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Championship · 19 November 2017

Leeds 2 – 1 Middlesbrough

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The match · Details
Attendance
33,771
Competition
Championship
Venue
Home
Elland Road
Manager
Thomas Christiansen
Captain
Liam Cooper
Won 2–1 v Middlesbrough

Pablo Hernandez 25' · Gjanni Alioski 54'

Middlesbrough

B. Assombalonga 77' (pen)

Minute by minute

How it unfolded

  1. 25' Goal — Pablo Hernandez, assisted by Kalvin Phillips
  2. 54' Goal — Gjanni Alioski, assisted by Pablo Hernandez
  3. 79' Substitution — Caleb Ekuban on for Kemar Roofe, 79'
  4. 88' Substitution — Eunan O'Kane on for Samuel Saiz, 88'
  5. 90+5' Substitution — Matthew Pennington on for Gjanni Alioski, 90'+5
The team sheet

Line-up

Starting XI

4-2-3-1 · 11
  1. GK Andrew Lonergan
  2. DF Luke Ayling
  3. DF Gaetano Berardi
  4. DF Liam Cooper C
  5. DF Pontus Jansson
  6. MF Pablo Hernandez
  7. MF Kalvin Phillips
  8. MF Samuel Saiz
    ↓ 88' Eunan O'Kane
  9. MF Ronaldo Vieira
  10. WG / DF Gjanni Alioski
    ↓ 90'+5 Matthew Pennington
  11. WG / FW Kemar Roofe
    ↓ 79' Caleb Ekuban

Substitutes

3
  1. DF Matthew Pennington
    ↑ 90'+5 for Gjanni Alioski
  2. MF Eunan O'Kane
    ↑ 88' for Samuel Saiz
  3. FW Caleb Ekuban
    ↑ 79' for Kemar Roofe
The numbers

Match stats

Leeds Middlesbrough
Possession: Leeds 43%, Middlesbrough 57%
Shots: Leeds 12, Middlesbrough 10
On target: Leeds 2, Middlesbrough 2
Shots in box: Leeds 9, Middlesbrough 5
Shots out box: Leeds 3, Middlesbrough 5
Blocked: Leeds 3, Middlesbrough 3
Corners: Leeds 3, Middlesbrough 10
Fouls: Leeds 13, Middlesbrough 16
Yellows: Leeds 5, Middlesbrough 3
Passes: Leeds 327, Middlesbrough 421
Pass acc.: Leeds 70%, Middlesbrough 72%
Saves: Leeds 1, Middlesbrough 0
The other side

Middlesbrough line-up

Starting XI

4-2-3-1
  1. D. Randolph
  2. G. Friend
  3. Daniel Ayala
  4. B. Gibson
  5. S. Downing
  6. G. Leadbitter
  7. J. Howson
  8. C. Roberts
  9. M. Tavernier
  10. M. Braithwaite
  11. B. Assombalonga

Goals

B. Assombalonga 77' (pen)

The record

Leeds v Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough profile →
105
Played
44
Won
28
Drawn
33
Lost
Won 44, drawn 28, lost 33 of 105

First met 1926 · 158 scored, 142 conceded

Last five meetings

Last five meetings between Leeds United and Middlesbrough
DateH/AScoreResult
8 Apr 2025 Championship A 1–0 Won 1–0 v Middlesbrough
10 Dec 2024 Championship H 3–1 Won 3–1 v Middlesbrough
14 Aug 2024 League Cup H 0–3 Lost 0–3 v Middlesbrough
22 Apr 2024 Championship A 4–3 Won 4–3 v Middlesbrough
2 Dec 2023 Championship H 3–2 Won 3–2 v Middlesbrough