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').

Latest headlines

ESPN · Sep 13

Toure nets again but loses English battle of Socceroos

Recap · Aug 26

Barnes brace sends Newcastle past West Brom

ESPN · Aug 22

Quevin Castro dies aged 25: West Brom 'devastated' by death of former player

ESPN · Aug 21

Norwich boss: 'Madness' not to have VAR in Championship

ESPN · Aug 20

West Brom's Heggebo banned for 'successful deception' of referee

ESPN · Aug 15

Will Lankshear scores brace as Middlesbrough come back to survive scare and beat Lincoln

ESPN · May 13

West Brom won't appeal two-point deduction over EFL's financial rules breach

ESPN · Apr 24

West Brom hit with two-point deduction for EFL financial breaches

Lineups

West Brom9th in English League Championship

Lineup (4-4-1-1)

1Max O'LearyG
2George CampbellCD-L
3Nathaniel PhillipsCD-R
4Callum StylesLB
5Nolan GalvesRB
6Ousmane DiakiteCM-L
7Jayson MolumbyCM-R
8Isaac PriceLM
9Harry WhitwellRM
10Jimmy MorganF
11Felix Horn MyhreRCF

Boro2nd in English League Championship

Lineup (4-2-3-1)

1Radek VítekG
2Adilson MalandaCD-L
3Luke AylingCD-R
4Neto BorgesLB
5Callum BrittainRB
6Riley McGreeAM
7Myles Peart-HarrisLM
8Aidan MorrisRM
9Will LankshearF
10Jeremy SarmientoAM-L
11Morgan WhittakerAM-R

Head to head

MID leads series 5-0

Last meeting: Boro 1, West Brom 0 (Dec 23)

Last 5

WBA

L@ MID1-3
Wvs BUR3-1
W@ NOR2-1

MID

Wvs WBA3-1
L@ BLK1-2
Wvs LCN2-1

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Game info

Venue: Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough, England · Attendance 29,571
Officials: Paul Tierney (Referee)

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