Millwall 0-3 Middlesbrough — EFL Championship, 16 Aug 2025
Middlesbrough beat Millwall 3-0 in the EFL Championship on 16 August 2025 at The Den, London. Hayden Hackney, Alfie Jones and Delano Burgzorg scored for Middlesbrough. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Millwall have won 2 and Middlesbrough 3.
Match timeline
- -5'Argument
- 27'Foul
- 31'Foul
- 38'Foul
- 42'Simulation
- Half-time0-0
- 46'
- 0-149'assist: Morgan Whittaker
- 57'out: Z. Sturge
- 59'Foul
- 66'
- 66'out: Ryan Leonard
- 68'Foul
- 69'
- 69'
- 70'Foul
- 79'
- 79'
- 0-287'
- 0-390'assist: Finn Azaz
- 90+3'
- 90+5'Foul
- Full-time0-3
Player ratings
8.3
Top rated
Millwall
- 7.2Billy MitchellM
- 7.0Ryan LeonardM
- 7.0Mihailo IvanovićF
- 7.0Oluwafemi AzeezM
- 6.7Aidomo EmakhuF
- 6.7Massimo LuongoM
- 6.6Casper De NorreM
- 6.6Camiel NeghliM
- 6.5Alfie DoughtyD
- 6.5Jake CooperD
- 6.3Macaulay LangstaffF
- 6.2Steven BendaG
- 6.2Japhet TangangaD
- 6.2Zak SturgeD
- 6.2Tristan CramaD
- 5.9Joshua CoburnM
Middlesbrough
- 8.3Hayden HackneyF
- 8.0Alfie JonesD
- 7.9Luke AylingD
- 7.6Aidan MorrisM
- 7.3Delano BurgzorgF
- 7.3Morgan WhittakerF
- 7.2Dael FryD
- 7.0Samuel SilveraM
- 6.9Finn AzazM
- 6.7Abdoulaye KantéM
- 6.5Sontje HansenF
- 6.5Solomon BrynnG
- 6.5Callum BrittainM
- 6.2Tommy ConwayF
Line-ups
Middlesbrough3-4-2-1
Millwall4-2-3-1
Substitutes
MillwallAlex Neil
Substitutes
- 21M. Luongo79'M6.7
- 15Maxime CrocombeG
- 18Ryan Leonard66'M7.0
- 17Macaulay Langstaff66'F6.3
- 25Luke CundleM
- 22Aidomo Emakhu79'F6.7
- 3Z. Sturge57'D6.2
- 27K. GrantD
- 31R. Bangura-WilliamsF
MiddlesbroughKim Hellberg
Substitutes
- 30Neto Borges90+3'D
- 25G. EdmundsonD
- 21M. ForssF
- 4Daniel BarlaserM
- 10Delano Burgzorg90'90+5'69'F7.3
- 23T. GloverG
- 27Sontje Hansen46'F6.5
- 20Finn Azaz69'M6.9
- 28Law McCabeM
Team statistics
45%Possession55%
0.60Expected goals (xG)0.99
11Total shots12
1Shots on target5
6Shots off target3
4Blocked shots4
5Corners10
4Offsides2
16Fouls11
4Yellow cards5
2Goalkeeper saves0
0.00Goals prevented0.00
332Total passes410
245Accurate passes326
74%Pass accuracy80%
Millwall
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Mitchell | 79 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Ryan Leonard | 25 | – | 0 | – | – | 4 | – | 7.0 |
| Mihailo Ivanović | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Oluwafemi Azeez | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Aidomo Emakhu | 11 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Massimo Luongo | 12 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.7 |
| Casper De Norre | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Camiel Neghli | 79 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 2 | – | 6.6 |
| Alfie Doughty | 57 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.5 |
| Jake Cooper | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Macaulay Langstaff | 25 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Steven Benda | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Japhet Tanganga | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Zak Sturge | 34 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 6.2 |
| Tristan Crama | 66 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.2 |
| Joshua Coburn | 66 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 5.9 |
Middlesbrough
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hayden Hackney | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8.3 |
| Alfie Jones | 90 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | 8.0 |
| Luke Ayling | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7.9 |
| Aidan Morris | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7.6 |
| Delano Burgzorg | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 7.3 |
| Morgan Whittaker | 69 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 7.3 |
| Dael Fry | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 7.2 |
| Samuel Silvera | 89 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 3 | 7.0 |
| Finn Azaz | 22 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Abdoulaye Kanté | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.7 |
| Sontje Hansen | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Solomon Brynn | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Callum Brittain | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 6.5 |
| Tommy Conway | 69 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
Recent Form
Head-to-head
- 12 Apr 25Millwall1-0Middlesbrough
- 14 Dec 24Middlesbrough1-0Millwall
- 13 Jan 24Millwall1-3Middlesbrough
- 05 Aug 23Middlesbrough0-1Millwall
- 14 Jan 23Middlesbrough1-0Millwall
- 08 Oct 22Millwall2-0Middlesbrough
Most recent meetings
Final table, EFL Championship 2025/26
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coventry | 46 | +52 | 95 |
| 2 | Ipswich | 46 | +33 | 84 |
| 3 | Millwall | 46 | +15 | 83 |
| 4 | Southampton | 46 | +26 | 80 |
| 5 | Middlesbrough | 46 | +25 | 80 |
| 6 | Hull City | 46 | +4 | 73 |
| 7 | Wrexham | 46 | +4 | 71 |
Before and after
Millwall
- Previous: Norwich 1-2 Millwall, 9 Aug 2025 · EFL Championship
- Next: Sheffield Utd 0-1 Millwall, 23 Aug 2025 · EFL Championship
Middlesbrough
- Previous: Middlesbrough 1-0 Swansea, 9 Aug 2025 · EFL Championship
- Next: Norwich 1-2 Middlesbrough, 23 Aug 2025 · EFL Championship
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