replaces Folarin Balogun.
    • 75': Foul by Malang Sarr (Chelsea).
    • 75': Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Foul by Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough).
    • 79': Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Attempt blocked. Timo Werner (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 81': Substitution, Chelsea. Kenedy replaces Hakim Ziyech.
    • 83': Attempt blocked. Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by N'Golo Kanté.
    • 83': Duncan Watmore (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Foul by Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea).
    • 84': Substitution, Chelsea. Harvey Vale replaces Romelu Lukaku.
    • 87': Foul by Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough).
    • 87': Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 87': Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 88': Foul by Lee Peltier (Middlesbrough).
    • 88': Mason Mount (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Lee Peltier (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 89': Foul by Lee Peltier (Middlesbrough).
    • 89': Kenedy (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 89': Offside, Chelsea. Azpilicueta tries a through ball, but Harvey Vale is caught offside.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Sol Bamba (Middlesbrough).
    • 90'+3': Harvey Vale (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Middlesbrough 0, Chelsea 2.
    • 0': Match ends, Middlesbrough 0, Chelsea 2.

    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 10
    0 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 2
    5 Corner Kicks 4
    0 Saves 1
    61.1 Possession 38.9
    11 SHOTS 5
    4 ON GOAL 0
    0.4 On Target % 0.0
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    559 Accurate Passes 325
    639 Passes 397
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    6 Accurate Crosses 2
    16 Crosses 17
    0.4 Cross % 0.1
    49 Long Balls 55
    31 Accurate Long Balls 34
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.6
    5 Blocked Shots 1
    6 Effective Tackles 10
    12 Tackles 13
    0.5 Tackle % 0.8
    8 Interceptions 11
    10 Effective Clearances 13
    10 Clearances 13

    Game Information

    Competition: English FA Cup

    Venue: Riverside Stadium
    Location: Middlesbrough, England
    Attendance: 31,422

    Line-Ups

    MID Middlesbrough (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    1 Joe Lumley (GK)
    6 Dael Fry
    17 Paddy McNair
    2 Anfernee Dijksteel
    7 Marcus Tavernier
    25 Matt Crooks
    16 Jonathan Howson Yellow Card
    3 Neil Taylor
    35 Isaiah Jones
    26 Aaron Connolly
    47 Folarin Balogun
    Middlesbrough Substitutes:
    Lee Peltier, Marc Bola, Grant Hall, Josh Coburn, Duncan Watmore, Sol Bamba, Toyosi Olusanya, Luke Daniels, Caolan Boyd-Munce.

    CHE Chelsea (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    16 Édouard Mendy (GK)
    2 Antonio Rüdiger
    6 Thiago Silva
    31 Malang Sarr
    28 César Azpilicueta
    12 Ruben Loftus-Cheek
    8 Mateo Kovacic
    19 Mason Mount
    9 Romelu Lukaku
    10 Christian Pulisic
    22 Hakim Ziyech
    Chelsea Substitutes:
    Harvey Vale, Timo Werner, Marcus Bettinelli, Kenedy, N'Golo Kanté, Marcos Alonso, Ross Barkley, Kai Havertz, Trevoh Chalobah.

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