Fulham 4-3 Middlesbrough (2014-15 Championship)

Sat 25 Apr 2015 15:00	Fulham	(1) 4-3 (0)	Middlesbrough	Craven Cottage, Fulham, London Attendance: 22,731 Referee: Kevin Friend
	Turner  45+1' McCormack  55' (pen)  67' (pen)  90+4'	Report	Reach  63' Ayala  73' Kike  88' Friend 66'

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FULHAM (4-3-1-2) GK 40 Marcus Bettinelli DR 2 Tim Hoogland DC 4 Shaun Hutchinson DC 18 Michael Turner DL 29 Jazz Richards MRC 19 Ryan Tunnicliffe MC 13 Danny Guthrie 50' 76' MLC 19 Sean Kavanagh 42' AMC 10 Bryan Ruiz 81' ST 9 Hugo Rodallega 88' ST 44 Ross McCormack (c) Substitutes: GK 1 Gábor Király DF 15 Kay Voser DF 33 Dan Burn MF 12 Seko Fofana 76' MF 14 Patrick Roberts FW 9 Matt Smith 88' FW 16 Cauley Woodrow 81' Manager: Kit Symons

MIDDLESBROUGH (4-2-3-1) GK 13 Dimitrios Konstantopoulos DR 5 Ryan Fredericks 61' DC 4 Daniel Ayala DC 6 Ben Gibson 59' DL 3 George Friend 66' DM 8 Adam Clayton 61' DM 7 Grant Leadbitter (c) AMR 27 Albert Adomah 33' AMC 21 Jelle Vossen 61' AML 10 Lee Tomlin ST 23 Patrick Bamford Substitutes: GK 12 Connor Ripley DF 32 Dwight Tiendalli MF 18 Dean Whitehead MF 20 Adam Reach 61' MF 34 Adam Forshaw 61' FW 9 Kike 61' FW 24 Emilio Nsue Manager: Aitor Karanka

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Assistant referees: Tim Wood Jonathan Hunt Fourth official: Andy D'Urso Previous Meeting: Middlesbrough 2-0 Fulham (2014-15 Championship) (4 Oct 2014) Following Meeting: Middlesbrough 0-0 Fulham (2015-16 Championship) (17 Oct 2015) Trivia Ross McCormack makes his 50th appearance in all competitions for Fulham

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Statistics

	Fulham	Middlesbrough
Possession	51%	49%
Shots on target	8	6
Shots off target	5	7
Shots blocked	1	4
Corner kicks	3	10
Fouls conceded	6	12
Offsides	0	6
Yellow cards	2	1
Red cards	0	1
Total passes	438	408
Passing success	70%	72%
Tackles	14	14
Tackles success	71%	50%
Total crosses	18	31
Crosses success	17%	29%
Interceptions	13	17
Clearances	36	17

Images

1-0: Following a corner in the final seconds of the first half, Michael Turner scores his only goal for the club with a close range header

2-0: Ross McCormack scores the second from the penalty spot shortly after he was brought down in the area

2-1: Adam Reach got 'Boro back into the match after volleying under Marcus Bettinelli

3-1: Only minutes later, George Friend was given a straight red card for bringing down Hugo Rodallega in the penalty area. Ross McCormack stepped up for the second time and sent Konstantopoulos the wrong way

3-2: Despite the 10-man disadvantage, Middlesbrough fought back as Spanish forward Kike headed in following a half-cleared corner from Bettinelli

3-3: And the viitors drew level in the 88th minute as Daniel Ayala looped a header into the far corner

4-3: In a thrilling end to a fantastic match, Middlesbrough won a corner in the final minute of stoppage time, sending goalkeeper Dimitros Konstantopulous up to attack. Fulham cleared and Ross McCormack completed his hat-trick after rounding Konstantopulous who had sprinted back to goal