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Middlesbrough vs West Bromwich Albion
19 Sept 2025, 20:00 · Championship · 2025/2026
Referee
Andrew KitchenChampionship 2025/2026 · 25 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
MiddlesbroughMin
West Bromwich Albion- ⚽
David Strelec 1-0
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Luke Ayling
Right foot shot
26′ - ⇄
Sam Silvera
Substitution
Off: George Edmundson
42′ - ⇄
Kaly Sène
Substitution
Off: David Strelec
46′ - ⚽
Kaly Sène 2-0
Goal · Left foot shot
With: Hayden Hackney
Left foot shot
61′ - 62′⇄
Toby Collyer
Substitution
Off: Alex James Mowatt
- 62′⇄
Michael Andrew Johnston
Substitution
Off: Jed Fernley Wallace
- ⇄
Alan Browne
Substitution
Off: Tommy Conway
63′ - 76′⇄
Joshua Erowoli Orisunmihare Oluwaseun Maja
Substitution
Off: Ousmane Diakité
- ⇄
Abdoulaye Kanté
Substitution
Off: Hayden Hackney
80′ - ⇄
Morgan Whittaker
Substitution
Off: Sverre Nypan
80′ - 90′⚽
Aune Selland Heggebø 2-1
Goal · Header
With: Michael Andrew Johnston
Header
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 | 6.78 | |
| 90 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 7.79 | |
| 42 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 6.96 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.60 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.46 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 6.69 | |
| 80 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 7.30 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 7.09 | |
| 80 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 7.01 | |
| 90 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 6.97 | |
| 46 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 7.23 | |
| 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.26 | |
| 27 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.55 | |
| 44 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 7.08 | |
| 48 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 6.77 | |
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| 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.39 | |
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Before this match
Recent form
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Middlesbrough
Latest: Sheffield United · 1–0
Match stats
30 Aug 2025, 12:30 · Home vs Sheffield United · 2025/2026
West Bromwich Albion
Latest: Stoke City · 1–0
Match stats
30 Aug 2025, 12:30 · Away vs Stoke City · 2025/2026
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Middlesbrough’s ground: 10 previous meetings, 6 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Middlesbrough’s home games with West Bromwich Albion’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
West Bromwich Albion
Goals
Assists
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.
Middlesbrough
West Bromwich Albion
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Middlesbrough
West Bromwich Albion
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
West Bromwich Albion
Previous meetings
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