Stoke City vs Middlesbrough

Final score: Stoke City 1-2 Middlesbrough in the Championship, January 21, 2026. Head-to-head in the last 10 meetings: 3 wins for Stoke City, 3 draws, 4 wins for Middlesbrough.

Overview

Football: Championship · Round 28
Form: LWWDW Stoke City
: WDWLW Middlesbrough

15' T. Rigo · L. Cisse 1-0
45'+2 Bosun Lawal
HT1-0
46' ▲ D. Burgzorg ▼ A. Gilbert
46' ▲ L. Castledine ▼ S. Silvera
48' 1-1 A. Browne · M. Whittaker
52' Luke Ayling
59' 1-2 T. Conway · A. Browne
66' Ben Pearson
67' ▲ T. Seko ▼ M. Manhoef
75' ▲ E. Bocat ▼ B. Pearson
77' Bosun Lawal
77' Bosun Lawal
79' ▲ S. Nypan ▼ M. Whittaker
90'+2 ▲ D. Fry ▼ T. Conway
FT1-2

Line-ups

Stoke City Formation: 4-2-3-1 · Coach: Mark Robins

25T. Simkin 6.7
40M. Talovierov 6.9
26A. Phillips 6.7
16B. Wilmot 6.2
18B. Lawal 6.0
19T. Rigo ⚽ 8.0
4B. Pearson ▼ 75' 6.7
42M. Manhoef ▼ 67' 6.5
10J. Bae 6.5
7S. Thomas 5.9
29L. Cisse ⇢ 7.3

Substitutes 9

17E. Bocat ▲ 75' 7.0
3A. Cresswell
47J. Griffin
34F. Fielding
41J. Dixon
15S. N'Zonzi
55R. Curley
12T. Seko ▲ 67' 6.6
56F. Fawunmi

Middlesbrough Formation: 4-2-3-1 · Coach: Kim Hellberg

31S. Brynn 6.2
16A. Browne ⚽ ⇢ 8.3
12L. Ayling 6.3
29A. Malanda 6.3
3M. Targett 6.2
7H. Hackney 7.3
18A. Morris 6.9
22S. Silvera ▼ 46' 6.2
11M. Whittaker ⇢ ▼ 79' 6.9
14A. Gilbert ▼ 46' 6.3
9T. Conway ⚽ ▼ 90' 7.9

Substitutes 9

33J. McLaughlin
6D. Fry ▲ 90'
10D. Burgzorg ▲ 46' 6.2
15F. Munroe
19S. Nypan ▲ 79' 6.6
23L. Castledine ▲ 46' 6.3
27S. Hansen
28L. McCabe
44C. Ibeh

Statistics

13⚑5

⚑410

40%Possession60%

10Shots16

4Shots on target7

4Shots off target4

7Shots inside box8

3Shots outside box8

2Blocked shots5

5Corners4

2Offsides4

11Fouls10

3Yellow cards1

1Red cards0

5Saves3

-0.37Goals prevented-0.37

332Passes497

256Accurate passes416

77%Pass accuracy84%

0.81Expected goals (xG)1.22

Table

#	Club	P	Goals	GD	Pts
1	Coventry	46	97 - 45	+52	95
2	Ipswich	46	80 - 47	+33	84
3	Millwall	46	64 - 49	+15	83
4	Southampton	46	82 - 56	+26	80
5	Middlesbrough	46	72 - 47	+25	80
6	Hull City	46	70 - 66	+4	73
7	Wrexham	46	69 - 65	+4	71
8	Derby	46	67 - 59	+8	69
9	Norwich	46	63 - 56	+7	65
10	Birmingham	46	57 - 56	+1	64
11	Swansea	46	57 - 59	-2	64
12	Bristol City	46	59 - 59	0	62
13	Sheffield Utd	46	66 - 66	0	60
14	Preston	46	55 - 62	-7	60
15	QPR	46	61 - 73	-12	58
16	Watford	46	53 - 65	-12	57
17	Stoke City	46	51 - 56	-5	55
18	Portsmouth	46	49 - 64	-15	55
19	Charlton	46	44 - 58	-14	53
20	Blackburn	46	42 - 56	-14	52
21	West Brom	46	48 - 58	-10	51
22	Oxford United	46	45 - 59	-14	47
23	Leicester	46	58 - 68	-10	46
24	Sheffield Wednesday	46	29 - 89	-60	0