2018–19 Middlesbrough F.C. season

Middlesbrough 2018–19 football season
Middlesbrough
2018–19 season
ChairmanSteve Gibson
ManagerTony Pulis
StadiumRiverside Stadium
Championship7th
FA CupFourth round
EFL CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Britt Assombalonga (14)
All: Britt Assombalonga (16)
Highest home attendanceLeague/All: 30,881 vs Leeds
(9 February 2019)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 21,016 vs Bristol City
(2 April 2019)
All: 9,942 vs Notts County
(14 August 2018, EFL Cup R1)
Average home league attendance23,164
Biggest win5–0 vs Peterborough United
(5 January 2019, FA Cup R3)
Biggest defeat0–3 vs Aston Villa
(1 December 2018, League)
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

The 2018–19 season was Middlesbrough's second consecutive season in the Championship in their 143rd year in existence; the club also competed in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.[1]

Season overview

The 2018–19 transfer window is club manager Tony Pulis' first official summer transfer window as Middlesbrough manager.[2] Pulis' first signing of the window was a defensive Paddy McNair, arriving from rivals Sunderland for £5 million.[3] Bristol City star defender Aden Flint subsequently joined the club for a fee of £7 million.[4] Sam Stubbs and Djed Spence then joined the reserves, both on free transfers, arriving from Wigan Athletic and Fulham respectively.[5][6] As August emerged, Andy Lonergan joined the club on a free transfer from rivals Leeds United.[7] On 8 August 2018, Middlesbrough completed the signing of Jordan Hugill from West Ham United on a season-long loan deal.[8]

Tomás Mejías, Martin Cranie, Tom Brewitt, Liam Cooke, Liam Hegarty, Jakub Sinior, Keiran Storey, Robbie Tinkler, Jay Wilson and Matthew Elsdon were all released at the end of the 2017–18 season.[9] Antonio Barragán then left the club to join Real Betis permanently,[10] having spent the previous season on loan there, while Mikael Soisalo and Fábio left to join Zulte Waregem and Nantes respectively.[11][12] Players who were loaned out included Joe Fryer to Carlisle United,[13] Hayden Coulson to St Mirren,[14] Luke Armstrong to Gateshead,[15] George Miller to Bradford City.[16] The club then said their goodbyes to their team superstars: striker Patrick Bamford to Leeds, centre-back Ben Gibson and winger Adama Traoré.[17][18][19]

Squad

First team squad

As of 30 August 2018.[20]
Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of Birth (Age) Previous Team
Goalkeepers
1 Dimitrios Konstantopoulos Greece GK (1978-11-29)29 November 1978 (aged 39) Greece AEK Athens
23 Darren Randolph Republic of Ireland GK (1987-05-12)12 May 1987 (aged 31) England West Ham United
31 Andy Lonergan England GK (1983-10-19)19 October 1983 (aged 34) England Leeds United
Defenders
3 George Friend England LB (1987-10-17)17 October 1987 (aged 30) England Doncaster Rovers
4 Daniel Ayala Spain CB (1990-11-07)7 November 1990 (aged 27) England Norwich City
5 Ryan Shotton England RB (1988-10-30)30 October 1988 (aged 29) England Birmingham City
14 Sam McQueen L England LB (1995-02-06)6 February 1995 (aged 23) England Southampton
20 Dael Fry England CB (1997-08-30)30 August 1997 (aged 21) Academy
24 Aden Flint England CB (1989-07-11)11 July 1989 (aged 29) England Bristol City
25 Nathan Wood England CB (2002-05-31)31 May 2002 (aged 16) Academy
Midfielders
7 Grant Leadbitter England DM / CM (1986-01-07)7 January 1986 (aged 32) England Ipswich Town
8 Adam Clayton England DM / CM (1989-01-14)14 January 1989 (aged 29) England Huddersfield Town
15 Julien De Sart Belgium DM (1994-12-23)23 December 1994 (aged 23) Belgium Standard Liège
16 Jonny Howson England CM (1988-05-21)21 May 1988 (aged 30) England Norwich City
17 Paddy McNair Northern Ireland DM / CM (1995-04-27)27 April 1995 (aged 23) England Sunderland
19 Stewart Downing England AM / LM / RM (1984-07-22)22 July 1984 (aged 34) England West Ham United
21 Marvin Johnson England LW (1990-12-01)1 December 1990 (aged 27) England Oxford United
26 Lewis Wing England AM (1995-05-23)23 May 1995 (aged 23) England Shildon
27 Harrison Chapman England AM (1997-11-05)5 November 1997 (aged 20) Academy
28 Marcus Tavernier England LW (1999-03-22)22 March 1999 (aged 19) Academy
37 Muhamed Bešić L Bosnia and Herzegovina DM (1992-09-10)10 September 1992 (aged 25) England Everton
Strikers
9 Britt Assombalonga Democratic Republic of the Congo ST (1992-12-06)6 December 1992 (aged 25) England Nottingham Forest
10 Martin Braithwaite Denmark CF / FW (1991-06-05)5 June 1991 (aged 27) France Toulouse
11 Jordan Hugill England ST (1992-04-06)6 April 1992 (aged 26) England West Ham United
18 Ashley Fletcher England ST (1995-10-02)2 October 1995 (aged 22) England West Ham United
39 Rudy Gestede Benin FW (1988-10-10)10 October 1988 (aged 29) England Aston Villa
  • L = Player on Loan

Competitions

Pre-season friendlies

As part of their pre-season preparations, Middlesbrough faced Sturm Graz, Spennymoor Town, SV Sandhausen, Accrington Stanley, Rochdale and Hartlepool United.[21] Their match against Sunderland was abandoned at half-time because of storm conditions.[22]

Sturm Graz v Middlesbrough
5 July 2018 (2018-07-05) Friendly Sturm Graz 1–0 Middlesbrough Kumberg, Austria
18:00 BST Pink 42' Report Stadium: Well Welt Stadion
Spennymoor Town v Middlesbrough
10 July 2018 (2018-07-10) Friendly Spennymoor Town 0–2 Middlesbrough Spennymoor
19:45 BST Report Bamford 2'
Assombalonga 68'		 Stadium: Brewery Field
SV Sandhausen v Middlesbrough
14 July 2018 (2018-07-14) Friendly SV Sandhausen 0–1 Middlesbrough Mindelheim, Germany
18:00 BST Report Bamford 35' (pen.) Stadium: Julius Strohmayer Stadion
Augsburg v Middlesbrough
18 July 2018 (2018-07-18) Friendly Augsburg 2–1 Middlesbrough Bad Wörishofen, Germany
17:30 BST Baier 37'
Hahn 61'		 Report Wing 86' Stadium: Sportplatz Bad Wörishofen
Accrington Stanley v Middlesbrough
21 July 2018 (2018-07-21) Friendly Accrington Stanley 4–3 Middlesbrough Accrington
15:00 BST Hughes 33'
Kee 36' (pen.)
Jackson 44'
Sykes 88'		 Report McNair 16'
Howson 54'
Traoré 62'		 Stadium: Wham Stadium
Referee: Richard Brooks
Rochdale v Middlesbrough
24 July 2018 (2018-07-24) Friendly Rochdale 3–2 Middlesbrough Rochdale
19:30 BST Andrew 69'
Inman 85'
Rathbone 90+1'		 Report Fletcher 13'
Chapman 52'		 Stadium: Crown Oil Arena
Attendance: 909
Referee: Graham Salisbury
Middlesbrough v Sunderland
27 July 2018 (2018-07-27) Friendly Middlesbrough A–A Sunderland Middlesbrough
19:30 BST Report Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Note: Abandoned at half-time (0-0) due to weather
Hartlepool United v Middlesbrough
28 July 2018 (2018-07-28) Friendly Hartlepool United 0–5 Middlesbrough Hartlepool
13:00 BST Report Assombalonga 34', 37', 45'
Fletcher 41', 46'		 Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 1,747
Referee: Andrew Miller

Championship

League table

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
3 Leeds United 46 25 8 13 73 50 +23 83 Qualification for Championship play-offs[a]
4 West Bromwich Albion 46 23 11 12 87 62 +25 80
5 Derby County (O, P) 46 20 14 12 69 54 +15 74
6 Middlesbrough 46 20 13 13 49 41 +8 73
7 Bristol City 46 19 13 14 59 53 +6 70
8 Nottingham Forest 46 17 15 14 61 54 +7 66
9 Swansea City 46 18 11 17 65 62 +3 65
Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results[23]
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the Premier League.

Results by matchday

Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2019. Source: BBC Sport
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Result summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 20 13 13 49 41  +8 73 10 6 7 23 17  +6 10 7 6 26 24  +2

Last updated: 4 May 2019.
Source: BBC Sport

Matches

On 21 June 2018, the Championship fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[24][25]

Millwall v Middlesbrough
4 August 2018 (2018-08-04) 1 Millwall 2–2 Middlesbrough Bermondsey
15:00 BST O'Brien 12'
Gregory 37'		 Report Braithwaite 87'
Friend 90+7'		 Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 15,056
Referee: Kevin Friend
Middlesbrough v Sheffield United
7 August 2018 (2018-08-07) 2 Middlesbrough 3–0 Sheffield United Middlesbrough
19:45 BST Braithwaite 7'
Flint 18'
Downing 25'		 Report Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 22,960
Referee: Robert Jones
Middlesbrough v Birmingham City
11 August 2018 (2018-08-11) 3 Middlesbrough 1–0 Birmingham City Middlesbrough
15:00 BST Assombalonga 12' Report Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 23,748
Referee: Andrew Madley
Bristol City v Middlesbrough
18 August 2018 (2018-08-18) 4 Bristol City 0–2 Middlesbrough Bristol
15:00 BST Report Braithwaite 13'
Assombalonga 32'		 Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 19,455
Referee: Oliver Langford
Middlesbrough v West Bromwich Albion
24 August 2018 (2018-08-24) 5 Middlesbrough 1–0 West Bromwich Albion Middlesbrough
19:45 BST Ayala 90+1' Report Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 22,906
Referee: John Brooks
Leeds United v Middlesbrough
31 August 2018 (2018-08-31) 6 Leeds United 0–0 Middlesbrough Leeds
19:45 BST Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 35,417
Referee: Tim Robinson
Norwich City v Middlesbrough
15 September 2018 (2018-09-15) 7 Norwich City 1–0 Middlesbrough Norwich
15:00 BST Pukki 58' Report Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 24,642
Referee: James Linington
Middlesbrough v Bolton Wanderers
19 September 2018 (2018-09-19) 8 Middlesbrough 2–0 Bolton Wanderers Middlesbrough
19:45 BST Saville 34'
Assombalonga 90+5'		 Report Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 21,345
Referee: David Coote
Middlesbrough v Swansea City
22 September 2018 (2018-09-22) 9 Middlesbrough 0–0 Swansea City Middlesbrough
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 22,881
Referee: Simon Hooper
Hull City v Middlesbrough
29 September 2018 (2018-09-29) 10 Hull City 1–1 Middlesbrough Kingston-upon-Hull
15:00 BST Bowen 69' (pen.) Report Assombalonga 51' Stadium: KCOM Stadium
Attendance: 13,185
Referee: Darren England
Ipswich Town v Middlesbrough
2 October 2018 (2018-10-02) 11 Ipswich Town 0–2 Middlesbrough Ipswich
19:45 BST Report Bešić 12'
Downing 16'		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 13,612
Referee: Andrew Madley
Middlesbrough v Nottingham Forest
6 October 2018 (2018-10-06) 12 Middlesbrough 0–2 Nottingham Forest Middlesbrough
15:00 BST Report Lolley 49'
Grabban 77'
Robinson Red card 80'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 24,299
Referee: John Brooks
Sheffield Wednesday v Middlesbrough
19 October 2018 (2018-10-19) 13 Sheffield Wednesday 1–2 Middlesbrough Owlerton, Sheffield
19:45 BST Reach 82' Report Bešić 49'
Assombalonga 55'		 Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 23,284
Referee: Peter Bankes
Middlesbrough v Rotherham United
23 October 2018 (2018-10-23) 14 Middlesbrough 0–0 Rotherham United Middlesbrough
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 21,235
Referee: Darren Bond
Middlesbrough v Derby County
27 October 2018 15 Middlesbrough 1–1 Derby County Middlesbrough
12:30 BST Bogle 84' (o.g.)
Ayala Yellow card 90'		 Report Friend 19' (o.g.)
Waghorn Yellow card 33'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 22,907
Referee: Simon Hooper
Stoke City v Middlesbrough
3 November 2018 (2018-11-03) 16 Stoke City 0–0 Middlesbrough Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT Shawcross Yellow card 20' Report Clayton Yellow card 23' Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 24,553
Referee: Robert Jones
Middlesbrough v Wigan Athletic
10 November 2018 (2018-11-10) 17 Middlesbrough 2–0 Wigan Athletic Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT Hugill 38' (pen.), 44' Report Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 22,207
Referee: Darren England
Brentford v Middlesbrough
24 November 2018 (2018-11-24) 18 Brentford 1–2 Middlesbrough Brentford
17:30 GMT Judge 75' Report Hugill 56'
Tavernier 61'		 Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 9,430
Referee: John Brooks
Preston North End v Middlesbrough
27 November 2018 (2018-11-27) 19 Preston North End 1–1 Middlesbrough Preston
19:45 GMT Browne 43' Report Tavernier 46' Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 10,990
Referee: Peter Bankes
Middlesbrough v Aston Villa
1 December 2018 (2018-12-01) 20 Middlesbrough 0–3 Aston Villa Middlesbrough
17:30 GMT Friend Yellow card 71' Report Chester 20'
Abraham 65'
Whelan 83'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 22,207
Referee: Andy Davies
Middlesbrough v Blackburn Rovers
8 December 2018 (2018-12-08) 21 Middlesbrough 1–1 Blackburn Rovers Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT Shotton Yellow card 13'
Bešić Red card 21'
Assombalonga 62'
Friend Yellow card 43'		 Report Williams Yellow card 18'
Mulgrew 22'
Dack Yellow card 55'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 21,985
Referee: Simon Hooper
Queens Park Rangers v Middlesbrough
15 December 2018 22 Queens Park Rangers 2–1 Middlesbrough Shepherd's Bush, London
15:00 GMT Wszołek 4'
Wells 60'		 Report Saville 51', Yellow card 58'
Flint Yellow card 73'
Assombalonga Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 14,088
Referee: Oliver Langford
Reading v Middlesbrough
22 December 2018 23 Reading 0–1 Middlesbrough Reading
15:00 GMT (UTC) Rinomhota Yellow card 73'
Blackett Yellow card 90'		 Report Bešić Yellow card 41'
Friend 77'
Saville Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 14,943
Referee: Steve Martin
Middlesbrough v Sheffield Wednesday
26 December 2018 (2018-12-26) 24 Middlesbrough 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT Clayton Yellow card 25'
Ayala Yellow card 41'
McNair Yellow card 81'		 Report Reach 20'
Palmer Yellow card 83'
Fox Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 30,341
Referee: Peter Bankes
Middlesbrough v Ipswich Town
29 December 2018 (2018-12-29) 25 Middlesbrough 2–0 Ipswich Town Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT Hugill 37' (pen.)
Tavernier Yellow card 65' 72'		 Report Chalobah Yellow card 18'
Downes Yellow card 39'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 23,334
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
Derby County v Middlesbrough
1 January 2019 26 Derby County 1–1 Middlesbrough Derby
15:00 GMT Wilson 2' Report Saville Yellow card 45+5'
Hugill 52'
Bešić Yellow card 73'		 Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 28,123
Referee: Robert Jones
Birmingham City v Middlesbrough
12 January 2019 (2019-01-12) 27 Birmingham City 1–2 Middlesbrough Birmingham
15:00 GMT Kieftenbeld Yellow card 29'
Adams Yellow card 55' 79'		 Report Wing 37' Yellow card 56'
Assombalonga 82'		 Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 21,420
Referee: Graham Scott
Middlesbrough v Millwall
19 January 2019 (2019-01-19) 28 Middlesbrough 1–1 Millwall Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT Howson Yellow card 20'
Ayala Yellow card 77'
Hugill 90' (pen.)
Batth Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Wallace 22'
Hutchinson Yellow card 53'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 21,915
Referee: Keith Stroud
West Bromwich Albion v Middlesbrough
2 February 2019 (2019-02-02) 29 West Bromwich Albion 2–3 Middlesbrough West Bromwich
15:00 GMT Holgate Yellow card 39'
Rodriguez 42'
Gayle 63'		 Report Saville 17' Yellow card 36'
Wing Yellow card 46'
Shotton Yellow card 55'
Assombalonga 75', 83'
Hugill Yellow card 90+6'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 24,863
Referee: Tim Robinson
Middlesbrough v Leeds United
9 February 2019 (2019-02-09) 30 Middlesbrough 1–1 Leeds United Middlesbrough
12:30 GMT Wing 47'
Saville Yellow card 59'
Howson Yellow card 90+8'		 Report Phillips 90+11'
Jansson Yellow card 90+13'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 30,881
Referee: Darren England
Sheffield United v Middlesbrough
13 February 2019 (2019-02-13) 31 Sheffield United 1–0 Middlesbrough Sheffield
19:45 GMT Norwood Yellow card 38'
Stearman 61'
Fleck Yellow card 76'		 Report Shotton Yellow card 35'
Ayala Yellow card 57' Yellow-red card 64'		 Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 24,805
Referee: Andy Woolmer
Blackburn Rovers v Middlesbrough
17 February 2019 (2019-02-17) 32 Blackburn Rovers 0–1 Middlesbrough Blackburn
13:00 GMT Rodwell Yellow card 33'
Williams Red card 45'		 Report Assombalonga 19' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 13,249
Referee: Darren Bond
Middlesbrough v Queens Park Rangers
23 February 2019 (2019-02-23) 33 Middlesbrough 2–0 Queens Park Rangers Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT Howson 2' Yellow card 63'
Bešić Yellow card 14'
Fletcher 32'		 Report Cousins Yellow card 70' Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 22,338
Referee: Andrew Madley
Wigan Athletic v Middlesbrough
2 March 2019 (2019-03-02) 34 Wigan Athletic 0–0 Middlesbrough Wigan
15:00 GMT Dunkley Yellow card 33' Report Ayala Yellow card 21'
Howson Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 12,726
Referee: Stephen Martin
Middlesbrough v Brentford
9 March 2019 (2019-03-09) 35 Middlesbrough 1–2 Brentford Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT Fletcher 6'
Assombalonga Yellow card 31'
Mikel Yellow card 38'
Ayala Yellow card 71'
Hugill Yellow card 88'
Howson Yellow card 90+5'		 Report Konsa Yellow card 67'
Shotton 70' (o.g.)
Benrahma 73'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 22,069
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
Middlesbrough v Preston North End
13 March 2019 (2019-03-13) 36 Middlesbrough 1–2 Preston North End Middlesbrough
19:45 GMT Fletcher 32'
Ayala Red card 61'		 Report Pearson Yellow card 55'
Gallagher 63'
Stockley 81'
Hughes Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 21,088
Referee: Keith Stroud
Aston Villa v Middlesbrough
16 March 2019 (2019-03-16) 37 Aston Villa 3–0 Middlesbrough Birmingham
15:00 GMT El Ghazi 28'
McGinn 44'
Adomah 88'		 Report Mikel Yellow card 56' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 36,263
Referee: Darren Bond
Middlesbrough v Norwich City
30 March 2019 (2019-03-30) 38 Middlesbrough 0–1 Norwich City Middlesbrough
17:30 GMT Ayala Yellow card 33'
Mikel Yellow card 49'
Downing Yellow card 66'		 Report Stiepermann Yellow card 42'
Zimmermann Yellow card 48'
Hernández 54' Yellow card 54'
Trybull Yellow card 57'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 23,795
Referee: David Coote
Middlesbrough v Bristol City
2 April 2019 (2019-04-02) 39 Middlesbrough 0–1 Bristol City Middlesbrough
19:45 BST Saville Yellow card 66' Report Webster 31' Yellow card 49'
Pack Yellow card 66'
Hunt Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 21,016
Referee: Gavin Ward
Swansea City v Middlesbrough
6 April 2019 (2019-04-06) 40 Swansea City 3–1 Middlesbrough Swansea
19:45 BST Grimes Yellow card 21' 34' (pen.)
Routledge 38'
Roberts 71'		 Report Saville 81'
Howson Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 18,171
Referee: Andy Woolmer
Bolton Wanderers v Middlesbrough
9 April 2019 (2019-04-09) 41 Bolton Wanderers 0–2 Middlesbrough Bolton
20:00 BST Report Fletcher 16', 28' Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium
Attendance: 12,259
Referee: Stephen Martin
Middlesbrough v Hull City
13 April 2019 (2019-04-13) 42 Middlesbrough 1–0 Hull City Middlesbrough
15:00 BST Assombalonga 25'
Clayton Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Henriksen Yellow card 36' Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 22,427
Referee: Robert Jones
Middlesbrough v Stoke City
19 April 2019 (2019-04-19) 43 Middlesbrough 1–0 Stoke City Middlesbrough
15:00 BST Assombalonga 2'
Clayton Yellow card 81'		 Report Batth Yellow card 82' Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 22,890
Referee: Darren Bond
Nottingham Forest v Middlesbrough
22 April 2019 (2019-04-22) 44 Nottingham Forest 3–0 Middlesbrough Nottingham
15:00 BST Lolley 39' (pen.), 85'
Cash Yellow card 45+1'
Milošević 64'		 Report Shotton Yellow card 38' Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 27,653
Referee: Peter Bankes
Middlesbrough v Reading
27 April 2019 (2019-04-27) 45 Middlesbrough 2–1 Reading Middlesbrough
15:00 BST Wing 31'
Assombalonga 39' (pen.)
Howson Yellow card 55'
Saville Yellow card 90'
Hugill Yellow card 90+5'		 Report Loader 11'
Harriott Yellow card 66'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 22,003
Referee: John Brooks
Rotherham United v Middlesbrough
5 May 2019 (2019-05-05) 46 Rotherham United 1–2 Middlesbrough Rotherham
12:30 BST Smith 86' (pen.) Report Assombalonga 28' (pen.)
Mikel 37' Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 11,051
Referee: Andrew Madley

FA Cup

The third round draw was made live on BBC by Ruud Gullit and Paul Ince from Stamford Bridge on 3 December 2018.[26] The fourth round draw was made live on BBC by Robbie Keane and Carl Ikeme from Wolverhampton on 7 January 2019.[27]

Middlesbrough v Peterborough United
5 January 2019 (2019-01-05) Third round Middlesbrough 5–0 Peterborough United Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT Leadbitter Yellow card 45+1'
Assombalonga 47', 70'
Friend 50'
Wing 62'
Fletcher 87'		 Report White Yellow card 33' Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 11,647
Referee: James Linington
Middlesbrough v Newport County
26 January 2019 (2019-01-26) Fourth round Middlesbrough 1–1 Newport County Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT Ayala 51'
Fletcher Yellow card 52'		 Report Dolan 90+3' Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 15,794
Referee: John Brooks
Newport County v Middlesbrough
5 February 2019 (2019-02-05) Fourth round replay Newport County 2–0 Middlesbrough Newport
19:45 GMT Willmott 47'
Amond 67'		 Report Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 6,552
Referee: Stuart Attwell

EFL Cup

On 15 June 2018, the draw for the first round was made in Vietnam.[28] The second round draw was made from the Stadium of Light on 16 August.[29] The third round draw was made on 30 August 2018 by David Seaman and Joleon Lescott.[30] The fourth round draw was made live on Quest by Rachel Yankey and Rachel Riley on 29 September.[31] The draw for the quarter-final was made live on Sky Sports by Jamie Redknapp and Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink on 31 October.[32]

Middlesbrough v Notts County
14 August 2018 (2018-08-14) First round Middlesbrough 3–3
(4–3 p)		 Notts County Middlesbrough
19:45 BST Fletcher 28', 74'
Mahmutovic 44'		 Report Crawford 20'
Stead 34', 63'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 9,942
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
Middlesbrough v Rochdale
28 August 2018 (2018-08-28) Second round Middlesbrough 2–1 Rochdale Middlesbrough
19:45 BST Johnson 37'
Hugill 53'		 Report Delaney 83' Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 10,344
Referee: Ben Toner
Preston North End v Middlesbrough
25 September 2018 (2018-09-25) Third round Preston North End 2–2
(3–4 p)		 Middlesbrough Preston
19:45 BST Robinson 27'
Barkhuizen 66'		 Report Fletcher 34'
Tavernier 69'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 5,095
Referee: Oliver Langford
Penalties
Ledson soccer ball with check mark
Robinson soccer ball with red X
Moult soccer ball with check mark
Pearson soccer ball with check mark
Burke soccer ball with red X		 Leadbitter soccer ball with check mark
Gestede soccer ball with check mark
McNair soccer ball with check mark
Tavernier soccer ball with check mark
Middlesbrough v Crystal Palace
31 October 2018 (2018-10-31) Fourth round Middlesbrough 1–0 Crystal Palace Middlesbrough
20:00 GMT Wing 45+3' Report Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 11,850
Referee: Paul Tierney
Middlesbrough v Burton Albion
18 December 2018 (2018-12-18) Quarter-final Middlesbrough 0–1 Burton Albion Middlesbrough
19:45 GMT Hugill Yellow card 16'
Bešić Yellow card 38'		 Report Hesketh 48' Yellow card 74'
Collins Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 17,342
Referee: Michael Oliver

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Team Ref.
1 July 2018 DF England Harold Essien Manchester City Undisclosed Academy [33]
1 July 2018 CB England Aden Flint Bristol City £7,000,000 First team [4]
1 July 2018 CB Northern Ireland Paddy McNair Sunderland £5,000,000 First team [3]
1 July 2018 CB England Sam Stubbs Wigan Athletic Free Academy [5]
4 July 2018 RB England Djed Spence Fulham Free Academy [6]
2 August 2018 GK England Andy Lonergan Leeds United Free First team [7]
18 August 2018 CM England Dan Ward Newcastle United Free Academy [34]
1 January 2019 CM Northern Ireland George Saville Millwall £8,000,000 First team [35]
24 January 2019 DM Nigeria John Obi Mikel China Tianjin TEDA Free First team [36]

Transfers out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Team Ref.
1 July 2018 RB Spain Antonio Barragán Spain Real Betis Undisclosed First team [10]
1 July 2018 CB England Tom Brewitt AFC Fylde Released Academy [9][37]
1 July 2018 CM England Liam Cooke Free agent Released Academy [9]
1 July 2018 CB England Martin Cranie Sheffield United Released First team [38][39]
1 July 2018 CB England Matthew Elsdon Barrow Free Academy [9][40]
1 July 2018 RB Scotland Liam Hegarty Free agent Released Academy [9]
1 July 2018 GK England Bobby Jones Wigan Athletic Undisclosed Academy [41]
1 July 2018 GK Spain Tomás Mejías Cyprus Omonia Free First team [38][42]
1 July 2018 DM Poland Jakub Sinior Italy Hellas Verona Free Academy [9][43]
1 July 2018 RW Finland Mikael Soisalo Belgium Zulte Waregem Undisclosed Academy [11]
1 July 2018 CB England Keiran Storey Free agent Released Academy [9]
1 July 2018 DM England Robbie Tinkler Gateshead Free Academy [9][44]
1 July 2018 CM England Jay Wilson Free agent Released Academy [9]
13 July 2018 CM Northern Ireland Lewis Maloney Gateshead Free Academy [45]
18 July 2018 LB Brazil Fábio France Nantes Undisclosed First team [12]
30 July 2018 AM England Callum Cooke Peterborough United Free Academy [46]
31 July 2018 CF England Patrick Bamford Leeds United £10,000,000 First team [17]
5 August 2018 CB England Ben Gibson Burnley £15,000,000 First team [18]
8 August 2018 RW Spain Adama Traoré Wolverhampton Wanderers £18,000,000 First team [19]
31 August 2018 DM Belgium Julien De Sart Belgium Kortrijk Free transfer First team [47]
1 January 2019 LB England Nathan McGinley Forest Green Rovers Undisclosed Academy [48]
9 January 2019 GK England Connor Ripley Preston North End Undisclosed First team [49]
28 January 2019 RW England Harry Chapman Blackburn Rovers Undisclosed Academy [50]
29 January 2019 CM England Grant Leadbitter Sunderland Free transfer First team [51]
31 January 2019 CF England George Miller Barnsley Undisclosed Academy [52]

Loans in

Start date Position Nationality Name From End date Team Ref.
8 August 2018 CF England Jordan Hugill West Ham United 31 May 2019 First team [8]
23 August 2018 DM Bosnia and Herzegovina Muhamed Bešić Everton 31 May 2019 First team [53]
30 August 2018 LM England Sam McQueen Southampton 31 May 2019 First team [54]
31 August 2018 CB England Danny Batth Wolverhampton Wanderers 28 January 2019 First team [55][56]
31 August 2018 CM Northern Ireland George Saville Millwall 31 December 2018 First team [35]
1 January 2019 LW Netherlands Rajiv van La Parra Huddersfield Town 31 May 2019 First team [57]

Loans out

Start date Position Nationality Name To End date Team Ref.
1 July 2018 GK England Joe Fryer Carlisle United 31 May 2019 Academy [13]
9 July 2018 LB England Hayden Coulson Scotland St Mirren 17 October 2018 Academy [14][58]
16 July 2018 CF England Luke Armstrong Gateshead 31 December 2018 Academy [15][59]
16 July 2018 CF England George Miller Bradford City 30 January 2019 Academy [16][52]
27 July 2018 GK England Aynsley Pears Gateshead 31 May 2019 Academy [60]
3 August 2018 MF England Alex Pattison Yeovil Town 31 May 2019 Academy [61]
9 August 2018 GK England Connor Ripley Accrington Stanley 8 January 2019 First team [62][49]
29 August 2018 LB England Nathan McGinley Forest Green Rovers 31 December 2018 Academy [48]
30 August 2018 CB Luxembourg Enes Mahmutovic Yeovil Town 1 January 2019 Academy [63][64]
31 August 2018 LM England Marvin Johnson Sheffield United 31 May 2019 First team [65]
9 November 2018 CF England Tyrone O'Neill Hartlepool United 31 December 2018 Academy [66]
3 January 2019 CF Denmark Martin Braithwaite Spain Leganés 31 May 2019 First team [67]
11 January 2019 CF England Luke Armstrong Accrington Stanley 31 May 2019 Academy [59]
31 January 2019 LB England Hayden Coulson Cambridge United 31 May 2019 Academy [68]
31 January 2019 DM England Ben Liddle Forest Green Rovers 31 May 2019 Academy [69]
31 January 2019 CB England Sam Stubbs Notts County 31 May 2019 Academy [70]
31 January 2019 AM England Stephen Walker Milton Keynes Dons 31 May 2019 Academy [71]
7 February 2019 GK England Andy Lonergan Rochdale 21 February 2019 First team [72][73]

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