EFL Cup
Crystal Palace 3-0 Middlesbrough
Match summary
Crystal Palace beat Middlesbrough 3-0 in EFL Cup on Tue, 8 Sep 2026.
Goals — Crystal Palace: Larsen 37', 53'; Kamada 72'.
Crystal Palace had 41% of the possession and 8 shots (5 on target) against 16 (4) for Middlesbrough; corners 1-6, yellow cards 0-2.
In their last 12 meetings Crystal Palace won 6, Middlesbrough won 5 and 1 ended level.
Venue: Selhurst Park. Referee: Tony Harrington.
Match timeline
- 37'LarsenAssist: MinguezaGoal1-0
- 46'⇄In BorgesOut ByramSubstitution
- 53'LarsenAssist: ChilwellGoal2-0
- 59'⇄In KamadaOut OsorioSubstitution
- 59'⇄In WhartonOut TimberSubstitution
- 65'MalandaYellow card
- 67'⇄In L. CastledineOut ConwaySubstitution
- 67'⇄In LankshearOut StrelecSubstitution
- 72'KamadaAssist: LarsenGoal3-0
- 73'⇄In LermaOut DisasiSubstitution
- 73'⇄In McNeilOut PinoSubstitution
- 73'⇄In GozoOut LarsenSubstitution
- 77'⇄In A. PhillipsOut MalandaSubstitution
- 83'Peart-HarrisYellow card
- 84'⇄In PukstasOut A. MorrisSubstitution
Match highlights
Top performers
LarsenCrystal Palace · Attacker
- Expected Goals0.81
- Shots On Target2
- Minutes72
StrelecMiddlesbrough · Attacker
- Expected Goals0.1
- Shots On Target0
- Minutes66
KamadaCrystal Palace · Midfielder
- Expected Goals0.1
- Shots On Target1
- Minutes32
A. Cozier-DuberryMiddlesbrough · Midfielder
- Expected Goals0.13
- Shots On Target2
- Minutes90
MinguezaCrystal Palace · Defender
- Interceptions1
- Tackles0
- Minutes90
A. PhillipsMiddlesbrough · Defender
- Interceptions0
- Tackles0
- Minutes14
Lineups
Middlesbrough 4-2-3-1Crystal Palace 5-4-1
Crystal Palace
Coach: Pierre Sage
Substitutes
- 8Jefferson LermaMidfielder6.5
- 20Adam WhartonMidfielder6.5
- 18Daichi KamadaMidfielder7.5
- 12Zavier GozoAttacker6.5
- 11Dwight McNeilAttacker6.5
- 31Remi MatthewsGoalkeeper
- 25Anan KhalailiDefender
- 3Tyrick MitchellDefender
- 29Evann GuessandAttacker
Unavailable players
- Ismaila SarrGroin injury
- Chadi RiadKnee injury
- Jean Philippe MatetaHamstring Injury
Middlesbrough
Coach: Kim Hellberg
Substitutes
- 4Ashley PhillipsDefender6.7
- 30Neto BorgesDefender5.6
- 19Leo CastledineMidfielder6.1
- 21Rokas PukstasMidfielder
- 7Will LankshearAttacker5.9
- 1Radek VítekGoalkeeper
- 18Connor BarronMidfielder
- 6Sebastian BerhalterMidfielder
- 17Max ArfstenAttacker
Unavailable players
- Jeremy SarmientoLeg injury
Statistics
Crystal PalaceMiddlesbrough
Key statistics
41%Possession59%
1.26Expected Goals0.79
8Total Shots16
5Shots On Target4
2Big Chances Created1
1Corners6
10Fouls11
0Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
2Offsides3
4Goalkeeper Saves2
343Passes Completed539
All statistics
55Attacks136
1Shots Off Target6
2Shots Blocked6
0Hit Woodwork0
2.64Expected Goals On Target0.74
10Free Kicks10
4Shots Inside The Box9
415Total Passes600
4Shots Outside The Box7
0Big Chances Missed1
1.29Expected Assists1.81
3/5 (60%)Crosses Completed4/17 (24%)
287Passes Own Half243
133Passes Opposition Half374
19/43 (44%)Long Passes Completed22/40 (55%)
13Throw-Ins12
5Key Passes15
35Passes Into Final Third181
77Backward Passes106
11Goal Kicks3
5Interceptions7
0.79Expected Goals Conceded1.26
18/34 (53%)Tackles Won6/8 (75%)
37Clearances4
59Duels Won37
10/15 (67%)Aerial Duels Won5/15 (33%)
49/81 (60%)Ground Duels Won32/81 (40%)
10Was Fouled10
5/7 (71%)Successful Dribbles14/32 (44%)
2Was Dribbled Past18
5Final Third Possession Won7
105Possession Lost127
5Substitutions5
Previous meetings
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Match information
- Competition
- EFL Cup
- Kick-off
- Stadium
- Selhurst Park
- Capacity
- 26,047
- Attendance
- 13,074
- Referee
- Tony Harrington