Middlesbrough 3-1 West Brom – Match Report, Lineups & Stats

Match summary

Middlesbrough beat West Brom 3-1 in Championship on Sat, 29 Aug 2026.

Goals — Middlesbrough: Lankshear 48', 73'; Jones 87' | West Brom: J. Morgan 65'.

Middlesbrough had 47% of the possession and 15 shots (6 on target) against 12 (4) for West Brom; corners 7-6, yellow cards 0-1.

In their last 14 meetings Middlesbrough won 9, West Brom won 3 and 2 ended level.

Venue: Riverside Stadium. Referee: Paul Tierney.

Match timeline

40'⇄In ArfstenOut SarmientoSubstitution
46'⇄In BerhalterOut Peart-HarrisSubstitution
48'▩WhittakerHit the woodwork
48'LankshearGoal1-0
61'DiakiteYellow card
65'J. MorganAssist: PriceGoal1-1
69'⇄In JonesOut WhittakerSubstitution
69'⇄In K. JosephOut McGreeSubstitution
70'⇄In R. NzingoulaOut H. WhitwellSubstitution
73'LankshearGoal2-1
77'⇄In A. HeggebøOut F. MyhreSubstitution
77'⇄In TundeOut MolumbySubstitution
86'⇄In ConwayOut LankshearSubstitution
86'⇄In StewartOut J. MorganSubstitution
87'JonesAssist: AylingGoal3-1

Lineups

West Brom 4-4-1-1Middlesbrough 4-2-3-1

Middlesbrough

Coach: Kim Hellberg

Substitutes

5Alfie JonesDefender7.5
6Sebastian BerhalterMidfielder6.9
17Max ArfstenAttacker6.3
9Tommy ConwayAttacker
22Kyle JosephAttacker6.5
31Sol BrynnGoalkeeper
4Ashley PhillipsDefender
19Leo CastledineMidfielder
13David StrelecAttacker

Unavailable players

Alex BanguraMuscle injury

West Brom

Coach: James Morrison

Substitutes

19Aune HeggeboAttacker6.6
20Rabby NzingoulaMidfielder6.4
26Kareem TundeAttacker6.9
9Barney StewartAttacker
13Matt IngramGoalkeeper
2Chris MephamDefender
28Alex WilliamsDefender
22Conor TownsendDefender
23Tammer BanyAttacker

Unavailable players

Mikey JohnstonBroken leg

Statistics

MiddlesbroughWest Brom

Key statistics

47%Possession53%

2.55Expected Goals1.32

15Total Shots12

6Shots On Target4

6Big Chances Created2

7Corners6

15Fouls6

0Yellow Cards1

0Red Cards0

3Offsides0

2Goalkeeper Saves4

458Passes Completed519

All statistics

101Attacks95

5Shots Off Target2

4Shots Blocked6

1Hit Woodwork0

2.54Expected Goals On Target1.21

6Free Kicks15

14Shots Inside The Box10

518Total Passes583

1Shots Outside The Box2

3Big Chances Missed1

0.83Expected Assists1.11

1/9 (11%)Crosses Completed0/17 (0%)

260Passes Own Half291

267Passes Opposition Half309

25/43 (58%)Long Passes Completed20/49 (41%)

7Throw-Ins15

9Key Passes7

102Passes Into Final Third124

93Backward Passes116

7Goal Kicks7

10Interceptions14

1.32Expected Goals Conceded2.55

8/18 (44%)Tackles Won8/12 (67%)

19Clearances15

45Duels Won36

12/14 (86%)Aerial Duels Won2/14 (14%)

33/67 (49%)Ground Duels Won34/67 (51%)

6Was Fouled15

9/12 (75%)Successful Dribbles7/13 (54%)

3Was Dribbled Past6

4Final Third Possession Won0

96Possession Lost111

5Substitutions4

Previous meetings

9 Middlesbrough2 draws3 West Brom

Match information

Competition: Championship
Round: Round 3
Kick-off: Sat, 29 Aug 2026
Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Capacity: 34,742
Attendance: 29,571
Referee: Paul Tierney