AFC Bournemouth 3-1 Middlesbrough: result and report

Championship · Friday 2 April 2021

Result

AFC Bournemouth 3-1 Middlesbrough

Championship · Friday 2 April 2021, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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AFC Bournemouth 3-1 Middlesbrough: match report

AFC Bournemouth beat Middlesbrough 3-1 in the Championship on Friday 2 April 2021. The half-time score was 1-0.

Philip Billing opened the scoring in the 14th minute. AFC Bournemouth's goals came from Philip Billing (14'), J. Lerma (66') and Dominic Solanke (83'). Middlesbrough scored through Duncan Watmore (63').

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

Going into the game AFC Bournemouth were 7th on 59 points from 37 and Middlesbrough 9th on 56 points from 38. AFC Bournemouth went on to finish that season 5th with 80 points, and Middlesbrough 10th with 64.

AFC Bournemouth lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Middlesbrough in a 4-4-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Philip Billing of AFC Bournemouth (7.8), ahead of Jefferson Lerma (7.7).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 AFC Bournemouth wins, 4 draws and 1 for Middlesbrough.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 14'Goal · Philip BillingAFC Bournemouth · 1-0
  • 59'Yellow card · Philip BillingAFC Bournemouth
  • 63'Goal · Duncan WatmoreMiddlesbrough · 1-1
  • 66'Goal · J. LermaAFC Bournemouth · 2-1
  • 69'Yellow card · Paddy McNairMiddlesbrough
  • 79'Yellow card · Adam SmithAFC Bournemouth
  • 83'Goal · Dominic SolankeAFC Bournemouth · 3-1
  • 90+2'Yellow card · M. BolaMiddlesbrough

Head-to-head

7 meetings: AFC Bournemouth 2, draws 4, Middlesbrough 1.

Team news

Unavailable

  • Lewis CookAFC Bournemouth · injury (Cruciate Ligament Rupture)
  • David BrooksAFC Bournemouth · injury (Ankle Injury)

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

Asmir Begović, Adam Smith, Cameron Carter-Vickers, Steve Cook, Diego Rico, J. Wilshere, Jefferson Lerma, Junior Stanislas, Philip Billing, Arnaut Danjuma, Dominic Solanke

Middlesbrough line-up (4-4-2)

Marcus Bettinelli, Darnell Fisher, Grant Hall, Paddy McNair, Marc Bola, Nathaniel Méndez-Laing, Sam Morsy, Jonathan Howson, Yannick Bolasie, Neeskens Kebano, Duncan Watmore