4 – 3
“Mohamed Touré fires Norwich into an early lead straight from kick-off.”
Pivotal“Sebastian Berhalter nets his second of the game to put Middlesbrough 3-1 up after a lively opening spell.”
Pivotal“Substitute Jovon Makama pulls one back for Norwich, assisted by fellow sub Jacob Wright, sparking hope of a comeback.”
Pivotal“Jacob Wright completes a stunning Norwich turnaround by leveling the score at 3-3, capping a wild second-half surge.”
Pivotal“Ashley Phillips, freshly booked, scores the dramatic winner in stoppage time to seal a 4-3 victory for Middlesbrough.”
Pivotal
Middlesbrough
Norwich City
Outstanding performance
Norwich City•MidfielderMiddlesbrough raced into a three-goal cushion inside 36 minutes, with Sebastian Berhalter's brace either side of Amario Cozier-Duberry's strike putting the game seemingly out of Norwich's reach after Mohamed Touré's opener had given the visitors an early shock lead. But Norwich, hardly a footnote despite trailing by two goals for most of the second half, roared back through substitutes Jovon Makama and Jacob Wright to level at 3-3 by the 75th minute, turning a routine home win into a genuine scrap. Just when a share of the spoils looked likely, Ashley Phillips - only minutes after picking up a yellow card - popped up with the decisive goal in the 90th minute to snatch it for Middlesbrough. The stats told of a tight contest overall, with Middlesbrough's extra cutting edge (17 shots, 6 on target, 5 big chances created) just enough to outlast a Norwich side that matched them for possession and created enough to have taken something from the game.
How entertaining was this match?
Luke Ayling is on, and Will Lankshear is off.
Ashley PhillipsShot! Ashley Phillips scores with a left-footed shot.
Will Lankshear's left-footed shot is blocked.
Goal! Ashley Phillips scores, making it 4-3.
Jack Stacey receives a yellow card.
Oscar Schwartau replaces Anthony Musaba.
Ashley PhillipsYellow CardAshley Phillips receives a yellow card.
Jacob Wright takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Kyle Joseph takes a shot with his head but misses.
Jacob Wright takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Will Lankshear attempted a header, but it missed the target.
Jacob WrightJacob Wright takes a shot with his right foot and scores.
Anthony Musaba takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
assist: Paris Maghoma
Goal! Jacob Wright scores to make it 3-3, assisted by Edmond-Paris Maghoma.
Corner awarded.
Max Arfsten is on, and Amario Cozier-Duberry is off.
Sebastian Berhalter takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Jovon MakamaJovon Makama takes a shot with his right foot and scores.
assist: Jacob Wright
Goal! Jovon Makama scores to make it 3-2, assisted by Jacob Wright.
Corner awarded.
Ruairi McConville takes a header but misses the shot.
Andrew Brooks takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Will Lankshear's right-footed shot is saved.
Kyle Joseph is on, and Riley McGree is off.
Myles Peart-Harris is on, and Tommy Conway is off.
Offside.
On comes Jovon Makama, off goes Mohamed Toure.
Jack Stacey is substituted off for Kellen Fisher.
Offside.
Neto Borges takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Riley McGreeYellow CardYellow card shown to Riley McGree.
Yellow card shown to Riley McGree.
Corner awarded.
Jacob Wright is substituted for Anis Ben Slimane.
Ashley Phillips is on, and Alfie Jones is off.
Corner awarded.
The first half ends with a score of 3-1.
Kellen Fisher takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Sebastian BerhalterShot on goal! Sebastian Berhalter takes a left-footed shot and scores.
Callum Brittain takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Goal! Sebastian Berhalter scores, making it 3-1.
Riley McGree takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Anis Ben Slimane takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Amario Cozier-Duberry takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Tommy Conway takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Offside.
Aidan Morris takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Riley McGree takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Mohamed Toure attempted a header but missed the shot.
Andrew Brooks takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
Amario Cozier-DuberryAmario Cozier-Duberry scores with a left-footed shot.
assist: Tommy Conway
Goal! Amario Cozier-Duberry scores to make it 2-1, assisted by Tommy Conway.
Sebastian BerhalterSebastian Berhalter takes a shot with his right foot and scores.
assist: Tommy Conway
Goal! Sebastian Berhalter scores to make it 1-1, assisted by Tommy Conway.
Mohamed TouréShot! Mohamed Toure scores with a right-footed shot.
Goal! Mohamed Toure scores, making it 0-1.
Kick-off! The referee is Adam Herczeg.
