EFL Championship 2026-27 | Matchday 7 | 2026-09-12 23:00 JST
4 – 3
4' S. Berhalter 7' A. Cozier-Duberry 36' S. Berhalter 90' A. Phillips 1' M. Touré 70' J. Makama 75' J. Wright
Match summary Middlesbrough took on Norwich City in the EFL Championship 2026-27 Matchday 7 on September 12. Middlesbrough came out on top of a thrilling 4-3 shootout against Norwich City. Middlesbrough led 3-1 at half-time. In the second half, Middlesbrough scored 1 and Norwich City scored 2.
Scorers: Middlesbrough – S. Berhalter (2 goals), A. Cozier-Duberry and A. Phillips; Norwich City – M. Touré, J. Wright and J. Makama. Assists: Middlesbrough – T. Conway; Norwich City – J. Wright and P. Maghoma.
Possession was an even 50% each. Shots: Middlesbrough 17, Norwich City 13. Middlesbrough scored 4 from 6 shots on target. Yellow cards: Middlesbrough 2, Norwich City 1.
Team stats 4-2-3-1 1 Vítek 30 Borges 5 Jones 29 Mala nda 2 Brit tai 6 Berhalt 10 Morris 9 Conway 8 McGree 11 Cozier- 7 Lankshe
4-2-3-1 1 Kovačev 14 Chri sen 33 Córd oba 15 McCo nvi 35 Fisher 7 Mattsso 23 McLean 49 Musaba 20 Slimane 11 Brooks 21 Touré
2.38 Expected goals (xG) 1.76
-1.61 Goals prevented (xG) -1.61
View as table Middlesbrough Stat Norwich City 4-2-3-1 Formation 4-2-3-1 50% Possession 50% 2.38 Expected goals (xG) 1.76 17 Shots 13 6 Shots on target 5 8 Shots off target 6 3 Blocked shots 2 12 Shots inside the box 9 5 Shots outside the box 4 3 Corner kicks 5 3 Offsides 1 13 Fouls 9 433 Passes 429 354 Accurate passes 336 82% Pass accuracy 78% 2 Goalkeeper saves 2 -1.61 Goals prevented (xG) -1.61 2 Yellow cards 1 0 Red cards 0
Referee: Adam Herczeg, England
Player stats 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(65%) 0 0 0 6.7 90 DF C. Brittain 0 6 33(80%) 0 0 0 6.6 90 1 12(6) DF A. Malanda 0 60(88%) 0 0 0 6.3 90 2 1 5(2) DF A. Jones 0 1 33(92%) 0 0 0 6.7 45 2(2) DF Neto Borges 1 0 1 2 36(88%) 0 0 0 1 6.6 90 2 3 3(2) MF A. Morris 1 1 0 3 46(88%) 0 0 0 2 3 6.5 90 2 3 15(8) MF S. Berhalter 3 2 2 2 27(77%) 0 0 0 2 8.6 90 1 5(2) MF A. Cozier-Duberry 2 1 1 1(100%) 2 29(91%) 0 0 0 7.9 73 1 2 4(3) MF R. McGree 2 0 15(65%) 0 1 0 3 5.9 63 5(None) MF T. Conway 1 0 19(86%) 2 0 0 1 4 7.3 63 2 6(4) FW W. Lankshear 2 1 0 15(71%) 0 0 0 6.3 89 1 7(3) DF A. Phillips 1 1 1 12(80%) 0 1 0 2 1 7.2 45 1 5(2) MF M. Peart-Harris 0 6(60%) 0 0 0 1 6.3 27 2 3(1) FW K. Joseph 1 0 1(100%) 2 5(56%) 0 0 0 1 6.9 27 1 7(7) DF M. Arfsten 0 1(50%) 3(60%) 0 0 0 1 7.2 17 2 4(1) DF L. Ayling 0 0 0 0 1 1(1) GK S. Brynn 0 0 0 0 MF R. Pukštas 0 0 0 0 FW J. Sarmiento 0 0 0 0 FW D. Strelec 0 0 0 0
Norwich 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. Kovačević 0 27(75%) 0 0 0 5.2 90 DF K. Fisher 0 1 17(71%) 0 0 0 1 1 5.6 62 3 4(3) DF Ruairi McConville 1 0 1 1 61(82%) 0 0 0 1 5.2 90 1 4(1) DF J. Córdoba 0 1(100%) 1 36(82%) 0 0 0 1 6.2 90 2(2) DF B. Chrisene 0 2 26(79%) 0 0 0 1 5.6 90 2 3 6(3) MF K. McLean 0 47(82%) 0 0 0 1 2 6.3 90 3 8(3) MF P. Mattsson 0 1(100%) 3 1 42(86%) 0 0 0 2 3 6.9 90 1 1 13(8) MF A. Brooks 2 1 0 2(67%) 15(79%) 0 0 0 2 6.2 74 2 7(4) MF A. Ben Slimane 0 1 16(73%) 0 0 0 2 6 45 2 9(3) MF A. Musaba 1 1 0 3(43%) 1 14(52%) 0 0 0 2 6.2 89 1 13(7) FW M. Touré 2 1 1 7(88%) 0 0 0 1 7.7 62 3(None) MF J. Wright 3 1 1 1(100%) 11(92%) 1 0 0 8.3 45 3 3(2) DF J. Stacey 0 1 8(73%) 0 1 0 1 6 28 3 6(1) FW J. Makama 2 1 1 1(100%) 1(33%) 0 0 0 1 7.3 28 4(3) MF P. Maghoma 0 7(78%) 1 0 0 6.5 16 1 2(None) FW O. Schwartau 0 1(100%) 0 0 0 1 1 GK D. Grimshaw 0 0 0 0 DF H. Darling 0 0 0 0 MF S. Field 0 0 0 0 FW A. Crnac 0 0 0 0
Lineups Middlesbrough Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 R. Vítek Starter DF 2 C. Brittain Starter DF 29 A. Malanda Starter DF 5 A. Jones Starter DF 30 Neto Borges Starter MF 10 A. Morris Starter MF 6 S. Berhalter Starter MF 11 A. Cozier-Duberry Starter MF 8 R. McGree Starter MF 9 T. Conway Starter FW 7 W. Lankshear Bench DF 12 L. Ayling Bench DF 4 A. Phillips Bench MF 14 M. Peart-Harris Bench FW 22 K. Joseph Bench DF 17 M. Arfsten
Show unused substitutes (4) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 31 S. Brynn Bench MF 21 R. Pukštas Bench FW 16 J. Sarmiento Bench FW 13 D. Strelec
Norwich City Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 V. Kovačević Starter DF 35 K. Fisher Starter DF 15 Ruairi McConville Starter DF 33 J. Córdoba Starter DF 14 B. Chrisene Starter MF 23 K. McLean Starter MF 7 P. Mattsson Starter MF 11 A. Brooks Starter MF 20 A. Ben Slimane Starter MF 49 A. Musaba Starter FW 21 M. Touré Bench DF 3 J. Stacey Bench MF 25 P. Maghoma Bench MF 16 J. Wright Bench FW 24 J. Makama Bench FW 29 O. Schwartau
Show unused substitutes (4) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 32 D. Grimshaw Bench DF 6 H. Darling Bench MF 26 S. Field Bench FW 17 A. Crnac
Match events Time Team Event Player Score 1H 1' Norwich City ⚽ Goal M. Touré 0-1 1H 4' Middlesbrough ⚽ Goal S. Berhalter 1-1 1H 7' Middlesbrough ⚽ Goal A. Cozier-Duberry 2-1 1H 36' Middlesbrough ⚽ Goal S. Berhalter 3-1 2H 1' Middlesbrough 🔄 Substitution OUT A. Jones → IN A. Phillips 2H 1' Norwich City 🔄 Substitution OUT A. Ben Slimane → IN J. Wright 2H 8' Middlesbrough 🟨 Yellow card R. McGree 2H 17' Norwich City 🔄 Substitution OUT K. Fisher → IN J. Stacey 2H 17' Norwich City 🔄 Substitution OUT M. Touré → IN J. Makama 2H 18' Middlesbrough 🔄 Substitution OUT T. Conway → IN M. Peart-Harris 2H 18' Middlesbrough 🔄 Substitution OUT R. McGree → IN K. Joseph 2H 25' Norwich City ⚽ Goal J. Makama 3-2 2H 28' Middlesbrough 🔄 Substitution OUT A. Cozier-Duberry → IN M. Arfsten 2H 29' Norwich City 🔄 Substitution OUT A. Brooks → IN P. Maghoma 2H 30' Norwich City ⚽ Goal J. Wright 3-3 2H 44' Middlesbrough 🟨 Yellow card A. Phillips 2H 45' Norwich City 🟨 Yellow card J. Stacey 2H 45+2' Middlesbrough 🔄 Substitution OUT W. Lankshear → IN L. Ayling 2H 45' Norwich City 🔄 Substitution OUT A. Musaba → IN O. Schwartau 2H 45' Middlesbrough ⚽ Goal A. Phillips 4-3
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