Middlesbrough 5-1 Watford: result and report
Championship · Saturday 25 April 2026
Result
Middlesbrough 5-1 Watford
Championship · Saturday 25 April 2026, 11:30 UTC · half-time 2-0
Middlesbrough 5-1 Watford: match report
Middlesbrough beat Watford 5-1 in the Championship on Saturday 25 April 2026. The half-time score was 2-0.
Morgan Whittaker opened the scoring in the 6th minute. Middlesbrough's goals came from Morgan Whittaker (6'), David Strelec (45+1'), Morgan Whittaker (58'), Tommy Conway (75', penalty) and Tommy Conway (90+2'). Watford scored through James Abankwah (48').
Discipline: Middlesbrough received 1 yellow card; Watford received 2 yellow cards.
Going into the game Middlesbrough were 5th on 76 points from 44 and Watford 15th on 57 points from 44. Middlesbrough went on to finish that season 5th with 82 points, and Watford 16th with 57.
Middlesbrough lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Watford in a 3-5-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Morgan Whittaker of Middlesbrough (9.2), ahead of Tommy Conway (8.3).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Middlesbrough wins, 2 draws and 5 for Watford.
Key events
- 6'Goal · Morgan Whittaker
- 45+1'Goal · David Strelec
- 48'Goal · James Abankwah
- 58'Goal · Morgan Whittaker
- 74'Yellow card · James Abankwah
- 75'Penalty goal · Tommy Conway
- 85'Yellow card · Imrân Louza
- 85'Yellow card · Aidan Morris
- 90+2'Goal · Tommy Conway
Head-to-head
Team news
Middlesbrough line-up (4-2-3-1)
Sol Brynn, Callum Brittain, Luke Ayling, Adilson Malanda, Alex Bangura, Alex Gilbert, Aidan Morris, Morgan Whittaker, J. Sarmiento, Sontje Hansen, David Strelec
Watford line-up (3-5-2)
Egil Selvik, James Abankwah, Mattie Pollock, Kévin Keben, Jeremy Ngakia, Nampalys Mendy, Imrân Louza, Edo Kayembe, Marc Bola, Luca Kjerrumgaard, Edoardo Bove