English League Championship

West Bromwich Albion

5th · 4-2-2 · 14 pts · +2
Ugh, no.
West Bromwich Albion lost to Middlesbrough
West Bromwich Albion2-0-1 1 – 3 Middlesbrough2-0-1
FT · Sat, Aug 29

Match Details

Riverside Stadium (Middlesbrough) · 29,571 fans · Paramount+

Commentary

  • ·Match ends, Middlesbrough 3, West Bromwich Albion 1.
  • 90'+6'Second Half ends, Middlesbrough 3, West Bromwich Albion 1.
  • 90'+5'Kareem Tunde (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+5'Foul by Sebastian Berhalter (Middlesbrough).
  • 90'+4'Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Max Arfsten.
  • 90'+2'Foul by Callum Styles (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 90'+2'Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1'Attempt blocked. Isaac Price (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Barney Stewart.
  • 90'+1'Attempt blocked. Kareem Tunde (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aune Heggebø.
  • 90'Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'Attempt missed. Isaac Price (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
  • 90'Attempt saved. Kareem Tunde (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Radek Vítek (Middlesbrough). Assisted by Rabby Nzingoula.

Line Score

12T
WBA 01 1
MID 03 3

Match Leaders

West Bromwich Albion
Middlesbrough

League Table · 2026-27 English League Championship
TeamGPWDLGDPtsForm
1 Swansea 8 5 2 1 +7 17
2 West Ham 8 4 3 1 +11 15
3 Boro 8 4 3 1 +4 15
4 Wolves 7 4 2 1 +5 14
5 West Brom 8 4 2 2 +2 14
6 QPR 8 3 4 1 +3 13
7 Stoke 8 4 1 3 +1 13
8 Bristol City 8 4 1 3 -1 13
9 Charlton 8 3 3 2 -3 12
10 Birmingham 8 2 5 1 +1 11
11 Millwall 8 3 2 3 0 11
12 Lincoln City 8 3 2 3 -1 11
13 Southampton 8 4 2 2 +9 10
14 Wrexham 8 2 4 2 -3 10
15 Bolton 8 3 1 4 -4 10
16 Blackburn 8 2 3 3 0 9
17 Norwich City 8 3 0 5 -1 9
18 Sheffield Utd 8 2 3 3 -2 9
19 Portsmouth 7 2 2 3 -1 8
20 Watford 8 2 2 4 -3 8
21 Cardiff 8 1 4 3 -2 7
22 Derby 8 1 2 5 -7 5
23 Preston 8 1 1 6 -7 4
24 Burnley 8 0 4 4 -8 4
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Key Events

87'Goal! Middlesbrough 3, West Bromwich Albion 1. Alfie Jones (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luke Ayling following a set piece situation.
86'Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Barney Stewart replaces Jimmy-Jay Morgan.
86'Substitution, Middlesbrough. Tommy Conway replaces Will Lankshear.
77'Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Kareem Tunde replaces Jayson Molumby.
77'Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Aune Heggebø replaces Felix Myhre.
73'Goal! Middlesbrough 2, West Bromwich Albion 1. Will Lankshear (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
70'Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Rabby Nzingoula replaces Harry Whitwell.
69'Substitution, Middlesbrough. Alfie Jones replaces Morgan Whittaker.
69'Substitution, Middlesbrough. Kyle Joseph replaces Riley McGree.
65'Goal! Middlesbrough 1, West Bromwich Albion 1. Jimmy-Jay Morgan (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Isaac Price.
61'Ousmane Diakité (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
48'Goal! Middlesbrough 1, West Bromwich Albion 0. Will Lankshear (Middlesbrough) header from very close range to the centre of the goal.
45'Substitution, Middlesbrough. Sebastian Berhalter replaces Myles Peart-Harris.
40'Substitution, Middlesbrough. Max Arfsten replaces Jeremy Sarmiento because of an injury.

Team Stats

West Bromwich AlbionMiddlesbrough
General
53.4 Possession % 46.6
12 Shots 15
4 On Target 6
0 Offsides 3
6 Corners 7
6 Fouls 15
Passing & Defense
522 Passes Completed 455
0 Crosses Won 2
8 Tackles Won 8
16 Interceptions 11
15 Clearances 19
Discipline
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
4 Saves 2

Recent Form

Middlesbrough L W W L W
West Bromwich Albion L W W W L

Starting Lineups

Middlesbrough4-2-3-1
1 Vítek
2 Brittain 12 Ayling A 29 Malanda 30 Borges
10 Morris 14 Peart-Harris
11 Whittaker 8 McGree 16 Sarmiento
7 Lankshear 48'73'
11 Morgan 65'
21 Price A
17 Diakite 7 Myhre 8 Molumby 29 Whitwell
4 Styles 6 Campbell 3 Phillips 25 Galves
1 O'Leary
West Bromwich Albion4-4-1-1
Full lineups and substitutes

Middlesbrough

  1. RV #1 Radek VítekG
  2. #29 Adilson MalandaCD-L
  3. LA #12 Luke AylingCD-R
  4. NB #30 Neto BorgesLB
  5. CB #2 Callum BrittainRB
  6. RM #8 Riley McGreeAM
  7. MP #14 Myles Peart-HarrisLM
  8. #10 Aidan MorrisRM
  9. WL #7 Will LankshearF48'73'
  10. JS #16 Jeremy SarmientoAM-L
  11. MW #11 Morgan WhittakerAM-R
Substitutes · 5 used

West Bromwich Albion

  1. MO #1 Max O'LearyG
  2. #6 George CampbellCD-L
  3. NP #3 Nathaniel PhillipsCD-R
  4. CS #4 Callum StylesLB
  5. NG #25 Nolan GalvesRB
  6. OD #17 Ousmane DiakiteCM-L
  7. JM #8 Jayson MolumbyCM-R
  8. IP #21 Isaac PriceLM
  9. HW #29 Harry WhitwellRM
  10. JM #11 Jimmy MorganF65'
  11. FH #7 Felix Horn MyhreRCF
Substitutes · 4 used

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