Stoke City 1-2 Middlesbrough — EFL Championship, 21 Jan 2026
Middlesbrough beat Stoke City 2-1 in the EFL Championship on 21 January 2026 at Bet365 Stadium, Stoke on Trent. Tomáš Rigo, Alan Browne, 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 2, 1 draw.
· kickoff·Bet365 Stadium · Stoke on Trent·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 1-015'assist: L. Cisse
- 45+2'Bosun LawalFoul
- Half-time1-0
- 46'
- 46'
- 1-148'assist: Morgan Whittaker
- 52'Foul
- 1-259'assist: Alan Browne
- 66'Foul
- 67'
- 75'
- 77'Bosun LawalFoul
- 77'Bosun LawalFoul
- 79'
- 90+2'out: Dael Fry
- Full-time1-2
Player ratings
8.3
Top rated
Stoke City
- 8.0Tomáš RigoM
- 7.3Lamine CisséF
- 7.0Eric-Junior BocatD
- 6.9Maksym TalovierovD
- 6.7Tommy SimkinG
- 6.7Benjamin PearsonM
- 6.7Ashley PhillipsD
- 6.6Tatsuki SekoM
- 6.5Jun-Ho BaeM
- 6.5Million ManhoefM
- 6.2Benjamin WilmotD
- 6.0Bosun LawalD
- 5.9Sorba ThomasM
Middlesbrough
- 8.3Alan BrowneD
- 7.9Tommy ConwayF
- 7.3Hayden HackneyM
- 6.9Aidan MorrisM
- 6.9Morgan WhittakerM
- 6.6Sverre NypanM
- 6.3Alexander GilbertM
- 6.3Adilson MalandaD
- 6.3Luke AylingD
- 6.3Leo CastledineM
- 6.2Solomon BrynnG
- 6.2Samuel SilveraM
- 6.2Delano BurgzorgF
- 6.2Matt TargettD
Line-ups
Middlesbrough4-2-3-1
Stoke City4-2-3-1
Substitutes
Stoke CityMark Robins
Substitutes
- 15S. N'ZonziM
- 3A. CresswellD
- 34F. FieldingG
- 12Tatsuki Seko67'M6.6
- 17Eric-Junior Bocat75'D7.0
- 47J. GriffinD
- 56F. FawunmiF
- 55R. CurleyM
- 41J. DixonD
MiddlesbroughKim Hellberg
Substitutes
- 6Dael Fry90+2'D
- 33Jonathan McLaughlinG
- 10Delano Burgzorg46'F6.2
- 27Sontje HansenF
- 23L. Castledine46'M6.3
- 15F. MunroeD
- 19Sverre Nypan79'M6.6
- 28Law McCabeM
- 44C. IbehF
Team statistics
40%Possession60%
0.81Expected goals (xG)1.22
10Total shots16
4Shots on target7
4Shots off target4
2Blocked shots5
5Corners4
2Offsides4
11Fouls10
3Yellow cards1
1Red cards0
5Goalkeeper saves3
-0.37Goals prevented-0.37
332Total passes497
256Accurate passes416
77%Pass accuracy84%
Stoke City
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomáš Rigo | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 8.0 |
| Lamine Cissé | 90 | – | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | 7.3 |
| Eric-Junior Bocat | 15 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Maksym Talovierov | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 6.9 |
| Tommy Simkin | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Benjamin Pearson | 75 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.7 |
| Ashley Phillips | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Tatsuki Seko | 23 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Jun-Ho Bae | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6.5 |
| Million Manhoef | 67 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | 6.5 |
| Benjamin Wilmot | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.2 |
| Bosun Lawal | 77 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 6.0 |
| Sorba Thomas | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | – | 5.9 |
Middlesbrough
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Browne | 90 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8.3 |
| Tommy Conway | 89 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7.9 |
| Hayden Hackney | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Aidan Morris | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6.9 |
| Morgan Whittaker | 79 | – | 1 | – | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6.9 |
| Sverre Nypan | 11 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6.6 |
| Alexander Gilbert | 45 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Adilson Malanda | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.3 |
| Luke Ayling | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Leo Castledine | 45 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Solomon Brynn | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Samuel Silvera | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Delano Burgzorg | 45 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Matt Targett | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 3 | – | 6.2 |
Recent Form
Head-to-head
- 30 Sept 25Middlesbrough0-0Stoke City
- 25 Feb 25Stoke City1-3Middlesbrough
- 28 Sept 24Middlesbrough2-0Stoke City
- 02 Mar 24Stoke City2-0Middlesbrough
- 28 Oct 23Middlesbrough0-2Stoke City
- 14 Mar 23Middlesbrough1-1Stoke City
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