Middlesbrough vs Norwich match stats & report

4–3 Full time

Championship · England · Regular Season - 7 · Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough · Ref Adam Herczeg, England

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Middlesbrough beat Norwich 4–3 in the Championship on 12 September 2026. Expected goals finished 2.38–1.76. Middlesbrough had 50% of the ball.

Middlesbrough vs Norwich match statistics

MiddlesbroughNorwich

50% Ball possession 50%
2.38 Expected goals (xG) 1.76
17 Total shots 13
6 Shots on target 5
8 Shots off target 6
3 Blocked shots 2
12 Shots inside the box 9
3 Corners 5
13 Fouls 9
3 Offsides 1
2 Yellow cards 1
433 Passes 429
82% Pass accuracy 78%
2 Goalkeeper saves 2

Goals and cards

1' Goal M. Toure Norwich
4' Goal S. Berhalter (assist T. Conway) Middlesbrough
7' Goal A. Cozier-Duberry (assist T. Conway) Middlesbrough
36' Goal S. Berhalter Middlesbrough
53' Yellow card R. McGree Middlesbrough
70' Goal J. Makama (assist Jacob Wright) Norwich
75' Goal Jacob Wright (assist P. Maghoma) Norwich
89' Yellow card A. Phillips Middlesbrough
90' Yellow card J. Stacey Norwich
90' Goal A. Phillips Middlesbrough

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Middlesbrough

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Kim Hellberg

1 R. Vítek

30 Neto Borges 5 A. Jones 29 A. Malanda 2 C. Brittain

6 S. Berhalter 10 A. Morris

9 T. Conway 8 R. McGree 11 A. Cozier-Duberry

7 W. Lankshear

Bench S. Brynn , L. Ayling , A. Phillips , M. Peart-Harris , R. Pukstas , J. Sarmiento , D. Strelec , K. Joseph , M. Arfsten

Norwich

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Philippe Clement

1 V. Kovacevic

14 B. Chrisene 33 J. Córdoba 15 Ruairi McConville 35 K. Fisher

7 P. Mattsson 23 K. McLean

49 A. Musaba 20 A. Ben Slimane 11 A. Brooks

21 M. Toure

Bench D. Grimshaw , H. Darling , J. Stacey , P. Maghoma , Jacob Wright , S. Field , A. Crnac , J. Makama , O. Schwartau

Out and doubtful

A. Ahmed Norwich Out — Knee Injury
M. Topic Norwich Out — Knee Injury
L. Mahovo Norwich Out — Ankle Injury

Only confirmed absences move the numbers. Doubts are listed so you can judge them yourself.

Form guide

Middlesbrough at home

5–4–1 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.3 per game
Conceded: 1.6 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 7.6 per game
Shots on target: 7.3 per game

18% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Norwich away

4–1–5 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.7 per game
Conceded: 1.5 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 5.1 per game
Shots on target: 5.3 per game

12% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Middlesbrough vs Norwich head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
31 Jan 26	Middlesbrough v Norwich	1–0
23 Aug 25	Norwich v Middlesbrough	1–2
26 Apr 25	Middlesbrough v Norwich	0–0
27 Oct 24	Norwich v Middlesbrough	3–3
6 Mar 24	Middlesbrough v Norwich	3–1
24 Oct 23	Norwich v Middlesbrough	1–2

The full Middlesbrough vs Norwich head-to-head record