English League Championship

Middlesbrough vs Leicester City, 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season

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Middlesbrough
  • 45'+2': Riley McGree
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1 - 1
Leicester City
  • 18': Caleb Okoli

About

Middlesbrough are hosting Leicester City at Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Harry Winks (Leicester City).
  • 1': Riley McGree (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 2': Attempt saved. Matt Targett (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Asmir Begovic (Leicester City).
  • 5': Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Foul by Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City).
  • 8': Attempt missed. Matt Targett (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Riley McGree.
  • 11': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Caleb Okoli.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Matt Targett (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Whittaker.
  • 12': Offside, Middlesbrough. Morgan Whittaker is caught offside.
  • 13': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Luke Thomas.
  • 15': Alan Browne (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Foul by Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City).
  • 17': Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 17': Foul by Adilson Malanda (Middlesbrough).
  • 18': Goal! Middlesbrough 0, Leicester City 1. Caleb Okoli (Leicester City) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Divine Mukasa with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 20': Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Foul by Matt Targett (Middlesbrough).
  • 21': Attempt saved. Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Sol Brynn (Middlesbrough). Assisted by Patson Daka.
  • 22': Foul by Morgan Whittaker (Middlesbrough).
  • 22': Luke Thomas (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Offside, Leicester City. Patson Daka is caught offside.
  • 24': Foul by Adilson Malanda (Middlesbrough).
  • 24': Patson Daka (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 25': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Callum Brittain.
  • 25': Offside, Leicester City. Divine Mukasa is caught offside.
  • 27': Handball by Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough).
  • 28': Foul by Caleb Okoli (Leicester City).
  • 28': Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Attempt saved. Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Asmir Begovic (Leicester City). Assisted by Hayden Hackney.
  • 35': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Asmir Begovic.
  • 35': Attempt blocked. Luke Ayling (Middlesbrough) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Hayden Hackney with a cross.
  • 35': Delay in match because of an injury Alan Browne (Middlesbrough).
  • 35': Delay in match because of an injury Caleb Okoli (Leicester City).
  • 39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 39': Handball by Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City).
  • 42': Alan Browne (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 42': Foul by Harry Winks (Leicester City).
  • 43': Divine Mukasa (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 43': Foul by Luke Ayling (Middlesbrough).
  • 43': Luke Ayling (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 44': Attempt saved. Harry Winks (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Sol Brynn (Middlesbrough).
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Callum Brittain.
  • 45'+2': Goal! Middlesbrough 1, Leicester City 1. Riley McGree (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tommy Conway.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City).
  • 45'+3': Riley McGree (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+5': Ben Nelson (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+5': Foul by Riley McGree (Middlesbrough).
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Middlesbrough 1, Leicester City 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Middlesbrough 1, Leicester City 1.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Patson Daka (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Riley McGree.
  • 49': Attempt blocked. Patson Daka (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luke Thomas.
  • 49': Offside, Leicester City. Bobby De Cordova-Reid is caught offside.
  • 50': Delay in match because of an injury Patson Daka (Leicester City).
  • 50': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 53': Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 53': Foul by Divine Mukasa (Leicester City).
  • 53': Divine Mukasa (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 57': Foul by Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough).
  • 57': Harry Winks (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 57': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Adilson Malanda.
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Luke Thomas (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Harry Winks with a cross.
  • 62': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Alan Browne.
  • 62': Substitution, Leicester City. Jordan Ayew replaces Patson Daka.
  • 62': Substitution, Leicester City. Abdul Fatawu replaces Bobby De Cordova-Reid.
  • 63': Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Foul by Matt Targett (Middlesbrough).
  • 65': Foul by Harry Winks (Leicester City).
  • 65': Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 66': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Jeremy Sarmiento replaces Alan Browne.
  • 66': Substitution, Middlesbrough. David Strelec replaces Morgan Whittaker.
  • 67': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Luke Thomas.
  • 67': Attempt blocked. Matt Targett (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 68': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Luke Thomas.
  • 68': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Stephy Mavididi.
  • 69': Attempt blocked. Jordan Ayew (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Abdul Fatawu.
  • 70': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Callum Brittain.
  • 70': Foul by Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough).
  • 70': Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 73': Attempt missed. David Strelec (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Callum Brittain with a cross.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Riley McGree (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Hayden Hackney.
  • 76': Substitution, Leicester City. Joe Aribo replaces Stephy Mavididi.
  • 77': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Ben Nelson.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Matt Targett with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 80': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Abdul Fatawu.
  • 81': Attempt missed. David Strelec (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Hayden Hackney with a cross following a corner.
  • 82': Attempt saved. Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Sol Brynn (Middlesbrough). Assisted by Ricardo Pereira.
  • 83': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Dael Fry replaces Luke Ayling.
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Riley McGree (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Aidan Morris.
  • 84': Attempt saved. Riley McGree (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Asmir Begovic (Leicester City).
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked.
  • 87': Attempt saved. Jordan Ayew (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner by Sol Brynn (Middlesbrough). Assisted by Oliver Skipp.
  • 88': Substitution, Leicester City. Louis Page replaces Divine Mukasa.
  • 90': Foul by Adilson Malanda (Middlesbrough).
  • 90': Jordan Ayew (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Dael Fry.
  • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Riley McGree (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jeremy Sarmiento with a cross.
  • 90'+5': Attempt saved. Luke Thomas (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by Sol Brynn (Middlesbrough). Assisted by Louis Page.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Middlesbrough 1, Leicester City 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Middlesbrough 1, Leicester City 1.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 11
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 1
5 Corner Kicks 8
3 Saves 5
40.1 Possession 59.9
11 SHOTS 17
6 ON GOAL 4
0.5 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
314 Accurate Passes 499
390 Passes 573
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
4 Accurate Crosses 6
13 Crosses 27
0.3 Cross % 0.2
50 Long Balls 45
20 Accurate Long Balls 25
0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
4 Blocked Shots 7
10 Effective Tackles 11
20 Tackles 17
0.5 Tackle % 0.6
11 Interceptions 8
35 Effective Clearances 17
35 Clearances 17

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Riverside Stadium
Location: Middlesbrough, England
Attendance: 26,019

EFL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Coventry City 35 +34 71
2 Middlesbrough 35 +19 66
3 Millwall 35 +7 62
4 Ipswich Town 33 +25 60
Full Table

Line-Ups

MID Middlesbrough (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
31 Solomon Brynn (GK)
29 Adilson Malanda
12 Luke Ayling Yellow Card
18 Aidan Morris
3 Matt Targett
2 Callum Brittain
16 Alan Browne
7 Hayden Hackney
8 Riley McGree
11 Morgan Whittaker
9 Tommy Conway
Middlesbrough Substitutes:
David Strelec, Finley Munroe, Sontje Hansen, Dael Fry, Cruz Ibeh, Jeremy Sarmiento, Joe Wildsmith, Alex Gilbert, Mamadou Kaly Sene.

LEI Leicester City (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
31 Asmir Begovic (GK)
4 Ben Nelson
5 Caleb Okoli
33 Luke Thomas
21 Ricardo Pereira
29 Divine Mukasa
22 Oliver Skipp
8 Harry Winks
20 Patson Daka
10 Stephy Mavididi
14 Bobby De Cordova-Reid
Leicester City Substitutes:
Jordan Ayew, Jeremy Monga, Jakub Stolarczyk, Olabade Aluko, Joe Aribo, Louis Page, Kevon Gray, Dujuan Richards, Fatawu Issahaku.

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