English League Championship

West Bromwich Albion vs Middlesbrough, 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
West Bromwich Albion
  • 75': Isaac Price
  • 80': Jed Wallace
FT
2 - 3
Middlesbrough
  • 42': Charlie Taylor (OG)
  • 58': Samuel Silvera
  • 90': Delano Burgzorg

About

West Bromwich Albion are hosting Middlesbrough at The Hawthorns, West Bromwich, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Aune Heggebø (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Foul by Alan Browne (Middlesbrough).
  • 3': Attempt saved. Aune Heggebø (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Sol Brynn (Middlesbrough).
  • 4': Attempt missed. Isaac Price (West Bromwich Albion) header from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Samuel Iling-Junior with a cross.
  • 4': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Alan Browne.
  • 5': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Alex Gilbert.
  • 7': Offside, Middlesbrough. Morgan Whittaker is caught offside.
  • 9': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Adilson Malanda.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Chris Mepham (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
  • 12': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Luke Ayling.
  • 13': Foul by Callum Styles (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 13': Sam Silvera (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 17': Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 17': Foul by Isaac Price (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matt Targett.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high.
  • 27': Offside, Middlesbrough. Morgan Whittaker is caught offside.
  • 29': Delay in match (Middlesbrough).
  • 29': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 34': Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Foul by Isaac Price (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 34': Alex Gilbert (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 34': Foul by Callum Styles (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 36': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Nathaniel Phillips.
  • 37': Alan Browne (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 37': Foul by Isaac Price (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 38': Attempt saved. Morgan Whittaker (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Josh Griffiths (West Bromwich Albion). Assisted by Aidan Morris.
  • 39': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Aune Heggebø is caught offside.
  • 39': Attempt saved. Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Sol Brynn (Middlesbrough). Assisted by Callum Styles.
  • 40': Attempt saved. Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Josh Griffiths (West Bromwich Albion). Assisted by Aidan Morris with a through ball.
  • 42': Alex Gilbert (Middlesbrough) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Hayden Hackney.
  • 42': Own Goal by Charlie Taylor, West Bromwich Albion. West Bromwich Albion 0, Middlesbrough 1.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Samuel Iling-Junior (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Callum Styles.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Isaac Price (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 45'+1': Luke Ayling (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 0, Middlesbrough 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins West Bromwich Albion 0, Middlesbrough 1.
  • 47': Foul by Luke Ayling (Middlesbrough).
  • 47': Isaac Price (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 49': Callum Styles (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Foul by Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough).
  • 51': Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 51': Foul by Mikey Johnston (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 52': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Aune Heggebø is caught offside.
  • 55': Attempt saved. Aune Heggebø (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Sol Brynn (Middlesbrough). Assisted by Samuel Iling-Junior.
  • 58': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 0, Middlesbrough 2. Sam Silvera (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Morgan Whittaker.
  • 63': Alex Gilbert (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Foul by Samuel Iling-Junior (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 64': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Jed Wallace replaces Krystian Bielik.
  • 64': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Josh Maja replaces Aune Heggebø.
  • 65': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Delano Burgzorg replaces Alex Gilbert.
  • 65': Foul by Charlie Taylor (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 65': Morgan Whittaker (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 68': Attempt blocked. Mikey Johnston (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum Styles.
  • 69': Delano Burgzorg (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 69': Foul by Chris Mepham (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 69': Chris Mepham (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Adilson Malanda (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Morgan Whittaker with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 72': Attempt saved. Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Sol Brynn (Middlesbrough). Assisted by Josh Maja.
  • 73': Foul by Sam Silvera (Middlesbrough).
  • 73': Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 75': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 1, Middlesbrough 2. Isaac Price (West Bromwich Albion) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 76': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. George Campbell replaces Chris Mepham.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Isaac Price (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jed Wallace with a cross.
  • 79': Offside, Middlesbrough. Tommy Conway is caught offside.
  • 80': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 2, Middlesbrough 2. Jed Wallace (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 82': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Dael Fry replaces Morgan Whittaker.
  • 83': Offside, Middlesbrough. Delano Burgzorg is caught offside.
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Isaac Price (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 86': Offside, Middlesbrough. Tommy Conway is caught offside.
  • 88': Delano Burgzorg (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 88': Foul by Callum Styles (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 88': Callum Styles (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 89': Attempt saved. Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner by Josh Griffiths (West Bromwich Albion). Assisted by Sam Silvera with a through ball.
  • 90': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 2, Middlesbrough 3. Delano Burgzorg (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sam Silvera with a through ball.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Daryl Dike replaces Nathaniel Phillips.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Leo Castledine replaces Tommy Conway.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 2, Middlesbrough 3.
  • 0': Match ends, West Bromwich Albion 2, Middlesbrough 3.

Statistics

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4 Fouls 11
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
5 Offsides 2
1 Corner Kicks 4
4 Saves 3
57 Possession 43
9 SHOTS 12
5 ON GOAL 6
0.6 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
488 Accurate Passes 348
560 Passes 410
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 2
7 Crosses 24
0.3 Cross % 0.1
47 Long Balls 57
20 Accurate Long Balls 19
0.4 Long Balls % 0.3
1 Blocked Shots 2
14 Effective Tackles 9
16 Tackles 13
0.9 Tackle % 0.7
6 Interceptions 5
13 Effective Clearances 20
13 Clearances 20

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: The Hawthorns
Location: West Bromwich, England
Attendance: 23,568

EFL Championship Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Coventry City 28 +30 58
2 Ipswich Town 27 +23 50
3 Middlesbrough 27 +12 49
4 Hull City 27 +6 47
Full Standings

Line-Ups

WBA West Bromwich Albion (5-4-1)

No. Name
20 Joshua Griffiths (GK)
3 Nathaniel Phillips
29 Charlie Taylor
2 Chris Mepham Yellow Card
22 Samuel Iling-Junior
11 Michael Johnston
4 Callum Styles Yellow Card
5 Krystian Bielik
10 Karlan Grant
21 Isaac Price
19 Aune Heggebo
West Bromwich Albion Substitutes:
Joe Wildsmith, Cole Deeming, Harry Whitwell, Jed Wallace, George Campbell, Alfie Gilchrist, Daryl Dike, Oliver Bostock, Josh Maja.

MID Middlesbrough (4-4-2)

No. Name
31 Solomon Brynn (GK)
12 Luke Ayling
29 Adilson Malanda
3 Matt Targett
16 Alan Browne
18 Aidan Morris
7 Hayden Hackney
14 Alex Gilbert
22 Samuel Silvera
9 Tommy Conway
11 Morgan Whittaker
Middlesbrough Substitutes:
Dael Fry, Delano Burgzorg, Jon McLaughlin, Leo Castledine, Abdoulaye Kante, Sverre Nypan, Law Mccabe, Finley Munroe, Sontje Hansen.

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