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Stoke City 2-3 Middlesbrough · Championship

Stoke City lost to Middlesbrough 2-3 in the Championship. Goals: C. Brittain 48', N. Borges (own goal) 50', W. Lankshear 73', R. Boženík 85', N. Borges 90+1'. Expected goals (xG): Stoke City 0.5, Middlesbrough 1.3. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

Stoke City fixtures and results · Middlesbrough fixtures and results · Championship table

Match report

Stoke City and Middlesbrough met in the Championship at bet365 Stadium in Stoke on Tuesday, 13 October 2026.

Goalscorers

Stoke City: N. Borges 50'; R. Boženík 85'. Middlesbrough: C. Brittain 48'; W. Lankshear 73'; N. Borges 90'.

How the match went

Middlesbrough saw more of the ball, 66% of it. Stoke City had 8 shots with 1 on target, Middlesbrough 20 with 9 on target. There were 7 corners in total, 4 to Stoke City and 3 to Middlesbrough. Stoke City conceded 9 fouls, Middlesbrough 11. The referee showed 2 yellow cards (1 for Stoke City, 1 for Middlesbrough).

Line-ups

Stoke City started in a 3-4-3: Viktor Johansson, Ben Johnson, Ben Wilmot, Luke Graham, Junior Tchamadeu, Djibril Soumaré, Ethan Galbraith, Eric Bocat, Jack McGlynn, Lamine Cissé, Jun-Ho Bae.

Middlesbrough started in a 3-4-2-1: Radek Vitek, Luke Ayling, Ashley Phillips, Adilson Malanda, Callum Brittain, Sebastian Berhalter, Aidan Morris, Neto Borges, Amario Cozier-Duberry, Jeremy Sarmiento, Will Lankshear.

More from this competition: Championship fixtures, results and table.

Minute by minute

  1. 45'Half-time. Stoke City 0-0 Middlesbrough.
  2. 48'Goal! Stoke City 0-1 Middlesbrough. C. Brittain (Middlesbrough) scores, assisted by A. Cozier-Duberry.
  3. 50'Goal! Stoke City 1-1 Middlesbrough. Own goal by N. Borges.
  4. 73'Goal! Stoke City 1-2 Middlesbrough. W. Lankshear (Middlesbrough) scores.
  5. 85'Goal! Stoke City 2-2 Middlesbrough. R. Boženík (Stoke City) scores, assisted by G. Hirst.
  6. 90+1'Goal! Stoke City 2-3 Middlesbrough. N. Borges (Middlesbrough) scores.
  7. 90'Full-time. Stoke City 2-3 Middlesbrough.
Full commentary (55 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Stoke City vs Middlesbrough.
  2. 2'Attempt blocked. A. Cozier-Duberry (Middlesbrough), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  3. 6'Offside, Stoke City.
  4. 9'Attempt saved. W. Lankshear (Middlesbrough), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  5. 16'Corner, Middlesbrough.
  6. 23'Attempt blocked. J. McGlynn (Stoke City), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.02.
  7. 28'Attempt missed. S. Berhalter (Middlesbrough), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  8. 30'Attempt saved. A. Cozier-Duberry (Middlesbrough), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  9. 32'Corner, Stoke City.
  10. 33'Corner, Stoke City.
  11. 34'Corner, Stoke City.
  12. 35'Attempt missed. D. Soumaré (Stoke City), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.05.
  13. 39'Attempt saved. A. Morris (Middlesbrough), left-footed shot. xG 0.34.
  14. 39'Attempt blocked. A. Cozier-Duberry (Middlesbrough), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  15. 45'Attempt blocked. W. Lankshear (Middlesbrough), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  16. 45'1 minute of added time.
  17. 45+1'Attempt missed. N. Borges (Middlesbrough), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  18. 45'Half-time. Stoke City 0-0 Middlesbrough.
  19. 46'The second half is under way.
  20. 46'Attempt missed. D. Soumaré (Stoke City), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  21. 48'Attempt blocked. C. Brittain (Middlesbrough), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  22. 48'Goal! Stoke City 0-1 Middlesbrough. C. Brittain (Middlesbrough) scores, assisted by A. Cozier-Duberry.
  23. 50'Goal! Stoke City 1-1 Middlesbrough. Own goal by N. Borges.
  24. 51'Yellow card for S. Berhalter (Middlesbrough) for foul.
  25. 61'Attempt missed. A. Morris (Middlesbrough), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.
  26. 61'Attempt blocked. A. Morris (Middlesbrough), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.
  27. 61'Attempt saved. C. Brittain (Middlesbrough), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  28. 62'Offside, Middlesbrough.
  29. 64'Substitution, Middlesbrough: T. Conway comes on for J. Sarmiento.
  30. 64'Substitution, Middlesbrough: R. McGree comes on for S. Berhalter.
  31. 66'Attempt missed. J. Tchamadeu (Stoke City), left-footed shot. xG 0.25.
  32. 67'Substitution, Stoke City: J. Devenny comes on for B. Jun-Ho.
  33. 67'Substitution, Stoke City: G. Hirst comes on for L. Cissé.
  34. 68'Yellow card for L. Graham (Stoke City) for foul.
  35. 73'Corner, Middlesbrough.
  36. 73'Attempt saved. A. Cozier-Duberry (Middlesbrough), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
  37. 73'Goal! Stoke City 1-2 Middlesbrough. W. Lankshear (Middlesbrough) scores.
  38. 75'Attempt missed. E. Galbraith (Stoke City), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  39. 77'Substitution, Middlesbrough: K. Joseph comes on for W. Lankshear.
  40. 78'Substitution, Middlesbrough: M. Arfsten comes on for A. Cozier-Duberry.
  41. 79'Substitution, Stoke City: L. Bombino comes on for E. Bocat.
  42. 79'Substitution, Stoke City: R. Boženík comes on for D. Soumaré.
  43. 79'Substitution, Stoke City: B. Lawal comes on for J. Tchamadeu.
  44. 80'Attempt missed. T. Conway (Middlesbrough), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  45. 81'Corner, Stoke City.
  46. 82'Attempt missed. R. Boženík (Stoke City), header from a corner. xG 0.06.
  47. 83'Attempt blocked. G. Hirst (Stoke City), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  48. 85'Goal! Stoke City 2-2 Middlesbrough. R. Boženík (Stoke City) scores, assisted by G. Hirst.
  49. 88'Attempt missed. A. Phillips (Middlesbrough), header from a set piece. xG 0.02.
  50. 90'Attempt saved. A. Morris (Middlesbrough), right-footed shot. xG 0.23.
  51. 90'4 minutes of added time.
  52. 90+1'Corner, Middlesbrough.
  53. 90+1'Attempt blocked. C. Brittain (Middlesbrough), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  54. 90+1'Goal! Stoke City 2-3 Middlesbrough. N. Borges (Middlesbrough) scores.
  55. 90'Full-time. Stoke City 2-3 Middlesbrough.
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