Middlesbrough FC vs West Bromwich Albion FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2023-24

Middlesbrough FC

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West Bromwich Albion FC

Sat 23 Dec 2023 · 15:00 UTC Riverside HT 45' · FT 45'

Morgan Rogers 40' 1–0

Y 15' Cedric Kipre

Jonny Howson 52' Y

Y 65' Darnell Furlong

Overview

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Middlesbrough FC vs West Bromwich Albion FC — Championship at Riverside.

Middlesbrough FC 8 games · 15 pts (2026/27)
West Bromwich Albion FC 8 games · 14 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee James Linington
Assistant 1 Jonathan Hunt
Assistant 2 Adam Crysell

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Swansea City AFC	8	17
2	West Ham United FC	8	15
3	Middlesbrough FC	8	15
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	7	14
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	8	14
6	Queens Park Rangers FC	8	13
7	Stoke City FC	8	13
8	Bristol City FC	8	13
9	Charlton Athletic FC	8	12
10	Birmingham City FC	8	11
11	Millwall FC	8	11
12	Lincoln City FC	8	11
13	Southampton FC	8	10
14	Wrexham AFC	8	10
15	Bolton Wanderers FC	8	10
16	Blackburn Rovers FC	8	9
17	Norwich City FC	8	9
18	Sheffield United FC	8	9
19	Portsmouth FC	7	8
20	Watford FC	8	8
21	Cardiff City FC	8	7
22	Derby County FC	8	5
23	Preston North End FC	8	4
24	Burnley FC	8	4

Head-to-Head

Middlesbrough FC 15 games · Avg 2.7 goals West Bromwich Albion FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-12-23 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 West Bromwich Albion FC 2023-08-26 West Bromwich Albion FC 4–2 Middlesbrough FC 2023-02-25 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–0 Middlesbrough FC 2022-07-30 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 West Bromwich Albion FC 2022-02-22 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 West Bromwich Albion FC

Recent Form

Middlesbrough FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Dec	West Bromwich Albion FC	H	1–0	W
16 Dec	Swansea City AFC	A	2–1	W
13 Dec	Hull City AFC	H	1–2	L
09 Dec	Ipswich Town FC	H	0–2	L
02 Dec	Leeds United FC	A	2–3	L
28 Nov	Preston North End FC	H	4–0	W

West Bromwich Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Dec	Middlesbrough FC	A	0–1	L
17 Dec	Stoke City FC	H	1–1	D
12 Dec	Rotherham United FC	A	2–0	W
09 Dec	Sunderland AFC	A	1–2	L
02 Dec	Leicester City FC	H	1–2	L
28 Nov	Cardiff City FC	A	1–0	W

Season Stats

Middlesbrough FC		West Bromwich Albion FC
#3	Position	#5
15	Points	14
8	Played	8
4 / 3 / 1	W / D / L	4 / 2 / 2
16	Scored	10
12	Conceded	8
+4	GD	+2
1.88	PPG	1.75
50%	Win %	50%

Key Stats

53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)

40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

13% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season

25% Clean Sheets
West Bromwich Albion FC this season

Middlesbrough FC are 3rd (15 pts). West Bromwich Albion FC are 5th (14 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC

0-15

3/3

16-30

2/–

31-45

2/1

46-60

2/4

61-75

3/3

76+

4/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

West Bromwich Albion FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

2/–

31-45

2/–

46-60

2/2

61-75

3/2

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC

William Lankshear

6 G

West Bromwich Albion FC

Jimmy Morgan	3 G	3 A
Isaac Price	2 G	1 A
Callum Styles	2 G
Aune Heggebo	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Middlesbrough FC and West Bromwich Albion FC has kicked off!
5' It’s high time Carlos Corberán made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
10' Okay Yokuslu has been relatively quiet despite scoring 7 goals in his last 324 appearances.
15' West Bromwich Albion FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
20' West Bromwich Albion FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
25' Lukas Engel has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 9 cards already picked up this season.
30' West Bromwich Albion FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
35' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
40' Morgan Rogers is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
45' The energy levels are beginning to show. Carlos Corberán might look to freshen things up shortly.
50' The home supporters are growing impatient. Middlesbrough FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
52' Jonny Howson picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
57' Both keepers have barely been tested. Middlesbrough FC and West Bromwich Albion FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
59' West Bromwich Albion FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Tom Fellows is hanging Jeremy Sarmiento on the field on 59 minute.
60' The West Bromwich Albion FC manager makes a substitution. Jeremy Sarmiento departs to be replaced by Tom Fellows.
65' West Bromwich Albion FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 65.
70' Middlesbrough FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
73' Semi Ajayi is replacing Kyle Bartley for the West Bromwich Albion FC side.
74' The West Bromwich Albion FC manager makes a substitution. Kyle Bartley departs to be replaced by Semi Ajayi.
75' The West Bromwich Albion FC manager makes a substitution. Jed Wallace departs to be replaced by John Swift.
79' Riley McGree is replacing Sam Silvera for the Middlesbrough FC side.
80' The whistle greets Darnell Furlong as he departs to be replaced by Pipa.
85' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Middlesbrough FC and West Bromwich Albion FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
86' A tactical swap from Middlesbrough FC — Josh Coburn on, Sam Greenwood off on 86 minutes.
89' Middlesbrough FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Matt Clarke is hanging Daniel Barlaser on the field on 89 minute.
With this win, Middlesbrough FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

5
Matt Clarke ↑ 89'
32
Jamie Jones
8
Riley McGree ↑ 79'
24
Alex Bangura
19
Josh Coburn ↑ 86'
48
Calum Kavanagh
14
Alex Gilbert
25
Matt Crooks ↑ 79'
49
Law McCabe

Coach Michael Carrick

West Bromwich Albion FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

19
John Swift ↑ 73'
14
Nathaniel Chalobah
15
Erik Pieters
20
Adam Reach
6
Semi Ajayi ↑ 73'
26
Pipa ↑ 80'
8
Jayson Molumby ↑ 73'
33
Joshua Griffiths
31
Tom Fellows ↑ 59'

Coach Carlos Corberán

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Josh Coburn	2
Daniel Ayala	2
Hayden Hackney	2
Marcus Tavernier	2
John Swift	2
Britt Assombalonga	2
Daryl Dike	2
William Lankshear	2

Head to Head

Middlesbrough FC Form

2023-12-23 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2023-12-16 Swansea City AFC 1–2 Middlesbrough FC W 2023-12-13 Middlesbrough FC 1–2 Hull City AFC L 2023-12-09 Middlesbrough FC 0–2 Ipswich Town FC L 2023-12-02 Leeds United FC 3–2 Middlesbrough FC L 2023-11-28 Middlesbrough FC 4–0 Preston North End FC W

West Bromwich Albion FC Form

2023-12-23 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2023-12-17 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–1 Stoke City FC D 2023-12-12 Rotherham United FC 0–2 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2023-12-09 Sunderland AFC 2–1 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2023-12-02 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–2 Leicester City FC L 2023-11-28 Cardiff City FC 0–1 West Bromwich Albion FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.36 Middlesbrough FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.24 West Bromwich Albion FC xG

I would bet for: Middlesbrough FC or West Bromwich Albion FC 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Middlesbrough FC42% Draw28% West Bromwich Albion FC30%

Actual: Middlesbrough FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 2.6

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	73%	27%
± 2.5	48%	52%
± 3.5	27%	73%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

Middlesbrough FC or Draw

70%

Draw or West Bromwich Albion FC

58%

Middlesbrough FC or West Bromwich Albion FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Middlesbrough FC28% Draw48% West Bromwich Albion FC24%

Actual: Middlesbrough FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.5%

0 – 0

9.5%

1 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

8.2%

0 – 1

8.1%

1 – 2

7.5%

2 – 0

6.7%

0 – 2

5.6%

2 – 2

5.1%

3 – 1

3.8%

1 – 3

3.1%

3 – 0

Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC

Handicap	Middlesbrough FC covers	Push	West Bromwich Albion FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	11%	82%
-1.5	18%	—	82%
-1	18%	20%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	68%	—	32%
+1	68%	18%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✗

West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.