English League Championship

FT Saturday, April 25, 2026
Watford LDLLL 1
–
Middlesbrough LDLDW 5
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WAT011
MID235
Riverside Stadium · 27,482 att. · Paramount+

Team Stats

10
Fouls
8
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
0
3
Corner Kicks
6
4
Saves
2
44.5
Possession
55.5
12
SHOTS
20
3
ON GOAL
9
0.3
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
2
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
370
Accurate Passes
482
437
Passes
543
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
6
11
Crosses
17
0.3
Cross %
0.4
41
Long Balls
41
17
Accurate Long Balls
22
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
6
14
Effective Tackles
9
18
Tackles
13
0.8
Tackle %
0.7
5
Interceptions
5
15
Effective Clearances
17
15
Clearances
17

Head to Head

WAT leads series 3-2

Lineups

MID · 4-2-3-1

  1. 31Solomon BrynnG
  2. 29Adilson MalandaCD-L
  3. 12Luke AylingCD-R
  4. 24Alex BanguraLB
  5. 2Callum BrittainRB
  6. 45Jeremy SarmientoAM
  7. 18Aidan MorrisLM
  8. 14Alex GilbertRM
  9. 13David StrelecF
  10. 27Sontje HansenAM-L
  11. 11Morgan WhittakerAM-R

WAT · 3-5-2

  1. 1Egil SelvikG
  2. 6Matthew PollockCD
  3. 4Kévin KebenCD-L
  4. 25James AbankwahCD-R
  5. 39Edo KayembeCM-L
  6. 23Nampalys MendyCM-R
  7. 10Imran LouzaAM
  8. 16Marc BolaLM
  9. 2Jeremy NgakiaRM
  10. 15Edoardo BoveCF-L
  11. 9Luca KjerrumgaardCF-R

Timeline

  1. 6' Goal! Middlesbrough 1, Watford 0. Morgan Whittaker (Middlesbrough) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the top left corner.
  2. 45'+1' Goal! Middlesbrough 2, Watford 0. David Strelec (Middlesbrough) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Morgan Whittaker.
  3. 45' Substitution, Middlesbrough. Matt Targett replaces Alex Bangura.
  4. 48' Goal! Middlesbrough 2, Watford 1. James Abankwah (Watford) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kévin Keben with a headed pass.
  5. 58' Goal! Middlesbrough 3, Watford 1. Morgan Whittaker (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal.
  6. 62' Substitution, Watford. Othmane Maamma replaces Jeremy Ngakia.
  7. 62' Substitution, Watford. Mamadou Doumbia replaces Edoardo Bove.
  8. 63' Substitution, Watford. Nestory Irankunda replaces Luca Kjerrumgaard.
  9. 63' Substitution, Watford. Jack Grieves replaces Nampalys Mendy.
  10. 63' Substitution, Middlesbrough. Tommy Conway replaces Morgan Whittaker.
  11. 64' Substitution, Middlesbrough. Dael Fry replaces Adilson Malanda.
  12. 64' Substitution, Middlesbrough. Leo Castledine replaces Sontje Hansen.
  13. 74' James Abankwah (Watford) is shown the yellow card for handball.
  14. 75' Goal! Middlesbrough 4, Watford 1. Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  15. 82' Substitution, Watford. Tom Ince replaces Marc Bola.
  16. 83' Substitution, Middlesbrough. Sam Silvera replaces Jeremy Sarmiento because of an injury.
  17. 85' Imrân Louza (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
  18. 85' Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card.
  19. 90'+2' Goal! Middlesbrough 5, Watford 1. Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by David Strelec following a fast break.

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