Match summary
Middlesbrough won comfortably, 4-0 at home to Preston. Middlesbrough led 3-0 at half-time.
In the first half, A. Browne put Middlesbrough ahead in the 9th minute, T. Conway made it 2-0 in the 28th minute, and M. Whittaker made it 3-0 in the 42nd minute. In the second half, Conway made it 4-0 in the 54th minute.
The chances backed that up: Middlesbrough created 2.75 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Preston's 0.43 from 4. Preston had a player sent off.
