Goals: None
Bookings: Ward (45, dissent); Barnes (48, foul); Keane (86, foul)
Referee: Martin Atkinson (Leeds) – could have been stricter on a number of issues and would have been within his rights to send off Keane. 4
Attendance: 29,547
Entertainment: **
Boro Burn
Shots on 5 2
Shots off 7 5
Corners 4 3
Offsides 2 2
Fouls 9 12
MIDDLESBROUGH (3-5-2):
6 Valdes: Didn’t have an awful lot to do but what he did he did well;
7 Ayala: His best display in the Premier League so far this season
7 Bernardo: Played well at the heart of the three-man backline
7 Gibson: Helped to keep the Burnley attacks at bay alongside a well organised defence;
7 Barragan: The shove to the floor he received off Ward could easily have got the Burnley man in bother
6 Clayton: Kept things moving in the middle and got through plenty of running
7 Leadbitter: Clearly enjoyed being back in the thick of things
6 Forshaw: Had a few shaky moments early on but looked settled and full of intent
7 DOWNING: Out of position but enjoyed delivering the crosses, even if he wanted more of the ball;
5 Stuani: Unable to have the sort of impact he and everyone else would have liked
6 Gestede: Made himself a nuisance without really threatening to score himself.
Subs:
Negredo (for Stuani 58): Could have scored and made a big impact. 7
Traore (for Gestede 69): A real nuisance after his introduction. 6
Bamford (for Bernardo 83)
(not used): Guzan (gk), Fry, de Roon, Fischer.
BURNLEY (4-4-2): Heaton 7; Lowton 7, Keane 7, Mee 7, WARD 7; Boyd 6, Barton 6, Hendrick 7, Brady 6; Gray 4 (Vokes 62, 5), Barnes 5 (Tarkowski 90). Subs (not used): Flanagan, Arfield, Agyei, Westwood, Pope.
MAN OF THE MATCH: Stewart Downing – looked comfortable in a wing-back role and provided plenty of dangerous deliveries.
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