Middlesbrough vs Watford

Championship

Boro

22-13-10

5-1

Final

Watford

14-15-16

Riverside Stadium

Match pulse

MIDAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'WAT

56%Possession45%

20Shots12

9On target3

6Corners3

2Saves4

8Fouls10

74'James AbankwahWAT85'Imran LouzaWAT85'Aidan MorrisMID

Team	1H	2H	T
MID	2	3	5
WAT	0	1	1

Who won: Boro 5-1

Middlesbrough beat Watford 5-1 on Saturday, April 25, 2026 at Riverside Stadium. Goals for Boro: Morgan Whittaker (6', 58'), David Strelec (45'+1') and Tommy Conway (75' pen, 90'+2'). Goals for Watford: James Abankwah (48').

What it means

Watford has lost 3 straight.
Boro has dropped 4 of the last 5.

Latest headlines

ESPN · 12h ago

Sir Elton John slates Watford form 'decline'

ESPN · Sep 13

Toure nets again but loses English battle of Socceroos

ESPN · Sep 11

Ex-West Ham striker Michail Antonio returns to English football with Watford

ESPN · Aug 29

West Ham still winless after three games in EFL Championship

Recap · Aug 22

Wrexham still winless after frustrating Watford draw

ESPN · Aug 19

It's hard not to hop on the Nestory Irankunda hype train

ESPN · Aug 16

Southampton mocked over 'Spygate' in Championship opener defeat to Watford

ESPN · Aug 15

Nestory Irankunda leaves Watford for Portuguese giants Sporting CP

Lineups

Watford20th in English League Championship

Lineup (3-5-2)

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

Boro2nd in English League Championship

Lineup (4-2-3-1)

1Solomon BrynnG
2Adilson MalandaCD-L
3Luke AylingCD-R
4Alex BanguraLB
5Callum BrittainRB
6Jeremy SarmientoAM
7Aidan MorrisLM
8Alex GilbertRM
9David StrelecF
10Sontje HansenAM-L
11Morgan WhittakerAM-R

Head to head

WAT leads series 3-2

Last meeting: Boro 3, Watford 2 (Sep 30)

Last 5

WAT

L@ WBA0-3
Lvs SHU0-2
L@ OXF0-2
Tvs CHA1-1
L@ QPR1-2

MID

Wvs SHW1-0
T@ IPS2-2
Lvs POR0-1
T@ SWA2-2
Lvs MIL1-2

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Game info

Venue: Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough, England · Attendance 27,482
Officials: Adam Herczeg

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