Middlesbrough 1-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers: result and report

Championship · Friday 30 March 2018

Result

Middlesbrough 1-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Championship · Friday 30 March 2018, 16:30 UTC · half-time 0-2

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Middlesbrough 1-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers: match report

Middlesbrough were beaten by Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-2 in the Championship on Friday 30 March 2018. It was 0-2 at half-time.

Hélder Costa opened the scoring in the 32nd minute. Middlesbrough's goal came from P. Bamford (90+4'). Wolverhampton Wanderers scored through Hélder Costa (32') and Ivan Cavaleiro (37').

Discipline: Middlesbrough received 3 yellow cards; Wolverhampton Wanderers received 5 yellow cards.

Going into the game Middlesbrough were 6th on 62 points from 38 and Wolverhampton Wanderers 1st on 82 points from 38. Middlesbrough went on to finish that season 6th with 77 points, and Wolverhampton Wanderers 1st with 99.

Middlesbrough lined up in a 4-3-3 and Wolverhampton Wanderers in a 3-4-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Adama Traoré of Middlesbrough (8.9), ahead of B. Douglas (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 6 Middlesbrough wins, 0 draws and 4 for Wolverhampton Wanderers.

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

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 11'Yellow card · Grant LeadbitterMiddlesbrough
  • 32'Goal · Hélder CostaWolverhampton Wanderers · 0-1
  • 37'Goal · Ivan CavaleiroWolverhampton Wanderers · 0-2
  • 40'Yellow card · John RuddyWolverhampton Wanderers
  • 54'Yellow card · Matt DohertyWolverhampton Wanderers
  • 54'Yellow card · Rúben NevesWolverhampton Wanderers
  • 61'Yellow card · Ryan ShottonMiddlesbrough
  • 66'Yellow card · Romain SaïssWolverhampton Wanderers
  • 73'Yellow card · Ryan BennettWolverhampton Wanderers
  • 90+4'Goal · P. BamfordMiddlesbrough · 1-2
  • 90+7'Yellow card · Martin CranieMiddlesbrough

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Middlesbrough 6, draws 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 4.

Team news

Middlesbrough line-up (4-3-3)

Darren Randolph, George Friend, Yuki Takahashi, Ryan Shotton, Ben Gibson, Grant Leadbitter, Adam Clayton, M. Bešić, Patrick Bamford, Stewart Downing, Adama Traoré

Wolverhampton Wanderers line-up (3-4-3)

John Ruddy, Ryan Bennett, Willy Boly, Conor Coady, Matt Doherty, B. Douglas, Rúben Neves, Romain Saïss, Ivan Cavaleiro, Hélder Costa, Benik Afobe