Middlesbrough 2-1 Huddersfield Town: result and report

Championship · Tuesday 16 February 2021

Result

Middlesbrough 2-1 Huddersfield Town

Championship · Tuesday 16 February 2021, 19:45 UTC · half-time 2-1

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Middlesbrough 2-1 Huddersfield Town: match report

Middlesbrough defeated Huddersfield Town 2-1 in the Championship on Tuesday 16 February 2021. It was 2-1 at half-time.

Isaac Mbenza opened the scoring in the 9th minute. Middlesbrough's goals came from Duncan Watmore (31') and Ashley Fletcher (45', penalty). Huddersfield Town scored through Isaac Mbenza (9').

Discipline: Middlesbrough received 1 yellow card and 1 red card; Huddersfield Town received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Middlesbrough were 9th on 40 points from 29 and Huddersfield Town 19th on 33 points from 29. Middlesbrough went on to finish that season 10th with 64 points, and Huddersfield Town 20th with 49.

Middlesbrough lined up in a 3-1-4-2 and Huddersfield Town in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Duncan Watmore of Middlesbrough (8.3), ahead of Ashley Fletcher (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 Middlesbrough wins, 3 draws and 2 for Huddersfield Town.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 9'Goal · Isaac MbenzaHuddersfield Town · 0-1
  • 31'Goal · Duncan WatmoreMiddlesbrough · 1-1
  • 33'Yellow card · Samy MorsyMiddlesbrough
  • 45'Penalty goal · Ashley FletcherMiddlesbrough · 2-1
  • 70'Yellow card · Lewis O'BrienHuddersfield Town
  • 81'Red card · Paddy McNairMiddlesbrough

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Middlesbrough 5, draws 3, Huddersfield Town 2.

Team news

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Middlesbrough line-up (3-1-4-2)

Marcus Bettinelli, Anfernee Dijksteel, Grant Hall, Paddy McNair, Sam Morsy, Darnell Fisher, Jonathan Howson, Neeskens Kebano, Marc Bola, Ashley Fletcher, Duncan Watmore

Huddersfield Town line-up (4-3-3)

Ryan Schofield, Pipa, Richard Keogh, Naby Sarr, Lewis O'Brien, Alex Pritchard, Jonathan Hogg, Juninho Bacuna, Duane Holmes, Fraizer Campbell, Isaac Mbenza