Middlesbrough vs West Brom — Championship
3-1
Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough
Going into the match, Middlesbrough had won 3, drawn 4, lost 3 in their previous 10, scoring 1.6 goals a game; West Brom had won 5, drawn 4, lost 1 in 10, scoring 1.4. The sides have met 4 times in our records: Middlesbrough 4 wins. Middlesbrough are 3rd in the Championship on 22 points; West Brom are 5th on 20.
Match report
Home form going in: Middlesbrough
Last 10 completed: won 3, drawn 4, lost 3 (L W D W W). 1.6 scored per game, 1.3 conceded, 70% over 2.5 goals, 70% both teams scored, 20% clean sheets.
- L 2-1 at Blackburn · 22 Aug 2026
- W 2-1 vs Lincoln · 15 Aug 2026
- D 2-2 at Wrexham · 2 May 2026
- W 5-1 vs Watford · 25 Apr 2026
- W 1-0 vs Sheffield Weds · 22 Apr 2026
- D 2-2 at Ipswich · 19 Apr 2026
Away form going in: West Brom
Last 10 completed: won 5, drawn 4, lost 1 (W W L D W). 1.4 scored per game, 0.6 conceded, 50% over 2.5 goals, 40% both teams scored, 60% clean sheets.
- W 3-1 vs Burnley · 23 Aug 2026
- W 1-2 at Norwich · 15 Aug 2026
- L 2-1 at Sheffield Weds · 2 May 2026
- D 0-0 vs Ipswich · 25 Apr 2026
- W 3-0 vs Watford · 21 Apr 2026
- W 0-2 at Preston · 18 Apr 2026
Head-to-head: Middlesbrough vs West Brom
- West Brom 2-3 Middlesbrough · 16 Jan 2026 · Championship
- Middlesbrough 2-1 West Brom · 19 Sept 2025 · Championship
- Middlesbrough 2-0 West Brom · 21 Jan 2025 · Championship
- West Brom 0-1 Middlesbrough · 1 Oct 2024 · Championship
How it unfolded
- 48' Normal Goal — W. Lankshear (Middlesbrough)
- 65' Normal Goal — J. Morgan (West Brom)
- 73' Normal Goal — W. Lankshear (Middlesbrough)
- 87' Normal Goal — A. Jones (Middlesbrough)
Match statistics
| Middlesbrough | Metric | West Brom |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Goals | 1 |
| 47 | Ball possession | 53 |
| 2.55 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.32 |
| 15 | Total shots | 12 |
| 6 | Shots on target | 4 |
| 5 | Shots off target | 2 |
| 4 | Blocked shots | 6 |
| 14 | Attempts inside box | 10 |
| 1 | Attempts outside box | 2 |
| 7 | Corner kicks | 6 |
| 3 | Offsides | 0 |
| 518 | Total passes | 583 |
| 458 | Accurate passes | 519 |
| 88 | Pass accuracy | 89 |
| 9 | Key passes | 7 |
| 81 | Duels | 89 |
Championship table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swansea | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 23 |
| 2 | West Ham | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 22 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 22 |
| 4 | Birmingham | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 20 |
| 5 | West Brom | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
| 6 | Stoke City | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 19 |
| 7 | Southampton | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 17 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 17 |
| 9 | QPR | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 |
| 10 | Blackburn | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 15 |
| 11 | Sheffield Utd | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 15 |
| 12 | Millwall | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 15 |
| 13 | Portsmouth | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 14 |
| 14 | Wrexham | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | -1 | 14 |
| 15 | Bolton | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 14 |
| 16 | Bristol City | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 14 |
| 17 | Charlton | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | -5 | 14 |
| 18 | Lincoln | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -10 | 12 |
| 19 | Cardiff | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| 20 | Watford | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -9 | 11 |
| 21 | Norwich | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | -4 | 9 |
| 22 | Burnley | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -5 | 8 |
| 23 | Derby | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -11 | 6 |
| 24 | Preston | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | -15 | 4 |