Middlesbrough vs Watford

Championship · Apr 25, 2026 · 11:30

Final score: Middlesbrough 5–1 Watford

Standings

• Middlesbrough: #5 · 80 Pts · 46 P (22W 14D 10L)
• Watford: #16 · 57 Pts · 46 P (14W 15D 17L)

Recent form

Middlesbrough

• W Apr 22, 2026: Middlesbrough 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday
• D Apr 19, 2026: Ipswich 2–2 Middlesbrough
• L Apr 11, 2026: Middlesbrough 0–1 Portsmouth
• D Apr 6, 2026: Swansea 2–2 Middlesbrough
• L Apr 3, 2026: Middlesbrough 1–2 Millwall

Watford

• L Apr 21, 2026: West Brom 3–0 Watford
• L Apr 18, 2026: Watford 0–2 Sheffield Utd
• L Apr 11, 2026: Oxford United 2–0 Watford
• D Apr 6, 2026: Watford 1–1 Charlton
• L Apr 3, 2026: QPR 2–1 Watford

Head-to-head

• 2026-04-25T11:30:00+00:00: Middlesbrough 5–1 Watford
• 2025-11-01T15:00:00+00:00: Watford 3–0 Middlesbrough
• 2025-02-15T15:00:00+00:00: Middlesbrough 0–1 Watford
• 2024-10-05T14:00:00+00:00: Watford 2–1 Middlesbrough
• 2024-05-04T11:30:00+00:00: Middlesbrough 3–1 Watford

Match events

• 6' Goal Normal Goal — M. Whittaker (Middlesbrough)
• 45' Goal Normal Goal — D. Strelec (Middlesbrough) (assists: M. Whittaker)
• 46' subst Substitution 1 — A. Bangura (Middlesbrough) (assists: M. Targett)
• 48' Goal Normal Goal — J. Abankwah (Watford) (assists: K. Keben)
• 58' Goal Normal Goal — M. Whittaker (Middlesbrough)
• 62' subst Substitution 1 — E. Bove (Watford) (assists: M. Doumbia)
• 62' subst Substitution 2 — J. Ngakia (Watford) (assists: O. Maamma)
• 63' subst Substitution 2 — M. Whittaker (Middlesbrough) (assists: T. Conway)
• 63' subst Substitution 3 — N. Mendy (Watford) (assists: J. Grieves)
• 63' subst Substitution 4 — L. Kjerrumgaard (Watford) (assists: N. Irankunda)
• 64' subst Substitution 3 — A. Malanda (Middlesbrough) (assists: D. Fry)
• 64' subst Substitution 4 — S. Hansen (Middlesbrough) (assists: L. Castledine)
• 74' Card Yellow Card — James Abankwah (Watford)
• 75' Goal Penalty — T. Conway (Middlesbrough)
• 82' subst Substitution 5 — M. Bola (Watford) (assists: T. Ince)
• 83' subst Substitution 5 — J. Sarmiento (Middlesbrough) (assists: S. Silvera)
• 85' Card Yellow Card — Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough)
• 85' Card Yellow Card — Imrân Louza (Watford)
• 90' Goal Normal Goal — T. Conway (Middlesbrough) (assists: D. Strelec)

Match statistics

• Shots on Goal: 9 — 3
• Shots off Goal: 5 — 6
• Total Shots: 20 — 12
• Blocked Shots: 6 — 3
• Shots insidebox: 9 — 6
• Shots outsidebox: 11 — 6
• Fouls: 8 — 10
• Corner Kicks: 6 — 3
• Offsides: 0 — 4
• Ball Possession: 56% — 44%
• Yellow Cards: 1 — 2
• Red Cards: – — –
• Goalkeeper Saves: 2 — 4
• Total passes: 543 — 437
• Passes accurate: 482 — 370
• Passes %: 89% — 85%
• expected_goals: 2.30 — 0.85
• goals_prevented: -1.30 — -1.30

Injuries

Middlesbrough

• H. Hackney — Calf Injury (Missing Fixture)
• A. Jones — Ankle Injury (Missing Fixture)
• D. Lenihan — Achilles Tendon Injury (Missing Fixture)
• R. McGree — Injury (Missing Fixture)
• H. Hackney — Calf Injury (Missing Fixture)
• A. Jones — Ankle Injury (Missing Fixture)
• D. Lenihan — Achilles Tendon Injury (Missing Fixture)
• R. McGree — Injury (Missing Fixture)

Watford

• H. Kyprianou — Ankle Injury (Missing Fixture)
• S. Mfuni — Injury (Missing Fixture)
• R. Vata — Hamstring Injury (Missing Fixture)
• H. Kyprianou — Ankle Injury (Missing Fixture)
• S. Mfuni — Injury (Missing Fixture)
• R. Vata — Hamstring Injury (Missing Fixture)