Middlesbrough 1-3 Cardiff City: result and report

Championship · Saturday 18 July 2020

Result

Middlesbrough 1-3 Cardiff City

Championship · Saturday 18 July 2020, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Middlesbrough 1-3 Cardiff City: match report

Middlesbrough were beaten by Cardiff City 1-3 in the Championship on Saturday 18 July 2020. It was 0-1 at half-time.

S. Morrison opened the scoring in the 4th minute. Middlesbrough's goal came from Britt Assombalonga (85'). Cardiff City scored through S. Morrison (4'), Josh Murphy (47') and Josh Murphy (81').

Discipline: Middlesbrough received 3 yellow cards and 1 red card; Cardiff City received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Middlesbrough were 19th on 50 points from 44 and Cardiff City 6th on 67 points from 44. Middlesbrough went on to finish that season 18th with 53 points, and Cardiff City 5th with 76.

Middlesbrough lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Cardiff City in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Joe Ralls of Cardiff City (8.1), ahead of Josh Murphy (8.0).

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

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 1'Yellow card · George SavilleMiddlesbrough
  • 4'Goal · S. MorrisonCardiff City · 0-1
  • 19'Yellow card · George FriendMiddlesbrough
  • 47'Goal · Josh MurphyCardiff City · 0-2
  • 77'Yellow card · Jonathan HowsonMiddlesbrough
  • 81'Goal · Josh MurphyCardiff City · 0-3
  • 84'Yellow card · S. MorrisonCardiff City
  • 85'Goal · Britt AssombalongaMiddlesbrough · 1-3
  • 89'Second yellow · Jonathan HowsonMiddlesbrough
  • 90'Yellow card · L. BacunaCardiff City

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Middlesbrough 4, draws 0, Cardiff City 6.

Team news

Middlesbrough line-up (4-2-3-1)

Aynsley Pears, Anfernee Dijksteel, Dael Fry, George Friend, Marvin Johnson, George Saville, Jonathan Howson, Djed Spence, Patrick Roberts, Marcus Tavernier, Ashley Fletcher

Cardiff City line-up (4-2-3-1)

Alex Smithies, Leandro Bacuna, Sean Morrison, Curtis Nelson, Joe Bennett, Will Vaulks, Joe Ralls, Nathaniel Méndez-Laing, Lee Tomlin, Junior Hoilett, Robert Glatzel