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Middlesbrough vs Cardiff City

Championship
Boro
6-4-1
2-2
Final
Cardiff
2-5-4
Riverside Stadium

Match pulse

MIDAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTCAR
57%Possession43%
36Shots7
12On target3
11Corners4
1Saves8
9Fouls10
25'Joel BaganCAR83'Gabriel OshoCAR88'Jack MoylanCAR
Team1H2HT
MID022
CAR202

Final score

Middlesbrough and Cardiff City drew 2-2 on Saturday, October 17, 2026 at Riverside Stadium. Goals for Boro: Tommy Conway (58') and Will Lankshear (61'). Goals for Cardiff: Jack Moylan (22') and Ollie Tanner (45'+1').

Who wins?

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Player of the game

Nathan Trott

CAR · 8 saves

7.6

Deserved to win

86%
MID · 3.45 xG
9%
Draw
5%
CAR · 0.93 xG

Boro deserved better: 86% on chances, drew 2-2

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Middlesbrough 2, Cardiff City 2.
  2. Second Half ends, Middlesbrough 2, Cardiff City 2.
  3. 90'+4'Adilson Malanda

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Adilson Malanda (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.

  4. 90'+4'Adilson Malanda

    Header blocked

    Attempt blocked. Adilson Malanda (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sebastian Berhalter with a cross.

    A. Malanda

  5. 90'+4'MID

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Jack Moylan.

  6. 90'+3'

    Shot off target

    Attempt missed. Jeremy Sarmiento (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Adilson Malanda.

  7. 90'+1'Sebastian Berhalter

    Free kick won

    Sebastian Berhalter (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  8. 90'+1'

    Foul

    Foul by Alex Robertson (Cardiff City).

  9. 90'

    Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.

  10. 90'Sebastian Berhalter

    Right footed shot just wide

    Attempt missed. Sebastian Berhalter (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.

    S. Berhalter

  11. 89'
    Sub

    Subbed on for N. Borges

    Substitution, Middlesbrough. Jeremy Sarmiento replaces Neto Borges.

    J. Sarmiento

  12. 88'

    Yellow card

    Jack Moylan (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    J. Moylan

  13. 88'

    Free kick won

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

  14. 88'

    Foul

    Foul by Jack Moylan (Cardiff City).

  15. 88'MID

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Nathan Trott.

  16. 88'Sebastian Berhalter

    Shot on target

    Attempt saved. Sebastian Berhalter (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Nathan Trott (Cardiff City). Assisted by Neto Borges.

  17. 88'

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Max Arfsten (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tommy Conway.

  18. 87'MID

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Joel Bagan.

  19. 86'

    Foul

    Foul by Max Arfsten (Middlesbrough).

  20. 86'

    Free kick won

    Calum Scanlon (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  21. 83'

    Red card

    Gabriel Osho (Cardiff City) is shown the red card.

    G. Osho

  22. 83'

    Free kick won

    Will Lankshear (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  23. 83'

    Foul

    Foul by Gabriel Osho (Cardiff City).

  24. 82'

    Foul

    Foul by Myles Peart-Harris (Middlesbrough).

  25. 82'

    Free kick won

    Joel Bagan (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Leaders

MIDCAR
Total Shots
Amario Cozier-Duberry
8
Jack Moylan
3
Accurate Passes
Adilson Malanda
68
Krystian Bielik
49
Defensive Interventions
Ashley Phillips
13
Alex Robertson
12
Saves
Radek Vítek
1
Nathan Trott
8

Season seriesMID leads series 3-1-1

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