Middlesbrough vs Oxford United

Championship · Feb 21, 2026 · 15:00

Final score: Middlesbrough 0–0 Oxford United

Standings

• Middlesbrough: #5 · 80 Pts · 46 P (22W 14D 10L)
• Oxford United: #22 · 47 Pts · 46 P (11W 14D 21L)

Recent form

Middlesbrough

• L Feb 16, 2026: Coventry 3–1 Middlesbrough
• W Feb 9, 2026: Sheffield Utd 1–2 Middlesbrough
• W Jan 31, 2026: Middlesbrough 1–0 Norwich
• W Jan 24, 2026: Middlesbrough 4–0 Preston
• W Jan 21, 2026: Stoke City 1–2 Middlesbrough

Oxford United

• L Feb 15, 2026: Oxford United 0–1 Sunderland
• L Feb 10, 2026: Oxford United 0–3 Norwich
• D Feb 7, 2026: Coventry 0–0 Oxford United
• L Feb 3, 2026: Sheffield Utd 3–1 Oxford United
• L Jan 31, 2026: Oxford United 0–2 Birmingham

Head-to-head

• 2026-02-21T15:00:00+00:00: Middlesbrough 0–0 Oxford United
• 2025-11-22T15:00:00+00:00: Oxford United 1–1 Middlesbrough
• 2025-03-29T15:00:00+00:00: Middlesbrough 2–1 Oxford United
• 2024-11-23T15:00:00+00:00: Oxford United 2–6 Middlesbrough
• 2017-02-18T15:00:00+00:00: Middlesbrough 3–2 Oxford United

Match events

• 39' Card Yellow Card — Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough)
• 57' subst Substitution 1 — J. McDonnell (Oxford United) (assists: W. Vaulks)
• 57' subst Substitution 2 — Jeon Jin-Woo (Oxford United) (assists: A. Emakhu)
• 57' subst Substitution 3 — S. Mills (Oxford United) (assists: O. ter Haar Romeny)
• 57' subst Substitution 4 — M. Peart-Harris (Oxford United) (assists: J. Donley)
• 60' subst Substitution 1 — J. Sarmiento (Middlesbrough) (assists: R. McGree)
• 61' Card Yellow Card — Cameron Brannagan (Oxford United)
• 75' Card Yellow Card — Matt Targett (Middlesbrough)
• 75' subst Substitution 2 — A. Morris (Middlesbrough) (assists: A. Gilbert)
• 75' subst Substitution 3 — D. Strelec (Middlesbrough) (assists: M. K. Sene)
• 84' subst Substitution 4 — M. Whittaker (Middlesbrough) (assists: A. Browne)
• 86' Card Yellow Card — Alexander Gilbert (Middlesbrough)
• 87' subst Substitution 5 — W. Lankshear (Oxford United) (assists: M. Helik)

Match statistics

• Shots on Goal: 7 — 2
• Shots off Goal: 7 — 4
• Total Shots: 24 — 13
• Blocked Shots: 10 — 7
• Shots insidebox: 14 — 5
• Shots outsidebox: 10 — 8
• Fouls: 10 — 10
• Corner Kicks: 9 — 5
• Offsides: 1 — 1
• Ball Possession: 75% — 25%
• Yellow Cards: 3 — 1
• Red Cards: – — –
• Goalkeeper Saves: 2 — 7
• Total passes: 681 — 226
• Passes accurate: 611 — 152
• Passes %: 90% — 67%
• expected_goals: 2.33 — 0.82
• goals_prevented: 1.56 — 1.56

Injuries

Middlesbrough

• A. Bangura — Injury (Missing Fixture)
• L. Castledine — Injury (Missing Fixture)
• G. Edmundson — Injury (Missing Fixture)
• A. Jones — Injury (Missing Fixture)
• D. Lenihan — Achilles Tendon Injury (Missing Fixture)
• S. Silvera — Injury (Missing Fixture)

Oxford United

• T. Goodrham — Injury (Missing Fixture)
• G. Leigh — Inactive (Missing Fixture)
• H. ter Avest — Injury (Missing Fixture)
• B. De Keersmaecker — Inactive (Questionable)
• N. Prelec — Groin Injury (Questionable)