Middlesbrough vs QPR
Ref: Josh Smith, EnglandRiverside Stadium, Middlesbrough · 34,988 cap
Match recap
Middlesbrough beat QPR 3–1 in their Championship fixture. Strelec, Whittaker, and Conway scored for Middlesbrough; Madsen replied for QPR. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.29 for Middlesbrough versus 1.30 for QPR. Middlesbrough sit 5th in the Championship table while QPR are 15th.
First Half
⚽
Strelec
Assist: Hackney
McGree
Yellow Card
⚽
Whittaker
Assist: Brynn
Second Half
⚽
Conway
Penalty
60'
⇄
Clarke-Salter
60'
⇄
Saito
61'
⇄
Norrington-Davies
⇄
McGree
⇄
Strelec
⇄
Conway
70'
⚽
Madsen
Penalty
72'
⇄
Kone
78'
⇄
Mbengue
⇄
Whittaker
⇄
Hackney
| # | 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 |
| 14 |  Preston | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | -7 | 60 |
| 15 |  QPR | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | -12 | 58 |
| 16 |  Watford | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | -12 | 57 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
MiddlesbroughQPR
10Won
Statistical edge
10–3
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.29VS1.30
Attack4 · 1 won
18
Shots
13
7
Shots on target
5
13
Shots in the box
8
5
Shots outside box
5
2
Shots off goal
4
9
Corners
4
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
63%
Possession
37%
496
Total passes
289
424
Accurate passes
221
85%
Pass accuracy
76%
Discipline1 · 2 won
13
Fouls
8
1
Yellow cards
0
3
Offsides
4
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 0 won
4
Goalkeeper saves
4
9
Blocked shots
4
-0.64
Goals prevented
-0.64
Middlesbrough
4-2-2-2
QPR
4-4-2Middlesbrough
4-2-2-2Starting XI
- 2C. BrittainD
- 3M. TargettD
- 5A. JonesD
- 7H. HackneyM
- 8R. McGreeM
- 9T. ConwayF
- 11M. WhittakerM
- 12L. AylingD
- 13D. StrelecF
- 16A. BrowneM
- 31S. BrynnG
Substitutes
- 10D. BurgzorgF
- 14A. GilbertF
- 17Micah HamiltonF
- 19S. NypanM
- 20K. SèneF
- 22S. SilveraF
- 24A. BanguraD
- 25G. EdmundsonD
- 33J. McLaughlinG
QPR
4-4-2Starting XI
- 1P. NardiG
- 3J. DunneD
- 6J. Clarke-SalterD
- 11P. SmythM
- 14K. SaitoM
- 16R. BurrellF
- 18R. Norrington-DaviesD
- 22R. KoneF
- 24N. MadsenM
- 27A. MbengueD
- 40J. VaraneM
Substitutes
- 5S. CookD
- 7K. DembéléM
- 12M. FreyF
- 15I. HaydenM
- 17K. PokuM
- 21Kieran MorganD
- 23D. BennieF
- 28João HenriqueD
- 29B. HamerG
Middlesbrough
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Whittaker | M | 83 | 8.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1/3 |
| Tommy Conway | F | 65 | 7.5 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3/4 |
| Luke Ayling | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Hayden Hackney(C) | M | 89 | 7.2 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — |
| Callum Brittain | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2/2 |
| David Strelec | F | 64 | 6.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/3 |
| Solomon Brynn | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Alfie Jones | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Matt Targett | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Alan Browne | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/3 |
| Riley McGree | M | 64 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| George Edmundson | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jon McLaughlin | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Bangura | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Micah Hamilton | F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sverre Nypan | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alexander Gilbert | F | 26 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Delano Burgzorg | F | 25 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Samuel Silvera | F | 13 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Mamadou Kaly Sene | F | 26 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
QPR
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolas Madsen | M | 90 | 7.5 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Paul Nardi | G | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Smyth | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 2/2 |
| Richard Kone | F | 72 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Amadou Salif Mbengue | D | 78 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/2 |
| Jonathan Varane | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/3 |
| Jimmy Dunne(C) | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Rumarn Burrell | F | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/2 |
| Rhys Norrington-Davies | D | 61 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jake Clarke-Salter | D | 60 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Koki Saito | M | 60 | 5.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/3 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Isaac Hayden | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Daniel Bennie | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kwame Poku | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Hamer | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Esquerdinha | D | 29 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Steve Cook | D | 30 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Karamoko Dembélé | M | 30 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1/2 |
| Kieran Morgan | D | 12 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Frey | F | 18 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |