EFL Championship 2026-27 | Matchday 12 | 2026-10-24 04:00 JST
1–5
- 39' L. Brunt (OG)
- 45+2' T. Bair
- 13' A. Morris
- 31' W. Lankshear
- 73' A. Cozier-Duberry
- 78' W. Lankshear
Match summary
Bolton Wanderers and Middlesbrough met in the EFL Championship 2026-27 Matchday 12 on October 24. Middlesbrough came out on top of a thrilling 5-1 shootout against Bolton Wanderers. Middlesbrough led 3-1 at half-time. They added 2 more after the break to pull clear.
Middlesbrough controlled the game with 61% possession and 31 shots (12 for their opponents). Middlesbrough scored 5 from 12 shots on target.
Team stats
4-2-3-1
4-2-3-1
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| Bolton Wanderers | Stat | Middlesbrough |
|---|---|---|
| 4-2-3-1 | Formation | 4-2-3-1 |
| 39% | Possession | 61% |
| 0.94 | Expected goals (xG) | 4.19 |
| 12 | Shots | 31 |
| 4 | Shots on target | 12 |
| 5 | Shots off target | 8 |
| 3 | Blocked shots | 11 |
| 7 | Shots inside the box | 20 |
| 5 | Shots outside the box | 11 |
| 2 | Corner kicks | 12 |
| 0 | Offsides | 4 |
| 9 | Fouls | 9 |
| 367 | Passes | 557 |
| 308 | Accurate passes | 494 |
| 8 | Goalkeeper saves | 3 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Referee: Simon Hooper
Player stats
Bolton Wanderers
| 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | E. Toal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34(92%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 90 | 0 | 1 | 5(3) | |
| FW | T. Bair | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10(83%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.49 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 7(1) | |
| DF | L. Brunt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(100%) | 1 | 0 | 46(92%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.11 | 90 | 0 | 1 | 4(3) |
| MF | K. Dong | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1(25%) | 1 | 1 | 14(88%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.21 | 74 | 1 | 3 | 7(3) |
| MF | E. Erhahon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(0%) | 0 | 0 | 13(87%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5.87 | 55 | 0 | 3 | 5(2) |
| DF | A. Famewo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10(67%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.68 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 4(3) | |
| MF | T. Gale | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2(67%) | 2 | 1 | 22(92%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.36 | 90 | 2 | 1 | 6(4) |
| DF | Gaizka Larrazabal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29(85%) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.45 | 90 | 3 | 1 | 2(0) | |
| MF | Ruben Rodrigues | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0(0%) | 1 | 0 | 13(81%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 | 45 | 2 | 1 | 3(1) |
| MF | J. Sheehan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1(50%) | 1 | 0 | 35(81%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5.75 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 7(4) |
| GK | G. Bazunu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28(65%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.15 | 90 | 0 | 0 | ||
| GK | J. Bonham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| DF | M. Conway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23(96%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5.93 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 5(4) | |
| FW | S. Dalby | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7(58%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.26 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 9(5) | |
| DF | B. Davies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| FW | R. Hardie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0(0%) | 1 | 0 | 7(78%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.78 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 2(1) |
| FW | S. Iling-Junior | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| MF | A. Ito | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12(100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.72 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 3(0) | |
| MF | X. Simons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5(100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.85 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2(1) | |
| MF | Luca Stephenson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | A. Phillips | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 48(83%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6.23 | 90 | 0 | 2 | 9(4) | |
| MF | S. Berhalter | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 37(88%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.2 | 86 | 4 | 0 | 6(2) | |
| DF | C. Brittain | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1(50%) | 1 | 1 | 43(88%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.94 | 90 | 3 | 0 | 4(2) |
| MF | T. Conway | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0(0%) | 0 | 4 | 36(95%) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 | 69 | 4 | 0 | 4(1) |
| MF | A. Cozier-Duberry | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1(33%) | 0 | 2 | 18(82%) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.77 | 79 | 1 | 0 | 4(1) |
| FW | W. Lankshear | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9(64%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9.15 | 79 | 1 | 0 | 5(2) | |
| DF | A. Malanda | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2(100%) | 2 | 0 | 90(89%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.78 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 12(10) |
| MF | R. McGree | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42(91%) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8.6 | 79 | 6 | 0 | 5(1) | |
| MF | A. Morris | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2(100%) | 2 | 0 | 63(90%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.2 | 90 | 4 | 2 | 5(5) |
| DF | Neto Borges | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 65(97%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7.13 | 90 | 2 | 0 | 6(4) | |
| GK | R. Vítek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17(85%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.58 | 90 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | M. Arfsten | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2(67%) | 0 | 1 | 12(92%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.47 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 3(2) |
| DF | L. Ayling | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| MF | C. Barron | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| GK | S. Brynn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| DF | S. Byram | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| MF | Leo Castledine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5(100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1(1) | |
| FW | K. Joseph | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3(100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.44 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3(1) | |
| MF | M. Peart-Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3(100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | J. Sarmiento | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3(50%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.27 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4(0) |
Lineups
Bolton Wanderers
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | GK | 31 | G. Bazunu |
| Starter | DF | 22 | Gaizka Larrazabal |
| Starter | DF | 18 | E. Toal |
| Starter | DF | 5 | L. Brunt |
| Starter | DF | 14 | A. Famewo |
| Starter | MF | 8 | J. Sheehan |
| Starter | MF | 21 | E. Erhahon |
| Starter | MF | 7 | K. Dong |
| Starter | MF | 20 | Ruben Rodrigues |
| Starter | MF | 11 | T. Gale |
| Starter | FW | 9 | T. Bair |
| Bench | DF | 25 | M. Conway |
| Bench | FW | 10 | S. Dalby |
| Bench | FW | 39 | R. Hardie |
| Bench | MF | 17 | A. Ito |
| Bench | MF | 4 | X. Simons |
Show unused substitutes (4)
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bench | GK | 1 | J. Bonham |
| Bench | DF | 6 | B. Davies |
| Bench | FW | 16 | S. Iling-Junior |
| Bench | MF | 27 | Luca Stephenson |
Middlesbrough
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | GK | 1 | R. Vítek |
| Starter | DF | 2 | C. Brittain |
| Starter | DF | 4 | A. Phillips |
| Starter | DF | 29 | A. Malanda |
| 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 | FW | 16 | J. Sarmiento |
| Bench | MF | 14 | M. Peart-Harris |
| Bench | FW | 22 | K. Joseph |
| Bench | MF | 19 | Leo Castledine |
| Bench | DF | 17 | M. Arfsten |
Show unused substitutes (4)
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bench | DF | 3 | S. Byram |
| Bench | GK | 31 | S. Brynn |
| Bench | MF | 18 | C. Barron |
| Bench | DF | 12 | L. Ayling |
Match events
| Time | Team | Event | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1H 13' | Middlesbrough | ⚽ Goal | A. Morris | 0-1 |
| 1H 31' | Middlesbrough | ⚽ Goal | W. Lankshear | 0-2 |
| 1H 39' | Middlesbrough | ⚽ Goal | L. Brunt | 1-2 |
| 1H 45+2' | Bolton Wanderers | ⚽ Goal | T. Bair | 2-2 |
| 1H 45' | Bolton Wanderers | 🔄 Substitution | OUT A. Famewo → IN M. Conway | |
| 1H 45' | Bolton Wanderers | 🔄 Substitution | OUT Ruben Rodrigues → IN A. Ito | |
| 2H 10' | Bolton Wanderers | 🔄 Substitution | OUT T. Bair → IN S. Dalby | |
| 2H 10' | Bolton Wanderers | 🔄 Substitution | OUT E. Erhahon → IN R. Hardie | |
| 2H 18' | Bolton Wanderers | 🟨 Yellow card | J. Sheehan | |
| 2H 24' | Middlesbrough | 🔄 Substitution | OUT T. Conway → IN M. Arfsten | |
| 2H 28' | Middlesbrough | ⚽ Goal | A. Cozier-Duberry | 2-3 |
| 2H 29' | Bolton Wanderers | 🔄 Substitution | OUT K. Dong → IN X. Simons | |
| 2H 33' | Middlesbrough | ⚽ Goal | W. Lankshear | 2-4 |
| 2H 34' | Middlesbrough | 🔄 Substitution | OUT R. McGree → IN Leo Castledine | |
| 2H 34' | Middlesbrough | 🔄 Substitution | OUT A. Cozier-Duberry → IN J. Sarmiento | |
| 2H 34' | Middlesbrough | 🔄 Substitution | OUT W. Lankshear → IN K. Joseph | |
| 2H 41' | Middlesbrough | 🔄 Substitution | OUT S. Berhalter → IN M. Peart-Harris |
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