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Stoke City vs Middlesbrough

Championship
Stoke
12-5-11
1-2
Final
Boro
15-7-6
bet365 Stadium

Match pulse

STKAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTMID
41%Possession60%
10Shots16
4On target7
5Corners4
5Saves3
11Fouls10
45'+2'Bosun LawalSTK52'Luke AylingMID66'Ben PearsonSTK77'Bosun LawalSTK
Team1H2HT
STK101
MID022

Who won: Boro 2-1

Middlesbrough beat Stoke City 2-1 on Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at bet365 Stadium. Goals for Stoke: Tomás Rigo (15'). Goals for Boro: Alan Browne (48') and Tommy Conway (59').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 18.0Alan BrowneRB
  2. 27.3Tommy ConwayF
  3. 36.9Lamine CisseF
  4. 46.8Tomás RigoRM
  5. 56.8Solomon BrynnG
  6. 66.8Aidan MorrisLM
  7. 76.7Morgan WhittakerAM
  8. 86.7Hayden HackneyRM
  9. 96.6Matt TargettLB
  10. 106.5Tommy SimkinG
  11. 116.4Samuel SilveraAM-R
  12. 126.4Delano BurgzorgSUB

Team stats

STKMID
11Fouls10
1Yellow Cards1
1Red Cards0
2Offsides4
5Corner Kicks4
5Saves3
40.5Possession59.5
10SHOTS16
4ON GOAL7
0.4On Target %0.4
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
255Accurate Passes416
334Passes496
0.8Pass Completion %0.8
2Accurate Crosses4
13Crosses14
0.2Cross %0.3
59Long Balls38
27Accurate Long Balls13
0.5Long Balls %0.3
2Blocked Shots5
11Effective Tackles12
16Tackles20
0.7Tackle %0.6
11Interceptions4
20Effective Clearances16
20Clearances16

Player of the game

Alan Browne

MID · 1 G, 1 A

8.0

Deserved to win

6%
STK · 0.08 xG
81%
Draw
13%
MID · 0.15 xG

Boro created better chances: they win this game 13% of the time

Play by play

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

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Sverre Nypan (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hayden Hackney.

  4. 90'+4'

    Left footed shot just wide

    Attempt missed. Lamine Cissé (Stoke City) left footed shot from very close range is high and wide to the left following a corner.

    L. Cisse

  5. 90'+4'

    Header saved

    Attempt saved. Lamine Cissé (Stoke City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Sol Brynn (Middlesbrough).

    L. Cisse

  6. 90'+4'Aidan Morris

    Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Aidan Morris.

  7. 90'+3'

    Foul

    Foul by Sverre Nypan (Middlesbrough).

  8. 90'+3'MID

    Free kick won

    Eric-Junior Bocat (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  9. 90'+2'
    Sub

    Subbed on for T. Conway

    Substitution, Middlesbrough. Dael Fry replaces Tommy Conway.

    D. Fry

  10. 90'+1'

    Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.

  11. 90'Aidan Morris

    Foul

    Foul by Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough).

  12. 90'

    Free kick won

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

  13. 89'MID

    Free kick won

    Maksym Talovierov (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  14. 89'

    Foul

    Foul by Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough).

  15. 89'

    Free kick won

    Sverre Nypan (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  16. 89'STK

    Foul

    Foul by Eric-Junior Bocat (Stoke City).

  17. 87'

    Delay over. They are ready to continue.

  18. 86'

    Delay in match because of an injury Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough).

  19. 85'Delano Burgzorg

    Shot off target

    Attempt missed. Delano Burgzorg (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Sverre Nypan.

  20. 84'MID

    Free kick won

    Lamine Cissé (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  21. 84'Adilson Malanda

    Foul

    Foul by Adilson Malanda (Middlesbrough).

  22. 82'

    Free kick won

    Tomás Rigo (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  23. 81'

    Header blocked

    Attempt blocked. Maksym Talovierov (Stoke City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sorba Thomas with a cross.

    M. Taloverov

  24. 80'

    Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Sol Brynn.

  25. 79'
    Sub

    Subbed on for M. Whittaker

    Substitution, Middlesbrough. Sverre Nypan replaces Morgan Whittaker.

    S. Nypan

Leaders

STKMID
Total Shots
Lamine Cisse
3
Matt Targett
3
Accurate Passes
Ben Wilmot
43
Luke Ayling
62
Saves
Tommy Simkin
5
Solomon Brynn
3

Season seriesSeries tied 2-2-1

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