Middlesbrough – Preston 1–0

	1H	2H	T
MID	1	0	1
PRE	0	0	0

Match report

Middlesbrough beat Preston 1–0 at Middlesbrough Stadium in Championship. A. Gilbert opened the scoring in the 44th minute. Middlesbrough have 3 wins in their last 5, while Preston have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

35'

D. Cornell

⚽A. Gilbertassist A. Gilbert

44'

2H

H. Hackney

52'

⇄J. McLaughlin↓ H. Hackney

72'

⇄D. Iversen↓ N. Mawene

⇄G. Edmundson↓ A. Gilbert

81'

⇄J. Walton↓ J. Lewis

L. Ayling

84'

Momentum

MID

⚽

PRE

Match info

TournamentChampionship · England

Kick-offMay 2, 2022 · 19:00

VenueMiddlesbrough Stadium

Attendance26,610 / 35,013 (76%)

RefereeF. Brych (Ger)

FIFA ranking MID

#9·

#16

Where to watch

Sky Sports

Statistics

55Ball possession %45

1.1Expected goals (xG)0.6

13Total shots10

6Shots on target3

5Shots off target5

4Blocked shots1

7Corner kicks4

3Offsides3

10Fouls13

1Yellow cards4

0Red cards0

3Goalkeeper saves5

525Passes519

79Pass accuracy %77

16Tackles16

Player of the match

S. Brynn

7.9

Lineups

MID 4-3-37.14Formation6.844-3-3 PRE

Middlesbrough

Coach: P. Rossi · 4-3-3

Preston

Coach: T. Laurent · 4-3-3

Standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	+/-	Pts	Form
1	Coventry	46	28	11	7	97:45	+52	95	WWDLW
2	Ipswich	46	23	15	8	80:47	+33	84	WWWWD
3	Millwall	46	24	11	11	64:49	+15	83	WWWWD
4	Southampton	46	22	14	10	82:56	+26	80	LWWWD
5	Middlesbrough	46	22	14	10	72:47	+25	80	DLWWW
6	Hull City	46	21	10	15	70:66	+4	73	WDDLL
7	Wrexham	46	19	14	13	69:65	+4	71	WDDLW
8	Derby	46	20	9	17	67:59	+8	69	DLLLW
9	Norwich	46	19	8	19	63:56	+7	65	WDLLL
10	Birmingham	46	17	13	16	57:56	+1	64	DLLLW
11	Swansea	46	18	10	18	57:59	-2	64	LWWWD
12	Bristol City	46	17	11	18	59:59	0	62	WWDDL
13	Sheffield Utd	46	18	6	22	66:66	0	60	LLLWW
14	Preston	46	15	15	16	55:62	-7	60	LLWWD
15	QPR	46	16	10	20	61:73	-12	58	LWWWD
16	Watford	46	14	15	17	53:65	-12	57	LLWWD
17	Stoke City	46	15	10	21	51:56	-5	55	LLWWD
18	Portsmouth	46	14	13	19	49:64	-15	55	WDDLL
19	Charlton	46	13	14	19	44:58	-14	53	LLWWD
20	Blackburn	46	13	13	20	42:56	-14	52	LWWDL
21	West Brom	46	13	14	19	48:58	-10	51	WDDLL
22	Oxford United	46	11	14	21	45:59	-14	47	WWDDL
23	Leicester	46	12	16	18	58:68	-10	46	LWDDD
24	Sheffield Wednesday	46	2	12	32	29:89	-60	0	DLLLL