EFL Championship 2026-27 | Matchday 10 | 2026-10-14 04:00 JST
2–3
- 85' R. Boženík
- 48' C. Brittain
- 50' Neto Borges (OG)
- 73' W. Lankshear
- 90' Neto Borges
Match summary
The EFL Championship 2026-27 Matchday 10 fixture between Stoke City and Middlesbrough was played on October 14. Middlesbrough narrowly beat Stoke City 3-2. It was 0-0 at half-time. In the second half, Middlesbrough scored 3 and Stoke City scored 2, with Middlesbrough coming out on top.
Middlesbrough controlled the game with 66% possession and 20 shots (8 for their opponents). Middlesbrough scored 3 from 9 shots on target.
Team stats
3-4-3
3-4-2-1
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| Stoke City | Stat | Middlesbrough |
|---|---|---|
| 3-4-3 | Formation | 3-4-2-1 |
| 34% | Possession | 66% |
| 0.65 | Expected goals (xG) | 2.57 |
| 8 | Shots | 20 |
| 1 | Shots on target | 9 |
| 5 | Shots off target | 5 |
| 2 | Blocked shots | 6 |
| 5 | Shots inside the box | 16 |
| 3 | Shots outside the box | 4 |
| 4 | Corner kicks | 3 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 9 | Fouls | 11 |
| 297 | Passes | 594 |
| 223 | Accurate passes | 524 |
| 75% | Pass accuracy | 88% |
| 7 | Goalkeeper saves | 0 |
| -1.3 | Goals prevented (xG) | -1.3 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Referee: Elliot Bell, England
Player stats
Stoke City
| Pos | Player | Shots | Shots on target | Goals | Dribbles (success) | Tackles (success) | Blocks | Passes (accuracy) | Assists | Yellow cards | Red cards | Fouls | Fouled | Rating | Min | Key passes | Interceptions | Duels (won) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | V. Johansson | 0 | 18(53%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.5 | 90 | ||||||||||
| DF | B. Johnson | 0 | 23(79%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.9 | 90 | 5(2) | |||||||
| DF | B. Wilmot | 0 | 1 | 2 | 33(89%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.7 | 90 | 1 | 1 | 5(3) | |||
| DF | L. Graham | 0 | 1(100%) | 1 | 33(82%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6.2 | 90 | 1 | 2 | 8(3) | ||||
| MF | J. Tchamadeu | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9(50%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.2 | 79 | 1 | 6(1) | |||||
| MF | El Hadji Djibril Soumaré | 2 | 0 | 1(100%) | 2 | 23(79%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6.3 | 79 | 9(5) | ||||
| MF | E. Galbraith | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19(76%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 90 | 1 | 2 | 10(1) | ||||
| MF | E. Bocat | 0 | 3(75%) | 1 | 1 | 10(91%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.2 | 79 | 9(7) | |||||
| FW | J. McGlynn | 0 | 1(100%) | 1 | 32(84%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | 90 | 1 | 8(2) | ||||||
| FW | L. Cissé | 0 | 3(33%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.7 | 67 | 9(5) | ||||||||
| FW | Bae Jun-Ho | 0 | 4(57%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 67 | 3(None) | |||||||||
| MF | J. Devenny | 0 | 4(80%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 23 | 1 | 2(None) | ||||||||
| FW | G. Hirst | 0 | 2(67%) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 23 | 1 | 1(None) | ||||||||
| DF | Bosun Lawal | 0 | 3(75%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | 11 | 2(2) | |||||||||
| DF | L. Bombino | 0 | 3(75%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.3 | 11 | 1 | 3(1) | |||||||
| FW | R. Boženík | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4(100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.3 | 11 | 3(None) | ||||||
| GK | J. Griffiths | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| DF | B. Gibson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| FW | M. Manhoef | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| MF | B. Pearson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Middlesbrough
| Pos | Player | Shots | Shots on target | Goals | Dribbles (success) | Tackles (success) | Blocks | Passes (accuracy) | Assists | Yellow cards | Red cards | Fouls | Fouled | Rating | Min | Key passes | Interceptions | Duels (won) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | R. Vítek | 0 | 15(68%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 90 | ||||||||||
| DF | L. Ayling | 0 | 5 | 70(95%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 90 | 2 | 9(9) | ||||||
| DF | A. Phillips | 1 | 0 | 1 | 48(91%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.3 | 90 | 6(2) | ||||||
| DF | A. Malanda | 0 | 91(90%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 90 | 7(6) | |||||||||
| MF | C. Brittain | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3(100%) | 54(84%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.2 | 90 | 3 | 3 | 5(4) | |||
| MF | S. Berhalter | 1 | 0 | 4 | 29(81%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 64 | 4 | 1 | 8(5) | ||||
| MF | A. Morris | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1(100%) | 6 | 72(89%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.5 | 90 | 2 | 1 | 11(7) | ||
| MF | Neto Borges | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 48(87%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 90 | 1 | 5(4) | |||
| FW | A. Cozier-Duberry | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1(50%) | 32(94%) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7.3 | 78 | 2 | 1 | 7(2) | ||
| FW | J. Sarmiento | 0 | 2(67%) | 2 | 20(95%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 64 | 8(5) | |||||
| FW | W. Lankshear | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13(81%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | 77 | 1 | 4(2) | ||||
| MF | R. McGree | 0 | 1 | 14(82%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | 26 | 1 | 3(1) | |||||||
| FW | T. Conway | 1 | 0 | 9(90%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.9 | 26 | 1(1) | |||||||
| FW | K. Joseph | 0 | 2(100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.3 | 13 | 5(None) | ||||||||
| DF | M. Arfsten | 0 | 1(100%) | 7(88%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.7 | 12 | 1 | 4(3) | |||||
| GK | S. Brynn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| DF | S. Byram | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| MF | Leo Castledine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| MF | C. Barron | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| MF | M. Peart-Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lineups
Stoke City
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | GK | 1 | V. Johansson |
| Starter | DF | 2 | B. Johnson |
| Starter | DF | 16 | B. Wilmot |
| Starter | DF | 5 | L. Graham |
| Starter | MF | 22 | J. Tchamadeu |
| Starter | MF | 27 | El Hadji Djibril Soumaré |
| Starter | MF | 8 | E. Galbraith |
| Starter | MF | 17 | E. Bocat |
| Starter | FW | 7 | J. McGlynn |
| Starter | FW | 11 | L. Cissé |
| Starter | FW | 10 | Bae Jun-Ho |
| Bench | DF | 21 | L. Bombino |
| Bench | 18 | B. Lawal | |
| Bench | MF | 13 | J. Devenny |
| Bench | FW | 9 | R. Boženík |
| Bench | FW | 15 | G. Hirst |
Show unused substitutes (4)
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bench | GK | 24 | J. Griffiths |
| Bench | DF | 23 | B. Gibson |
| Bench | MF | 4 | B. Pearson |
| Bench | FW | 42 | M. Manhoef |
Middlesbrough
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | GK | 1 | R. Vítek |
| Starter | DF | 12 | L. Ayling |
| Starter | DF | 4 | A. Phillips |
| Starter | DF | 29 | A. Malanda |
| Starter | MF | 2 | C. Brittain |
| Starter | MF | 6 | S. Berhalter |
| Starter | MF | 10 | A. Morris |
| Starter | MF | 30 | Neto Borges |
| Starter | FW | 11 | A. Cozier-Duberry |
| Starter | FW | 16 | J. Sarmiento |
| Starter | FW | 7 | W. Lankshear |
| Bench | MF | 8 | R. McGree |
| Bench | FW | 9 | T. Conway |
| Bench | FW | 22 | K. Joseph |
| Bench | DF | 17 | M. Arfsten |
Show unused substitutes (5)
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bench | GK | 31 | S. Brynn |
| Bench | DF | 3 | S. Byram |
| Bench | MF | 14 | M. Peart-Harris |
| Bench | MF | 18 | C. Barron |
| Bench | MF | 19 | Leo Castledine |
Match events
| Time | Team | Event | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2H 3' | Middlesbrough | ⚽ Goal | C. Brittain | 0-1 |
| 2H 5' | Stoke City | ⚽ Goal | Neto Borges | 0-2 |
| 2H 6' | Middlesbrough | 🟨 Yellow card | S. Berhalter | |
| 2H 19' | Middlesbrough | 🔄 Substitution | OUT S. Berhalter → IN R. McGree | |
| 2H 19' | Middlesbrough | 🔄 Substitution | OUT J. Sarmiento → IN T. Conway | |
| 2H 22' | Stoke City | 🔄 Substitution | OUT Bae Jun-Ho → IN J. Devenny | |
| 2H 22' | Stoke City | 🔄 Substitution | OUT L. Cissé → IN G. Hirst | |
| 2H 23' | Stoke City | 🟨 Yellow card | L. Graham | |
| 2H 28' | Middlesbrough | ⚽ Goal | W. Lankshear | 0-3 |
| 2H 33' | Middlesbrough | 🔄 Substitution | OUT W. Lankshear → IN K. Joseph | |
| 2H 33' | Middlesbrough | 🔄 Substitution | OUT A. Cozier-Duberry → IN M. Arfsten | |
| 2H 34' | Stoke City | 🔄 Substitution | OUT E. Bocat → IN L. Bombino | |
| 2H 34' | Stoke City | 🔄 Substitution | OUT J. Tchamadeu → IN B. Lawal | |
| 2H 34' | Stoke City | 🔄 Substitution | OUT El Hadji Djibril Soumaré → IN R. Boženík | |
| 2H 40' | Stoke City | ⚽ Goal | R. Boženík | 1-3 |
| 2H 45' | Middlesbrough | ⚽ Goal | Neto Borges | 1-4 |
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