Courtesy of data from WyScout, we’ve looked at the number of long balls each Championship club hit during the 2019-20 campaign to determine the most ‘route one’ teams.
So, where do Middlesbrough rank? Scroll and click through the pages to discover which teams played the most – and least – long passes, ranked from highest to lowest:
13. 12th - Charlton Athletic - 2341
Average of 46.56 long passes per 90 minutes. Photo: James Chance
14. 11th - Brentford - 2347
Average of 45.19 long passes per 90 minutes. Photo: Mike Hewitt
15. 10th - Blackburn Rovers - 2396
Average of 48.13 long passes per 90 minutes. Photo: Alex Livesey
16. 9th - Queens Park Rangers - 2403
Average of 48.35 long passes per 90 minutes. Photo: Warren Little