Middlesbrough – Cardiff 2–1

	1H	2H	T
MID	1	1	2
C	1	0	1

Match report

Middlesbrough beat Cardiff 2–1 at Middlesbrough Stadium in Championship. Romano opened the scoring in the 15th minute. Middlesbrough have 3 wins in their last 5, while Cardiff have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

15'

⚽Romanoassist García

⚽H. Hackney

27'

2H

Leo Castledine

56'

Novak

⇄G. Edmundson↓ A. Gilbert

69'

⇄Petrov↓ Romano

73'

Hansen

⚽A. Gilbertassist A. Bangura

88'

⇄J. McLaughlin↓ H. Hackney

88'

⇄Müller↓ Pereira

Momentum

MID

⚽⚽⚽

C

Match info

TournamentChampionship · England

Kick-offMay 8, 2026 · 19:00

VenueMiddlesbrough Stadium

Attendance27,660 / 35,013 (79%)

RefereeJ. Gil (Pol)

FIFA ranking MID

#17·

#6

Where to watch

Sky Sports

Statistics

53Ball possession %47

2.1Expected goals (xG)1.1

12Total shots11

5Shots on target5

5Shots off target4

3Blocked shots3

6Corner kicks6

1Offsides4

10Fouls12

3Yellow cards2

0Red cards1

4Goalkeeper saves3

495Passes501

80Pass accuracy %77

15Tackles18

Player of the match

H. Hackney

7.8

Lineups

MID 4-3-37.15Formation6.904-3-3 C

7.8Hackney 16.3Lopez 27.8Lindqvist 36.8Rossi 47.8Novak 57.1Hansen 66.5Ferrari 76.3Silva 87.1García 96.3Moreau 106.6Romano 117.3Pereira

Middlesbrough

Coach: P. Rossi · 4-3-3

Cardiff

Coach: D. Costa · 4-3-3

1Lopez6.3 2Lindqvist7.8 3Rossi6.8 4Novak7.8 5Hansen7.1 6Ferrari6.5 7Silva6.3 8García7.1 9Moreau6.3 10Romano6.6 11Pereira7.3

Standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	+/-	Pts	Form
1	Coventry	46	28	11	7	97:45	+52	95	WWDLW
2	Ipswich	46	23	15	8	80:47	+33	84	WWWWD
3	Millwall	46	24	11	11	64:49	+15	83	WWWWD
4	Southampton	46	22	14	10	82:56	+26	80	LWWWD
5	Middlesbrough	46	22	14	10	72:47	+25	80	DLWWW
6	Hull City	46	21	10	15	70:66	+4	73	WDDLL
7	Wrexham	46	19	14	13	69:65	+4	71	WDDLW
8	Derby	46	20	9	17	67:59	+8	69	DLLLW
9	Norwich	46	19	8	19	63:56	+7	65	WDLLL
10	Birmingham	46	17	13	16	57:56	+1	64	DLLLW
11	Swansea	46	18	10	18	57:59	-2	64	LWWWD
12	Bristol City	46	17	11	18	59:59	0	62	WWDDL
13	Sheffield Utd	46	18	6	22	66:66	0	60	LLLWW
14	Preston	46	15	15	16	55:62	-7	60	LLWWD
15	QPR	46	16	10	20	61:73	-12	58	LWWWD
16	Watford	46	14	15	17	53:65	-12	57	LLWWD
17	Stoke City	46	15	10	21	51:56	-5	55	LLWWD
18	Portsmouth	46	14	13	19	49:64	-15	55	WDDLL
19	Charlton	46	13	14	19	44:58	-14	53	LLWWD
20	Blackburn	46	13	13	20	42:56	-14	52	LWWDL
21	West Brom	46	13	14	19	48:58	-10	51	WDDLL
22	Oxford United	46	11	14	21	45:59	-14	47	WWDDL
23	Leicester	46	12	16	18	58:68	-10	46	LWDDD
24	Sheffield Wednesday	46	2	12	32	29:89	-60	0	DLLLL