Middlesbrough vs Norwich City

Championship

Boro

17-7-6

1-0

Final

Norwich City

9-6-15

Riverside Stadium

Match pulse

MIDAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'NOR

56%Possession44%

9Shots8

5On target3

3Corners5

3Saves4

12Fouls18

56'Vladan KovacevicNOR72'David StrelecMID80'Anis SlimaneNOR80'Aidan MorrisMID

Team	1H	2H	T
MID	1	0	1
NOR	0	0	0

Who won: Boro 1-0

Middlesbrough beat Norwich City 1-0 on Saturday, January 31, 2026 at Riverside Stadium. Goals for Boro: Hayden Hackney (17').

Play by play

Match ends, Middlesbrough 1, Norwich City 0.
Second Half ends, Middlesbrough 1, Norwich City 0.
90'+4'
Free kick won
Luke Ayling (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4'
Foul
Foul by Mathias Kvistgaarden (Norwich City).
90'
Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
90'
Foul
Foul by Jovon Makama (Norwich City).
90'
Free kick won
Dael Fry (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89'
Foul
Foul by Jovon Makama (Norwich City).
89'
Free kick won
Adilson Malanda (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88'
Header just wide
Attempt missed. Ruairi McConville (Norwich City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kenny McLean with a cross following a set piece situation.
R. McConville
87'
Free kick won
Jovon Makama (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
87'
Foul
Foul by Luke Ayling (Middlesbrough).
86'
Sub
Subbed on for T. Conway
Substitution, Middlesbrough. Jeremy Sarmiento replaces Tommy Conway.
J. Sarmiento
85'
Foul
Foul by Mathias Kvistgaarden (Norwich City).
85'
Free kick won
Dael Fry (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84'
Right footed shot saved
Attempt saved. Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Vladan Kovacevic (Norwich City). Assisted by Hayden Hackney.
T. Conway
82'
Sub
Subbed on for A. Ahmed
Substitution, Norwich City. Matej Jurásek replaces Ali Ahmed.
M. Jurásek
81'
Offside
Offside, Middlesbrough. David Strelec is caught offside.
80'
Yellow card
Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card.
A. Morris
80'
Yellow card
Anis Ben Slimane (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
A. Slimane
80'
Free kick won
Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
80'NOR
Foul
Foul by Anis Ben Slimane (Norwich City).
79'
Free kick won
Kenny McLean (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79'
Foul
Foul by Alex Gilbert (Middlesbrough).
78'
Right footed shot just wide
Attempt missed. Jovon Makama (Norwich City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mathias Kvistgaarden.
J. Makama