1 MID

0 NOR

MID 1

0 NOR

Middlesbrough
-
Norwich

Championship, Round 30
Saturday, January 31, 2026 3:00 PM
Riverside Stadium

Result

1-0

Match Recap

Hayden Hackney 17'

Match Events

Second Half 1 - 0

J. Sarmiento

Tommy Conway

86'

82'

Matěj Jurásek

Ali Ahmed

Aidan Morris

Yellow Card

81'

80'

A. Ben Slimane

Yellow Card

David Strelec

Yellow Card

72'

David Strelec

Morgan Whittaker

71'

Dael Fry

Callum Brittain

71'

Alexander Gilbert

Riley McGree

62'

59'

Mathias Kvistgaarden

P. Diallo

59'

Oscar Schwartau

J. Wright

56'

Vladan Kovačević

Yellow Card

First Half 1 - 0

Hayden Hackney

Riley McGree

17'

Match Statistics

Ball Possession

56%

44%

Total Shots

Shots on Goal

Corners

Expected Goals (xG)

0.43

0.58

Match Information

Information	Value
League	Championship
Season	Championship 2025/26
Round	Round 30
Date	January 31, 2026
Time	15:00
Venue	Riverside Stadium
Result	1 - 0

Lineups

Middlesbrough

31. S. Brynn Solomon Brynn

2. C. Brittain Callum Brittain

12. L. Ayling Luke Ayling

29. A. Malanda Adilson Malanda

3. M. Targett Matthew Targett

16. A. Browne A. Browne

18. A. Morris Aidan Morris

7. H. Hackney Hayden Hackney

11. M. Whittaker Morgan Whittaker

9. T. Conway Tommy Conway

8. R. McGree Riley McGree

24. J. Makama Jovon Makama

21. A. Ahmed Ali Ahmed

20. A. B. Slimane A. Ben Slimane

19. P. Diallo P. Diallo

16. J. Wright J. Wright

23. K. McLean Kenny McLean

14. B. Chrisene Ben Chrisene

33. J. Córdoba José Córdoba

15. R. McConville Ruairi McConville

35. K. Fisher Kellen Fisher

1. V. Kovačević Vladan Kovačević

Norwich

Substitutes

Middlesbrough

Norwich

Unused Players

Middlesbrough

Norwich

Form before the match

Middlesbrough

Norwich

Previous Fixtures

Championship 2025/26

August 23, 2025

Norwich

Middlesbrough

Championship 2024/25

April 26, 2025

Middlesbrough

Norwich

October 27, 2024

Norwich

Middlesbrough

Championship 2023/24

March 6, 2024

Middlesbrough

Norwich

October 24, 2023

Norwich

Middlesbrough

Championship

	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Promotion
1	Coventry	45	27	11	7	93	45	48	92
2	Ipswich	45	22	15	8	77	47	30	81
Promotion Playoffs
3	Millwall	45	23	11	11	62	49	13	80
4	Middlesbrough	45	22	13	10	70	45	25	79
5	Southampton	45	21	14	10	79	55	24	77
6	Wrexham	45	19	13	13	67	63	4	70

7	Hull City	45	20	10	15	68	65	3	70
8	Derby	45	20	9	16	66	57	9	69
9	Norwich	45	19	8	18	62	54	8	65
10	Birmingham	45	17	12	16	56	55	1	63
11	Swansea	45	17	10	18	54	58	-4	61
12	Preston	45	15	15	15	54	59	-5	60
13	Bristol City	45	16	11	18	57	59	-2	59
14	QPR	45	16	10	19	61	70	-9	58
15	Sheffield Utd	45	17	6	22	64	65	-1	57
16	Watford	45	14	15	16	53	61	-8	57
17	Stoke City	45	15	10	20	51	54	-3	55
18	Portsmouth	45	14	12	19	48	63	-15	54
19	Charlton	45	13	14	18	43	55	-12	53
20	Blackburn	45	13	13	19	42	55	-13	52
21	West Brom	45	13	14	18	47	56	-9	51
Relegation
22	Oxford United	45	11	14	20	45	57	-12	47
23	Leicester	45	11	16	18	57	68	-11	43
24	Sheffield Wednesday	45	1	12	32	27	88	-61	-3

Updated January 31, 2026 4:58 PM