Middlesbrough 5-1 Watford · Championship
Middlesbrough beat Watford 5-1 in the Championship. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
Match report
Middlesbrough and Watford met in the Championship at Riverside in Middlesbrough on Saturday, 25 April 2026.
Goalscorers
Middlesbrough: M. Whittaker 6', 58'; D. Strelec 45'; T. Conway 75', 90'. Watford: J. Abankwah 48'.
How the match went
Middlesbrough saw more of the ball, 56% of it. Middlesbrough had 20 shots with 9 on target, Watford 12 with 3 on target. There were 9 corners in total, 6 to Middlesbrough and 3 to Watford. Middlesbrough conceded 8 fouls, Watford 10. The referee showed 3 yellow cards (1 for Middlesbrough, 2 for Watford).
Line-ups
Middlesbrough started in a 4-2-3-1: Solomon Brynn, Callum Brittain, Luke Ayling, Adilson Malanda, Alex Bangura, Alexander Gilbert, Aidan Morris, Morgan Whittaker, Jeremy Sarmiento, Sontje Hansen, David Strelec.
Watford started in a 3-5-2: Egil Selvik, James Abankwah, Matthew Pollock, Kévin Keben Biakolo, Jeremy Ngakia, Nampalys Mendy, Imrân Louza, Edo Kayembe, Marc Bola, Luca Kjerrumgaard, Edoardo Bove.
More from this competition: Championship fixtures, results and table.