English League Championship

Boro vs Oxford Utd 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season

Introduction

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

Match Commentary

  • 39': Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 57': Substitution, Oxford United. Jamie Donley replaces Myles Peart-Harris.
  • 57': Substitution, Oxford United. Ole Romenij replaces Stanley Mills.
  • 57': Substitution, Oxford United. Aidomo Emakhu replaces Jeon Jin-Woo.
  • 57': Substitution, Oxford United. Will Vaulks replaces Jamie McDonnell because of an injury.
  • 60': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Riley McGree replaces Jeremy Sarmiento.
  • 62': Cameron Brannagan (Oxford United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 75': Matt Targett (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 75': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Kaly Sène replaces David Strelec.
  • 75': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Alex Gilbert replaces Aidan Morris.
  • 84': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Alan Browne replaces Morgan Whittaker.
  • 86': Alex Gilbert (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 87': Substitution, Oxford United. Michal Helik replaces Will Lankshear.

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Riverside Stadium
Location: Middlesbrough, England
Attendance: 28,918

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

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10 Fouls 10
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
5 Corner Kicks 9
7 Saves 2
25.5 Possession 74.5
13 SHOTS 25
2 ON GOAL 7
0.2 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
155 Accurate Passes 614
228 Passes 684
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
5 Accurate Crosses 7
15 Crosses 24
0.3 Cross % 0.3
64 Long Balls 36
29 Accurate Long Balls 20
0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
7 Blocked Shots 11
9 Effective Tackles 9
15 Tackles 13
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
9 Interceptions 7
41 Effective Clearances 25
41 Clearances 25

Line-Ups

MID Middlesbrough (4-2-2-2)

No. Name
31 Solomon Brynn (GK)
29 Adilson Malanda
6 Dael Fry
3 Matt Targett Yellow Card
2 Callum Brittain
18 Aidan Morris Yellow Card
7 Hayden Hackney
9 Tommy Conway
13 David Strelec
45 Jeremy Sarmiento
11 Morgan Whittaker

OXF Oxford United (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Jamie Cumming (GK)
3 Ciaron Brown
37 Christ Makosso
26 Jack Currie
2 Sam Long
44 Myles Peart-Harris
8 Cameron Brannagan Yellow Card
38 Jamie Mcdonnell
27 Will Lankshear
32 Se-Jin Jeon
17 Stanley Mills

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