Middlesbrough vs West Bromwich Albion

Championship

Boro

2-0-1

3-1

Final

West Brom

2-0-1

Riverside Stadium

Match pulse

MIDAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'WBA

47%Possession53%

15Shots12

6On target4

7Corners6

2Saves4

15Fouls6

61'Ousmane DiakiteWBA

Team	1H	2H	T
MID	0	3	3
WBA	0	1	1

Who won: Boro 3-1

Middlesbrough beat West Bromwich Albion 3-1 on Saturday, August 29, 2026 at Riverside Stadium. Goals for Boro: Will Lankshear (48', 73') and Alfie Jones (87'). Goals for West Brom: Jimmy Morgan (65').

Play by play

Match ends, Middlesbrough 3, West Bromwich Albion 1.
Second Half ends, Middlesbrough 3, West Bromwich Albion 1.
90'+5'
Free kick won
Kareem Tunde (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+5'
Foul
Foul by Sebastian Berhalter (Middlesbrough).
90'+4'WBA
Corner awarded
Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Max Arfsten.
90'+2'
Foul
Foul by Callum Styles (West Bromwich Albion).
90'+2'
Free kick won
Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1'
Right footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Isaac Price (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Barney Stewart.
I. Price
90'+1'
Left footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Kareem Tunde (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aune Heggebø.
K. Tunde
90'
Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
90'
Right footed shot just wide
Attempt missed. Isaac Price (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
I. Price
90'
Left footed shot saved
Attempt saved. Kareem Tunde (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Radek Vítek (Middlesbrough). Assisted by Rabby Nzingoula.
K. Tunde
GOAL87'
Goal! Right footed shot
A. Jones · ast L. Ayling
Goal! Middlesbrough 3, West Bromwich Albion 1. Alfie Jones (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luke Ayling following a set piece situation.
MID 3 - 1 WBA
87'
Right footed shot just wide
Attempt missed. Luke Ayling (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
L. Ayling
87'
Left footed shot just wide
Attempt missed. Kyle Joseph (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
K. Joseph
87'
Shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Adilson Malanda (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
86'
Sub
Subbed on for J. Morgan
Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Barney Stewart replaces Jimmy-Jay Morgan.
B. Stewart
86'
Sub
Subbed on for W. Lankshear
Substitution, Middlesbrough. Tommy Conway replaces Will Lankshear.
T. Conway
85'
Foul
Foul by George Campbell (West Bromwich Albion).
85'
Free kick won
Will Lankshear (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
85'
Free kick won
Rabby Nzingoula (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
85'
Foul
Foul by Sebastian Berhalter (Middlesbrough).
84'
Right footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Rabby Nzingoula (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
R. Nzingoula
83'WBA
Corner awarded
Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Radek Vítek.
83'
Shot on target
Attempt saved. Isaac Price (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the top right corner by Radek Vítek (Middlesbrough). Assisted by Callum Styles.