Football
Preston North End vs Middlesbrough. Sky Bet Championship.
7:45pm, Wednesday 14th February 2024.
DeepdaleAttendance: Attendance15,282.
Match ends, Preston North End 2, Middlesbrough 1.
Second Half ends, Preston North End 2, Middlesbrough 1.
Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Robert Brady.
Riley McGree (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card.
Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Greg Cunningham.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Alan Browne (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Delay in match (Middlesbrough).
Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Alan Browne (Preston North End).
Attempt blocked. Layton Stewart (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Liam Millar.
Foul by Marcus Forss (Middlesbrough).
Alan Browne (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Middlesbrough. Lewis O'Brien replaces Hayden Hackney.
Foul by Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough).
Alan Browne (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Jordan Storey (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Sam Silvera (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jordan Storey (Preston North End).
Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Anfernee Dijksteel.
Attempt blocked. Robert Brady (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Attempt saved. Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Liam Millar.
Substitution, Preston North End. Ali McCann replaces Benjamin Whiteman because of an injury.
Attempt missed. Luke Thomas (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Finn Azaz.
Attempt blocked. Sam Silvera (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Attempt saved. Sam Silvera (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Offside, Preston North End. Milutin Osmajic is caught offside.
Matt Clarke (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End).
Substitution, Preston North End. Layton Stewart replaces Will Keane.
Substitution, Preston North End. Milutin Osmajic replaces Emil Riis.
Substitution, Preston North End. Jack Whatmough replaces Liam Lindsay.
Delay in match because of an injury Freddie Woodman (Preston North End).
Substitution, Middlesbrough. Anfernee Dijksteel replaces Luke Ayling.
Attempt missed. Sam Silvera (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Luke Ayling with a cross.
Attempt blocked. Sam Silvera (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luke Ayling.
Attempt saved. Marcus Forss (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Riley McGree.
Substitution, Middlesbrough. Sam Silvera replaces Sam Greenwood.
Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Liam Millar.
Attempt missed. Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jonny Howson.
Foul by Sam Greenwood (Middlesbrough).
Robert Brady (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hayden Hackney.
Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Liam Lindsay.
Attempt blocked. Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Greenwood.
Goal! Preston North End 2, Middlesbrough 1. Emil Riis (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a fast break.
Attempt blocked. Will Keane (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Benjamin Whiteman.
Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Rav van den Berg.
Goal! Preston North End 1, Middlesbrough 1. Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Jonny Howson.
Foul by Will Keane (Preston North End).
Attempt blocked. Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonny Howson.
Attempt blocked. Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
Attempt blocked. Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Riley McGree.
Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End).
Attempt blocked. Emil Riis (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Liam Millar.
Foul by Luke Thomas (Middlesbrough).
Liam Millar (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Second Half begins Preston North End 1, Middlesbrough 0.
First Half ends, Preston North End 1, Middlesbrough 0.
Foul by Matt Clarke (Middlesbrough).
Emil Riis (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Hand ball by Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough).
Luke Thomas (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Mads Frökjaer-Jensen (Preston North End).
Attempt missed. Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Riley McGree.
Attempt missed. Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Matt Clarke following a corner.
Jordan Storey (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Sam Greenwood (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jonny Howson.
Attempt missed. Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Robert Brady (Preston North End).
Offside, Middlesbrough. Sam Greenwood is caught offside.
Goal! Preston North End 1, Middlesbrough 0. Liam Millar (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
Attempt blocked. Marcus Forss (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hayden Hackney.
Greg Cunningham (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Riley McGree (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Offside, Middlesbrough. Marcus Forss is caught offside.
Attempt saved. Sam Greenwood (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner.
Foul by Emil Riis (Preston North End).
Substitution, Preston North End. Greg Cunningham replaces Andrew Hughes because of an injury.
Delay in match because of an injury Andrew Hughes (Preston North End).
Attempt missed. Luke Thomas (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
