Middlesbrough 3-1 Watford: result and report

Championship · Saturday 4 May 2024

Result

Middlesbrough 3-1 Watford

Championship · Saturday 4 May 2024, 11:30 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Middlesbrough 3-1 Watford: match report

Middlesbrough won against Watford 3-1 in the Championship on Saturday 4 May 2024. The half-time score was 1-0.

Emmanuel Latte Lath opened the scoring in the 28th minute. Middlesbrough's goals came from Emmanuel Latte Lath (28'), Alex Bangura (78') and I. Jones (84'). Watford scored through Wesley Hoedt (73').

Discipline: Middlesbrough received 1 yellow card; Watford received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Middlesbrough were 8th on 66 points from 45 and Watford 14th on 56 points from 45. Middlesbrough went on to finish that season 8th with 69 points, and Watford 15th with 56.

Middlesbrough lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Watford in a 3-4-2-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Isaiah Jones of Middlesbrough (8.5), ahead of Wesley Hoedt (8.4).

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

Going into the match Middlesbrough's last five read W-L-D-D-W and Watford's W-D-L-D-D.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 20'Yellow card · Mattie PollockWatford
  • 28'Goal · Emmanuel Latte LathMiddlesbrough · 1-0
  • 33'Yellow card · Finn AzazMiddlesbrough
  • 73'Goal · Wesley HoedtWatford · 1-1
  • 78'Goal · Alex BanguraMiddlesbrough · 2-1
  • 84'Goal · I. JonesMiddlesbrough · 3-1

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Middlesbrough 2, draws 3, Watford 5.

Team news

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

Seny Dieng, Luke Ayling, Rav van den Berg, Matt Clarke, Luke Jonathan Thomas, Jonathan Howson, Law McCabe, Isaiah Jones, Alex Gilbert, Finn Azaz, Emmanuel Latte Lath

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

Daniel Bachmann, Francisco Sierralta, Wesley Hoedt, Mattie Pollock, Ken Sema, Ismaël Koné, Edo Kayembe, Ryan Andrews, Vakoun Bayo, Mileta Rajović, Yáser Asprilla