Match Centre: Middlesbrough vs Watford
Whittaker 6′Strelec 45+1′Whittaker 58′Conway 75′ (p)Conway 90+2′
Abankwah 48′
Player of the match Morgan Whittaker 9.2
GolVolt rating 3.4GolVolt rating
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Key stats
Why this rating
Four pillars, each measured against the same league over the last 12 months.
Plenty of chances, Whittaker: two goals.
- Dramaweight 50% Settled by 58′.The result was clear early — little to hold on for. Drama: 1.4 out of 10
- Heroesweight 20% Whittaker: two goals, Whittaker: rated 9.2.Someone played a match to remember. Heroes: 7.6 out of 10
- Stakesweight 15% Not much was at stake yet. Stakes: 2.6 out of 10
- Quality of playweight 15% Plenty of chances, 6 goals.Plenty of chances and shots at both ends. Quality of play: 8.7 out of 10
Match ECG
A spike = a twist. The shading = how open the result still was.
GolVolt rating 3.4more watchable than 34% of Championship matches
The GolVolt rating comes from four pillars — drama, heroes, stakes and quality of play — measured against this league's matches of the last 12 months (model nap-v2).
Similar matches
A similar story: twists, the finish, chances. Same league, last 12 months.
How the match went
6 goals3 cards
Counts cover only events captured in the retained timeline.
Timeline
- 6' Goal: Morgan WhittakerMiddlesbrough1:0
- 45+1' Goal: David Strelecassist: Whittaker2:0
- Half-time · 2:0
- 46' SubstitutionTargett for Bangura
- 48' Goal: James Abankwahassist: Keben2:1
- 58' Goal: Morgan WhittakerMiddlesbrough3:1
- 62' 2 substitutionsDoumbia for BoveMaamma for Ngakia
- 63' SubstitutionConway for Whittaker
- 63' 2 substitutionsGrieves for MendyIrankunda for Kjerrumgaard
- 64' 2 substitutionsCastledine for HansenFry for Malanda
- 74' James Abankwahyellow card
- 75' Goal: Tommy Conwaypenalty4:1
- 82' SubstitutionInce for Bola
- 83' SubstitutionSilvera for Sarmiento
- 85' Imrân Louzayellow card
- 85' Aidan Morrisyellow card
- 90+2' Goal: Tommy Conwayassist: Strelec5:1
- Full-time · 5:1
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Lineups and ratings
The highlighted rating is the player of the match.
Starting XIs · provider ratings
Middlesbrough
Watford
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Came on
Bench
Middlesbrough
- 32 Joe Wildsmith GK —
- 3 Matt Targett DEF on
- 6 Dael Fry DEF on
- 25 George Edmundson DEF —
- 16 Alan Browne MID —
- 23 Leo Castledine MID on
- 9 Tommy Conway ATT on
- 20 Kaly Sène ATT —
- 22 Sam Silvera ATT on
Watford
- 12 Nathan Baxter GK —
- 3 Saba Goglichidze DEF —
- 7 Tom Ince MID on
- 8 Giorgi Chakvetadze MID —
- 20 Mamadou Doumbia ATT on
- 34 Kwadwo Baah ATT —
- 42 Othmane Maamma ATT on
- 43 J. Grieves ATT on
- 66 Nestory Irankunda ATT on
Match sheet
- Stadium
- Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough
Player ratings
Ratings from the data provider, scale 1–10.
- Player of the match · Middlesbrough Morgan Whittaker
- 2. place · Middlesbrough Tommy Conway
- 3. place · Middlesbrough Alex Gilbert
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