Curtis Nelson27' Ryan Wintle33' Oliver Denham62' Will Vaulks90'
Venue: Riverside, Middlesbrough
28 Daniels
2 Dijksteel
22 Bamba
17 McNair
35 Jones
48 McGree
16 Howson
7 Tavernier
27 Bola
76'
18 Watmore
61'
47 Balogun
1 Phillips
17 Drameh
16 Nelson
42 Denham
38 Ng
22 Doyle
15 Wintle
6 Vaulks
27 Colwill
63'
23 Watters
80'
9 Hugill
Substitutions
76'Aaron Connolly
61'Andraž Šporar
Substitutes
Joe Lumley
Grant Hall
Lee Peltier
Martín Payero
Andraž Šporar
Aaron Connolly
Josh Coburn
Substitutions
James Collins80'
Mark Harris63'
Substitutes
Rohan Luthra
Mark McGuinness
Aden Flint
Jai Semenyo
Eli King
Mark Harris
James Collins
14Shots total8
4Shots on goal4
46%Possession54%
9Corners4
1Offsides1
6Fouls16
4Saves2
Luke DanielsG00004
Anfernee DijksteelD140000
Sol BambaD00001
Paddy McNairD300001
Isaiah JonesM130001
Riley McGreeM11000012
Jonathan HowsonM110001
Marcus TavernierM11000014
Marc BolaM0000
Duncan WatmoreF3000011
Folarin BalogunF11210000
Joe LumleyG0000
Grant HallD0000
Lee PeltierD0000
Martín PayeroM0000
Andraž ŠporarF1000011
Aaron ConnollyF0000
Josh CoburnF0000
Dillon PhillipsG00002
Cody DramehD10000
Curtis NelsonD20001
Oliver DenhamD21000111
Perry NgD20000
Tommy DoyleM20000
Ryan WintleM10001
Will VaulksM20001
Rubin ColwillM120000
Max WattersF11000022
Jordan HugillF21100001
Rohan LuthraG0000
Mark McGuinnessD0000
Aden FlintD0000
Jai SemenyoD0000
Eli KingM0000
Mark HarrisM000011
James CollinsF10000
Commentary
-Thats all. Game finished - Middlesbrough 2, Cardiff City 0.
90'+4'Second Half ended - Middlesbrough 2, Cardiff City 0.
90'+3'Isaiah Jones - Middlesbrough - won a free kick in defence.
90'+3'Fouled by Tommy Doyle - Cardiff City
90'+3'Shot blocked. Rubin Colwill - Cardiff City - shot with right foot from outside the box is blocked. Assist - Tommy Doyle.
90'+2'Corner - Cardiff City. Conceded by Anfernee Dijksteel.
90'+2'Shot blocked. Tommy Doyle - Cardiff City - shot with left foot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assist - Mark Harris.
90'+1'New attacking attempt. Andraz Sporar - Middlesbrough - shot with left foot from outside the box is saved in the right corner. Assist - Marc Bola.
90'Will Vaulks - Cardiff City - receive yellow card.
90'Jonny Howson - Middlesbrough - won a free kick on the left wing.
90'Fouled by Will Vaulks - Cardiff City
88'Isaiah Jones - Middlesbrough - receive yellow card.
87'Corner - Middlesbrough. Conceded by Oliver Denham.
83'Missed chance. Sol Bamba - Middlesbrough - shot with right foot from the right side of the six yard box missed. Assist - Patrick McNair with a cross after corner.
83'Corner - Middlesbrough. Conceded by Curtis Nelson.
83'Shot blocked. Patrick McNair - Middlesbrough - shot with the head from the centre of the box is blocked. Assist - Jonny Howson with a cross.
82'Corner - Middlesbrough. Conceded by Curtis Nelson.
81'Patrick McNair - Middlesbrough - won a free kick in defence.
81'Fouled by James Collins - Cardiff City
81'Oliver Denham - Cardiff City - won a free kick in defence.
81'Fouled by Andraz Sporar - Middlesbrough
80'Substitution - Cardiff City. James Collins for Jordan Hugill.
78'Fouled by Tommy Doyle - Cardiff City
78'Anfernee Dijksteel - Middlesbrough - won a free kick in defence.
77'New attacking attempt. Mark Harris - Cardiff City - shot with the head from the centre of the box is saved in the left corner. Assist - Perry Ng with a cross.
76'Substitution - Middlesbrough. Aaron Connolly for Duncan Watmore.
75'Missed chance. Marcus Tavernier - Middlesbrough - shot with left foot from outside the box goes high. Assist - Riley McGree.
72'Missed chance. Marcus Tavernier - Middlesbrough - shot with left foot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left after corner.
71'Corner - Middlesbrough. Conceded by Curtis Nelson.
71'Shot blocked. Isaiah Jones - Middlesbrough - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assist - Andraz Sporar.
68'Missed chance. Marcus Tavernier - Middlesbrough - shot with the head from the centre of the box missed to the left. Assist - Marc Bola after corner.
68'Corner - Middlesbrough. Conceded by Cody Drameh.
63'Substitution - Cardiff City. Mark Harris for Max Watters.
62'Oliver Denham - Cardiff City - receive yellow card for a foul.
62'Fouled by Oliver Denham - Cardiff City
62'Duncan Watmore - Middlesbrough - won a free kick in defence.
61'Substitution - Middlesbrough. Andraz Sporar for Folarin Balogun.
61'Missed chance. Riley McGree - Middlesbrough - shot with the head from the centre of the box is close, but missed. Assist - Marc Bola with a cross.
60'Corner - Cardiff City. Conceded by Isaiah Jones.
55'Corner - Cardiff City. Conceded by Luke Daniels.
55'New attacking attempt. Max Watters - Cardiff City - shot with left foot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assist - Jordan Hugill.
53'Goal! Middlesbrough 2, Cardiff City 0. Riley McGree - Middlesbrough - shot with right foot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assist - Jonny Howson.
52'Patrick McNair - Middlesbrough - won a free kick on the left wing.
52'Fouled by Jordan Hugill - Cardiff City
50'Shot blocked. Jonny Howson - Middlesbrough - shot with right foot from outside the box is blocked. Assist - Riley McGree.
48'Offside - Cardiff City. Perry Ng with a pass, however Jordan Hugill is in offside.
46'Missed chance. Patrick McNair - Middlesbrough - shot with right foot from outside the box goes high. Assist - Marc Bola.
45'Second Half starts Middlesbrough 1, Cardiff City 0.
45'+1'First Half ended - Middlesbrough 1, Cardiff City 0.
45'+1'Missed chance. Jordan Hugill - Cardiff City - shot with right foot from the centre of the box goes high. Assist - Rubin Colwill.
41'Fouled by Folarin Balogun - Middlesbrough
41'Cody Drameh - Cardiff City - won a free kick in defence.
41'Corner - Middlesbrough. Conceded by Dillon Phillips.
41'New attacking attempt. Duncan Watmore - Middlesbrough - shot with right foot from a diffucult position on the right is saved in the top right corner. Assist - Marcus Tavernier.
40'Fouled by Perry Ng - Cardiff City
40'Duncan Watmore - Middlesbrough - won a free kick on the right wing.
38'Fouled by Jordan Hugill - Cardiff City
38'Anfernee Dijksteel - Middlesbrough - won a free kick on the right wing.
37'Offside - Middlesbrough. Marcus Tavernier with a pass, however Folarin Balogun is in offside.
34'Fouled by Oliver Denham - Cardiff City
34'Folarin Balogun - Middlesbrough - won a free kick on the right wing.
33'Ryan Wintle - Cardiff City - receive yellow card for a foul.
32'Fouled by Ryan Wintle - Cardiff City
32'Duncan Watmore - Middlesbrough - won a free kick in attack.
32'New attacking attempt. Max Watters - Cardiff City - shot with right foot from the left side of the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal. Assist - Rubin Colwill.
31'Max Watters - Cardiff City - won a free kick on the left wing.
31'Fouled by Anfernee Dijksteel - Middlesbrough
28'Goal! Middlesbrough 1, Cardiff City 0. Marcus Tavernier - Middlesbrough - shot with left foot from outside the box to the right corner. Assist - Folarin Balogun.
27'Curtis Nelson - Cardiff City - receive yellow card.
27'Fouled by Curtis Nelson - Cardiff City
27'Folarin Balogun - Middlesbrough - won a free kick in attack.
24'Rubin Colwill - Cardiff City - won a free kick on the left wing.
24'Fouled by Isaiah Jones - Middlesbrough
24'Shot blocked. Marc Bola - Middlesbrough - shot with left foot from outside the box is blocked. Assist - Isaiah Jones.
23'Corner - Middlesbrough. Conceded by Curtis Nelson.
22'Isaiah Jones - Middlesbrough - won a free kick on the right wing.
22'Fouled by Perry Ng - Cardiff City
20'New attacking attempt. Oliver Denham - Cardiff City - shot with the head from the right side of the box is saved in the right corner. Assist - Tommy Doyle with a cross.
20'Jordan Hugill - Cardiff City - won a free kick on the left wing.
20'Fouled by Riley McGree - Middlesbrough
19'Isaiah Jones - Middlesbrough - won a free kick on the right wing.
19'Fouled by Will Vaulks - Cardiff City
16'Corner - Middlesbrough. Conceded by Will Vaulks.
15'Shot blocked. Jordan Hugill - Cardiff City - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assist - Rubin Colwill with a cross.
13'Fouled by Max Watters - Cardiff City
13'Anfernee Dijksteel - Middlesbrough - won a free kick in defence.
11'Fouled by Curtis Nelson - Cardiff City
11'Anfernee Dijksteel - Middlesbrough - won a free kick in defence.
10'Corner - Cardiff City. Conceded by Patrick McNair.
6'Corner - Middlesbrough. Conceded by Cody Drameh.
5'Patrick McNair - Middlesbrough - won a free kick in defence.
5'Fouled by Rubin Colwill - Cardiff City
1'Rubin Colwill - Cardiff City - won a free kick on the right wing.