Middlesbrough 2-1 Cardiff City: result and report

Championship · Tuesday 20 January 2015

Result

Middlesbrough 2-1 Cardiff City

Championship · Tuesday 20 January 2015, 19:45 UTC · half-time 0-0

Middlesbrough · Cardiff City · Championship predictions

Middlesbrough 2-1 Cardiff City: match report

Middlesbrough beat Cardiff City 2-1 in the Championship on Tuesday 20 January 2015. The half-time score was 0-0.

P. Bamford opened the scoring in the 63rd minute. Middlesbrough's goals came from P. Bamford (63') and Lee Tomlin (79'). Cardiff City scored through K. Jones (86').

Discipline: Middlesbrough received 3 yellow cards; Cardiff City received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Middlesbrough were 3rd on 47 points from 26 and Cardiff City 13th on 34 points from 26. Middlesbrough went on to finish that season 4th with 89 points, and Cardiff City 11th with 62.

Middlesbrough lined up in a 4-4-1-1 and Cardiff City in a 4-4-2.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 Middlesbrough wins, 0 draws and 4 for Cardiff City.

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

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 33'Yellow card · John BrayfordCardiff City
  • 56'Yellow card · Adam ClaytonMiddlesbrough
  • 62'Yellow card · Grant LeadbitterMiddlesbrough
  • 63'Goal · P. BamfordMiddlesbrough · 1-0
  • 79'Goal · Lee TomlinMiddlesbrough · 2-0
  • 86'Goal · K. JonesCardiff City · 2-1
  • 90+5'Yellow card · Jelle VossenMiddlesbrough

Head-to-head

9 meetings: Middlesbrough 5, draws 0, Cardiff City 4.

Team news

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Middlesbrough expected line-up (4-4-1-1)

Dimitris Konstantopoulos, George Friend, Yuki Takahashi, Grant Leadbitter, Adam Reach, Dean Whitehead, Jelle Vossen, Kike García

Cardiff City expected line-up (4-4-2)

Txiki Acaz, Fábio, John Brayford, Bruno Ecuele Manga, Sean Morrison, Steven Caulker, Peter Whittingham, Aron Gunnarsson, Craig Noone, Jordon Mutch, Anthony Pilkington