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Ten-man Cardiff hold Middlesbrough after Moylan and Tanner strikes

Jack Moylan and Ollie Tanner put Cardiff City 2-0 up at the Riverside before Middlesbrough hit back through Tommy Conway and Will Lankshear, and a late red card for Gabriel Osho left City holding on for a point.

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Sat 12:30 · Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough · Championship

Full timeChampionship · Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough

MIDDLESBROUGH

CARDIFF

2–2

Half-time 0–2

  • Tommy Conway 58′Assist: Callum Brittain
  • Will Lankshear 61′Assist: Amario Cozier-Duberry
  • Jack Moylan 22′Assist: Ollie Tanner
  • Ollie Tanner 45+1′Assist: Jack Moylan

Match report

Two goals before the break

Cardiff City led 2-0 at half-time at Middlesbrough on Saturday 17 October before the hosts came back to draw 2-2 in the Championship. Jack Moylan scored with a low shot at the near post after 22 minutes, set up by Ollie Tanner, for his seventh goal in all competitions this season. Tanner added the second in first-half stoppage time, breaking down the right, cutting inside and curling into the top corner, with Moylan supplying the assist. Brian Barry-Murphy made two changes from the win over Watford, with Ronan Kpakio and Krystian Bielik replacing the injured Perry Ng and Dylan Lawlor.

Middlesbrough hit back in three minutes

Kim Hellberg's side scored twice soon after the restart. Tommy Conway tapped in on 58 minutes, set up by Callum Brittain, and half-time substitute Will Lankshear curled in from the edge of the box on 61 minutes. Gabriel Osho was sent off for a challenge on Lankshear with seven minutes left, and Cardiff held on with 10 men.

Boro had the ball and the shots

Middlesbrough had 57% of possession and 36 shots, 12 on target and 23 from inside the box, according to Sportmonks. Cardiff had seven shots, three on target. Conway was the highest-rated player on the pitch at 8.08, and Nathan Trott made a string of saves for City, including a one-handed stop from Amario Cozier-Duberry in the first half. Cardiff's next match was a 1-0 home win over Birmingham City on 24 October.

The match in numbers

How it happened

MiddlesbroughCardiff City

  1. 19′Yellow card

    Brian Barry-Murphy

  2. 22′Goal

    Jack Moylan

    Assist: Ollie Tanner

    Right foot shot · 0-1

  3. 25′Yellow card

    Joel Bagan

  4. 45+1′Goal

    Ollie Tanner

    Assist: Jack Moylan

    Left foot shot · 0-2

  5. 58′Goal

    Tommy Conway

    Assist: Callum Brittain

    Right foot shot · 1-2

  6. 61′Goal

    Will Lankshear

    Assist: Amario Cozier-Duberry

    Left foot shot · 2-2

  7. 83′Red card

    Gabriel Osho

  8. 88′Yellow card

    Jack Moylan

Events and photos: Sportmonks

Full match timeline
  1. 3′CornerMiddlesbrough · 1st Corner
  2. 3′Shot On TargetMiddlesbrough · 1st Shot On Target
  3. 3′Shot Off TargetCardiff City · 1st Shot Off Target
  4. 4′Shot Off TargetMiddlesbrough · 2nd Shot Off Target
  5. 4′Shot Off TargetMiddlesbrough · 3rd Shot Off Target
  6. 7′Shot Off TargetCardiff City · 4th Shot Off Target
  7. 12′OffsideMiddlesbrough · 1st Offside
  8. 13′Shot Off TargetCardiff City · 5th Shot Off Target
  9. 15′CornerCardiff City · 2nd Corner
  10. 17′Shot Off TargetMiddlesbrough · 6th Shot Off Target
  11. 18′CornerMiddlesbrough · 3rd Corner
  12. 18′Shot On TargetMiddlesbrough · 2nd Shot On Target
  13. 19′Shot Off TargetMiddlesbrough · 7th Shot Off Target
  14. 20′Shot Off TargetMiddlesbrough · 8th Shot Off Target
  15. 22′Shot On TargetCardiff City · 3rd Shot On Target
  16. 28′CornerMiddlesbrough · 4th Corner
  17. 28′OffsideMiddlesbrough · 2nd Offside
  18. 29′Shot On TargetMiddlesbrough · 4th Shot On Target
  19. 32′Shot Off TargetMiddlesbrough · 9th Shot Off Target
  20. 34′Shot On TargetMiddlesbrough · 5th Shot On Target
  21. 34′Shot On TargetMiddlesbrough · 6th Shot On Target
  22. 34′OffsideCardiff City · 3rd Offside
  23. 36′Shot Off TargetMiddlesbrough · 10th Shot Off Target
  24. 37′Shot Off TargetMiddlesbrough · 11th Shot Off Target
  25. 40′CornerCardiff City · 5th Corner
  26. 40′Shot Off TargetCardiff City · 12th Shot Off Target
  27. 43′OffsideCardiff City · 4th Offside
  28. 44′Shot Off TargetMiddlesbrough · 13th Shot Off Target
  29. 44′Shot On TargetMiddlesbrough · 8th Shot On Target
  30. 45′Shot Off TargetMiddlesbrough · 14th Shot Off Target
  31. 45′Shot On TargetCardiff City · 7th Shot On Target
  32. 45+1′Shot On TargetCardiff City · 7th Shot On Target
  33. 45+2′Shot Off TargetMiddlesbrough · 15th Shot Off Target
  34. 47′CornerCardiff City · 6th Corner
  35. 48′CornerCardiff City · 7th Corner
  36. 48′OffsideCardiff City · 5th Offside
  37. 51′Shot Off TargetMiddlesbrough · 16th Shot Off Target
  38. 52′Shot Off TargetMiddlesbrough · 17th Shot Off Target
  39. 53′Shot Off TargetMiddlesbrough · 18th Shot Off Target
  40. 55′Shot On TargetMiddlesbrough · 9th Shot On Target
  41. 55′Shot On TargetMiddlesbrough · 10th Shot On Target
  42. 58′Shot On TargetMiddlesbrough · 11th Shot On Target
  43. 61′Shot On TargetMiddlesbrough · 12th Shot On Target
  44. 62′OffsideCardiff City · 6th Offside
  45. 63′Shot Off TargetMiddlesbrough · 19th Shot Off Target
  46. 65′CornerMiddlesbrough · 8th Corner
  47. 65′Shot Off TargetMiddlesbrough · 20th Shot Off Target
  48. 68′Shot On TargetCardiff City · 13th Shot On Target
  49. 71′OffsideMiddlesbrough · 7th Offside
  50. 76′CornerMiddlesbrough · 9th Corner
  51. 76′Shot Off TargetMiddlesbrough · 21st Shot Off Target
  52. 77′Shot Off TargetMiddlesbrough · 22nd Shot Off Target
  53. 78′CornerMiddlesbrough · 10th Corner
  54. 80′Shot Off TargetMiddlesbrough · 23rd Shot Off Target
  55. 81′CornerMiddlesbrough · 11th Corner
  56. 81′Shot On TargetMiddlesbrough · 14th Shot On Target
  57. 82′CornerMiddlesbrough · 12th Corner
  58. 88′CornerMiddlesbrough · 13th Corner
  59. 88′CornerMiddlesbrough · 14th Corner
  60. 88′Shot Off TargetMiddlesbrough · 24th Shot Off Target
  61. 88′Shot On TargetMiddlesbrough · 15th Shot On Target
  62. 90′Shot Off TargetMiddlesbrough · 25th Shot Off Target
  63. 90+3′Shot Off TargetMiddlesbrough · 26th Shot Off Target
  64. 90+4′CornerMiddlesbrough · 15th Corner
  65. 90+4′Shot Off TargetMiddlesbrough · 27th Shot Off Target
  66. 90+5′Shot Off TargetMiddlesbrough · 28th Shot Off Target

The numbers

Middlesbrough · Cardiff City

57%Possession43%
36Shots7
12On target3
23Shots in box5
11Corners4
83%Pass accuracy81%
9Fouls10
1Saves8
3Offsides4
0Yellow cards2
0Red cards1
More match data (31)
11
Shots Off Target
3
105
Attacks
99
72
Dangerous Attacks
32
56
Ball Safe
86
13
Shots Outsidebox
2
2
Goals
2
4
Goal Kicks
15
22
Goal Attempts
5
10
Free Kicks
9
13
Shots Blocked
1
5
Substitutions
4
17
Throwins
17
50
Long Passes
62
17
Successful Headers
10
20
Tackles
17
2
Assists
2
492
Passes
380
410
Successful Passes
307
27
Total Crosses
8
7
Accurate Crosses
2
5
Interceptions
11
53
Duels Won
43
18
Dribble Attempts
16
9
Successful Dribbles
7
25
Key Passes
7
4
Big Chances Created
3
3
Big Chances Missed
3
44
Successful Dribbles Percentage
44
26
Successful Long Passes
26
52
Successful Long Passes Percentage
42
16
Tackles Won
9

Source: Sportmonks

Shooting positions

Middlesbrough

23INSIDE THE BOX13OUTSIDE THE BOX

Cardiff City

5INSIDE THE BOX2OUTSIDE THE BOX

Match insights

  1. 1

    Callum Brittain made 7 key passes, matching Cardiff City's entire team total of 7.

    this match · all players · chance creation

  2. 2

    Middlesbrough took 23 shots inside the box, more than Cardiff City's 7 attempts from every distance combined.

    this match · both sides · shot location

  3. 3

    Middlesbrough had 57% of the ball to Cardiff City's 43% and still shared the points.

    this match · both sides · possession

  4. 4

    Middlesbrough outshot Cardiff City 36 to 7.

    this match · both sides · shots

  5. 5

    Tommy Conway's 8.1 was the top rating of anyone who played 30 minutes.

    this match · 30+ minutes · rating

Comparisons cover this match.

The attacking picture

How the attack changed

MiddlesbroughCardiff City

Shots

171st half6
192nd half1

On target

61st half2
62nd half1

Attacks

541st half58
512nd half41

Dangerous attacks

331st half22
392nd half10

Added time is included in the final spell of each half.

Score by period

Half-time
0
2
Full-time
2
2
Second half only
2
0

Source: Sportmonks

Match conditions and officials

overcast clouds · 11.9°C · wind 6.69 km/h · humidity 61%

Officials: Tom Nield, Mark Stevens, Connor Brown, Declan Brown

Line-ups and ratings

Starting shapes

Tap a player for their match numbers · ⚽ Goals · ↗ Assists · Badges show provider ratings

Middlesbrough4-2-3-1

Cardiff City4-1-4-1

The benches

Substitutes

Middlesbrough · 4-2-3-1

  • Sam Byram3Sam Byram
  • Sebastian Berhalter6Sebastian Berhalter
  • Will Lankshear7Will Lankshear
  • Myles Peart-Harris14Myles Peart-Harris
  • J. Sarmiento16J. Sarmiento
  • Max Arfsten17Max Arfsten
  • Connor Barron18Connor Barron
  • Leo Castledine19Leo Castledine
  • Sol Brynn31Sol Brynn

Cardiff City · 4-1-4-1

  • Will Fish2Will Fish
  • David Turnbull14David Turnbull
  • Calum Scanlon23Calum Scanlon
  • Harry Tyrer30Harry Tyrer
  • 33Rob Tankiewicz
  • Isaak Davies39Isaak Davies
  • 43Paul Ujobolo Moreno
  • 50Charlie Holt
  • Troy Perrett52Troy Perrett

Player ratings

Tommy ConwayStar man Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough) 8.1

Middlesbrough

Cardiff City

Tap a player for their match numbers. Data: Sportmonks.

Recent form and next fixtures

Middlesbrough: next 5

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Cardiff City: next 5

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