Boro vs Leicester 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season

Middlesbrough

45'+2': Riley McGree

FT
1 - 1

Leicester City

18': Caleb Okoli

Introduction

Middlesbrough are hosting Leicester City at Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
18': Goal! Middlesbrough 0, Leicester City 1. Caleb Okoli (Leicester City) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Divine Mukasa with a cross following a set piece situation.
43': Luke Ayling (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+2': Goal! Middlesbrough 1, Leicester City 1. Riley McGree (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tommy Conway.
53': Divine Mukasa (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
62': Substitution, Leicester City. Jordan Ayew replaces Patson Daka.
62': Substitution, Leicester City. Abdul Fatawu replaces Bobby De Cordova-Reid.
66': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Jeremy Sarmiento replaces Alan Browne.
66': Substitution, Middlesbrough. David Strelec replaces Morgan Whittaker.
76': Substitution, Leicester City. Joe Aribo replaces Stephy Mavididi.
83': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Dael Fry replaces Luke Ayling.
88': Substitution, Leicester City. Louis Page replaces Divine Mukasa.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Middlesbrough 1, Leicester City 1.

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Riverside Stadium
Location: Middlesbrough, England
Attendance: 26,019

English League Championship Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+32	Coventry City	33	65	6
+17	Middlesbrough	33	62	7
+2	Millwall	33	56	9
+20	Ipswich Town	31	54	7

Full Table

Statistics

LEI		MID
9	Fouls	11
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	1
5	Corner Kicks	8
3	Saves	5
40.5	Possession	59.5
11	SHOTS	17
6	ON GOAL	4
0.5	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
317	Accurate Passes	498
393	Passes	572
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
3	Accurate Crosses	6
14	Crosses	26
0.2	Cross %	0.2
52	Long Balls	45
21	Accurate Long Balls	25
0.4	Long Balls %	0.6
4	Blocked Shots	7
6	Effective Tackles	8
18	Tackles	15
0.3	Tackle %	0.5
14	Interceptions	8
32	Effective Clearances	17
32	Clearances	17

Line-Ups

Middlesbrough (4-4-2)

No.	Name
31	Solomon Brynn (GK)
29	Adilson Malanda
12	Luke Ayling
3	Matt Targett
2	Callum Brittain
7	Hayden Hackney
18	Aidan Morris
8	Riley McGree
16	Alan Browne
9	Tommy Conway
11	Morgan Whittaker

Substitutes:

David Strelec, Finley Munroe, Sontje Hansen, Dael Fry, Cruz Ibeh, Jeremy Sarmiento, Joe Wildsmith, Alex Gilbert, Mamadou Kaly Sene.

Leicester City (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
31	Asmir Begovic (GK)
4	Ben Nelson
5	Caleb Okoli
33	Luke Thomas
21	Ricardo Pereira
29	Divine Mukasa
22	Oliver Skipp
8	Harry Winks
20	Patson Daka
10	Stephy Mavididi
14	Bobby De Cordova-Reid