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 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
West Bromwich Albion FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee James Linington
Assistant 1 Jonathan Hunt
Assistant 2 Adam Crysell

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Hull City AFC	46	73
4	Oxford United FC	46	47
5	Leicester City FC	46	46
6	Blackburn Rovers FC	1	1
7	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	1	1
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	0	0
9	Millwall FC	0	0
10	Middlesbrough FC	0	0
11	Swansea City AFC	0	0
12	Charlton Athletic FC	0	0
13	West Bromwich Albion FC	0	0
14	Bolton Wanderers FC	0	0
15	Birmingham City FC	0	0
16	Sheffield United FC	0	0
17	Southampton FC	0	0
18	Wrexham AFC	0	0
19	Watford FC	0	0
20	Burnley FC	0	0
21	Cardiff City FC	0	0
22	West Ham United FC	0	0
23	Derby County FC	0	0
24	Norwich City FC	0	0
25	Preston North End FC	0	0
26	Stoke City FC	0	0
27	Lincoln City FC	0	0
28	Portsmouth FC	0	0
29	Bristol City FC	0	0
30	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

Head-to-Head

Middlesbrough FC 14 games · Avg 2.6 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
#10	Position	#13
0	Points	0
0	Played	0
0 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	0 / 0 / 0
0	Scored	0
0	Conceded	0
+0	GD	+0
–	PPG	–
–	Win %	–

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

36% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
West Bromwich Albion FC this season

Middlesbrough FC are 10th (0 pts). West Bromwich Albion FC are 13th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC

0-15

–/1

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

1/–

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

West Bromwich Albion FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

1/–

76+

1/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at Riverside. Middlesbrough FC are looking to make home advantage count against West Bromwich Albion FC.
5' Jeremy Sarmiento, a Ecuador , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Brandon Thomas-Asante made 177 appearances and scored 26 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
15' Cedric Kipre has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 15.
20' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. West Bromwich Albion FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
25' It looks surprising West Bromwich Albion FC does not make any changes. Sam Silvera has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
30' The travelling West Bromwich Albion FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
35' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
40' What composure from Morgan Rogers! The England international strokes it home. 1-0.
45' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Middlesbrough FC and West Bromwich Albion FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
50' It’s high time Carlos Corberán made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
52' The referee has no hesitation. Jonny Howson is booked for Middlesbrough FC — Yellow card on 52.
57' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
59' Tom Fellows gets the nod from West Bromwich Albion FC. He replaces Jeremy Sarmiento and will look to change the dynamic.
60' The supporters are chanting for Tom Fellows. He replaces Jeremy Sarmiento on 60 minute.
65' Controversy at the stadium! Darnell Furlong argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
70' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
73' Another change for West Bromwich Albion FC made on 73 minute. Kyle Bartley leaves to be changed by Semi Ajayi.
74' The whistle greets Kyle Bartley as he departs to be replaced by Semi Ajayi.
75' West Bromwich Albion FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. John Swift is hanging Jed Wallace on the field on 75 minute.
79' A tactical swap from Middlesbrough FC — Riley McGree on, Sam Silvera off on 79 minutes.
80' Pipa gets the nod from West Bromwich Albion FC. He replaces Darnell Furlong and will look to change the dynamic.
85' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
86' A change in the Middlesbrough FC ranks — Sam Greenwood exits the field as Josh Coburn enters on 86.
89' Another change for Middlesbrough FC made on 89 minute. Daniel Barlaser leaves to be changed by Matt Clarke.
Game over. The scoreline of 1-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
John Swift	2
Britt Assombalonga	2
Daryl Dike	2
Josh Coburn	2
Daniel Ayala	2
Hayden Hackney	2
Marcus Tavernier	2
Ben Doak	1

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

0.57 Middlesbrough FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.62 West Bromwich Albion FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 87% + Under — clean sheet likely 78%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Middlesbrough FC33% Draw40% West Bromwich Albion FC27%

Actual: Middlesbrough FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes22% 0% No78%

Avg goals/match: 1.19

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	67%	33%
± 1.5	34%	66%
± 2.5	13%	87%
± 3.5	4%	96%
± 4.5	1%	99%

Double Chance

Middlesbrough FC or Draw

73%

Draw or West Bromwich Albion FC

67%

Middlesbrough FC or West Bromwich Albion FC

60%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Middlesbrough FC15% Draw69% West Bromwich Albion FC16%

Actual: Middlesbrough FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

33.2%

0 – 1

17%

1 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

11.9%

0 – 2

5.3%

2 – 0

4.4%

1 – 2

3.5%

2 – 1

3.2%

2 – 2

1.2%

0 – 3

1.1%

3 – 0

0.8%

1 – 3

0.8%

Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC

Handicap	Middlesbrough FC covers	Push	West Bromwich Albion FC covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	5%	94%
-1.5	6%	—	94%
-1	6%	19%	75%
-0.5	25%	—	75%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	21%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet

54% ✓

West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet

57% ✗

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