Middlesbrough 2-1 Barnsley: result and report

Middlesbrough 2-1 Barnsley

Championship · Saturday 3 October 2020, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Middlesbrough beat Barnsley 2-1 in the Championship on Saturday 3 October 2020. The half-time score was 1-0.

Jonathan Howson opened the scoring in the 45th minute. Middlesbrough's goals came from Jonathan Howson (45+2') and Chuba Akpom (48'). Barnsley scored through Cauley Woodrow (89', penalty).

Discipline: Middlesbrough received 6 yellow cards; Barnsley received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Middlesbrough were 20th on 2 points from 3 and Barnsley 22nd on 1 point from 3. Middlesbrough went on to finish that season 10th with 64 points, and Barnsley 6th with 79.

Middlesbrough lined up in a 3-1-4-2 and Barnsley in a 3-4-1-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Paddy McNair of Middlesbrough (8.0), ahead of George Saville (7.7).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 Middlesbrough wins, 1 draw and 4 for Barnsley.

Going into the match Middlesbrough's last five read D-D-L and Barnsley's D-L-L.