Crystal Palace 3-0 Middlesbrough — EFL Cup, 8 Sep 2026
Crystal Palace beat Middlesbrough 3-0 in the EFL Cup Round of 32 on 8 September 2026 at Selhurst Park, London. Jørgen Strand Larsen, Daichi Kamada got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Crystal Palace have won 3 and Middlesbrough 1, 1 draw.
· kickoff·Selhurst Park · London·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 1-037'
- 45'
- Half-time1-0
- 2-053'
- 59'
- 59'
- 65'Foul
- 67'
- 67'
- 3-072'
- 73'
- 73'
- 73'
- 77'
- 83'
- 84'
- Full-time3-0
Player ratings
9.6
Top rated
Crystal Palace
- 9.6Jørgen Strand LarsenF
- 7.8Daichi KamadaM
- 7.7Benjamin ChilwellD
- 7.7Óscar MinguezaM
- 7.6Walter BenítezG
- 7.6Honest AhanorD
- 7.5Takehiro TomiyasuD
- 7.4A. DisasiD
- 7.2Jefferson LermaM
- 7.1Quinten TimberM
- 6.9Darío OsorioM
- 6.9W. HughesM
- 6.8Yeremy PinoM
- 6.8Adam WhartonM
- 6.6Zavier GozoF
- 6.5D. McNeilF
- 6.6Evann GuessandF
- 6.6R. MatthewsG
- 6.6T. MitchellD
- 6.6Anan KhalailiD
Middlesbrough
- 7.0Callum BrittainD
- 7.0Aidan MorrisM
- 6.5Luke AylingD
- 6.4Tommy ConwayM
- 6.3A. Cozier-DuberryM
- 6.3David StrelecF
- 6.2William LankshearF
- 6.2Samuel ByramD
- 6.0Alfie JonesD
- 6.0Adilson MalandaM
- 5.9A. PhillipsD
- 5.9Neto BorgesD
- 5.7Leo CastledineM
- 5.7Myles Peart-HarrisM
- 5.6Rokas PukštasM
- 5.5Solomon BrynnG
- 6.6Sebastian BerhalterM
- 6.6Radek VítekG
- 6.6Maximilian ArfstenD
- 6.6C. BarronM
Line-ups
Middlesbrough4-2-3-1
Crystal Palace4-2-3-1
Substitutes
Crystal PalaceP. Sage
Substitutes
- 8Jefferson Lerma73'M7.2
- 18Daichi Kamada72'59'M7.8
- 11D. McNeilF6.5
- 31R. MatthewsG6.6
- 29Evann GuessandF6.6
- 3T. MitchellD6.6
- 20Adam Wharton59'M6.8
- 25Anan KhalailiD6.6
- 12Zavier Gozo73'F6.6
MiddlesbroughK. Hellberg
Substitutes
- 30Neto Borges45'D5.9
- 8C. BarronM6.6
- 6Sebastian BerhalterM6.6
- 1Radek VítekG6.6
- 19Leo Castledine67'M5.7
- 4A. PhillipsD5.9
- 21Rokas Pukštas84'M5.6
- 17Maximilian ArfstenD6.6
- 7William Lankshear67'F6.2
Team statistics
63%Possession37%
8Total shots16
5Shots on target4
1Shots off target6
2Blocked shots6
1Corners6
2Offsides3
10Fouls11
0Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
4Goalkeeper saves2
413Total passes600
341Accurate passes539
Crystal Palace
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jørgen Strand Larsen | 73 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.6 |
| Daichi Kamada | 31 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.8 |
| Benjamin Chilwell | 90 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 7.7 |
| Óscar Mingueza | 90 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 7.7 |
| Walter Benítez | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.6 |
| Honest Ahanor | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7.6 |
| Takehiro Tomiyasu | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7.5 |
| A. Disasi | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.4 |
| Jefferson Lerma | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 |
| Quinten Timber | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7.1 |
| Darío Osorio | 59 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6.9 |
| W. Hughes | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6.9 |
| Yeremy Pino | 73 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6.8 |
| Adam Wharton | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.8 |
| Zavier Gozo | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.6 |
| D. McNeil | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Evann Guessand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| R. Matthews | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| T. Mitchell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Anan Khalaili | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
Middlesbrough
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Callum Brittain | 90 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7.0 |
| Aidan Morris | 84 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Luke Ayling | 90 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Tommy Conway | 67 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6.4 |
| A. Cozier-Duberry | 90 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6.3 |
| David Strelec | 67 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6.3 |
| William Lankshear | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| Samuel Byram | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.2 |
| Alfie Jones | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Adilson Malanda | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 |
| A. Phillips | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 |
| Neto Borges | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.9 |
| Leo Castledine | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.7 |
| Myles Peart-Harris | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5.7 |
| Rokas Pukštas | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.6 |
| Solomon Brynn | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.5 |
| Sebastian Berhalter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Radek Vítek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Maximilian Arfsten | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| C. Barron | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
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