Middlesbrough vs Norwich City · Championship
Middlesbrough
17-7-6
1 – 0
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Norwich City
9-6-15
Riverside Stadium · Middlesbrough · England
Norwich City lost 1-0 to Middlesbrough at Riverside Stadium (crowd 28,616); Norwich City had won 4 in a row before this. Hayden Hackney scored first for Boro at the 17-minute mark. Boro had more of the shots, 9 to 8, and 56% of the ball. From 9 shots, Boro found the target 5 times.
Overview
- Kicks off
- Event
- Championship England
- Campaign
- 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season
- Ground
- Riverside Stadium · Middlesbrough · England
- Crowd
- 28,616
- Referee
- Ben Toner
- Boro form
- DWWDD
- Norwich City form
- LLLLD
Each half
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boro | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Norwich City | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Side by side
12Fouls18
2Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
4Offsides2
3Corner Kicks5
3Saves4
55.8%Possession44.2%
9Shots8
5On Goal3
60%On Target %40%
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
387Accurate Passes284
478Passes376
80%Pass Completion %80%
2Accurate Crosses3
12Crosses11
20%Cross %30%
59Long Balls56
28Accurate Long Balls20
50%Long Balls %40%
2Blocked Shots0
18Effective Tackles10
23Tackles18
80%Tackle %60%
8Interceptions7
20Effective Clearances18
20Clearances18
Timeline
Full time · 1-0
🔁Jeremy Sarmientoreplacing Tommy Conway
86'
82'
🔁Matej Jurásekreplacing Ali Ahmed
🟨Aidan Morris
80'
80'
🟨Anis Slimane
🟨David Strelec
72'
🔁David Strelecreplacing Morgan Whittaker
71'
🔁Dael Fryreplacing Callum Brittain
71'
🔁Alex Gilbertreplacing Riley McGree
62'
59'
🔁Mathias Kvistgaardenreplacing Pape Diallo
59'
🔁Oscar Schwartaureplacing Jacob Wright
56'
🟨Vladan Kovacevic
Half-time · 1-0
⚽Hayden HackneyAssist: Riley McGree
17'1 - 0
Kick-off
Teams
Middlesbrough4-3-3
16Browne
11↓Whittaker
9↓Conway
7⚽Hackney
8↓McGree
18🟨Morris
3Targett
29Malanda
2↓Brittain
12Ayling
31Brynn
Bench
- 6Dael Fryon for Callum Brittain, 71'
- 45Jeremy Sarmientoon for Tommy Conway, 86'
- 22Samuel Silvera
- 13David Strelecon for Morgan Whittaker, 71' 🟨
- 33Jon McLaughlin
- 27Sontje Hansen
- 15Finley Munroe
- 19Sverre Nypan
- 14Alex Gilberton for Riley McGree, 62'
Norwich City4-2-3-1
24Makama
21↓Ahmed
20🟨Slimane
19↓Diallo
16↓Wright
23McLean
14Chrisene
33Córdoba
35Fisher
15McConville
1🟨Kovacevic
Bench
- 11Emiliano Marcondes
- 29Oscar Schwartauon for Jacob Wright, 59'
- 30Mathias Kvistgaardenon for Pape Diallo, 59'
- 10Matej Jurásekon for Ali Ahmed, 82'
- 32Daniel Grimshaw
- 3Jack Stacey
- 46Errol Mundle-Smith
- 8Liam Gibbs
- 6Harry Darling
Standings
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Middlesbrough | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | +10 | 25 |
| 2 |  Swansea City | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | +3 | 23 |
| 3 |  West Ham United | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | +17 | 22 |
| 4 |  Wolverhampton Wanderers | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | +4 | 21 |
| 5 |  West Bromwich Albion | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | +3 | 21 |
| 6 |  Southampton | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | +12 | 20 |
| 7 |  Birmingham City | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | +8 | 20 |
| 8 |  Queens Park Rangers | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | +8 | 20 |
| 9 |  Stoke City | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | +2 | 20 |
| 10 |  Blackburn Rovers | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | +3 | 18 |
| 11 |  Portsmouth | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | +1 | 18 |
| 12 |  Sheffield United | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | +1 | 16 |
| 13 |  Millwall | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 15 |
| 14 |  Bristol City | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | -3 | 15 |
| 15 |  Lincoln City | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | -7 | 15 |
| 16 |  Cardiff City | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | +2 | 14 |
| 17 |  Wrexham | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | -3 | 14 |
| 18 |  Bolton Wanderers | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -7 | 14 |
| 19 |  Charlton Athletic | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | -7 | 14 |
| 20 |  Norwich City | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | -2 | 12 |
| 21 |  Watford | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -10 | 11 |
| 22 |  Burnley | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -8 | 8 |
| 23 |  Derby County | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -11 | 7 |
| 24 |  Preston North End | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | -15 | 5 |
Meetings
3Boro wins
2Level
0Norwich City wins
Last times they met
FT
Norwich City
1–2
Boro · 2025-26 English League Championship
FT
Boro
0–0
Norwich City · 2024-25 English League Championship
FT
Norwich City
3–3
Boro · 2024-25 English League Championship
FT
Boro
3–1
Norwich City · 2023-24 English League Championship
FT
Norwich City
1–2
Boro · 2023-24 English League Championship
Form
Last games: Boro
W4-0L3-1W3-2W2-1W4-0
Last games: Norwich City
L2-0W5-1W2-1W5-0W2-1
