Leicester vs Middlesbrough
Ref: Adam Herczeg, EnglandKing Power Stadium, Leicester, Leicestershire · 34,310 cap
Match recap
Leicester and Middlesbrough drew 1–1 in their Championship fixture. Ayew scored for Leicester; Ayling replied for Middlesbrough. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.40 for Leicester versus 1.19 for Middlesbrough. Leicester sit 23rd in the Championship table while Middlesbrough are 5th.
First Half
Fatawu
Yellow Card
45+3'
Conway
Yellow Card
⚽
Ayew
Penalty
Second Half
⇄
Stolarczyk
James
Yellow Card
Ayew
Yellow Card
⇄
Carranza
63'
⇄
Strelec
63'
⇄
Burgzorg
Skipp
Yellow Card
Thomas
Yellow Card
⇄
James
75'
⇄
Hackney
⇄
Skipp
⇄
Fatawu
85'
⇄
Targett
85'
⇄
Whittaker
Daka
Yellow Card
90'
Jones
Red Card
90'
⚽
Ayling
Assist: Brittain
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coventry | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | +52 | 95 |
| 4 |  Southampton | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | +26 | 80 |
| 5 |  Middlesbrough | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | +25 | 80 |
| 6 |  Hull City | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | +4 | 73 |
| 22 |  Oxford United | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | -14 | 47 |
| 23 |  Leicester | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | -10 | 46 |
| 24 |  Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 2 | 12 | 32 | -60 | 0 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
LeicesterMiddlesbrough
3Won
Statistical edge
3–13
battles won across 17 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.40VS1.19
Attack0 · 6 won
6
Shots
17
2
Shots on target
4
5
Shots in the box
11
1
Shots outside box
6
4
Shots off goal
10
3
Corners
6
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
37%
Possession
63%
319
Total passes
533
237
Accurate passes
457
74%
Pass accuracy
86%
Discipline2 · 2 won
18
Fouls
11
6
Yellow cards
1
0
Red cards
1
0
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
1
0
Blocked shots
3
-0.18
Goals prevented
-0.18
Leicester
4-2-3-1
Middlesbrough
4-2-3-1Leicester
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1J. StolarczykG
- 4B. NelsonD
- 5C. OkoliD
- 6J. JamesM
- 7A. FatawuM
- 8H. WinksM
- 9J. AyewM
- 18J. CarranzaF
- 22O. SkippM
- 23J. VestergaardD
- 33L. ThomasD
Substitutes
- 3W. FaesD
- 10S. MavididiF
- 14B. De Cordova-ReidF
- 17H. ChoudhuryM
- 20P. DakaF
- 21Ricardo PereiraD
- 24B. SoumaréM
- 28J. MongaM
- 31A. BegovićG
Middlesbrough
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 2C. BrittainD
- 3M. TargettD
- 5A. JonesD
- 7H. HackneyM
- 9T. ConwayF
- 10D. BurgzorgM
- 11M. WhittakerM
- 12L. AylingD
- 13D. StrelecM
- 18A. MorrisM
- 31S. BrynnG
Substitutes
- 8R. McGreeM
- 16A. BrowneM
- 19S. NypanM
- 20K. SèneF
- 22S. SilveraF
- 24A. BanguraD
- 25G. EdmundsonD
- 27S. HansenF
- 33J. McLaughlinG
Leicester
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Winks | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/2 |
| Jakub Stolarczyk | G | 45 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jordan Ayew | M | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/2 |
| Luke Thomas | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Benjamin Nelson | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oliver Skipp | M | 85 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jannik Vestergaard(C) | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Abdul Fatawu Issahaku | M | 85 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1/5 |
| Julián Carranza | F | 61 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Jordan James | M | 69 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Caleb Okoli | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/3 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Boubakary Soumaré | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jeremy Monga | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wout Faes | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ricardo Pereira | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Asmir Begović | G | 45 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Decordova-Reid | F | 21 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stephy Mavididi | F | 13 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/3 |
| Hamza Choudhury | M | 13 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Patson Daka | F | 29 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Middlesbrough
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Ayling(C) | D | 90 | 8.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2/2 |
| Aidan Morris | M | 90 | 8.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Hayden Hackney | M | 75 | 7.2 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2/3 |
| Matt Targett | D | 85 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Callum Brittain | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1/2 |
| Alfie Jones | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Solomon Brynn | G | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| David Strelec | M | 63 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Tommy Conway | F | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Delano Burgzorg | M | 63 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/2 |
| Morgan Whittaker | M | 85 | 6.2 | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | 1/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| George Edmundson | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alan Browne | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jon McLaughlin | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Bangura | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Samuel Silvera | F | 13 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Riley McGree | M | 27 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Sontje Hansen | F | 13 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Sverre Nypan | M | 27 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Mamadou Kaly Sene | F | 15 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |