Middlesbrough 2-1 Reading: result and report

Middlesbrough 2-1 Reading

Championship · Tuesday 12 April 2016, 18:45 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Middlesbrough defeated Reading 2-1 in the Championship on Tuesday 12 April 2016. The half-time score was 1-0.

Emilio Nsue opened the scoring in the 10th minute. Middlesbrough's goals came from Emilio Nsue (10') and A. Forshaw (90+4'). Reading scored through Simon Cox (54').

Discipline: Middlesbrough received no yellow cards; Reading received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Middlesbrough were 2nd on 79 points from 40 and Reading 14th on 51 points from 40. Middlesbrough went on to finish that season 4th with 89 points, and Reading 17th with 52.

Middlesbrough lined up in a 4-4-2 and Reading in a 4-4-2.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Middlesbrough wins, 3 draws and 5 for Reading.

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