Middlesbrough 2-1 Plymouth Argyle · Championship
Middlesbrough beat Plymouth Argyle 2-1 in the Championship. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Middlesbrough and Plymouth Argyle met in the Championship at Riverside in Middlesbrough on Friday, 18 April 2025.
Goalscorers
Middlesbrough: F. Azaz 12'; T. Conway 90'. Plymouth Argyle: M. Bundu 17'.
How the match went
The referee showed 2 yellow cards (0 for Middlesbrough, 2 for Plymouth Argyle) and 1 red card.
Line-ups
Middlesbrough started in a 4-2-3-1: Mark Travers, Anfernee Jamal Dijksteel, Jonathan Howson, Rav van den Berg, Samuel Iling Junior, Aidan Morris, Hayden Hackney, Marcus Forss, Morgan Whittaker, Finn Azaz, Tommy Conway.
Plymouth Argyle started in a 5-3-2: Conor Hazard, Joe Edwards, Kornél Szűcs, Victor Pálsson, Julio Pleguezuelo, Bali Mumba, Darko Gyabi, Adam Randell, Jordan Houghton, Ryan Hardie, Mustapha Bundu.
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Minute by minute
- 12'Goal! Middlesbrough 1-0 Plymouth Argyle. F. Azaz (Middlesbrough) scores.
- 17'Goal! Middlesbrough 1-1 Plymouth Argyle. M. Bundu (Plymouth Argyle) scores.
- 45'Half-time. Middlesbrough 1-1 Plymouth Argyle.
- 90+2'Red card! J. Edwards (Plymouth Argyle) is sent off for professional foul last man.
- 90+3'Goal! Middlesbrough 2-1 Plymouth Argyle. T. Conway (Middlesbrough) converts the penalty.
- 90'Full-time. Middlesbrough 2-1 Plymouth Argyle.
Full commentary (59 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Middlesbrough vs Plymouth Argyle.
- 3'Attempt blocked. M. Forss (Middlesbrough), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.08.
- 5'Attempt blocked. F. Azaz (Middlesbrough), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 9'Attempt blocked. D. Gyabi (Plymouth Argyle), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.05.
- 9'Attempt blocked. D. Gyabi (Plymouth Argyle), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 9'Attempt blocked. J. Houghton (Plymouth Argyle), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.14.
- 9'Attempt blocked. B. Mumba (Plymouth Argyle), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.01.
- 9'Attempt missed. K. Szűcs (Plymouth Argyle), header from a set piece. xG 0.06.
- 10'Attempt missed. A. Randell (Plymouth Argyle), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.03.
- 12'Goal! Middlesbrough 1-0 Plymouth Argyle. F. Azaz (Middlesbrough) scores.
- 12'Off the woodwork! T. Conway (Middlesbrough), right-footed shot. xG 0.19.
- 15'Attempt saved. T. Conway (Middlesbrough), header. xG 0.08.
- 17'Goal! Middlesbrough 1-1 Plymouth Argyle. M. Bundu (Plymouth Argyle) scores.
- 22'Attempt missed. F. Azaz (Middlesbrough), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 24'Attempt saved. H. Hackney (Middlesbrough), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 25'Attempt saved. D. Gyabi (Plymouth Argyle), left-footed shot. xG 0.10.
- 26'Attempt saved. A. Morris (Middlesbrough), header from a corner. xG 0.22.
- 26'Attempt blocked. M. Forss (Middlesbrough), left-footed shot. xG 0.09.
- 28'Attempt blocked. R. Hardie (Plymouth Argyle), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.01.
- 30'Attempt blocked. R. Hardie (Plymouth Argyle), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 30'Attempt missed. A. Randell (Plymouth Argyle), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.05.
- 36'Attempt blocked. R. Hardie (Plymouth Argyle), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.24.
- 36'Attempt saved. R. Hardie (Plymouth Argyle), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.32.
- 42'Attempt blocked. R. Hardie (Plymouth Argyle), header from a throw-in. xG 0.04.
- 45'3 minutes of added time.
- 45+2'Yellow card for J. Pleguezuelo (Plymouth Argyle) for foul.
- 45+4'Attempt blocked. M. Whittaker (Middlesbrough), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
- 45'Half-time. Middlesbrough 1-1 Plymouth Argyle.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 51'Attempt blocked. F. Azaz (Middlesbrough), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.04.
- 52'Yellow card for C. Hazard (Plymouth Argyle) for argument.
- 54'Attempt saved. M. Whittaker (Middlesbrough), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 57'Attempt blocked. S. I. Junior (Middlesbrough), left-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.08.
- 58'Attempt missed. R. Hardie (Plymouth Argyle), right-footed shot. xG 0.22.
- 58'Attempt missed. M. Forss (Middlesbrough), header from a corner. xG 0.07.
- 61'Attempt saved. R. Hardie (Plymouth Argyle), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.38.
- 62'Substitution, Middlesbrough: D. Fry comes on for A. Dijksteel.
- 68'Attempt blocked. A. Morris (Middlesbrough), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
- 68'Attempt blocked. F. Azaz (Middlesbrough), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 72'Substitution, Plymouth Argyle: C. Wright comes on for D. Gyabi.
- 73'Substitution, Middlesbrough: K. Iheanacho comes on for M. Forss.
- 73'Attempt saved. T. Conway (Middlesbrough), left-footed shot. xG 0.10.
- 76'Attempt missed. T. Conway (Middlesbrough), header. xG 0.16.
- 78'Substitution, Plymouth Argyle: M. Tijani comes on for M. Bundu.
- 80'Attempt blocked. F. Azaz (Middlesbrough), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 83'Attempt saved. M. Whittaker (Middlesbrough), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 85'Attempt saved. M. Tijani (Plymouth Argyle), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.04.
- 86'Attempt blocked. F. Azaz (Middlesbrough), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.06.
- 88'Substitution, Plymouth Argyle: T. Puchacz comes on for J. Pleguezuelo.
- 89'Substitution, Middlesbrough: R. Giles comes on for S. I. Junior.
- 89'Substitution, Middlesbrough: D. Burgzorg comes on for M. Whittaker.
- 89'Substitution, Plymouth Argyle: M. Obafemi comes on for R. Hardie.
- 89'Substitution, Plymouth Argyle: M. Boateng comes on for J. Houghton.
- 90'7 minutes of added time.
- 90+2'Red card! J. Edwards (Plymouth Argyle) is sent off for professional foul last man.
- 90+3'Goal! Middlesbrough 2-1 Plymouth Argyle. T. Conway (Middlesbrough) converts the penalty.
- 90+6'Attempt missed. V. Pálsson (Plymouth Argyle), header. xG 0.04.
- 90+7'Attempt missed. C. Wright (Plymouth Argyle), header from a throw-in. xG 0.05.
- 90'Full-time. Middlesbrough 2-1 Plymouth Argyle.
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