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

Team	1H	2H	T
MID	0	2	2
OXF	1	0	1

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

Match ends, Middlesbrough 2, Oxford United 1.
Second Half ends, Middlesbrough 2, Oxford United 1.
90'+5'
Free kick won
Neto Borges (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5'
Foul
Foul by Michal Helik (Oxford United).
90'+2'
Shot off target
Attempt missed. Tyler Goodrham (Oxford United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
90'+1'
Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
90'
Shot off target
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.
89'
Free kick won
Marcus Forss (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
89'
Foul
Foul by Ben Nelson (Oxford United).
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
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
87'
Corner, Oxford United. Conceded by Aidan Morris.
87'
Yellow card
Ole Romenij (Oxford United) is shown the yellow card.
O. Romeny
85'
Sub
Subbed on for S. Iling-Junior
Substitution, Middlesbrough. Ryan Giles replaces Samuel Iling-Junior.
R. Giles
85'
Sub
Subbed on for T. Conway
Substitution, Middlesbrough. Rav van den Berg replaces Tommy Conway.
R. van den Berg
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
83'
Sub
Subbed on for H. ter Avest
Substitution, Oxford United. Ole Romenij replaces Hidde ter Avest.
O. Romeny
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
80'
Corner awarded
Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Ciaron Brown.
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
78'
Foul
Foul by Ben Nelson (Oxford United).
78'
Free kick won
Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
75'
Sub
Subbed on for K. Iheanacho
Substitution, Middlesbrough. Marcus Forss replaces Kelechi Iheanacho.
M. Forss
74'
Offside
Offside, Middlesbrough. Finn Azaz is caught offside.
74'
Shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Morgan Whittaker (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.