EFL Championship · Matchday 3
- Sat, 29 Aug 2026 11:30:00 UTCRiverside StadiumMatchday 3
Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate
Middlesbrough 39%Draw 34%West Bromwich Albion 27%
Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.
Match stats
MiddlesbroughWest Bromwich Albion
47Possession53
2.46Expected goals (xG)1.4
15Shots12
6Shots on target4
5Shots off target2
4Blocked shots6
14Shots inside box10
1Shots outside box2
7Corners6
3Offsides0
15Fouls6
0Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
2Saves4
516Passes584
455Accurate passes522
88Pass accuracy89
Match events
- 40'Jeremy Sarmiento → Maximilian Arfsten
- 46'Myles Peart-Harris → Sebastian Berhalter
- 48'Will Lankshear
- 61'Ousmane Diakité
- 65'Jimmy Morgan (assist Isaac Price)
- 69'Morgan Whittaker → Alfie Jones
- 69'Riley McGree → Kyle Joseph
- 70'Harry Whitwell ← Rabby Nzingoula
- 73'Will Lankshear
- 77'Jayson Molumby ← Kareem Tunde
- 77'Felix Horn Myhre ← Aune Selland Heggebø
- 86'Will Lankshear → Tommy Conway
- 86'Jimmy Morgan ← Barney Stewart
- 87'Alfie Jones (assist Luke Ayling)
Middlesbrough · West Bromwich Albion
Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate
127.5Ayling
26.8Brittain
106.8Morris
116.8↓69'Whittaker
86.8↓69'McGree
306.8Borges
166.8↓40'Sarmiento
146.8↓46'Peart-Harris
296.8Malanda
16.8Vítek
78.8↓86'Lankshear
46.3Styles
36.3Phillips
15.9O'Leary
86.3↓77'Molumby
176.0Diakité
66.3Campbell
217.1Price
76.3↓77'Myhre
256.3Galves
117.3↓86'Morgan
296.3↓70'Whitwell
Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate
Middlesbrough
- 12Luke Ayling7.5
- 2Callum Brittain6.8
- 10Aidan Morris6.8
- 11Morgan Whittaker6.8
- 8Riley McGree6.8
- 30Neto Borges6.8
- 16Jeremy Sarmiento6.8
- 14Myles Peart-Harris6.8
- 29Adilson Malanda6.8
- 1Radek Vítek6.8
- 7Will Lankshear8.8
West Bromwich Albion
- 4Callum Styles6.3
- 3Nathaniel Phillips6.3
- 1Max O'Leary5.9
- 8Jayson Molumby6.3
- 17Ousmane Diakité6.0
- 6George Campbell6.3
- 21Isaac Price7.1
- 7Felix Horn Myhre6.3
- 25Nolan Galves6.3
- 11Jimmy Morgan7.3
- 29Harry Whitwell6.3
MiddlesbroughTale of the tapeWest Bromwich Albion
4-3-3Formation3-6-1
10 ptsTable10 pts
+3Goal difference+2
3Head-to-head wins0
39%Pre-match odds27%
Head to head — 3 previous meetings
Middlesbrough 3W0D0W West Bromwich Albion
Goals 8–4
- 2026-08-29Middlesbrough3–1West Bromwich Albion
- 2026-01-16West Bromwich Albion2–3Middlesbrough
- 2025-09-19Middlesbrough2–1West Bromwich Albion
Seasons searched: 2025-2026, 2026-2027.
This season — other meeting
Where they stand — In a 24-team table
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middlesbrough | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 10 |
| West Bromwich Albion | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 10 |