Middlesbrough 2-0 Peterborough United: result and report

Championship · Saturday 16 October 2021

Result

Middlesbrough 2-0 Peterborough United

Championship · Saturday 16 October 2021, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Middlesbrough 2-0 Peterborough United: match report

Middlesbrough beat Peterborough United 2-0 in the Championship on Saturday 16 October 2021. It was 0-0 at half-time.

Paddy McNair opened the scoring in the 85th minute. Middlesbrough's goals came from Paddy McNair (85', penalty) and Josh Coburn (90+4'). Peterborough United did not score.

Discipline: Middlesbrough received 2 yellow cards; Peterborough United received 4 yellow cards.

Going into the game Middlesbrough were 16th on 12 points from 11 and Peterborough United 24th on 8 points from 11. Middlesbrough went on to finish that season 7th with 70 points, and Peterborough United 23rd with 37.

Middlesbrough lined up in a 3-4-1-2 and Peterborough United in a 5-4-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Paddy McNair of Middlesbrough (8.2), level with Matt Crooks (8.2).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Middlesbrough wins, 4 draws and 0 for Peterborough United.

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

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 22'Yellow card · Jack TaylorPeterborough United
  • 35'Yellow card · R. EdwardsPeterborough United
  • 45'Yellow card · M. PayeroMiddlesbrough
  • 49'Yellow card · S. SzmodicsPeterborough United
  • 67'Yellow card · Uche IkpeazuMiddlesbrough
  • 84'Yellow card · David CornellPeterborough United
  • 85'Penalty goal · Paddy McNairMiddlesbrough · 1-0
  • 90+4'Goal · Josh CoburnMiddlesbrough · 2-0

Head-to-head

6 meetings: Middlesbrough 2, draws 4, Peterborough United 0.

Team news

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

Joe Lumley, Jonathan Howson, Sol Bamba, Paddy McNair, Marcus Tavernier, Matt Crooks, Martín Payero, Onel Hernández, Duncan Watmore, Uche Ikpeazu, Andraz Sporar

Peterborough United line-up (5-4-1)

David Cornell, Nathan Thompson, Josh Knight, Ronnie Edwards, Mark Beevers, Dan Butler, Jorge Grant, Oliver Norburn, Jack Taylor, Sammie Szmodics, Siriki Dembélé