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Norwich City vs Middlesbrough
23 Aug 2025, 15:00 · Championship · 2025/2026
Referee
Leigh DoughtyChampionship 2025/2026 · 19 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
Norwich CityMin
Middlesbrough- 43′⚽
Finn Azaz 0-1
Goal · Left foot shot
With: Hayden Hackney
Left foot shot
- 45′⚽
Tommy Conway 0-2
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Aidan Morris
Right foot shot
- 48′
Hayden Hackney
Yellowcard
Foul
- ⇄
Kellen Fisher
Substitution
Off: Jack Stacey
52′ Jacob Wright
Redcard
Violent conduct
58′- 61′
Callum Brittain
Yellowcard
Foul
- 67′⇄
Delano Burgzorg
Substitution
Off: Tommy Conway
- 67′⇄
Sontje Hansen
Substitution
Off: Morgan Whittaker
- ⇄
Kenny McLean
Substitution
Off: Emiliano Marcondes
67′ - ⇄
Oscar Schwartau
Substitution
Off: Ante Crnac
67′ - 72′⇄
Sverre Nypan
Substitution
Off: Finn Azaz
- ⇄
Mathias Kvistgaarden
Substitution
Off: Papa Amadou Diallo
80′ - ⇄
Jeffrey Schlupp
Substitution
Off: José Córdoba
80′ - ⚽
Josh Sargent 1-2
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Kenny McLean
Right foot shot
85′ - 90′⇄
Neto Borges
Substitution
Off: Sam Silvera
- 90+7′
Sverre Nypan
Yellowcard
Foul
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6.13 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.65 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.65 | |
| 80 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.46 | |
| 52 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 6.50 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 6.56 | |
| 58 | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | — | 6.46 | |
| 80 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 7.09 | |
| 67 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 6.73 | |
| 67 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 7.08 | |
| 90 | 1 | — | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | 8.09 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 23 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 7.37 | |
| 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.44 | |
| 23 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 6.44 | |
| 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.43 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 38 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 6.67 |
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Before this match
Recent form
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Norwich City
Latest: Millwall · 1–2
Match stats
9 Aug 2025, 15:00 · Home vs Millwall · 2025/2026
Middlesbrough
Latest: Millwall · 3–0
Match stats
16 Aug 2025, 15:00 · Away vs Millwall · 2025/2026
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Norwich City’s ground: 9 previous meetings, 3 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Norwich City’s home games with Middlesbrough’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.
Norwich City
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Middlesbrough
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
Norwich City
Middlesbrough
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Norwich City
Middlesbrough
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.
Norwich City
Middlesbrough
Previous meetings
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