Summary

  • Middlesbrough close gap on Championship's top six to two points

  • Cardiff 19th and have little to play for

  • Marcus Tavernier's low drive puts hosts ahead at break

  • Riley McGree's deflected effort doubles lead

  1. Postpublished at 21:21 British Summer Time 27 April 2022

    Middlesbrough 2-0 Cardiff City

    Kevin Ratcliffe
    Former Wales captain on BBC Radio Wales

    The way Cardiff are looking to play might suit James Collins - getting stuck in and going for challenges.

  2. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 80 mins

    Middlesbrough 2-0 Cardiff City

    Cardiff make another change up front, with James Collins coming on for Jordan Hugill. Like for like, target man for target man.

  3. Postpublished at 21:20 British Summer Time 27 April 2022

    Middlesbrough 2-0 Cardiff City

    Kevin Ratcliffe
    Former Wales captain on BBC Radio Wales

    From a Cardiff perspective they could do with just injecting a bit of energy into the game.

    Looking into next season that's got to be a target - a bit more pace.

  4. Postpublished at 78 mins

    Middlesbrough 2-0 Cardiff City

    Boro appeal for a penalty as Perry Ng seems to nudge Isaiah Jones in the back but referee Matt Donohue ignores those claims.

  5. Postpublished at 77 mins

    Middlesbrough 2-0 Cardiff City

    Cardiff's Perry Ng does well to find space and cross for Mark Harris, whose header is straight at Luke Daniels.

  6. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 76 mins

    Middlesbrough 2-0 Cardiff City

    Marcus Tavernier's 25-yard shot sails high into the night sky.

    That's the cue for Aaron Connolly to come on for Duncan Watmore, who's had a lively game.

  7. Postpublished at 74 mins

    Middlesbrough 2-0 Cardiff City

    Boro are preparing to make another change, with forward Aaron Connolly - on loan from Brighton - getting ready to come on.

  8. Postpublished at 72 mins

    Middlesbrough 0-0 Cardiff City

    Boro's Isaiah Jones dribbles dangerously into the penalty area but is blocked by Curtis Nelson.

    The ball goes out for a corner and Cardiff clear.

  9. Postpublished at 21:11 British Summer Time 27 April 2022

    Middlesbrough 2-0 Cardiff City

    Kevin Ratcliffe
    Former Wales captain on BBC Radio Wales

    When you get to this stage in the season and there isn't much to play for other than players' contracts and young players coming in, you've still got to think about putting up a team that's going to make you proud and not get a battering.

  10. Postpublished at 70 mins

    Middlesbrough 2-0 Cardiff City

    Meanwhile, Liverpool have taken the lead against Villarreal in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final.

    You can follow the game at Anfield here if you like.

  11. Postpublished at 68 mins

    Middlesbrough 2-0 Cardiff City

    Boro have a corner, which they take short.

    Marc Bola's cross finds Marcus Tavernier but his header is well wide.

  12. Postpublished at 21:06 British Summer Time 27 April 2022

    Middlesbrough 2-0 Cardiff City

    Kevin Ratcliffe
    Former Wales captain on BBC Radio Wales

    There's about 200 travelling Cardiff fans here. I'm not sure they came with much expectation but they certainly didn't come for the night out in Middlesbrough.

  13. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 63 mins

    Middlesbrough 2-0 Cardiff City

    A first change for each team. Andraz Sporar replaces Folarin Balogun for Boro, while Cardiff replace Max Watters with Mark Harris.

  14. YELLOW CARDpublished at 62 mins

    Middlesbrough 2-0 Cardiff City

    Cardiff's Oliver Denham goes into the book for a cynical bodycheck on Duncan Watmore.

  15. Postpublished at 21:03 British Summer Time 27 April 2022

    Middlesbrough 2-0 Cardiff City

    Kevin Ratcliffe
    Former Wales captain on BBC Radio Wales

    They're lucky that went wide. Where is everybody? You look at Tommy Doyle, he's by himself in the box.

    Perry Ng is nowhere to be seen.

  16. Postpublished at 61 mins

    Middlesbrough 2-0 Cardiff City

    Riley McGree, who hadn't scored a league goal this season this time last week, almost has a third as he heads wide from a Marc Bola cross.

  17. HITS THE WOODWORKpublished at 59 mins

    Middlesbrough 2-0 Cardiff City

    Cardiff hit the bar - and what a fluke that would have been!

    Max Watters, willing as ever, runs down the right wing and clips a cross towards the back post and it drifts further than he might have wanted - and hits the bar before falling to safety.

  18. Postpublished at 20:59 British Summer Time 27 April 2022

    Middlesbrough 2-0 Cardiff City

    Kevin Ratcliffe
    Former Wales captain on BBC Radio Wales

    He was so far off. I have no idea what he was thinking there. Cardiff were in such a promising position.

  19. Postpublished at 20:59 British Summer Time 27 April 2022

    Middlesbrough 2-0 Cardiff City

    Rob Phillips
    BBC Wales Football Correspondent

    Lovely ball from Colwill into Doyle, to Watters and ... oh, what was that?!

  20. Postpublished at 57 mins

    Middlesbrough 2-0 Cardiff City

    This game is getting quite end-to-end now.

    Max Watters' cross is so wildly misdirected that it ends up setting Boro on their way on a counter-attack.

    Isaiah Jones crosses from the right but it floats out for a goal kick.