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

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Championship · 2023-24

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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 15 games · 29 pts (2026/27)
West Bromwich Albion FC 15 games · 28 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee James Linington
Assistant 1 Jonathan Hunt
Assistant 2 Adam Crysell

Standings

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

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
#2	Position	#5
29	Points	28
15	Played	15
8 / 5 / 2	W / D / L	8 / 4 / 3
30	Scored	23
19	Conceded	15
+11	GD	+8
1.93	PPG	1.87
53%	Win %	53%

Key Stats

53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)

40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

27% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season

20% Clean Sheets
West Bromwich Albion FC this season

Middlesbrough FC are 2nd (29 pts). West Bromwich Albion FC are 5th (28 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC

0-15

5/3

16-30

2/1

31-45

4/3

46-60

5/4

61-75

6/4

76+

7/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

West Bromwich Albion FC

0-15

–/2

16-30

5/1

31-45

2/1

46-60

4/3

61-75

5/3

76+

7/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC

William Lankshear	13 G
Amario Cozier-Duberry	3 G	4 A

West Bromwich Albion FC

Isaac Price	6 G	3 A
Jimmy Morgan	4 G	4 A
Aune Heggebo	4 G	1 A
Callum Styles	3 G

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Middlesbrough FC host West Bromwich Albion FC — let the battle begin!
5' It’s high time Carlos Corberán made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Middlesbrough FC and West Bromwich Albion FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
15' The referee shows West Bromwich Albion FC player a Yellow card on 15.
20' Semi Ajayi needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
25' Middlesbrough FC have won 498 goals from 397 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
30' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
35' With 0 assists to his name this season, Tom Glover is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Middlesbrough FC.
40' Middlesbrough FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Morgan Rogers on 40.
45' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Middlesbrough FC and West Bromwich Albion FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
50' Middlesbrough FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against West Bromwich Albion FC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
52' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Jonny Howson.
57' It is a cagey affair so far. Middlesbrough FC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past West Bromwich Albion FC's compact 4-2-3-1.
59' A change in the West Bromwich Albion FC ranks — Jeremy Sarmiento exits the field as Tom Fellows enters on 59.
60' Tom Fellows is replacing Jeremy Sarmiento for the West Bromwich Albion FC side.
65' The referee calls foul for Darnell Furlong. He receives a Yellow card.
70' A quiet spell here at Riverside. West Bromwich Albion FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
73' Time for substitution for West Bromwich Albion FC. Kyle Bartley is replaced by Semi Ajayi.
74' The West Bromwich Albion FC bench stirs into life. Kyle Bartley is withdrawn and Semi Ajayi gets his opportunity.
75' John Swift gets the nod from West Bromwich Albion FC. He replaces Jed Wallace and will look to change the dynamic.
79' The Middlesbrough FC manager makes a substitution. Sam Silvera departs to be replaced by Riley McGree.
80' It is a substitution in West Bromwich Albion FC team. Darnell Furlong is replaced by Pipa on 80 minute.
85' Supporters expect more eagerness from Okay Yokuslu, as he is very good at scoring at Riverside with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
86' Josh Coburn is ready to make an impact after coming on for Sam Greenwood at the 86 minute mark.
89' Middlesbrough FC ring the changes. Daniel Barlaser has done his job and it is now time for Matt Clarke to step up.
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
William Lankshear	2
Josh Coburn	2
Daniel Ayala	2
Hayden Hackney	2
Marcus Tavernier	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

1.35 Middlesbrough FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.25 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

69%

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

9.4%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

8.2%

2 – 1

8.1%

1 – 2

7.5%

2 – 0

6.6%

0 – 2

5.7%

2 – 2

5.2%

3 – 1

3.7%

1 – 3

3.2%

3 – 0

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC

Handicap	Middlesbrough FC covers	Push	West Bromwich Albion FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	11%	82%
-1.5	18%	—	82%
-1	18%	20%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	18%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	10%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✗

West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

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