Middlesbrough vs Burnley, 2022-23 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League ChampionshipVincent Kompany's Burnley win promotion to secure Premier League return
Burnley secured an immediate return to the Premier League as they earned automatic promotion with a 2-1 victory against Middlesbrough on Friday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Anass Zaroury (Burnley) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 1': Foul by Tommy Smith (Middlesbrough).
- 1': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Jonny Howson.
- 4': Foul by Aaron Ramsey (Middlesbrough).
- 4': Ian Maatsen (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Attempt missed. Cameron Archer (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ryan Giles with a cross.
- 9': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Tommy Smith.
- 11': Foul by Josh Brownhill (Burnley).
- 11': Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Josh Brownhill (Burnley) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Cullen.
- 12': Goal! Middlesbrough 0, Burnley 1. Ashley Barnes (Burnley) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Josh Brownhill.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Josh Brownhill (Burnley) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jóhann Gudmundsson.
- 17': Attempt missed. Chuba Akpom (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 18': Connor Roberts (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Foul by Cameron Archer (Middlesbrough).
- 18': Attempt blocked. Riley McGree (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Chuba Akpom.
- 19': Attempt saved. Anass Zaroury (Burnley) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 21': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Connor Roberts.
- 21': Attempt missed. Darragh Lenihan (Middlesbrough) header from very close range is too high following a corner.
- 22': Anass Zaroury (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Tommy Smith (Middlesbrough).
- 22': Delay in match (Burnley).
- 24': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 26': Attempt missed. Nathan Tella (Burnley) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ashley Barnes with a headed pass.
- 27': Foul by Tommy Smith (Middlesbrough).
- 27': Ian Maatsen (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Delay in match because of an injury Anass Zaroury (Burnley).
- 29': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 31': Foul by Nathan Tella (Burnley).
- 31': Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Darragh Lenihan (Middlesbrough).
- 32': Nathan Tella (Burnley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 34': Foul by Jordan Beyer (Burnley).
- 34': Riley McGree (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Connor Roberts (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Aaron Ramsey (Middlesbrough).
- 38': Foul by Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough).
- 38': Nathan Tella (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 42': Chuba Akpom (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 42': Foul by Ameen Al Dakhil (Burnley).
- 44': Foul by Aaron Ramsey (Middlesbrough).
- 44': Nathan Tella (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Offside, Burnley. Arijanet Muric tries a through ball, but Ashley Barnes is caught offside.
- 45'+2': Attempt saved. Ashley Barnes (Burnley) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Middlesbrough 0, Burnley 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Middlesbrough 0, Burnley 1.
- 46': Attempt blocked. Aaron Ramsey (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 46': Penalty Middlesbrough. Cameron Archer draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 46': Penalty conceded by Josh Cullen (Burnley) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 48': Goal! Middlesbrough 1, Burnley 1. Chuba Akpom (Middlesbrough) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 49': Foul by Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough).
- 49': Jóhann Gudmundsson (Burnley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 49': Attempt missed. Ashley Barnes (Burnley) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Josh Cullen following a set piece situation.
- 51': Attempt saved. Aaron Ramsey (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 55': Substitution, Burnley. Vitinho replaces Anass Zaroury.
- 56': Foul by Cameron Archer (Middlesbrough).
- 56': Josh Brownhill (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Attempt saved. Tommy Smith (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the right wing is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 62': Attempt missed. Ashley Barnes (Burnley) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jóhann Gudmundsson with a cross.
- 66': Goal! Middlesbrough 1, Burnley 2. Connor Roberts (Burnley) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nathan Tella.
- 69': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Matt Crooks replaces Cameron Archer.
- 71': Attempt missed. Vitinho (Burnley) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the left.
- 73': Foul by Darragh Lenihan (Middlesbrough).
- 73': Nathan Tella (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Ian Maatsen (Burnley) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ashley Barnes.
- 77': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Marcus Forss replaces Hayden Hackney.
- 79': Substitution, Burnley. Jack Cork replaces Jóhann Gudmundsson.
- 83': Foul by Riley McGree (Middlesbrough).
- 83': Josh Brownhill (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Delay in match because of an injury Nathan Tella (Burnley).
- 85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 87': Substitution, Burnley. Michael Obafemi replaces Nathan Tella because of an injury.
- 88': Arijanet Muric (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Marcus Forss (Middlesbrough).
- 88': Delay in match because of an injury Arijanet Muric (Burnley).
- 90': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90': Foul by Marcus Forss (Middlesbrough).
- 90': Ian Maatsen (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Chuba Akpom (Middlesbrough).
- 90'+2': Jordan Beyer (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Darragh Lenihan (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Michael Obafemi (Burnley).
- 90'+4': Michael Obafemi (Burnley) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+5': Offside, Burnley. Josh Cullen tries a through ball, but Vitinho is caught offside.
- 90'+6': Attempt missed. Chuba Akpom (Middlesbrough) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Riley McGree with a cross.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Middlesbrough 1, Burnley 2.
- 0': Match ends, Middlesbrough 1, Burnley 2.
Statistics
 BUR |
MID |
|
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Fouls | 16 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 53.6 | Possession | 46.4 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 385 | Accurate Passes | 312 |
| 491 | Passes | 421 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 11 | Crosses | 15 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 85 | Long Balls | 71 |
| 40 | Accurate Long Balls | 30 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 3 |
| 12 | Tackles | 6 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 6 | Effective Clearances | 8 |
| 6 | Clearances | 8 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Riverside Stadium
Location: Perth, Scotland
Attendance: 30,844
Venue: Riverside Stadium
Location: Perth, Scotland
Attendance: 30,844
EFL Championship Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunderland | 12 | +14 | 28 |
| 2 | Burnley | 12 | +12 | 23 |
| 3 | Leeds United | 12 | +11 | 23 |
| 4 | Sheffield United | 12 | +8 | 22 |
Line-Ups
Middlesbrough (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Zack Steffen (GK) |
| 26 | Darragh Lenihan |
| 17 | Paddy McNair |
| 3 | Ryan Giles |
| 14 | Tommy Smith |
| 16 | Jonathan Howson |
| 30 | Hayden Hackney  |
| 11 | Aaron Ramsey |
| 8 | Riley McGree |
| 10 | Cameron Archer |
| 29 | Chuba Akpom |
Burnley (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 49 | Aro Muric (GK) |
| 36 | Jordan Beyer |
| 28 | Ameen Al Dakhil |
| 29 | Ian Maatsen |
| 14 | Connor Roberts |
| 7 | Jóhann Gudmundsson |
| 8 | Josh Brownhill |
| 24 | Josh Cullen |
| 10 | Ashley Barnes |
| 19 | Anass Zaroury |
| 23 | Nathan Tella |
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