Middlesbrough vs Millwall
Ref: A. BackhouseRiverside Stadium, Middlesbrough · 34,988 cap
Match recap
Millwall beat Middlesbrough 2–1 in their Championship fixture. Fry scored for Middlesbrough; Coburn and Coburn replied for Millwall. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 3.04 for Middlesbrough versus 0.79 for Millwall. Middlesbrough sit 5th in the Championship table while Millwall are 3rd.
First Half
13'
Cooper
Yellow Card
McGree
Yellow Card
⚽
Fry
Assist: Browne
Second Half
58'
⚽
Coburn
Assist: Ivanović
64'
⇄
De Norre
⇄
Targett
85'
⇄
Ivanović
86'
⚽
Coburn
Assist: Bannan
⇄
Brittain
90+5'
⇄
Azeez
90+5'
⇄
Mitchell
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coventry | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | +52 | 95 |
| 2 |  Ipswich | 46 | 23 | 15 | 8 | +33 | 84 |
| 3 |  Millwall | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | +15 | 83 |
| 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 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
MiddlesbroughMillwall
14Won
Statistical edge
14–0
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
3.04VS0.79
Attack6 · 0 won
32
Shots
11
6
Shots on target
5
27
Shots in the box
7
5
Shots outside box
4
8
Shots off goal
3
17
Corners
6
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
61%
Possession
39%
420
Total passes
272
320
Accurate passes
177
76%
Pass accuracy
65%
Discipline2 · 0 won
4
Fouls
14
1
Yellow cards
1
1
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence2 · 0 won
4
Goalkeeper saves
3
18
Blocked shots
3
0.35
Goals prevented
0.35
Middlesbrough
3-4-2-1
Millwall
4-3-1-2Middlesbrough
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 2C. BrittainM
- 3M. TargettM
- 6D. FryD
- 8R. McGreeF
- 9T. ConwayF
- 12L. AylingD
- 13D. StrelecF
- 16A. BrowneM
- 18A. MorrisM
- 29A. MalandaD
- 31S. BrynnG
Substitutes
- 14A. GilbertF
- 15Finley MunroeD
- 20K. SèneF
- 24A. BanguraD
- 25G. EdmundsonD
- 28L. McCabeM
- 32J. WildsmithG
- 44C. IbehF
- 45J. SarmientoM
Millwall
4-3-1-2Starting XI
- 3Zak Norton SturgeD
- 4T. CramaD
- 5J. CooperD
- 6C. TaylorD
- 8B. MitchellM
- 9M. IvanovićF
- 10C. NeghliM
- 11O. AzeezM
- 13A. PattersonG
- 19J. CoburnF
- 24C. De NorreM
Substitutes
- 2D. McNamaraD
- 7T. BalloF
- 15M. CrocombeG
- 17M. LangstaffF
- 22T. WatsonF
- 23J. BryanD
- 25L. CundleM
- 49D. Mazou-SackoM
- 67B. BannanM
Middlesbrough
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Conway | F | 96 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Aidan Morris | M | 96 | 7.6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3/4 |
| Matt Targett | M | 78 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | — |
| Alan Browne | M | 96 | 7.3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 2/3 |
| Luke Ayling | D | 96 | 7.3 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Dael Fry(C) | D | 96 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | — | — |
| Callum Brittain | M | 89 | 7.2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2/3 |
| Riley McGree | F | 96 | 6.5 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0/3 |
| Solomon Brynn | G | 96 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| David Strelec | F | 96 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/2 |
| Adilson Malanda | D | 96 | 5.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Jeremy Sarmiento | M | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Alexander Gilbert | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Wildsmith | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| George Edmundson | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cruz Ibeh | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Finley Munroe | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Law McCabe | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mamadou Kaly Sene | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Bangura | D | 18 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
Millwall
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Coburn | F | 96 | 8.5 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0/1 |
| Zak Sturge | D | 96 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/3 |
| Caleb Taylor | D | 96 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Femi Azeez | M | 95 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2/6 |
| Jake Cooper(C) | D | 96 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Anthony Patterson | G | 96 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Billy Mitchell | M | 95 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Mihailo Ivanović | F | 85 | 6.7 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — |
| Tristan Crama | D | 96 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Camiel Neghli | M | 96 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Casper De Norre | M | 64 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Tom Watson | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Derek Mazou-Sacko | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Danny McNamara | D | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Max Crocombe | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luke Cundle | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thierno Ballo | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Bryan | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Barry Bannan | M | 32 | 6.9 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Macaulay Langstaff | F | 11 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |