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Middlesbrough vs Oxford United

Championship
Boro
16-9-14
2-1
Final
Oxford Utd
10-12-17
Riverside Stadium

Match pulse

MIDAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'OXF
0Shots0
0On target0
0Corners0
0Saves0
0Fouls0
58'Mark HarrisOXF87'Ole RomenyOXF
Team1H2HT
MID022
OXF101

Who won: Boro 2-1

Middlesbrough beat Oxford United 2-1 on Saturday, March 29, 2025 at Riverside Stadium. Goals for Boro: Kelechi Iheanacho (48') and Neto Borges (80'). Goals for Oxford Utd: Michal Helik (38').

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Middlesbrough 2, Oxford United 1.
  2. Second Half ends, Middlesbrough 2, Oxford United 1.
  3. 90'+5'

    Free kick won

    Neto Borges (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  4. 90'+5'

    Foul

    Foul by Michal Helik (Oxford United).

  5. 90'+2'

    Right footed shot just wide

    Attempt missed. Tyler Goodrham (Oxford United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.

    T. Goodrham

  6. 90'+1'

    Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.

  7. 90'

    Right footed shot just wide

    Attempt missed. Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Morgan Whittaker following a set piece situation.

    F. Azaz

  8. 89'

    Free kick won

    Marcus Forss (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  9. 89'

    Foul

    Foul by Ben Nelson (Oxford United).

  10. 88'

    Header just wide

    Attempt missed. Michal Helik (Oxford United) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Tyler Goodrham.

    M. Helik

  11. 88'

    Right footed shot just wide

    Attempt missed. Tyler Goodrham (Oxford United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.

    T. Goodrham

  12. 87'Aidan Morris

    Corner, Oxford United. Conceded by Aidan Morris.

  13. 87'Ole Romeny

    Yellow card

    Ole Romenij (Oxford United) is shown the yellow card.

    O. Romeny

  14. 85'
    Sub

    Subbed on for S. Iling-Junior

    Substitution, Middlesbrough. Ryan Giles replaces Samuel Iling-Junior.

    R. Giles

  15. 85'
    Sub

    Subbed on for T. Conway

    Substitution, Middlesbrough. Rav van den Berg replaces Tommy Conway.

    R. van den Berg

  16. 84'

    Left footed shot just wide

    Attempt missed. Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Aidan Morris.

    F. Azaz

  17. 83'Ole Romeny
    Sub

    Subbed on for H. ter Avest

    Substitution, Oxford United. Ole Romenij replaces Hidde ter Avest.

    O. Romeny

  18. GOAL80'

    Goal! Left footed shot

    N. Borges · ast S. Iling-Junior

    Goal! Middlesbrough 2, Oxford United 1. Neto Borges (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Samuel Iling-Junior with a cross.

    MID 2 - 1 OXF
  19. 80'

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Ciaron Brown.

  20. 79'

    Left footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. Samuel Iling-Junior (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Jamie Cumming (Oxford United).

    S. Iling-Junior

  21. 78'

    Foul

    Foul by Ben Nelson (Oxford United).

  22. 78'

    Free kick won

    Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  23. 75'
    Sub

    Subbed on for K. Iheanacho

    Substitution, Middlesbrough. Marcus Forss replaces Kelechi Iheanacho.

    M. Forss

  24. 74'

    Offside

    Offside, Middlesbrough. Finn Azaz is caught offside.

  25. 74'

    Left footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Morgan Whittaker (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

    M. Whittaker

Leaders

MIDOXF
Total Shots
Hayden Hackney
5
Ciaron Brown
2
Accurate Passes
Aidan Morris
88
Ben Nelson
19
Saves
Mark Travers
2
Jamie Cumming
2

Season seriesMID leads series 2-0

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