Middlesbrough 3-1 West Bromwich Albion: result and report

Middlesbrough 3-1 West Bromwich Albion

Championship · Saturday 29 August 2026, 11:30 UTC · Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough · half-time 0-0

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Middlesbrough beat West Bromwich Albion 3-1 in the Championship on Saturday 29 August 2026 at Riverside Stadium. It was 0-0 at half-time.

Will Lankshear opened the scoring in the 48th minute. Middlesbrough's goals came from Will Lankshear (48'), Will Lankshear (73') and Alfie Jones (87'). West Bromwich Albion scored through Jimmy-Jay Morgan (65').

Discipline: Middlesbrough received no yellow cards; West Bromwich Albion received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Middlesbrough were 13th on 3 points from 2 and West Bromwich Albion 2nd on 6 points from 2. In the current table Middlesbrough are 2nd on 28 points and West Bromwich Albion are 6th on 25 points.

Middlesbrough lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and West Bromwich Albion in a 4-4-1-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Will Lankshear of Middlesbrough (8.2), ahead of Adilson Malanda (7.3).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 6 Middlesbrough wins, 2 draws and 2 for West Bromwich Albion.