Championship Full Time Apr 25 • 11:30 AM

Championship England Sat, Apr 25 • 11:30 AM

Middlesbrough

5 vs 1

Full Time

Watford FC

Middlesbrough

5 vs 1

Scheduled

Riverside Stadium

Ref Adam Herczeg Attendance N/A

Watford FC

M. Whittaker - 6'

D. Strelec - 45+1'

M. Whittaker - 58'

T. Conway - 75'

T. Conway - 90+2'

J. Abankwah - 48'

Competition Stage Round 45

Status Full Time

Venue Riverside Stadium

Kickoff Sat, Apr 25 • 11:30 AM

Pre-match Context

Competition Stage

Round 45

Match State

Full Time

H2H Edge (last 5)

Middlesbrough

Draws

Watford FC

Stadium

Riverside Stadium

34.7K cap.

Match Information

Kickoff

Apr 25, 2026 - 11:30 AM

Referee

Adam Herczeg

Capacity

34.7K

Possession Edge

Middlesbrough 56% - 44% Watford FC

Match Snapshot

Half Time

0 - 0

Full Time

5 - 1

Cards

H 1Y/0R · A 2Y/0R

Offsides

Middlesbrough 0 · 4 Watford FC

Key Moments

90+2' · 2

Tommy Conway

Middlesbrough

⇄

83' · 2

Jeremy Sarmiento

Middlesbrough

⇄

82' · 2

Marc Bola

Watford FC

75' · 2

Tommy Conway

Middlesbrough

⇄

64' · 2

Sontje Hansen

Middlesbrough

⇄

63' · 2

Morgan Whittaker

Middlesbrough

Statistics

Full Match Statistics

Advanced Snapshot

Middlesbrough edge

Control 56% Possession 44% Control

Attack 20.0 Pressure 12.0 Attack

Tempo 12 Discipline 17 Tempo

56%

Middlesbrough

Poss

44%

Watford FC

56%

Ball Possession

44%

2.3

Expected Goals

0.85

Expected Goals Conceded

2.3

Total Shots

Shots on Goal

Shots off Goal

5/15 (33%)

Successful Dribbles

5/9 (56%)

Corner Kicks

Throw-ins

Offsides

Fouls

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

543

Total Passes

437

Free Kicks

Goal Kicks

105

Possession Lost

112

Final Third Possession Won

Was Dribbled Past

Was Fouled

27/58 (47%)

Ground Duels Won

31/58 (53%)

6/16 (38%)

Aerial Duels Won

10/16 (62%)

Duels Won

Clearances

9/13 (69%)

Tackles Won

14/18 (78%)

Interceptions

Backward Passes

100

Passes Into Final Third

Key Passes

22/41 (54%)

Long Passes Completed

17/41 (41%)

272

Passes Opposition Half

184

288

Passes Own Half

264

6/17 (35%)

Crosses Completed

3/11 (27%)

1.06

Expected Assists

0.54

Shots Outside The Box

Shots Inside The Box

3.7

Expected Goals On Target

0.57

Hit Woodwork

Shots Blocked

226

Attacks

142

482

Passes Completed

370

Big Chances Created

Middlesbrough Confirmed

Formation

4-2-3-1

Depth

11 XI / 9 bench

Field Pos

Mapped

4-2-3-1

Sol Brynn

Alex Bangura

↓ 46' OUT | Matt Targett IN

Adilson Malanda

Luke Ayling

Callum Brittain

Aidan Morris

Alex Gilbert

Sontje Hansen

↓ 64' OUT | Leo Castledine IN

Jeremy Sarmiento

↓ 83' OUT | Sam Silvera IN

Morgan Whittaker

↓ 63' OUT | Tommy Conway IN

David Strelec

Substitutes

6 Dael Fry

3 Matt Targett

↑ 46' IN | Alex Bangura OUT

23 Leo Castledine

↑ 64' IN | Sontje Hansen OUT

22 Sam Silvera

↑ 83' IN | Jeremy Sarmiento OUT

9 Tommy Conway

↑ 63' IN | Morgan Whittaker OUT

32 Joe Wildsmith

25 George Edmundson

16 Alan Browne

20 Kaly Sène

Missing

Hayden Hackney

Missing

Riley McGree

Missing

Alfie Jones

Missing

Darragh Lenihan

Missing

Management

Kim Hellberg

Management

Watford FC Confirmed

Formation

3-5-2

Depth

11 XI / 9 bench

Field Pos

Mapped

3-5-2

Egil Selvik

Kévin Keben

Matthew Pollock

James Abankwah

Marc Bola

↓ 82' OUT | Thomas Ince IN

Edo Kayembe

Imran Louza

Nampalys Mendy

↓ 63' OUT | Jack Grieves IN

Jeremy Ngakia

Edoardo Bove

↓ 62' OUT | Mamadou Doumbia IN

Luca Kjerrumgaard