Championship

Middlesbrough 5-1 Watford

Middlesbrough vs Watford finished 5-1 in Championship. Key event: 6' M. Whittaker (Normal Goal). Head to head: H2H last 8: 3-1-4. Venue: Riverside Stadium. Home form: W D L D L; Away form: L L L D L. Also shown: timeline, team statistics, lineups, top players, recent team results.

MID 5 - 1 Finished

Competition Championship Season 2025 Country England Venue Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough

Your time 25 Apr 2026, 11:30 Venue time 25 Apr 2026, 12:30 BST

Match preview 2 facts

Home form W D L D L 5 pts, goals 6-7, 1.20 scored/match, 1.40 conceded/match

Away form L L L D L 1 pts, goals 2-10, 0.40 scored/match, 2.00 conceded/match

Timeline 19 events

6' Goal M. Whittaker 1–0 MID Normal Goal

45' Goal D. Strelec 2–0 MID assist M. Whittaker · Normal Goal

46' Sub A. Bangura MID on for M. Targett

48' Goal J. Abankwah 2–1 WAT assist K. Keben · Normal Goal

58' Goal M. Whittaker 3–1 MID Normal Goal

62' Sub E. Bove WAT on for M. Doumbia

62' Sub J. Ngakia WAT on for O. Maamma

63' Sub M. Whittaker MID on for T. Conway

63' Sub N. Mendy WAT on for J. Grieves

63' Sub L. Kjerrumgaard WAT on for N. Irankunda

64' Sub A. Malanda MID on for D. Fry

64' Sub S. Hansen MID on for L. Castledine

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74' Yellow James Abankwah WAT Handball

75' Goal T. Conway 4–1MID Penalty

82' Sub M. Bola WAT on for T. Ince

83' Sub J. Sarmiento MID on for S. Silvera

85' Yellow Aidan Morris MID Argument

85' Yellow Imrân Louza WAT Argument

90' Goal T. Conway 5–1MID assist D. Strelec · Normal Goal

Head-to-head H2H last 11: 3-6-2

Watford leads the last 11 head-to-head meetings: 6 wins, 3 losses, 2 draws. Latest meeting: 01 Nov 2025 · Watford vs Middlesbrough · 3 - 0.

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Watford 3 - 0 Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough 0 - 1 Watford

Watford 2 - 1 Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough 3 - 1 Watford

Watford 2 - 3 Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough 2 - 0 Watford

Watford 2 - 1 Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough 1 - 1 Watford

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Watford 1 - 0 Middlesbrough

Watford 0 - 0 Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough 0 - 1 Watford

Team statistics 13 metrics

56% Ball Possession 44%

56% 44%

2.30 Expected Goals 0.85

73% 27%

20 Total Shots 12

62% 37%

9 Shots on Goal 3

75% 25%

6 Corner Kicks 3

66% 33%

8 Fouls 10

44% 55%

1 Yellow Cards 2

33% 66%

2 Goalkeeper Saves 4

33% 66%

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543 Passes 437

482 Accurate passes 370

89% Pass accuracy 85%

6 Blocked shots 3

0 Offsides 4

Lineups

31 S. Brynn GK

2 C. Brittain DEF

12 L. Ayling DEF

29 A. Malanda DEF

24 A. Bangura DEF

14 A. Gilbert MID

18 A. Morris MID

11 M. Whittaker MID

45 J. Sarmiento MID

27 S. Hansen MID

13 D. Strelec FWD

1 E. Selvik GK

25 J. Abankwah DEF

6 M. Pollock DEF

4 K. Keben DEF

2 J. Ngakia MID

23 N. Mendy MID

10 I. Louza MID

39 E. Kayembe MID

16 M. Bola MID

9 L. Kjerrumgaard FWD

15 E. Bove FWD

Middlesbrough

4-2-3-1 · Manager Kim Hellberg

31

S. Brynn GK 2

C. Brittain DEF 12

L. Ayling DEF 29

A. Malanda DEF 24

A. Bangura DEF 14

A. Gilbert MID 18

A. Morris MID 11

M. Whittaker MID 45

J. Sarmiento MID 27

S. Hansen MID 13

D. Strelec FWD

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32

J. Wildsmith GK 16

A. Browne MID 25

G. Edmundson DEF 9

T. Conway FWD 6

D. Fry DEF 3

M. Targett DEF 20

M. K. Sene FWD 22

S. Silvera FWD 23

L. Castledine MID

Watford

3-5-2 · Manager Edward Still

1

E. Selvik GK 25

J. Abankwah DEF 6

M. Pollock DEF 4

K. Keben DEF 2

J. Ngakia MID 23

N. Mendy MID 10

I. Louza MID 39

E. Kayembe MID 16

M. Bola MID 9

L. Kjerrumgaard FWD 15

E. Bove FWD

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12

N. Baxter GK 7

T. Ince MID 8

G. Chakvetadze MID 43

J. Grieves FWD 20

M. Doumbia FWD 34

K. Baah FWD 66

N. Irankunda FWD 3

S. Goglichidze DEF 42

O. Maamma FWD