West Brom vs Middlesbrough match stats & report

2–3 Full time

Championship · England · Regular Season - 27 · The Hawthorns, West Bromwich · Ref Josh Smith, England

West Brom stats & fixtures · Middlesbrough stats & fixtures

West Brom lost to Middlesbrough 2–3 in the Championship on 16 January 2026. Expected goals finished 1.06–0.93. Middlesbrough had 57% of the ball.

West Brom vs Middlesbrough match statistics

West BromMiddlesbrough

43% Ball possession 57%
1.06 Expected goals (xG) 0.93
12 Total shots 9
6 Shots on target 5
4 Shots off target 3
2 Blocked shots 1
6 Shots inside the box 8
4 Corners 1
11 Fouls 4
2 Offsides 5
2 Yellow cards 0
407 Passes 562
85% Pass accuracy 87%
3 Goalkeeper saves 4

Goals and cards

42' Own goal C. Taylor Middlesbrough
58' Goal S. Silvera (assist M. Whittaker) Middlesbrough
69' Yellow card C. Mepham West Brom
75' Goal I. Price (assist J. Wallace) West Brom
80' Goal J. Wallace West Brom
88' Yellow card C. Styles West Brom
90' Goal D. Burgzorg (assist S. Silvera) Middlesbrough

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

West Brom

Confirmed 5-4-1 James Morrison

20 J. Griffiths

22 S. Iling-Junior 29 C. Taylor 3 N. Phillips 2 C. Mepham 11 M. Johnston

10 K. Ahearne-Grant 4 C. Styles 5 K. Bielik 21 I. Price

19 A. Heggebø

Bench J. Wildsmith , G. Campbell , J. Wallace , J. Maja , D. Dike , A. Gilchrist , C. Deeming , Harry Whitwell , O. Bostock

Middlesbrough

Confirmed 4-4-2 Kim Hellberg

31 S. Brynn

3 M. Targett 12 L. Ayling 29 A. Malanda 16 A. Browne

14 A. Gilbert 18 A. Morris 7 H. Hackney 22 S. Silvera

9 T. Conway 11 M. Whittaker

Bench J. McLaughlin , D. Fry , D. Burgzorg , Finley Munroe , Sverre Halseth Nypan , Leo Castledine , S. Hansen , Law McCabe , A. Kanté

Form guide

West Brom at home

5–4–1 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.6 per game
Conceded: 0.7 per game
Clean sheets: 4 / 10
Corners: 5.4 per game
Shots on target: 4.2 per game

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

Middlesbrough away

2–6–2 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.4 per game
Conceded: 1.4 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 10
Corners: 3.8 per game
Shots on target: 4.6 per game

14% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

West Brom vs Middlesbrough head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
19 Sep 25	Middlesbrough v West Brom	2–1
21 Jan 25	Middlesbrough v West Brom	2–0
1 Oct 24	West Brom v Middlesbrough	0–1
23 Dec 23	Middlesbrough v West Brom	1–0
26 Aug 23	West Brom v Middlesbrough	4–2

Only 5 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full West Brom vs Middlesbrough head-to-head record