Dec 4th features a match where Swansea City will travel to Middlesbrough to battle Middlesbrough in a clash of these two closely matched Championship teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 3 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. 12th placed Middlesbrough is fresh off their 2-1 win against Huddersfield Town. Duncan Watmore scored the first goal for Middlesbrough in the 16th minute, then Duncan Watmore added another in the 23rd minute. Middlesbrough is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Swansea City recorded a 2-3 loss against Reading. Jamie Paterson struck first for Swansea City in the 3rd minute, then Ayotomiwa Dele-Bashiru tied it up for Reading in the 4th minute Finally they completed the comback in the 50th minute on a goal by Danny Drinkwater to cap off a wild match. Swansea City should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win apiece.
Jamie Paterson has been the most prolific scorer on Swansea City in the last 5 matches with 3 goals. Both Coburn and Duncan Watmore have been the hottest scorers for Middlesbrough in the last five each having scored 2 goals.