Middlesbrough 1-0 Chelsea: Blues suffer shock loss in the 1st round of EFL semis

Game is over and the final score is Middlesbrough 1-0 Chelsea. Here is the match report.

Match Events

0' The match is about to start!

30' Yellow Card! Levi Colwill booked

31' CLOSE! Madueke’s shot wide out

32' Unbelievable! What a miss from Pamler！

37' GOAL! Middlesbrough 1-0 Chelsea (Hayden Hackney)

44' Caicedo’s long shot inches wide!

45' Missed! Pamler fails to score in front of an open goal!

53' CLOSE! Madueke's header too straight

62' Gallagher nearly scores for Chelsea!

63' Sub! Mudryk replaces Madueke

72' CLOSE! Silva makes timely block

85' Broja’s shot wide out

Match Report

Hayden Hackney's close-range strike secured a slender first-leg advantage for Middlesbrough in the Carabao Cup semi-final.

Hackney gave the Championship side a shock lead against run of play in the first-half on Tuesday night.

Isaiah Jones' cross was slotted home from six yards out by the late-arriving Hackney.

Cole Palmer missed a sitter as Chelsea spurned several gilt-edged chances.

Line-ups

Middlesbrough XI: Jonathan Howson, Matt Crooks, Dael Fry, Barlaser, T. Glover, Emmanuel Latte Lath, Lukas Engel, Hayden Hackney, Alex Bangura, Isaiah Jones, Rav van den Berg

Subs: Matt Clarke, Lewis O'Brien, Alex Gilbert, Josh Coburn, A. Bridge, Bryant Bilongo, Jamie Jones, Law McCabe, Calum Kavanagh

Chelsea XI: Thiago Silva, Sterling, Axel Disasi, Conor Gallagher, Djordje Petrovic, Cole Palmer, Noni Madueke, Enzo Fernández, Moisés Caicedo, Levi Colwill, Malo Gusto

Subs: Marcus Bettinelli, Mykhaylo Mudryk, Armando Broja, Lucas Bergström, Dylan Williams, Alfie Gilchrist, Michael Golding, Deivid Washington