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Middlesbrough vs Oxford United
21 Feb 2026, 15:00 · Championship · 2025/2026
Referee
Oliver LangfordChampionship 2025/2026 · 21 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
MiddlesbroughMin
Oxford UnitedAidan Morris
Yellowcard
Foul
39′- 57′⇄
Jamie Paul Donley
Substitution
Off: Myles Peart-Harris
- 57′⇄
Aidomo Emakhu
Substitution
Off: Jin-woo Jeon
- 57′⇄
Ole Romeny
Substitution
Off: Stanley Mills
- 57′⇄
Will Vaulks
Substitution
Off: Jamie Carson McDonnell
- ⇄
Riley McGree
Substitution
Off: Jeremy Sarmiento
60′ - 61′
Cameron Brannagan
Yellowcard
Foul
Matt Targett
Yellowcard
Foul
75′- ⇄
Alex Gilbert
Substitution
Off: Aidan Morris
75′ - ⇄
Kaly Sène
Substitution
Off: David Strelec
75′ - ⇄
Alan Browne
Substitution
Off: Morgan Whittaker
84′ Alex Gilbert
Yellowcard
Foul
86′- 87′⇄
Michal Helik
Substitution
Off: Will Lankshear
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 | 6.95 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 7.75 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 8.16 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 7.08 | |
| 90 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 7.06 | |
| 90 | — | — | 4 | 5 | 2 | — | 8.60 | |
| 75 | — | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | 7.77 | |
| 84 | — | — | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | 6.96 | |
| 60 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 6.94 | |
| 75 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 7.21 | |
| 90 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 7.15 | |
| 30 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 6.52 | |
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| 15 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6.59 | |
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| 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.46 | |
| 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.51 | |
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Before this match
Recent form
Select W, D or L to see that match’s stats. Pink outline = 2025/2026.
Middlesbrough
Latest: Norwich City · 1–0
Match stats
31 Jan 2026, 15:00 · Home vs Norwich City · 2025/2026
Oxford United
Latest: Coventry City · 0–0
Match stats
7 Feb 2026, 15:01 · Away vs Coventry City · 2025/2026
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Middlesbrough’s ground: 2 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 Oxford United’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
Oxford United
Yellow cards
Red cards
No recorded figure
Tackles
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
Middlesbrough
Oxford United
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Middlesbrough
Oxford United
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
Oxford United
Previous meetings
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