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Middlesbrough vs Leicester City
24 Feb 2026, 19:45 · Championship · 2025/2026
Referee
Andrew KitchenChampionship 2025/2026 · 25 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
MiddlesbroughMin
Leicester City- 18′⚽
Caleb Okoli 0-1
Goal · Header
With: Divine Mukasa
Header
Luke Ayling
Yellowcard
Foul
43′- ⚽
Riley McGree 1-1
Goal · Left foot shot
With: Tommy Conway
Left foot shot
45+2′ - 53′
Divine Mukasa
Yellowcard
Foul
- 62′⇄
Jordan Ayew
Substitution
Off: Patson Daka
- 62′⇄
Issahaku Fatawu
Substitution
Off: Bobby De Cordova-Reid
- ⇄
Jeremy Sarmiento
Substitution
Off: Alan Browne
66′ - ⇄
David Strelec
Substitution
Off: Morgan Whittaker
66′ - 76′⇄
Joe Aribo
Substitution
Off: Stephy Mavididi
- ⇄
Dael Fry
Substitution
Off: Luke Ayling
83′ - 88′⇄
Louis Page
Substitution
Off: Divine Mukasa
The numbers
Fixture statistics
Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.
Individual contributions
Player ratings & full match stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Key | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7.36 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 7.82 | |
| 83 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 6.27 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.28 | |
| 90 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 4 | — | 7.32 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | 7.70 | |
| 66 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 6.48 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | 7.34 | |
| 66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.38 | |
| 90 | 1 | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 7.51 | |
| 90 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 7.21 | |
| 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.63 | |
| 24 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 6.55 | |
| 24 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 6.67 | |
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Before this match
Recent form
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Middlesbrough
Latest: Oxford United · 0–0
Match stats
21 Feb 2026, 15:00 · Home vs Oxford United · 2025/2026
Leicester City
Latest: Stoke City · 2–2
Match stats
21 Feb 2026, 12:30 · Away vs Stoke City · 2025/2026
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Middlesbrough’s ground: 7 previous meetings, 1 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Middlesbrough’s home games with Leicester City’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.
Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.
The number after / is how many matches had that stat.
More team stats
Results & goals
Goal frequencies
Corners
Cards
Shots & play
Chance quality
Season xG
Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.
These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.
Players
Top scorers and assist makers
Season totals for 2025/2026. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Middlesbrough
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Leicester City
Yellow cards
Tackles
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
Middlesbrough
Leicester City
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Middlesbrough
Leicester City
Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)
Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.
Middlesbrough
Leicester City
Previous meetings
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