Middlesbrough v Cardiff City, 23 February 2016
| Score | 3-1 to Middlesbrough |
| Referee | Trevor Kettle |
| Competition | League Championship |
| Venue | Riverside Stadium |
| Attendance | 24,322 |
View Middlesbrough v Cardiff City head to head
Kick-off: 7.45pm
Goals:
| Matthew Connolly | own goal | 25 |
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| Gastón Ramirez | 63 |
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| David Nugent | 83 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Dimi Konstantopoulos
Defender
Dael Fry
Defender
Tomáš Kalas
Defender/Midfielder
George Friend
Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Emilio Nsué
Midfielder
Albert Adomah
Midfielder
Stewart Downing
Midfielder
Adam Forshaw
Midfielder
Grant Leadbitter
Midfielder
Gastón Ramirez
Forward
Jordan Rhodes
Substitutions:
| David Nugent for Jordan Rhodes | 75 |
| Cristhian Stuani for Gastón Ramirez | 84 |
| Julien De Sart for Grant Leadbitter | 90 |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Michael Agazzi
Defender
Ritchie De Laet
Midfielder
Carlos De Pena
Midfielder
Julien De Sart
Forward
Kike Sola
Forward
David Nugent
Forward
Cristhian Stuani
Comments:
League position: 3rdGoals:
| Fábio Da Silva | 20 |
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Starting lineup:
David Marshall
Goalkeeper
Matthew Connolly
Defender
Bruno Ecuélé Manga
Defender
Fábio Da Silva
Defender/Midfielder
Scott Malone
Defender/Midfielder
Lex Immers
Midfielder
Stuart O'Keefe
Midfielder
Anthony Pilkington
Midfielder
Joe Ralls
Midfielder
Peter Whittingham
Midfielder
Tom Lawrence
Midfielder/Forward
Substitutions:
| Sammy Ameobi for Peter Whittingham | 73 |
| Aron Gunnarsson for Stuart O'Keefe | 82 |
| Kenneth Zohore for Lex Immers | 84 |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Simon Moore
Defender/Midfielder
Aron Gunnarsson
Defender/Midfielder
Lee Peltier
Midfielder
Kagisho Dikgacoi
Midfielder/Forward
Sammy Ameobi
Forward
Idriss Saâdi
Forward
Kenneth Zohore