On Mon Sep 5th, in week 8, Middlesbrough and Sunderland will play a match in Middlesbrough in a clash of the Championship. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 16 degrees, a perfect day for football. 20th placed Middlesbrough is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Watford. R. Muniz Carvalho scored the first goal for Middlesbrough in the 4th minute, then in the 24th minute, João Pedro sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Ismaila Sarr But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 93rd minute on a goal by Vakoun Issouf Bayo. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 3 of their last 10, while sunderland sits at 8th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Rotherham United. Ross Stewart struck first for Sunderland in the 52nd minute, then Ross Stewart added another in the 65th minute on a feed from Jack Clarke In the end, Rotherham United was frustrated by Sunderland’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Sunderland ended the match with the shutout victory. Sunderland is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out.
Ross Stewart has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the attacker has scored four goals for Sunderland. Chuba Akpom has been the most prolific scorer on Middlesbrough in his last five matches with 2 goals.