Postat 20 minutes
Matt Clarke (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
League Cup Scores & Fixtures
Tuesday 19th December
Team Lineups
home team, Port Vale
Manager: Andy Crosby
Formation: 3 - 4 - 2 - 1
Pitch Formation
1, Ripley, Goalkeeper
27, Debrah, Defender
16, Lowe, Defender
5, Balmer, Defender
19, Massey, Midfielder
14, Ojo, Midfielder
18, Arblaster, Midfielder
15, Grant, Midfielder
11, Devine, Attacking Midfielder
10, Chislett, Attacking Midfielder
8, Garrity, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 1, C. Ripley
- Number 5, K. Balmer , Yellow Card at 50 minutes, substituted for A. Iacovitti at 51 minutes
- Number 16, J. Lowe , substituted for T. Sang at 77 minutes
- Number 27, J. Debrah
- Number 15, C. Grant
- Number 18, O. Arblaster , substituted for R. Walters at 59 minutes
- Number 14, F. Ojo , Captain, substituted for R. Loft at 46 minutes
- Number 19, G. Massey , substituted for U. Ikpeazu at 77 minutes
- Number 10, E. Chislett
- Number 11, A. Devine
- Number 8, B. Garrity
Substitutes
home team, Port Vale
- Number 25, B. Dipepa
- Number 9, R. Loft , Yellow Card at 60 minutes
- Number 17, A. Iacovitti , Yellow Card at 80 minutes
- Number 12, U. Ikpeazu
- Number 13, J. Leutwiler
- Number 30, B. Lomax
- Number 4, T. Sang
- Number 6, N. Smith
- Number 24, R. Walters
away team, Middlesbrough
Manager: Michael Carrick
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Pitch Formation
23, Glover, Goalkeeper
15, Dijksteel, Defender
6, Fry, Defender
5, Clarke, Defender
27, Engel, Defender
16, Howson, Defensive Midfielder
4, Barlaser, Defensive Midfielder
18, Silvera, Attacking Midfielder
25, Crooks, Attacking Midfielder
10, Rogers, Attacking Midfielder
9, Latte Lath, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 23, T. Glover
- Number 27, L. Engel
- Number 5, M. Clarke , Yellow Card at 4 minutes
- Number 6, D. Fry
- Number 15, A. Dijksteel
- Number 4, D. Barlaser
- Number 16, J. Howson , Captain
- Number 10, M. Rogers , Yellow Card at 10 minutes, substituted for L. McCabe at 83 minutes
- Number 25, M. Crooks , substituted for A. Bangura at 77 minutes
- Number 18, S. Silvera
- Number 9, E. Latte Lath , substituted for I. Jones at 46 minutes, substituted for C. Kavanagh at 73 minutes
away team, Middlesbrough
- Number 57, B. Bilongo
- Number 38, D. Nkrumah
- Number 24, A. Bangura
- Number 22, H. Coulson
- Number 14, A. Gilbert
- Number 48, C. Kavanagh
- Number 11, I. Jones
- Number 32, J. Jones
- Number 49, L. McCabe
home team, Port Vale
Manager: Andy Crosby
Formation: 3 - 4 - 2 - 1
Pitch Formation
1, Ripley, Goalkeeper
27, Debrah, Defender
16, Lowe, Defender
5, Balmer, Defender
19, Massey, Midfielder
14, Ojo, Midfielder
18, Arblaster, Midfielder
15, Grant, Midfielder
11, Devine, Attacking Midfielder
10, Chislett, Attacking Midfielder
8, Garrity, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 1, C. Ripley
- Number 5, K. Balmer , Yellow Card at 50 minutes, substituted for A. Iacovitti at 51 minutes
- Number 16, J. Lowe , substituted for T. Sang at 77 minutes
- Number 27, J. Debrah
- Number 15, C. Grant
- Number 18, O. Arblaster , substituted for R. Walters at 59 minutes
- Number 14, F. Ojo , Captain, substituted for R. Loft at 46 minutes
- Number 19, G. Massey , substituted for U. Ikpeazu at 77 minutes
- Number 10, E. Chislett
- Number 11, A. Devine
- Number 8, B. Garrity
Substitutes
- Number 25, B. Dipepa
- Number 9, R. Loft , Yellow Card at 60 minutes
- Number 17, A. Iacovitti , Yellow Card at 80 minutes
- Number 12, U. Ikpeazu
- Number 13, J. Leutwiler
- Number 30, B. Lomax
- Number 4, T. Sang
- Number 6, N. Smith
- Number 24, R. Walters
away team, Middlesbrough
Manager: Michael Carrick
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Pitch Formation
23, Glover, Goalkeeper
15, Dijksteel, Defender
6, Fry, Defender
5, Clarke, Defender
27, Engel, Defender
16, Howson, Defensive Midfielder
4, Barlaser, Defensive Midfielder
18, Silvera, Attacking Midfielder
25, Crooks, Attacking Midfielder
10, Rogers, Attacking Midfielder
9, Latte Lath, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 23, T. Glover
- Number 27, L. Engel
- Number 5, M. Clarke , Yellow Card at 4 minutes
- Number 6, D. Fry
- Number 15, A. Dijksteel
- Number 4, D. Barlaser
- Number 16, J. Howson , Captain
- Number 10, M. Rogers , Yellow Card at 10 minutes, substituted for L. McCabe at 83 minutes
- Number 25, M. Crooks , substituted for A. Bangura at 77 minutes
- Number 18, S. Silvera
- Number 9, E. Latte Lath , substituted for I. Jones at 46 minutes, substituted for C. Kavanagh at 73 minutes
Substitutes
- Number 57, B. Bilongo
- Number 38, D. Nkrumah
- Number 24, A. Bangura
- Number 22, H. Coulson
- Number 14, A. Gilbert
- Number 48, C. Kavanagh
- Number 11, I. Jones
- Number 32, J. Jones
- Number 49, L. McCabe
- Referee:
- Michael Salisbury
- Assistant Referee 1:
- Neil Davies
- Assistant Referee 2:
- Derek Eaton
- Fourth Official:
- Tony Harrington
Match Officials
Match Stats
Key, Port Vale v MiddlesbroughOverall possession
Shots
Port Vale 4Middlesbrough 10Shots on target
Port Vale 0Middlesbrough 5Total touches inside the opposition box
Port Vale 12Middlesbrough 23Goalkeeper saves
Port Vale 2Middlesbrough 0Fouls
Port Vale 11Middlesbrough 6Corners
Port Vale 3Middlesbrough 3In-depth match stats
Attack
Shots
Port Vale 4Middlesbrough 10Shots on target
Port Vale 0Middlesbrough 5Shots off target
Port Vale 2Middlesbrough 4Attempts out of box
Port Vale 1Middlesbrough 3Total offside
Port Vale 1Middlesbrough 4Distribution
Total passes
Port Vale 372Middlesbrough 617Accurate passes
Port Vale 290Middlesbrough 546Backward passes
Port Vale 71Middlesbrough 117Forward passes
Port Vale 148Middlesbrough 185Total long balls
Port Vale 67Middlesbrough 47Successful final third passes
Port Vale 77Middlesbrough 75Total crosses
Port Vale 18Middlesbrough 8Defense
Total tackles
Port Vale 23Middlesbrough 11Won tackles
Port Vale 13Middlesbrough 9Fouls
Port Vale 11Middlesbrough 6Total yellow cards
Port Vale 3Middlesbrough 2Total clearances
Port Vale 6Middlesbrough 19Season so far
League Cup
Key, Port Vale v Middlesbrough
Form guide
All competitions
Port Vale won
v Wigan Athletic
3
2
League One
Middlesbrough won
v Swansea City
1
2
Championship
Port Vale draw
v Stevenage
3
3
FA Cup
Middlesbrough lose
v Hull City
1
2
Championship
Port Vale won
v Exeter City
0
1
League One
Middlesbrough lose
v Ipswich Town
0
2
Championship
Port Vale lose
v Bolton Wanderers
2
0
EFL Trophy
Middlesbrough lose
v Leeds United
3
2
Championship
Port Vale draw
v Stevenage
1
1
FA Cup
Middlesbrough won
v Preston North End
4
0
Championship
Previous meetings
All competitions
Port Vale and MiddlesbroughPort Vale Won 1Middlesbrough Won 3Draw 0
Played
4
Previous scores
All competitions
Championship
Port Vale 0 , Middlesbrough 1 on the 23rd of April 1998
Port Vale
Middlesbrough
23rd of April 1998
Middlesbrough 2 , Port Vale 1 on the 24th of October 1997
Middlesbrough
Port Vale
24th of October 1997
Middlesbrough 3 , Port Vale 0 on the 25th of March 1995
Middlesbrough
Port Vale
25th of March 1995