Stoke City 2-3 Middlesbrough — EFL Championship, 13 Oct 2026
Middlesbrough beat Stoke City 3-2 in the EFL Championship on 13 October 2026 at bet365 Stadium, Stoke-On-Trent. Róbert Boženík scored for Stoke City; Callum Brittain, William Lankshear and Neto Borges for Middlesbrough. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Stoke City have won 1 and Middlesbrough 3, 1 draw.
· kickoff·bet365 Stadium · Stoke-On-Trent·Match Finished
Match timeline
- Half-time0-0
- 0-148'assist: A. Cozier-Duberry
- 0-250'Own Goal
- 51'
- 64'
- 64'
- 67'
- 67'out: George Hirst
- 68'Foul
- 0-373'
- 78'
- 78'
- 79'
- 79'
- 79'
- 1-385'assist: George Hirst
- 1-490'
- Full-time2-3
Player ratings
8.5
Top rated
Stoke City
- 8.5Viktor JohanssonG
- 7.3Róbert BoženíkF
- 7.2Eric-Junior BocatM
- 6.9Jack McGlynnF
- 6.7Benjamin WilmotD
- 6.7Lamine CisséF
- 6.5Bosun LawalD
- 6.3Luca BombinoD
- 6.3George HirstF
- 6.3Djibril SoumaréM
- 6.2Justin DevennyM
- 6.2Junior TchamadeuM
- 6.2Luke GrahamD
- 6.2Jun-Ho BaeF
- 6.0Ethan GalbraithM
- 5.9Ben JohnsonD
Middlesbrough
- 8.2Callum BrittainM
- 7.5William LankshearF
- 7.5Aidan MorrisM
- 7.3Amario Cozier-DuberryF
- 7.0Adilson MalandaD
- 7.0Luke AylingD
- 7.0Neto BorgesM
- 7.0Jeremy SarmientoF
- 7.0Sebastian BerhalterM
- 6.9Riley McGreeM
- 6.9Tommy ConwayF
- 6.7Maximilian ArfstenD
- 6.3Ashley PhillipsD
- 6.3Kyle JosephF
- 6.3Radek VítekG
Line-ups
Middlesbrough3-4-2-1
Stoke City3-4-3
Substitutes
Stoke CityMark Robins
Substitutes
- 15George Hirst67'F6.3
- 23Benjamin GibsonD
- 4Benjamin PearsonM
- 9Róbert Boženík85'79'F7.3
- 24Joshua GriffithsG
- 42Million ManhoefF
- 13Justin Devenny67'M6.2
- 21Luca Bombino79'D6.3
- 18B. Lawal79'
MiddlesbroughKim Hellberg
Substitutes
- 8Riley McGree64'M6.9
- 3Samuel ByramD
- 18C. BarronM
- 14Myles Peart-HarrisM
- 31Solomon BrynnG
- 22Kyle Joseph78'F6.3
- 9Tommy Conway64'F6.9
- 19L. CastledineM
- 17Maximilian Arfsten78'D6.7
Team statistics
34%Possession66%
0.65Expected goals (xG)2.57
8Total shots20
1Shots on target9
5Shots off target5
2Blocked shots6
4Corners3
1Offsides1
9Fouls11
1Yellow cards1
7Goalkeeper saves0
-1.30Goals prevented-1.30
297Total passes594
223Accurate passes524
75%Pass accuracy88%
Stoke City
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viktor Johansson | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 8.5 |
| Róbert Boženík | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | 7.3 |
| Eric-Junior Bocat | 79 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 3 | 7.2 |
| Jack McGlynn | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Benjamin Wilmot | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Lamine Cissé | 67 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Bosun Lawal | 11 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Luca Bombino | 11 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| George Hirst | 23 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Djibril Soumaré | 79 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 2 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Justin Devenny | 23 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.2 |
| Junior Tchamadeu | 79 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Luke Graham | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6.2 |
| Jun-Ho Bae | 67 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Ethan Galbraith | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.0 |
| Ben Johnson | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 5.9 |
Middlesbrough
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Callum Brittain | 90 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | – | 3 | 8.2 |
| William Lankshear | 77 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 7.5 |
| Aidan Morris | 90 | – | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 7.5 |
| Amario Cozier-Duberry | 78 | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | 1 | 7.3 |
| Adilson Malanda | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.0 |
| Luke Ayling | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 5 | – | 7.0 |
| Neto Borges | 90 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 7.0 |
| Jeremy Sarmiento | 64 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | 2 | 7.0 |
| Sebastian Berhalter | 64 | – | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | – | 7.0 |
| Riley McGree | 26 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Tommy Conway | 26 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Maximilian Arfsten | 12 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Ashley Phillips | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Kyle Joseph | 13 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Radek Vítek | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
Recent Form
Stoke CityWWWDW
MiddlesbroughWDDWL
- W10 Oct 26HWolves1-0
- D19 Sept 26ABirmingham2-2
- D15 Sept 26HMillwall2-2
- W12 Sept 26HNorwich4-3
- L08 Sept 26ACrystal Palace0-3
Head-to-head
- 21 Jan 26Stoke City1-2Middlesbrough
- 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
Most recent meetings
Before and after
Stoke City
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- Next: Derby vs Stoke City, 17 Oct 2026 · EFL Championship
Middlesbrough
- Previous: Middlesbrough 1-0 Wolves, 10 Oct 2026 · EFL Championship
- Next: Middlesbrough vs Cardiff, 17 Oct 2026 · EFL Championship
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