Championship 26/27 · 29 Aug 2026

Middlesbrough 3–1 West Bromwich Albion

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Jul 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made Middlesbrough favourites at 59%.

Middlesbrough won and made the better chances: 2.5 xG to 1.4.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Alfie Jones, 73.5 in 21′.

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score
Alfie Jones Defender	21	1	0	0.42	73.5
Will Lankshear Forward	86	2	0	1.30	59.1
Radek Vitek Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	51.6
Sebastian Berhalter Midfielder	45	0	0	0.04	50.7
Adilson Malanda Defender	90	0	0	0.07	49.2
Neto Borges Defender	90	0	0	–	48.9
Tommy Conway Forward	9	0	0	–	46.7
Aidan Morris Midfielder	90	0	0	–	46.0
Kyle Joseph Forward	21	0	0	0.33	45.6
Riley McGree Midfielder	69	0	0	0.10	42.1
Maximilian Arfsten Midfielder	50	0	0	–	40.8
Luke Ayling Defender	90	0	1	0.21	39.0
Callum Brittain Defender	90	0	0	0.02	37.4
Myles Peart-Harris Midfielder	45	0	0	–	37.2
Jeremy Sarmiento Midfielder	40	0	0	–	35.8
Morgan Whittaker Midfielder	69	0	0	0.04	32.6

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score
Nathaniel Phillips Defender	90	0	0	–	61.9
Rabby Nzingoula Midfielder	20	0	0	0.03	60.2
Isaac Price Midfielder	90	0	1	0.32	55.5
Jayson Molumby Midfielder	77	0	0	–	54.7
Ousmane Diakité Midfielder	90	0	0	0.02	54.0
George Campbell Defender	90	0	0	–	52.8
Kareem Tunde Midfielder	13	0	0	0.25	51.7
Barney Stewart Forward	9	0	0	–	49.9
Jimmy-Jay Morgan Midfielder	86	1	0	0.31	49.0
Max O'Leary Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	46.2
Aune Selland Heggebø Forward	13	0	0	–	46.1
Harry Whitwell Midfielder	70	0	0	0.09	44.9
Nolan Galves Defender	90	0	0	–	43.1
Callum Styles Defender	90	0	0	0.08	41.6
Felix Horn Myhre Midfielder	77	0	0	0.33	38.4