Middlesbrough vs Watford

Final score: Middlesbrough 5-1 Watford in the Championship, April 25, 2026. Head-to-head in the last 10 meetings: 4 wins for Middlesbrough, 1 draws, 5 wins for Watford.

Overview

Football: Championship · Round 45
Venue: Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough
Form: LWWDW Middlesbrough
: DLDLL Watford

6' M. Whittaker 1-0
45' D. Strelec · M. Whittaker 2-0
HT2-0
46' ▲ M. Targett ▼ A. Bangura
48' 2-1 J. Abankwah · K. Keben
58' M. Whittaker 3-1
62' ▲ M. Doumbia ▼ E. Bove
62' ▲ O. Maamma ▼ J. Ngakia
63' ▲ T. Conway ▼ M. Whittaker
63' ▲ J. Grieves ▼ N. Mendy
63' ▲ N. Irankunda ▼ L. Kjerrumgaard
64' ▲ D. Fry ▼ A. Malanda
64' ▲ L. Castledine ▼ S. Hansen
74' James Abankwah
75' T. Conwaypen. 4-1
82' ▲ T. Ince ▼ M. Bola
83' ▲ S. Silvera ▼ J. Sarmiento
85' Aidan Morris
85' Imrân Louza
90' T. Conway · D. Strelec 5-1
FT5-1

Line-ups

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

31S. Brynn 6.2
2C. Brittain 6.9
12L. Ayling 7.2
29A. Malanda ▼ 64' 6.9
24A. Bangura ▼ 46' 6.9
14A. Gilbert 7.0
18A. Morris 6.6
11M. Whittaker ⚽2 ⇢ ▼ 63' 9.9
45J. Sarmiento ▼ 83' 6.3
27S. Hansen ▼ 64' 6.2
13D. Strelec ⚽ ⇢ 7.2

Substitutes 9

32J. Wildsmith
16A. Browne
25G. Edmundson
9T. Conway ⚽2 ▲ 63' 8.9
6D. Fry ▲ 64' 6.6
3M. Targett ▲ 46' 7.3
20M. K. Sene
22S. Silvera ▲ 83' 6.3
23L. Castledine ▲ 64' 6.3

Watford Formation: 3-5-2 · Coach: Edward Still

1E. Selvik 5.6
25J. Abankwah ⚽ 6.9
6M. Pollock 6.0
4K. Keben ⇢ 5.6
2J. Ngakia ▼ 62' 6.3
23N. Mendy ▼ 63' 6.2
10I. Louza 6.7
39E. Kayembe 7.0
16M. Bola ▼ 82' 6.3
9L. Kjerrumgaard ▼ 63' 6.3
15E. Bove ▼ 62' 6.3

Substitutes 9

12N. Baxter
7T. Ince ▲ 82' 6.5
8G. Chakvetadze
43J. Grieves ▲ 63' 6.7
20M. Doumbia ▲ 62' 6.5
34K. Baah
66N. Irankunda ▲ 63' 6.3
3S. Goglichidze
42O. Maamma ▲ 62' 6.3

Statistics

01⚑6

⚑320

56%Possession44%

20Shots12

9Shots on target3

5Shots off target6

9Shots inside box6

11Shots outside box6

6Blocked shots3

6Corners3

0Offsides4

8Fouls10

1Yellow cards2

2Saves4

-1.30Goals prevented-1.30

543Passes437

482Accurate passes370

89%Pass accuracy85%

2.30Expected goals (xG)0.85

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