Two clubs seeking promotion to the Premier League will do battle today in a match between Brentford and Middlesbrough. The semifinal clash scheduled for 2:45 p.m. ET will be held at Griffin Park in Brentford and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on beIN Sports.
What They're Saying
Brentford manager Mark Warburton (via The Guardian): "Hopefully, we have enough quality and enough desire to get over the line and reach Wembley and then deliver another good performance. It's important not to give the impression we just scraped into the playoffs and we're just here to make up numbers."
Middlesbrough manager Aitor Karanka (via Hartlepool Mail): "We have one game on Friday and we are full of energy because we showed at Fulham with 10 players against 11 that we were better than them. Even with 10 players we worked very well, so now we have one week to prepare the game in the best way, to try and beat Brentford and come back here with a result."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Patrick Bamford is just one of the many potent strikers at Middlesbrough's disposal. In 38 appearances, the 21-year-old has 17 goals and five assists. He'll look for more in search of promotion on Friday.
Brentford's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Button; Odubajo, Dean, Tarkowski, Bidwell; Douglas, Diagouraga; Jota, Pritchard, Judge; Gray
Middlesbrough's Projected Lineup (4-4-2): Konstantop; Amorebieta, Gibson, Ayala, Tiendalli; Adomah, Leadbitter, Clayton, Forshaw; Bamford, Kike
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (statistics and lineups via WhoScored).
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