Championship
·Matchday 28
Featured match
- Tomáš Rigo 15'
- A. Browne 48'
- Tommy Conway 59'
- Pre-match
- First half
- Half-time
- Second half
- Full-time
The match in brief
Middlesbrough beat Stoke City 2-1. Scorers for Stoke City: Tomáš Rigo 15'. Scorers for Middlesbrough: A. Browne 48', Tommy Conway 59'. Middlesbrough won after coming from behind. Bosun Lawal of Stoke City was sent off in minute 77'. Middlesbrough had 60% of possession.
Stoke City
Middlesbrough
- Full-time 1 - 2
Added time: 2 minutes
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90+2'
D. Fry Out: Tommy Conway · Middlesbrough Substitution for Middlesbrough: D. Fry comes on for Tommy Conway
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79'
S. Nypan Out: M. Whittaker · Middlesbrough Substitution for Middlesbrough: S. Nypan comes on for M. Whittaker
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77'
Bosun Lawal Red card · Stoke City Straight red card for Bosun Lawal. Stoke City are down a man
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77'
Bosun Lawal Yellow card · Stoke City Bosun Lawal of Stoke City is booked
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75'
E. Bocat Out: B. Pearson · Stoke City Substitution for Stoke City: E. Bocat comes on for B. Pearson
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67'
T. Seko Out: Million Manhoef · Stoke City Substitution for Stoke City: T. Seko comes on for Million Manhoef
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66'
B. Pearson Yellow card · Stoke City Yellow card for B. Pearson (Stoke City)
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59'
Tommy Conway 1-2 Goal · Assist: A. Browne · Middlesbrough A. Browne provides, Tommy Conway finishes for Middlesbrough (1-2)
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52'
L. Ayling Yellow card · Middlesbrough Yellow card for L. Ayling (Middlesbrough)
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48'
A. Browne 1-1 Goal · Assist: M. Whittaker · Middlesbrough Goal for Middlesbrough! A. Browne turns in the pass from M. Whittaker (1-1)
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46'
L. Castledine Out: Samuel Silvera · Middlesbrough Substitution for Middlesbrough: L. Castledine comes on for Samuel Silvera
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46'
D. Burgzorg Out: A. Gilbert · Middlesbrough Substitution for Middlesbrough: D. Burgzorg comes on for A. Gilbert
- Half-time 1 - 0
Added time: 2 minutes
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45+2'
Bosun Lawal Yellow card · Stoke City Yellow card for Bosun Lawal (Stoke City)
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15'
Tomáš Rigo 1-0 Goal · Assist: L. Cisse · Stoke City L. Cisse provides, Tomáš Rigo finishes for Stoke City (1-0)
- Kick-off
The teams before the match
Stoke City
Middlesbrough
LWWWD
Last 5 matches LLWLW
0.7Goals scored per match1.7
0.9Goals conceded per match1.2
5Clean sheets2
From each team's last 10 matches before this one, in all competitions.
Stoke City4-2-3-1
Middlesbrough4-2-3-1
3
6.2
Targett
M. Targett
Player profile
29
6.3
Malanda
A. Malanda
Player profile
12
6.3
Ayling
52'
L. Ayling
- 52'Yellow card
- 48'Goal
7
5.9
Thomas
Sorba Thomas
Player profile
10
6.5
Jun-Ho
Bae Jun-Ho
Player profile
42
6.5
Manhoef
67'
Million Manhoef
- 67'Out
4
6.7
Pearson
66'75'
B. Pearson
- 66'Yellow card
- 75'Out
- 15'Goal
Stoke City4-2-3-1
Coach: Mark Robins
Starting XI
- 25GK T. Simkin 6.7
- 40DF Maksym Talovierov 6.9
- 26DF A. Phillips 6.7
- 16DF B. Wilmot 6.2
- 18— B. Lawal
- 19MF Tomáš Rigo15' 8.0
- 4MF B. Pearson66'75' 6.7
- 42MF Million Manhoef67' 6.5
- 10MF Bae Jun-Ho 6.5
- 7MF Sorba Thomas 5.9
- 29FW L. Cisse 7.3
Substitutes
- 17DF E. Bocat75' 7.0
- 3DF A. Cresswell
- 47DF J. Griffin
- 34GK F. Fielding
- 41DF J. Dixon
- 15MF S. N'Zonzi
- 55MF R. Curley
- 12MF T. Seko67' 6.6
- 56FW F. Fawunmi
Middlesbrough4-2-3-1
Coach: Kim Hellberg
Starting XI
- 31GK S. Brynn 6.2
- 16DF A. Browne48' 8.3
- 12DF L. Ayling52' 6.3
- 29DF A. Malanda 6.3
- 3DF M. Targett 6.2
- 7MF H. Hackney 7.3
- 18MF Aidan Morris 6.9
- 22MF Samuel Silvera46' 6.2
- 11MF M. Whittaker79' 6.9
- 14MF A. Gilbert46' 6.3
- 9FW Tommy Conway59'90+2' 7.9
Substitutes
- 33GK J. McLaughlin
- 6DF D. Fry90+2'
- 10FW D. Burgzorg46' 6.2
- 15DF F. Munroe
- 19MF S. Nypan79' 6.6
- 23MF L. Castledine46' 6.3
- 27FW Sontje Hansen
- 28MF L. McCabe
- 44FW C. Ibeh
Stoke City
Middlesbrough
40%
60%
10
Shots
16
4
On target
7
4
Off target
4
5
Corners
4
11
Fouls
10
2
Offsides
4
3
Yellow cards
1
1
Red cards
0
5
Saves
3
332
Passes
497
77%
Pass accuracy
84%
0.81
Expected goals
1.22
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Coventry
|
46 | 97 | 45 | 97:45 | +52 | 95 |
| 2 |
Ipswich
|
46 | 80 | 47 | 80:47 | +33 | 84 |
| 3 |
Millwall
|
46 | 64 | 49 | 64:49 | +15 | 83 |
| 4 |
Southampton
|
46 | 82 | 56 | 82:56 | +26 | 80 |
| 5 |
Middlesbrough
|
46 | 72 | 47 | 72:47 | +25 | 80 |
| 6 |
Hull City
|
46 | 70 | 66 | 70:66 | +4 | 73 |
| 7 |
Wrexham
|
46 | 69 | 65 | 69:65 | +4 | 71 |
| 8 |
Derby
|
46 | 67 | 59 | 67:59 | +8 | 69 |
| 9 |
Norwich
|
46 | 63 | 56 | 63:56 | +7 | 65 |
| 10 |
Birmingham
|
46 | 57 | 56 | 57:56 | +1 | 64 |
| 11 |
Swansea
|
46 | 57 | 59 | 57:59 | -2 | 64 |
| 12 |
Bristol City
|
46 | 59 | 59 | 59:59 | 0 | 62 |
| 13 |
Sheffield Utd
|
46 | 66 | 66 | 66:66 | 0 | 60 |
| 14 |
Preston
|
46 | 55 | 62 | 55:62 | -7 | 60 |
| 15 |
QPR
|
46 | 61 | 73 | 61:73 | -12 | 58 |
| 16 |
Watford
|
46 | 53 | 65 | 53:65 | -12 | 57 |
| 17 |
Stoke City
|
46 | 51 | 56 | 51:56 | -5 | 55 |
| 18 |
Portsmouth
|
46 | 49 | 64 | 49:64 | -15 | 55 |
| 19 |
Charlton
|
46 | 44 | 58 | 44:58 | -14 | 53 |
| 20 |
Blackburn
|
46 | 42 | 56 | 42:56 | -14 | 52 |
| 21 |
West Brom
|
46 | 48 | 58 | 48:58 | -10 | 51 |
| 22 |
Oxford United
|
46 | 45 | 59 | 45:59 | -14 | 47 |
| 23 |
Leicester
|
46 | 58 | 68 | 58:68 | -10 | 46 |
| 24 |
Sheffield Wednesday
|
46 | 29 | 89 | 29:89 | -60 | 0 |
QualificationPlay-offsRelegation
Stoke City wins3Draws4
Middlesbrough wins3Last meetings
-
30 September 2025 · Championship
Middlesbrough
0-0
Stoke City
-
25 February 2025 · Championship
Stoke City
1-3
Middlesbrough
-
28 September 2024 · Championship
Middlesbrough
2-0
Stoke City
-
27 August 2024 · League Cup
Middlesbrough
0-5
Stoke City
-
2 March 2024 · Championship
Stoke City
2-0
Middlesbrough
-
28 October 2023 · Championship
Middlesbrough
0-2
Stoke City
-
14 March 2023 · Championship
Middlesbrough
1-1
Stoke City
-
17 August 2022 · Championship
Stoke City
2-2
Middlesbrough
-
30 April 2022 · Championship
Middlesbrough
3-1
Stoke City
-
11 December 2021 · Championship
Stoke City
0-0
Middlesbrough