Middlesbrough 3 – 1 West Bromwich Albion: Championship Match Report

Championship · 3

Middlesbrough

Full Time

3–1

Saturday, 29 August 2026 · Riverside Stadium

West Bromwich Albion

Middlesbrough won after full-time.

⚽ Alfie Jones 87'⚽ Will Lankshear 73'⚽ Will Lankshear 48' ⚽ Jimmy-Jay Morgan 65'

Match Events

87'

Alfie JonesMiddlesbrough · Luke Ayling

3-1

86'

Barney StewartWest Bromwich Albion · Jimmy-Jay Morgan

86'

Tommy ConwayMiddlesbrough · Will Lankshear

77'

Kareem TundeWest Bromwich Albion · Jayson Molumby

77'

Aune HeggebøWest Bromwich Albion · Felix Horn Myhre

73'

Will LankshearMiddlesbrough

2-1

70'

Rabby NzingoulaWest Bromwich Albion · Harry Whitwell

69'

Kyle JosephMiddlesbrough · Riley McGree

69'

Alfie JonesMiddlesbrough · Morgan Whittaker

65'

Jimmy-Jay MorganWest Bromwich Albion · Isaac Price

1-1

61'

Ousmane DiakitéWest Bromwich Albion

48'

Will LankshearMiddlesbrough

1-0

46'

Sebastian BerhalterMiddlesbrough · Myles Peart-Harris

40'

Max ArfstenMiddlesbrough · Jeremy Sarmiento

League positions

TeamPWDLGDPts

Middlesbrough8431415

West Bromwich Albion8422214

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VenueRiverside StadiumSaturday, 29 August 2026

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RefereePaul Tierney

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AttendanceNot available

Formation

Lineups

Middlesbrough Starting XI

Formation 4-2-3-1

1 6.8

Radek Vitek

2 7

Callum Brittain

12 7.4

Luke Ayling

29 7.3

Adilson Malanda

30 7.3

Neto Borges

10 7

Aidan Morris

14 6.7

Myles Peart-Harris

11 6.7

Morgan Whittaker

8 6.8

Riley McGree

16 6.7

Jeremy Sarmiento

7 8.2

Will Lankshear

Substitutes 9

#4 Ashley Phillips Defender

#5 Alfie Jones Defender

7.2

#6 Sebastian Berhalter Midfielder

7.2

#9 Tommy Conway Attacker

6.7

#13 David Strelec Attacker

#17 Max Arfsten Defender

6.6

#19 Leo Castledine Midfielder

#22 Kyle Joseph Attacker

6.3

#31 Sol Brynn Goalkeeper

West Bromwich Albion Starting XI

Formation 4-4-1-1

1 6.7

Max O'Leary

25 6.4

Nolan Galves

3 6.9

Nat Phillips

6 6.7

George Campbell

4 6.4

Callum Styles

29 6.5

Harry Whitwell

8 7

Jayson Molumby

17 6.8

Ousmane Diakité

21 7.1

Isaac Price

7 6.1

Felix Horn Myhre

11 7.1

Jimmy-Jay Morgan

Substitutes 9

#2 Chris Mepham Defender

#9 Barney Stewart Attacker

6.5

#13 Matt Ingram Goalkeeper

#19 Aune Heggebø Attacker

6.4

#20 Rabby Nzingoula Midfielder

6.9

#22 Conor Townsend Defender

#23 Tammer Bany Attacker

#26 Kareem Tunde Attacker

6.8

#28 Alex Williams Defender

Statistics

Match Statistics

Middlesbrough

Comparison

West Bromwich Albion

47% Ball Possession % 53%

15 Shots Total 12

6 Shots On Target 4

5 Shots Off Target 2

4 Shots Blocked 6

14 Shots Insidebox 10

1 Shots Outsidebox 2

10 Goal Attempts 6

6 Big Chances Created 2

3 Big Chances Missed 1

7 Corners 6

3 Offsides 0

15 Fouls 6

0 Yellowcards 1

518 Passes 583

458 Successful Passes 519

88% Successful Passes Percentage 89%

9 Key Passes 8

43 Long Passes 49

25 Successful Long Passes 20

58% Successful Long Passes Percentage 41%

9 Total Crosses 17

1 Accurate Crosses 0

12 Dribble Attempts 13

9 Successful Dribbles 7

75% Successful Dribbles Percentage 54%

18 Tackles 12

10 Interceptions 14

45 Duels Won 36

2 Saves 4

101 Attacks 95

27 Dangerous Attacks 51

6 Free Kicks 15

7 Throwins 15

7 Goal Kicks 7

1 Hit Woodwork 0

5 Substitutions 4

1 Injuries 0

12 Successful Headers 2

1 Assists 1

3 Goals 1

71 Ball Safe 77

8 Tackles Won 12