Middlesbrough 1-0 AFC Bournemouth: result and report

Championship · Saturday 18 December 2021

Result

Middlesbrough 1-0 AFC Bournemouth

Championship · Saturday 18 December 2021, 12:30 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Middlesbrough 1-0 AFC Bournemouth: match report

Middlesbrough won against AFC Bournemouth 1-0 in the Championship on Saturday 18 December 2021. The half-time score was 0-0.

The only goal came from Andraz Sporar of Middlesbrough in the 53rd minute, from the penalty spot.

Discipline: Middlesbrough received 4 yellow cards; AFC Bournemouth received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Middlesbrough were 9th on 30 points from 22 and AFC Bournemouth 2nd on 43 points from 22. Middlesbrough went on to finish that season 7th with 70 points, and AFC Bournemouth 2nd with 88.

Middlesbrough lined up in a 3-5-2 and AFC Bournemouth in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Isaiah Jones of Middlesbrough (7.8), level with Mark Travers (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Middlesbrough win, 4 draws and 3 for AFC Bournemouth.

Going into the match Middlesbrough's last five read D-W-W-L-D and AFC Bournemouth's L-D-D-D-L.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 43'Yellow card · Gary CahillAFC Bournemouth
  • 53'Penalty goal · Andraz SporarMiddlesbrough · 1-0
  • 57'Yellow card · Philip BillingAFC Bournemouth
  • 66'Yellow card · Paddy McNairMiddlesbrough
  • 77'Yellow card · Neil TaylorMiddlesbrough
  • 82'Yellow card · I. JonesMiddlesbrough
  • 86'Yellow card · Onel HernándezMiddlesbrough

Head-to-head

8 meetings: Middlesbrough 1, draws 4, AFC Bournemouth 3.

Team news

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Middlesbrough line-up (3-5-2)

Joe Lumley, Anfernee Dijksteel, Dael Fry, Paddy McNair, Isaiah Jones, Matt Crooks, Jonathan Howson, Marcus Tavernier, Neil Taylor, Andraz Sporar, Duncan Watmore

AFC Bournemouth line-up (4-2-3-1)

Mark Travers, Jack Stacey, Gary Cahill, Lloyd Kelly, Jordan Zemura, Lewis Cook, Gavin Kilkenny, Ryan Christie, Philip Billing, Jaidon Anthony, Dominic Solanke