Middlesbrough vs Bristol City
Ref: S. MartinRiverside Stadium, Middlesbrough · 34,988 cap
Match recap
Middlesbrough and Bristol City drew 1–1 in their Championship fixture. Castledine scored for Middlesbrough; Randell replied for Bristol City. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.50 for Middlesbrough versus 0.32 for Bristol City. Middlesbrough sit 5th in the Championship table while Bristol City are 12th.
First Half
35'
Eile
Yellow Card
43'
Pring
Yellow Card
Second Half
53'
Sam Morsy
Yellow Card
53'
Twine
Yellow Card
58'
Armstrong
Yellow Card
⇄
McGree
⇄
Sarmiento
⚽
Castledine
Assist: Hackney
68'
⇄
Armstrong
⇄
Hackney
78'
⇄
Twine
82'
⇄
Sam Morsy
Conway
Yellow Card
90'
⚽
Randell
Assist: Horvat
⇄
Conway
| # | 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 |
| 11 |  Swansea | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | -2 | 64 |
| 12 |  Bristol City | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 62 |
| 13 |  Sheffield Utd | 46 | 18 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 60 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
MiddlesbroughBristol City
13Won
Statistical edge
13–2
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.50VS0.32
Attack6 · 0 won
19
Shots
4
7
Shots on target
1
12
Shots in the box
2
7
Shots outside box
2
5
Shots off goal
2
9
Corners
4
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
69%
Possession
31%
548
Total passes
251
461
Accurate passes
184
84%
Pass accuracy
73%
Discipline2 · 1 won
10
Fouls
9
1
Yellow cards
5
0
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
0
Goalkeeper saves
6
7
Blocked shots
1
0.38
Goals prevented
0.38
Middlesbrough
4-1-4-1
Bristol City
5-3-2Middlesbrough
4-1-4-1Starting XI
- 2C. BrittainD
- 3M. TargettD
- 7H. HackneyM
- 8R. McGreeM
- 9T. ConwayF
- 12L. AylingD
- 16A. BrowneM
- 18A. MorrisM
- 29A. MalandaD
- 31S. BrynnG
- 45J. SarmientoM
Substitutes
- 11M. WhittakerF
- 13D. StrelecF
- 14A. GilbertF
- 15Finley MunroeD
- 20K. SèneF
- 23Leo CastledineM
- 25G. EdmundsonD
- 27S. HansenF
- 32J. WildsmithG
Bristol City
5-3-2Starting XI
- 2R. McCrorieD
- 3C. PringD
- 4A. RandellM
- 10S. TwineM
- 12J. KnightD
- 17M. SykesD
- 18E. RiisF
- 23R. VítekG
- 30S. ArmstrongF
- 38N. EileD
- 40Sam MorsyM
Substitutes
- 6M. BirdM
- 13J. LumleyG
- 14T. HorvatM
- 20S. BellF
- 24Sebastian NaylorD
- 35L. DerrickM
- 42Daniel EzenduM
- 44George EarthyM
- 46M. ThelwellD
Middlesbrough
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aidan Morris | M | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2/2 |
| Hayden Hackney(C) | M | 72 | 7.7 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 1/2 |
| Riley McGree | M | 59 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Matt Targett | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — |
| Adilson Malanda | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Luke Ayling | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Solomon Brynn | G | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alan Browne | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — |
| Callum Brittain | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/4 |
| Jeremy Sarmiento | M | 60 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/5 |
| Tommy Conway | F | 89 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Finley Munroe | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sontje Hansen | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Morgan Whittaker | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mamadou Kaly Sene | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Wildsmith | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Leo Castledine | M | 30 | 7.5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| David Strelec | F | 31 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Alexander Gilbert | F | 18 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| George Edmundson | D | 8 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Bristol City
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Randell | M | 90 | 8.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Radek Vitek | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cameron Pring | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Jason Knight(C) | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Emil Riis Jacobsen | F | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Mark Sykes | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ross McCrorie | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Noah Eile | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sinclair Armstrong | F | 68 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/7 |
| Sam Morsy | M | 82 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Twine | M | 78 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Daniel Ezendu | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marley Thelwell | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Lumley | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| George Earthy | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Seb Naylor | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Louie Derrick | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tomi Horvat | M | 8 | 6.9 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — |
| Max Bird | M | 12 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sam Bell | F | 22 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |