Stoke City 1-3 Middlesbrough — EFL Championship, 25 Feb 2025
Middlesbrough beat Stoke City 3-1 in the EFL Championship on 25 February 2025 at bet365 Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. M. Forss, Bae Jun-Ho, Finn Azaz, Tommy Conway got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Stoke City have won 2 and Middlesbrough 1, 2 draws.
· kickoff·bet365 Stadium · Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 0-120'M. Forssassist: Morgan Whittaker
- 1-145'assist: Andrew Moran
- Half-time1-1
- 49'G. Edmundsonout: Luke Ayling
- 1-252'Finn Azazassist: Tommy Conway
- 61'Nathan Loweout: Samuel Gallagher
- 62'Million Manhoefout: Lewis Koumas
- 68'M. Forssout: Delano Burgzorg
- 70'Tatsuki Sekoout: Benjamin Pearson
- 70'Benjamin Wilmotout: Junior Tchamadeu
- 1-373'Tommy Conwayassist: Finn Azaz
- 75'Neto BorgesFoul
- 76'M. Roseout: Eric-Junior Bocat
- 78'Argument
- 78'Tommy ConwayArgument
- 83'Andrew MoranFoul
- 87'Finn Azazout: Samuel Iling-Junior
- 87'Tommy Conwayout: Ryan Giles
- Full-time1-3
Player ratings
8.9
Top rated
Finn Azaz · Middlesbrough
Stoke City
- 7.3Jun-Ho BaeM
- 7.0Lewis BakerM
- 6.9Benjamin PearsonM
- 6.9Nathan LoweF
- 6.9Andrew MoranM
- 6.9Ashley PhillipsD
- 6.9Enda StevensD
- 6.7Lewis KoumasF
- 6.7Eric-Junior BocatD
- 6.5Michael RoseD
- 6.3Junior TchamadeuD
- 6.3Samuel GallagherF
- 6.3Tatsuki SekoM
- 6.3Viktor JohanssonG
- 6.2Benjamin WilmotD
- 5.7Million ManhoefM
Middlesbrough
- 8.9Finn AzazM
- 8.3Marcus ForssM
- 7.9Tommy ConwayF
- 7.6Hayden HackneyM
- 7.3Morgan WhittakerM
- 7.3Neto BorgesD
- 7.2Dael FryD
- 7.0Aidan MorrisM
- 6.9Luke AylingD
- 6.7George EdmundsonD
- 6.6Samuel Iling-JuniorF
- 6.3Ryan GilesD
- 6.3Delano BurgzorgF
- 6.3Mark TraversG
- 6.3Anfernee DijksteelD
Line-ups
Middlesbrough4-2-3-1
Stoke City4-2-3-1
Substitutes
Stoke CityM. Robins
Substitutes
- 20Samuel Gallagher61'F6.3
- 4Benjamin Pearson70'M6.9
- 15Jordan ThompsonM
- 13Jack BonhamG
- 17Eric-Junior Bocat76'D6.7
- 37Emre TezgelF
- 22Junior Tchamadeu70'D6.3
- 11Lewis Koumas62'F6.7
- 56F. FawunmiF
MiddlesbroughM. Carrick
Substitutes
- 9K. ỊheanachọF
- 28Ryan Giles87'D6.3
- 12Luke Ayling49'D6.9
- 4Daniel BarlaserM
- 10Delano Burgzorg68'F6.3
- 23T. GloverG
- 29Samuel Iling-Junior87'F6.6
- 49Law McCabeM
- 46Josh DedeD
Team statistics
47%Possession53%
1.24Expected goals (xG)2.19
12Total shots16
3Shots on target6
5Shots off target8
4Blocked shots2
5Corners1
2Offsides1
10Fouls6
2Yellow cards2
3Goalkeeper saves2
0.23Goals prevented0.23
459Total passes537
392Accurate passes468
85%Pass accuracy87%
Stoke City
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun-Ho Bae | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Lewis Baker | 90 | – | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 7.0 |
| Benjamin Pearson | 20 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Nathan Lowe | 61 | – | 0 | 1 | 3 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Andrew Moran | 90 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 6.9 |
| Ashley Phillips | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Enda Stevens | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Lewis Koumas | 28 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Eric-Junior Bocat | 14 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Michael Rose | 76 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Junior Tchamadeu | 20 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Samuel Gallagher | 29 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Tatsuki Seko | 70 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Viktor Johansson | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Benjamin Wilmot | 70 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Million Manhoef | 62 | – | 0 | 2 | – | – | 1 | 5.7 |
Middlesbrough
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finn Azaz | 87 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | – | 8.9 |
| Marcus Forss | 68 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | – | 8.3 |
| Tommy Conway | 87 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | – | – | 7.9 |
| Hayden Hackney | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | 3 | 7.6 |
| Morgan Whittaker | 90 | – | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7.3 |
| Neto Borges | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 7.3 |
| Dael Fry | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 7.2 |
| Aidan Morris | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7.0 |
| Luke Ayling | 41 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| George Edmundson | 49 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Samuel Iling-Junior | 9 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Ryan Giles | 9 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Delano Burgzorg | 22 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Mark Travers | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Anfernee Dijksteel | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.3 |
Recent Form
Stoke CityLWLDW
MiddlesbroughLLLLL
- L21 Feb 25ABristol City1-2
- L15 Feb 25HWatford0-1
- L12 Feb 25ASheffield Utd1-3
- L03 Feb 25HSunderland2-3
- L25 Jan 25APreston1-2
Head-to-head
- 28 Sept 24Middlesbrough2-0Stoke City
- 02 Mar 24Stoke City2-0Middlesbrough
- 28 Oct 23Middlesbrough0-2Stoke City
- 14 Mar 23Middlesbrough1-1Stoke City
- 17 Aug 22Stoke City2-2Middlesbrough
- 30 Apr 22Middlesbrough3-1Stoke City
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