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Stoke City vs Middlesbrough

League One
Stoke
5-1-4
2-3
Final
Boro
6-3-1
bet365 Stadium

Match pulse

STKAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTMID
34%Possession66%
8Shots20
1On target9
4Corners3
7Saves0
9Fouls11
51'Sebastian BerhalterMID68'Luke GrahamSTK
Team1H2HT
STK022
MID033

Who won: Boro 3-2

Middlesbrough beat Stoke City 3-2 on Tuesday, October 13, 2026 at bet365 Stadium. Goals for Stoke: Neto Borges (own goal) (50') and Róbert Bozeník (85'). Goals for Boro: Callum Brittain (48'), Will Lankshear (73') and Neto Borges (90'+1').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 17.5Callum BrittainRM
  2. 27.5Will LankshearF
  3. 37.2Amario Cozier-DuberryCF-R
  4. 46.7Viktor JohanssonG
  5. 56.7Aidan MorrisCM-L
  6. 66.5Róbert BozeníkSUB
  7. 76.4Luke AylingCD-R
  8. 86.4Neto BorgesLM
  9. 96.3George HirstSUB
  10. 106.3Adilson MalandaCD-L
  11. 116.3Jeremy SarmientoCF-L
  12. 126.2Ashley PhillipsCD

Team stats

STKMID
9Fouls11
1Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
1Offsides1
4Corner Kicks3
7Saves0
34Possession66
8SHOTS20
1ON GOAL9
0.1On Target %0.5
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
223Accurate Passes524
297Passes594
0.8Pass Completion %0.9
2Accurate Crosses6
14Crosses27
0.1Cross %0.2
46Long Balls41
16Accurate Long Balls17
0.3Long Balls %0.4
2Blocked Shots6
3Effective Tackles11
6Tackles20
0.5Tackle %0.6
6Interceptions8
27Effective Clearances19
27Clearances19

Player of the game

Callum Brittain

MID · 1 G

7.5

Deserved to win

5%
STK · 0.71 xG
13%
Draw
82%
MID · 2.51 xG

Boro created better chances: they win this game 82% of the time

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Stoke City 2, Middlesbrough 3.
  2. Second Half ends, Stoke City 2, Middlesbrough 3.
  3. 90'+5'

    Handball

    Handball by Luke Graham (Stoke City).

  4. 90'+5'

    Foul

    Foul by Kyle Joseph (Middlesbrough).

  5. 90'+5'

    Free kick won

    Ben Wilmot (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  6. GOAL90'+1'

    Goal! Left footed shot

    N. Borges

    Goal! Stoke City 2, Middlesbrough 3. Neto Borges (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.

    STK 2 - 3 MID
  7. 90'+1'

    Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.

  8. 90'+1'MID

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Luke Graham.

  9. 90'+1'

    Right footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Callum Brittain (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Riley McGree.

    C. Brittain

  10. 90'

    Foul

    Foul by Max Arfsten (Middlesbrough).

  11. 90'

    Free kick won

    Luca Bombino (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  12. 90'Aidan Morris

    Right footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Viktor Johansson (Stoke City). Assisted by Max Arfsten.

    A. Morris

  13. 88'

    Header just wide

    Attempt missed. Ashley Phillips (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Neto Borges with a cross following a set piece situation.

    A. Phillips

  14. 87'

    Free kick won

    Max Arfsten (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.

  15. 87'Róbert Bozeník

    Foul

    Foul by Róbert Bozeník (Stoke City).

  16. GOAL85'
    Róbert Bozeník

    Goal! Right footed shot

    R. Bozeník · ast G. Hirst

    Goal! Stoke City 2, Middlesbrough 2. Róbert Bozeník (Stoke City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by George Hirst.

    STK 2 - 2 MID
  17. 84'

    Free kick won

    Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  18. 84'

    Foul

    Foul by Ben Johnson (Stoke City).

  19. 83'

    Right footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. George Hirst (Stoke City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luke Graham with a cross.

    G. Hirst

  20. 82'Róbert Bozeník

    Header just wide

    Attempt missed. Róbert Bozeník (Stoke City) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Jack McGlynn with a cross following a corner.

    R. Bozeník

  21. 81'STK

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Adilson Malanda.

  22. 80'

    Shot off target

    Attempt missed. Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Callum Brittain.

  23. 79'
    Sub

    Subbed on for E. Bocat

    Substitution, Stoke City. Luca Bombino replaces Eric Bocat.

    L. Bombino

  24. 79'Róbert Bozeník
    Sub

    Subbed on for D. Soumaré

    Substitution, Stoke City. Róbert Bozeník replaces Djibril Soumaré.

    R. Bozeník

  25. 79'
    Sub

    Subbed on for J. Tchamadeu

    Substitution, Stoke City. Bosun Lawal replaces Junior Tchamadeu.

    B. Lawal

Leaders

STKMID
Total Shots
Djibril Soumaré
2
Aidan Morris
4
Accurate Passes
Ben Wilmot
33
Adilson Malanda
91
Defensive Interventions
Ben Wilmot
13
Callum Brittain
10
Saves
Viktor Johansson
7
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