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Middlesbrough vs West Bromwich Albion
29 Aug 2026, 12:30 · Championship · 2026/2027
Referee
Paul TierneyChampionship 2026/2027 · 2 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
MiddlesbroughMin
West Bromwich Albion- ⇄
Max Arfsten
Substitution
Off: Jeremy Sarmiento
40′ - ⇄
Sebastian Berhalter
Substitution
Off: Myles Peart-Harris
46′ - ⚽
Will Lankshear 1-0
Goal · Header
Header
48′ - 61′
Ousmane Diakité
Yellowcard · Foul
Foul
- 65′⚽
Jimmy-Jay Morgan 1-1
Goal · Header
With: Isaac Price
Header
- ⇄
Alfie Jones
Substitution
Off: Morgan Whittaker
69′ - ⇄
Kyle Joseph
Substitution
Off: Riley McGree
69′ - 70′⇄
Rabby Nzingoula
Substitution
Off: Harry Whitwell
- ⚽
Will Lankshear 2-1
Goal · Right foot shot
Right foot shot
73′ - 77′⇄
Aune Heggebø
Substitution
Off: Felix Horn Myhre
- 77′⇄
Kareem Tunde
Substitution
Off: Jayson Molumby
- ⇄
Tommy Conway
Substitution
Off: Will Lankshear
86′ - 86′⇄
Barney Stewart
Substitution
Off: Jimmy-Jay Morgan
- ⚽
Alfie Jones 3-1
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Luke Ayling
Right foot shot
87′
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 | 6.79 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | — | 7.12 | |
| 90 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 7.37 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 7.31 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.33 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.95 | |
| 46 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.67 | |
| 69 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 6.89 | |
| 69 | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | 6.74 | |
| 40 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 6.68 | |
| 86 | 2 | — | 4 | — | — | — | 8.20 | |
| 50 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 6.57 | |
| 44 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 7.20 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 21 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 6.27 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 21 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 7.18 | |
| 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Before this match
Recent form
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Middlesbrough
Latest: Lincoln City · 2–1
Match stats
15 Aug 2026, 15:00 · Home vs Lincoln City · 2026/2027
West Bromwich Albion
Latest: Norwich City · 2–1
Match stats
15 Aug 2026, 15:00 · Away vs Norwich City · 2026/2027
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 2026/2027. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Middlesbrough
Assists
Yellow cards
Tackles
West Bromwich Albion
Yellow 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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