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Stoke City 1-2 Middlesbrough · Championship

Stoke City lost to Middlesbrough 1-2 in the Championship. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Stoke City and Middlesbrough met in the Championship at bet365 Stadium in Stoke on Wednesday, 21 January 2026.

Goalscorers

Stoke City: T. Rigo 15'. Middlesbrough: A. Browne 48'; T. Conway 59'.

How the match went

Middlesbrough saw more of the ball, 59% of it. Stoke City had 10 shots with 4 on target, Middlesbrough 16 with 7 on target. There were 9 corners in total, 5 to Stoke City and 4 to Middlesbrough. Stoke City conceded 11 fouls, Middlesbrough 10. The referee showed 5 yellow cards (3 for Stoke City, 2 for Middlesbrough).

Line-ups

Stoke City started in a 4-2-3-1: T. Simkin, M. Talovierov, A. Phillips, B. Wilmot, B. Lawal, T. Rigo, B. Pearson, M. Manhoef, B. Jun-Ho, S. Thomas, L. Cissé.

Middlesbrough started in a 4-2-3-1: S. Brynn, A. Browne, L. Ayling, A. Malanda, M. Targett, H. Hackney, A. Morris, S. Silvera, M. Whittaker, A. Gilbert, T. Conway.

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

Minute by minute

  1. 15'Goal! Stoke City 1-0 Middlesbrough. T. Rigo (Stoke City) scores, assisted by L. Cissé.
  2. 45'Half-time. Stoke City 1-0 Middlesbrough.
  3. 48'Goal! Stoke City 1-1 Middlesbrough. A. Browne (Middlesbrough) scores, assisted by M. Whittaker.
  4. 59'Goal! Stoke City 1-2 Middlesbrough. T. Conway (Middlesbrough) scores, assisted by A. Browne.
  5. 77'Second yellow card for B. Lawal (Stoke City), who is sent off.
  6. 90'Full-time. Stoke City 1-2 Middlesbrough.
Full commentary (43 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Stoke City vs Middlesbrough.
  2. 0'Yellow card for K. Hellberg (Middlesbrough) for argument.
  3. 8'Attempt missed. B. Wilmot (Stoke City), header from a corner. xG 0.22.
  4. 13'Attempt blocked. M. Targett (Middlesbrough), left-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.03.
  5. 15'Goal! Stoke City 1-0 Middlesbrough. T. Rigo (Stoke City) scores, assisted by L. Cissé.
  6. 29'Attempt saved. M. Manhoef (Stoke City), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.15.
  7. 32'Attempt blocked. M. Talovierov (Stoke City), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  8. 35'Attempt saved. A. Morris (Middlesbrough), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  9. 40'Attempt saved. M. Targett (Middlesbrough), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  10. 42'Attempt saved. L. Cissé (Stoke City), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.08.
  11. 45'2 minutes of added time.
  12. 45+2'Yellow card for B. Lawal (Stoke City) for foul.
  13. 45+3'Attempt missed. M. Targett (Middlesbrough), header from a set piece. xG 0.04.
  14. 45'Half-time. Stoke City 1-0 Middlesbrough.
  15. 46'The second half is under way.
  16. 46'Substitution, Middlesbrough: L. Castledine comes on for S. Silvera.
  17. 46'Substitution, Middlesbrough: D. Burgzorg comes on for A. Gilbert.
  18. 48'Goal! Stoke City 1-1 Middlesbrough. A. Browne (Middlesbrough) scores, assisted by M. Whittaker.
  19. 48'Attempt saved. A. Morris (Middlesbrough), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  20. 48'Attempt saved. H. Hackney (Middlesbrough), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  21. 50'Attempt blocked. L. Castledine (Middlesbrough), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  22. 51'Attempt missed. A. Browne (Middlesbrough), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.12.
  23. 52'Yellow card for L. Ayling (Middlesbrough) for foul.
  24. 54'Attempt missed. M. Manhoef (Stoke City), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.04.
  25. 54'Attempt missed. B. Jun-Ho (Stoke City), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.01.
  26. 59'Goal! Stoke City 1-2 Middlesbrough. T. Conway (Middlesbrough) scores, assisted by A. Browne.
  27. 62'Attempt blocked. H. Hackney (Middlesbrough), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  28. 63'Attempt missed. L. Castledine (Middlesbrough), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  29. 66'Yellow card for B. Pearson (Stoke City) for foul.
  30. 66'Attempt saved. T. Conway (Middlesbrough), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.14.
  31. 67'Substitution, Stoke City: T. Seko comes on for M. Manhoef.
  32. 74'Attempt blocked. M. Whittaker (Middlesbrough), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.03.
  33. 75'Substitution, Stoke City: E. Bocat comes on for B. Pearson.
  34. 77'Second yellow card for B. Lawal (Stoke City), who is sent off.
  35. 79'Substitution, Middlesbrough: S. H. Nypan comes on for M. Whittaker.
  36. 81'Attempt blocked. M. Talovierov (Stoke City), header from a corner. xG 0.06.
  37. 85'Attempt missed. D. Burgzorg (Middlesbrough), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  38. 90'5 minutes of added time.
  39. 90+2'Substitution, Middlesbrough: D. Fry comes on for T. Conway.
  40. 90+4'Attempt missed. L. Cissé (Stoke City), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.22.
  41. 90+4'Attempt saved. L. Cissé (Stoke City), header from a corner. xG 0.09.
  42. 90+5'Attempt blocked. S. H. Nypan (Middlesbrough), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  43. 90'Full-time. Stoke City 1-2 Middlesbrough.
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