English League Championship

Middlesbrough vs West Bromwich Albion, 2026-27 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Middlesbrough
  • 48': Will Lankshear
  • 73': Will Lankshear
  • 87': Alfie Jones
FT
3 - 1
West Bromwich Albion
  • 65': Jimmy Morgan

About

Middlesbrough are hosting West Bromwich Albion at Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Foul by Jimmy-Jay Morgan (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 2': Myles Peart-Harris (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Isaac Price (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Foul by Callum Brittain (Middlesbrough).
  • 3': Harry Whitwell (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Foul by Neto Borges (Middlesbrough).
  • 6': Attempt missed. Riley McGree (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 10': Offside, Middlesbrough. Will Lankshear is caught offside.
  • 12': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Radek Vítek.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Felix Myhre (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Jayson Molumby with a through ball.
  • 21': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Isaac Price.
  • 21': Offside, Middlesbrough. Morgan Whittaker is caught offside.
  • 22': Foul by Callum Brittain (Middlesbrough).
  • 22': Isaac Price (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Ousmane Diakité (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Isaac Price.
  • 25': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Adilson Malanda.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Riley McGree (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jeremy Sarmiento.
  • 32': Attempt blocked. Callum Styles (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Ousmane Diakité.
  • 33': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Nolan Galves.
  • 37': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Morgan Whittaker.
  • 38': Neto Borges (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Foul by Felix Myhre (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 39': Foul by Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough).
  • 39': Felix Myhre (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 40': Delay in match because of an injury Jeremy Sarmiento (Middlesbrough).
  • 40': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Max Arfsten replaces Jeremy Sarmiento because of an injury.
  • 40': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 41': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Neto Borges.
  • 43': Offside, Middlesbrough. Will Lankshear is caught offside.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Will Lankshear (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Riley McGree with a cross.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Middlesbrough 0, West Bromwich Albion 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Sebastian Berhalter replaces Myles Peart-Harris.
  • 45': Second Half begins Middlesbrough 0, West Bromwich Albion 0.
  • 47': Foul by Will Lankshear (Middlesbrough).
  • 47': Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Morgan Whittaker (Middlesbrough) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Riley McGree.
  • 48': Goal! Middlesbrough 1, West Bromwich Albion 0. Will Lankshear (Middlesbrough) header from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  • 52': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Nathaniel Phillips.
  • 53': Foul by Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough).
  • 53': Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Isaac Price (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 56': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Nathaniel Phillips.
  • 56': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Nathaniel Phillips.
  • 57': Foul by Will Lankshear (Middlesbrough).
  • 57': Felix Myhre (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Will Lankshear (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Riley McGree.
  • 58': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by George Campbell.
  • 59': Attempt saved. Callum Brittain (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner by Max O'Leary (West Bromwich Albion). Assisted by Sebastian Berhalter with a cross.
  • 59': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Max O'Leary.
  • 60': Foul by Callum Brittain (Middlesbrough).
  • 60': Jimmy-Jay Morgan (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Morgan Whittaker (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Foul by Ousmane Diakité (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 61': Ousmane Diakité (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 63': Foul by Adilson Malanda (Middlesbrough).
  • 63': Harry Whitwell (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 64': Foul by Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough).
  • 64': Harry Whitwell (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 65': Goal! Middlesbrough 1, West Bromwich Albion 1. Jimmy-Jay Morgan (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Isaac Price.
  • 67': Attempt blocked. Harry Whitwell (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 69': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Kyle Joseph replaces Riley McGree.
  • 69': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Alfie Jones replaces Morgan Whittaker.
  • 70': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Rabby Nzingoula replaces Harry Whitwell.
  • 70': Foul by Kyle Joseph (Middlesbrough).
  • 70': Nolan Galves (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Kyle Joseph (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adilson Malanda.
  • 73': Attempt saved. Kyle Joseph (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Max O'Leary (West Bromwich Albion). Assisted by Sebastian Berhalter with a through ball.
  • 73': Goal! Middlesbrough 2, West Bromwich Albion 1. Will Lankshear (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 76': Attempt saved. Sebastian Berhalter (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Max O'Leary (West Bromwich Albion). Assisted by Kyle Joseph.
  • 77': Foul by Adilson Malanda (Middlesbrough).
  • 77': Ousmane Diakité (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Aune Heggebø replaces Felix Myhre.
  • 77': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Kareem Tunde replaces Jayson Molumby.
  • 78': Neto Borges (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Foul by Aune Heggebø (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 81': Foul by Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough).
  • 81': Kareem Tunde (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 83': Attempt saved. Isaac Price (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the top right corner by Radek Vítek (Middlesbrough). Assisted by Callum Styles.
  • 83': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Radek Vítek.
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Rabby Nzingoula (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 85': Foul by Sebastian Berhalter (Middlesbrough).
  • 85': Rabby Nzingoula (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 85': Will Lankshear (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 85': Foul by George Campbell (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 86': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Tommy Conway replaces Will Lankshear.
  • 86': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Barney Stewart replaces Jimmy-Jay Morgan.
  • 87': Attempt blocked. Adilson Malanda (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Kyle Joseph (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Luke Ayling (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
  • 87': Goal! Middlesbrough 3, West Bromwich Albion 1. Alfie Jones (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luke Ayling following a set piece situation.
  • 90': Attempt saved. Kareem Tunde (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Radek Vítek (Middlesbrough). Assisted by Rabby Nzingoula.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Isaac Price (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Kareem Tunde (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aune Heggebø.
  • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Isaac Price (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Barney Stewart.
  • 90'+2': Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Callum Styles (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 90'+4': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Max Arfsten.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Sebastian Berhalter (Middlesbrough).
  • 90'+5': Kareem Tunde (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Middlesbrough 3, West Bromwich Albion 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Middlesbrough 3, West Bromwich Albion 1.

Statistics

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6 Fouls 15
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 3
6 Corner Kicks 7
4 Saves 2
53.4 Possession 46.6
12 SHOTS 15
4 ON GOAL 6
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
522 Accurate Passes 455
584 Passes 516
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
0 Accurate Crosses 2
17 Crosses 10
0.0 Cross % 0.2
48 Long Balls 44
20 Accurate Long Balls 26
0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
6 Blocked Shots 4
8 Effective Tackles 8
13 Tackles 18
0.6 Tackle % 0.4
16 Interceptions 11
15 Effective Clearances 19
15 Clearances 19

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Riverside Stadium
Location: Middlesbrough, England
Attendance: 29,571

EFL Championship Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Swansea City 8 +7 17
2 West Ham United 8 +11 15
3 Middlesbrough 8 +4 15
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers 7 +5 14
Full Standings

Line-Ups

MID Middlesbrough (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Radek Vítek (GK)
29 Adilson Malanda
12 Luke Ayling
30 Neto Borges
2 Callum Brittain
8 Riley McGree
14 Myles Peart-Harris
10 Aidan Morris
7 Will Lankshear
16 Jeremy Sarmiento
11 Morgan Whittaker
Middlesbrough Substitutes:
Tommy Conway, Sebastian Berhalter, Solomon Brynn, Max Arfsten, Kyle Joseph, David Strelec, Ashley Phillips, Alfie Jones, Leo Castledine.

WBA West Bromwich Albion (4-4-1-1)

No. Name
1 Max O'Leary (GK)
6 George Campbell
3 Nathaniel Phillips
4 Callum Styles
25 Nolan Galves
17 Ousmane Diakite Yellow Card
8 Jayson Molumby
21 Isaac Price
29 Harry Whitwell
11 Jimmy Morgan
7 Felix Horn Myhre
West Bromwich Albion Substitutes:
Matt Ingram, Alex Williams, Barney Stewart, Chris Mepham, Rabby Nzingoula, Kareem Tunde, Tammer Bany, Aune Heggebo, Conor Townsend.

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