EFL Championship · Matchday 3

Middlesbrough v West Bromwich Albion

Sat, 29 Aug 2026 11:30:00 UTCRiverside StadiumMatchday 3

Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate

Middlesbrough 31%Draw 21%West Bromwich Albion 48%

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

Middlesbrough4-3-3
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
West Bromwich Albion3-6-1
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
22 ptsTable20 pts
+6Goal difference+3
LWLLDFormWWLDW
2Head-to-head wins0
31%Win chance48%

Head to head — 2 previous meetings

Middlesbrough 2W0D0W West Bromwich Albion

Goals 5–3

  • 2026-01-16West Bromwich Albion2–3Middlesbrough
  • 2025-09-19Middlesbrough2–1West Bromwich Albion

Seasons searched: 2025-2026, 2026-2027.

Recent form — Last five, before this fixture

Middlesbrough

LWLLD
  • @Blackburn Rovers1-2
  • vsLincoln City2-1
  • @Hull City0-1
  • @Southampton1-2
  • vsSouthampton0-0

West Bromwich Albion

WWLDW
  • vsBurnley3-1
  • @Norwich City2-1
  • @Sheffield Wednesday1-2
  • vsIpswich Town0-0
  • vsWatford3-0

This season — other meeting

Where they stand — In a 24-team table

TeamPWDLGDPts
Middlesbrough11641+622
West Bromwich Albion11623+320