Thank you all!
Thank you all for joining us in this intense duel with an exciting ending, it has been a pleasure to be with all of you, see you all again!
END OF THE MATCH | POINT SHARING
🟨 90+2'
Yellow card to Pierre Ekwah for committing the foul
⏱️ 90'
Six minutes of added time
🟨 84'
Fourth change in the home team. Engel, who was yellow carded, leaves the field and Thomas comes in.
⚽ GOOOOOAAAALLL
SUNDERLAND GOAL. RUSYN GOAL.
Rusyn received a pass from Clarke and put the equalizer on the scoreboard.
🟨 79'
Luke Ayling is fouled and receives a yellow card.
🔄 77'
Triple change at Middlesbrough. One of the departing players is Forss, the scorer of the only goal of the match.
🟨 76'
Sam Greenwood fouls Ballard and is shown the yellow card. The second for a Middlesbrough player.
This is how Forss' goal was scored
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⏱️ 75'
We enter the last 15 minutes of the match and so far the advantage on the scoreboard is in favor of Middlesbrough.
🔄 68'
Sunderland coach Bele looks for a reaction from his team and makes a double substitution. Rusyn and Roberts enter the field of play.
⚽ GOOOOOOAAALLL
MIDDLESBROUGH GOAL. FORSS GOAL.
Marcus Forss finished off a free kick to put the home side ahead on the scoreboard.
⏱️ 54'
Luke Ayling tried Luke Ayling and almost sent the ball into the top corner. The Middlesbrough player narrowly missed the target.
⏱️ 50'
Ayling recovers the ball and Marcus Forss finishes the ball, but he hits the ball with little power.
⏱️ 46'
The second half starts with the same 22 players unchanged
HALF TIME
The first 45 minutes ended with the score at 0-0.
⏱️ 45'
The referee adds one minute of stoppage time to the first half.
⏱️ 40'
Rav van den Berg on the line prevents Ba's goal, which could have been Sunderland's opener
🟨 34'
The referee shows yellow cards to Lukas Engel and Ba
⏱️ 29'
Bellingham stole the ball and Hayden Hackney finished the play, but the ball went wide.
⏱️ 25'
Jack Clarke's shot is deflected for a corner in favor of Sunderland.
⏱️ 20'
Middlesbrough's corner kick ended with Lukas Engel's volley, which was not on target.
🟨 14'
Trai Hume is fouled hard and the Sunderland defender receives the first yellow of the match.
⏱️ 9'
Double chance now for Middesbrough after Sam Greenwood's shot was saved by the goalkeeper and the rebound fell to Azaz, who sent the ball over the top of the goal.
⏱️ 4'
The first clear chance of the match goes to Sunderland with Pierre Ekwah's free-kick, which goes wide.
⏱️ 1'
THE MATCH BEGINS.
ALL READY
The 22 players take the field and in a few minutes the match will start.
Only three points difference
Sunderland is in ninth place with 43 points, while Middlesbrough is 12th with 40 points.
Watch out for this fact
Sunderland have not won at this stadium for almost 12 years. The last time was in 2012 in the FA Cup where they won in extra time by 1-2.
What happened on Saturday in the EFL Championship?
Yesterday all the matches were played except Middlesbrough vs Sunderland and these were the results of the day's play.
Already in the stadium
This is how the two teams arrived at the Riverside Stadium
Morning boys 👋 #UTB pic.twitter.com/i1aPCb4waJ
— Middlesbrough FC (@Boro) February 4, 2024
On location 👋#SAFC | #MIDSUN pic.twitter.com/dqsvCpS4Iw
— Sunderland AFC (@SunderlandAFC) February 4, 2024
XI Sunderland
This is how the visiting team starts
XI Middlesbrough
This is the eleven chosen by the local team to take the three points at their stadium.
WE RETURN
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What time is the Middlesbrough vs Sunderland match in EFL Championship?
This is the kickoff time in several countries:
Argentina: 6:00 AM
Bolivia: 5:00 AM
Brazil: 6:00 AM
Chile: 5:00 AM
Colombia: 4:00 AM
Ecuador: 4:00 AM
USA (ET): 8:00 AM
Spain: 1:00 PM
Mexico: 6:00 AM
Paraguay: 7:00 AM
Peru: 7:00 AM
Uruguay: 8:00 AM
Venezuela: 7:00 AM
England: 12:00 AM
Australia : 21:00 AM
India: 16:30 AM
Watch out for this Sunderland player
Jack Clarke, a 23-year-old left winger, is the team's top scorer in this 2023/24 season with 13 goals and three assists in 31 games. He has just provided an assist against Stoke City, although he has been on the scoresheet since January 13.
Watch out for this Middlesbrough player
Finn Azaz, a 23-year-old Irish playmaker, has been one of Middlesbrough's new signings this winter transfer window from Plymouth. He has seven goals and five assists to his name, although he has yet to score in his first two games for his new club. Azaz has not scored since January 1, 2024.
News - Sunderland
They are coming off a 3-1 home win over Stoke City. Victory to end the negative streak, as they had won three matches in a row without a win. After being eliminated in the FA Cup against Newcastle United, they only have to focus on the domestic league. They are currently seventh in the EFL Championship with 43 points, just one point away from the Playoff places.
News - Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough are coming off the back of a heavy defeat, losing 6-1 to Chelsea in the second leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final. While in the last EFL Championship match they drew 1-1 against Rotherham United. They are currently eleventh in the standings with 40 points, just four points off the Playoff places.
Background
The balance between these two teams is in favor of Sunderland, who have won 59 times, while 48 duels have been won by Middlesbrough and 35 duels have ended in a draw. The last time they met was in October 2023 where Middlesbrough won 0-4.
The Stadium
The match will be played at the Riverside Stadium, a stadium located in the United Kingdom, which was inaugurated in August 1995 and has a capacity of 34,472 spectators.
Preview of the match
Middlesbrough and Sunderland will meet in the 30th round of the EFL Championship on Sunday, February 4, 2024.
Welcome to VAVEL.COM's coverage of the Middlesbrough vs Sunderland match in EFL Championship
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