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

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Championship · 2023-24

West Bromwich Albion FC

4 – 2

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Middlesbrough FC

Sat 26 Aug 2023 · 14:00 UTC The Hawthorns 23,691 HT 45' · FT 45'

Cedric Kipre 22' 1–0

John Swift 28' 2–0

2–1 29' Emmanuel Latte Lath

Brandon Thomas-Asante 47' 3–1

3–2 85' Marcus Forss pen

Jeremy Sarmiento 90+1' 4–2

Y 32' Tom Smith

Y 44' Morgan Rogers

YR 51' Tom Smith

Semi Ajayi 74' Y

Jeremy Sarmiento 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

West Bromwich Albion FC vs Middlesbrough FC — Championship at The Hawthorns.

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

Match Details

Referee Jeremy Simpson
Assistant 1 Andrew Fox
Assistant 2 Matt McGrath

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

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

Last 5 meetings

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 2021-11-06 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–1 Middlesbrough FC

Recent Form

West Bromwich Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Aug	Middlesbrough FC	H	4–2	W
18 Aug	Leeds United FC	A	1–1	D
12 Aug	Swansea City AFC	H	3–2	W
05 Aug	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	1–2	L
08 May	Swansea City AFC	A	2–3	L
29 Apr	Norwich City FC	H	2–1	W

Middlesbrough FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Aug	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	2–4	L
19 Aug	Huddersfield Town AFC	H	1–1	D
12 Aug	Coventry City FC	A	0–3	L
05 Aug	Millwall FC	H	0–1	L
17 May	Coventry City FC	H	0–1	L
14 May	Coventry City FC	A	0–0	D

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)

40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

25% Clean Sheets
West Bromwich Albion FC this season

13% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

West Bromwich Albion FC

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

Middlesbrough FC

William Lankshear

6 G

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at The Hawthorns. West Bromwich Albion FC are looking to make home advantage count against Middlesbrough FC.
5' Jeremy Sarmiento needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 10 Yellow cards this season.
10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
15' The energy levels are beginning to show. Michael Carrick might look to freshen things up shortly.
20' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His West Bromwich Albion FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
22' Cedric Kipre has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 22 minutes.
27' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Darragh Lenihan suffering a number of foals already.
28' What a strike from John Swift! The score is 2-0.
29' Against the run of play, Emmanuel Latte Lath has scored! This game has turned on its head.
32' It’s a booking for Middlesbrough FC player. Tom Smith gets a Yellow card.
33' Middlesbrough FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
38' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
43' West Bromwich Albion FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
44' The referee calls foul for Morgan Rogers. He receives a Yellow card.
47' Brandon Thomas-Asante is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
48' Against the run of play, Brandon Thomas-Asante has scored! This game has turned on its head.
51' It’s gonna be a Red card for Tom Smith.
56' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
59' The Middlesbrough FC manager makes a substitution. Morgan Rogers departs to be replaced by Paddy McNair.
64' Time for substitution for West Bromwich Albion FC. Matt Phillips is replaced by Conor Townsend.
65' A change in the West Bromwich Albion FC ranks — Matt Phillips exits the field as Josh Maja enters on 65.
69' West Bromwich Albion FC make a change. Jed Wallace trudges off to be replaced by Jeremy Sarmiento on 69 minutes.
70' It is a substitution in West Bromwich Albion FC team. Jed Wallace is replaced by Jeremy Sarmiento on 70 minute.
72' The Middlesbrough FC bench stirs into life. Sam Silvera is withdrawn and Marcus Forss gets his opportunity.
73' Time for substitution for Middlesbrough FC. Sam Silvera is replaced by Marcus Forss.
74' Poor challenge from Semi Ajayi. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
79' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Okay Yokuslu made 324 appearances and scored 7 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
81' West Bromwich Albion FC make a change. John Swift trudges off to be replaced by Nathaniel Chalobah on 81 minutes.
85' Marcus Forss adds to his 0 season tally! Middlesbrough FC lead 4-2 — and this changes everything.
90' The referee calls foul for Jeremy Sarmiento. He receives a Yellow card.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 4-2.

Lineups

West Bromwich Albion FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

19
John Swift ↓ Nathaniel Chalobah 81'
21
Brandon Thomas-Asante ↓ Josh Maja 65'
10
Matt Phillips ↓ Conor Townsend 64'
15
Erik Pieters
7
Jed Wallace ↓ Jeremy Sarmiento 69'
2
Darnell Furlong
6
Semi Ajayi
4
Cedric Kipre
35
Okay Yokuslu ↓ Alex Mowatt 65'
24
Alex Palmer
8
Jayson Molumby

Bench

14
Nathaniel Chalobah ↑ 81'
3
Conor Townsend ↑ 64'
5
Kyle Bartley
9
Josh Maja ↑ 65'
27
Alex Mowatt ↑ 65'
33
Joshua Griffiths
34
Ethan Ingram
17
Jeremy Sarmiento ↑ 69'
31
Tom Fellows

Coach Carlos Corberán

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

21
Marcus Forss ↑ 72'
17
Paddy McNair ↑ 59'
32
Jamie Jones
4
Daniel Barlaser
23
Tom Glover
11
Isaiah Jones ↑ 59'
19
Josh Coburn
14
Alex Gilbert
25
Matt Crooks ↑ 72'

Coach Michael Carrick

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

West Bromwich Albion FC Form

2023-08-26 West Bromwich Albion FC 4–2 Middlesbrough FC W 2023-08-18 Leeds United FC 1–1 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2023-08-12 West Bromwich Albion FC 3–2 Swansea City AFC W 2023-08-05 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2023-05-08 Swansea City AFC 3–2 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2023-04-29 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–1 Norwich City FC W

Middlesbrough FC Form

2023-08-26 West Bromwich Albion FC 4–2 Middlesbrough FC L 2023-08-19 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Huddersfield Town AFC D 2023-08-12 Coventry City FC 3–0 Middlesbrough FC L 2023-08-05 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Millwall FC L 2023-05-17 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Coventry City FC L 2023-05-14 Coventry City FC 0–0 Middlesbrough FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.07 West Bromwich Albion FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.33 Middlesbrough FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 65% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct

West Bromwich Albion FC56% Draw22% Middlesbrough FC22%

Actual: West Bromwich Albion FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 3.4

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	65%	35%
± 3.5	44%	56%
± 4.5	26%	74%

Double Chance

West Bromwich Albion FC or Draw

78%

Draw or Middlesbrough FC

44%

West Bromwich Albion FC or Middlesbrough FC

78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

West Bromwich Albion FC39% Draw41% Middlesbrough FC20%

Actual: West Bromwich Albion FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–2 not predicted

4 – 2

Actual

1 – 1

10.1%

2 – 1

9.2%

2 – 0

7.2%

1 – 0

6.3%

3 – 1

6.3%

2 – 2

1 – 2

5.9%

3 – 0

4.8%

0 – 0

4.8%

3 – 2

4.2%

0 – 1

3.8%

4 – 1

3.3%

Asian Handicap — West Bromwich Albion FC

Handicap	West Bromwich Albion FC covers	Push	Middlesbrough FC covers
-2.5	16%	—	84%
-2	16%	16%	68%
-1.5	32%	—	68%
-1	32%	21%	47%
-0.5	53%	—	47%
+0.5	76%	—	24%
+1	76%	13%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

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