Middlesbrough 4-0 Preston

Match summary

Middlesbrough beat Preston 4-0 in Championship on Sat, 24 Jan 2026.

Goals — Middlesbrough: Browne 9'; Conway 28', 54'; Whittaker 42'.

Middlesbrough had 67% of the possession and 16 shots (8 on target) against 4 (1) for Preston; corners 8-3, yellow cards 0-2.

Red cards: Middlesbrough 0, Preston 1.

In their last 14 meetings Middlesbrough won 4, Preston won 7 and 3 ended level.

Venue: Riverside Stadium. Referee: Andy Madley.

Match timeline

1. 9'BrowneAssist: TargettGoal1-0
2. 26'B. WhitemanYellow card
3. 28'ConwayAssist: AylingGoal2-0
4. 42'WhittakerGoal3-0
5. 50'StoreyRed card
6. 54'ConwayGoal4-0
7. 58'⇄In ThompsonOut B. WhitemanSubstitution
8. 58'⇄In FrøkjærOut DevineSubstitution
9. 58'⇄In T. SmallOut L. DobbinSubstitution
10. 60'⇄In S. SilveraOut TargettSubstitution
11. 61'⇄In BurgzorgOut A. MorrisSubstitution
12. 61'⇄In A. GilbertOut ConwaySubstitution
13. 74'⇄In McGreeOut HackneySubstitution
14. 76'⇄In SmithOut D. JebbisonSubstitution
15. 76'⇄In VukčevićOut LewisSubstitution
16. 82'ThompsonYellow card
17. 85'⇄In F. MunroeOut MalandaSubstitution

Lineups

Statistics

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Previous meetings

• Sat, 12 DecPreston–-–MiddlesbroughChampionship
• Sat, 13 SepPreston2-2MiddlesbroughChampionship
• Sat, 25 JanPreston2-1MiddlesbroughChampionship
• Sat, 14 SepMiddlesbrough1-1PrestonChampionship
• Wed, 14 FebPreston2-1MiddlesbroughChampionship
• Tue, 28 NovMiddlesbrough4-0PrestonChampionship
• Sat, 18 MarMiddlesbrough4-0PrestonChampionship
• Sat, 29 OctPreston2-1MiddlesbroughChampionship
• Sat, 7 MayPreston4-1MiddlesbroughChampionship
• Tue, 23 NovMiddlesbrough1-2PrestonChampionship

Match information

Competition

Championship

Round

Round 29

Kick-off

Sat, 24 Jan 2026

Stadium

Riverside Stadium

Capacity

34,742

Attendance

25,723

Referee

Andy Madley