Middlesbrough – Watford 5–1

	1H	2H	T
MID	2	3	5
WAT	0	1	1

Match report

Middlesbrough beat Watford 5–1 at Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough in Championship. M. Whittaker opened the scoring in the 10th minute. Middlesbrough have 3 wins in their last 5, while Watford have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽M. Whittaker

10'

⚽D. Strelecassist C. Brittain

33'

L. Ayling

37'

2H

⚽J. Sarmiento

56'

D. Strelec

69'

⚽S. Hansenassist S. Hansen

71'

⇄J. Wildsmith↓ D. Strelec

71'

⇄N. Baxter↓ E. Bove

⚽A. Morrisassist A. Bangura

79'

⇄A. Browne↓ S. Hansen

80'

⇄T. Ince↓ L. Kjerrumgaard

82'

⚽L. Kjerrumgaardassist L. Kjerrumgaard

86'

I. Louza

Momentum

MID

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

WAT

Match info

TournamentChampionship · England

Kick-offApr 25, 2026 · 11:30

VenueRiverside Stadium, Middlesbrough

Attendance31,162 / 35,013 (89%)

RefereeA. Herczeg

Where to watch

Sky Sports

Statistics

65Ball possession %35

3.8Expected goals (xG)1.2

15Total shots12

9Shots on target5

4Shots off target5

4Blocked shots2

10Corner kicks6

2Offsides4

9Fouls13

2Yellow cards3

0Red cards0

4Goalkeeper saves4

543Passes477

80Pass accuracy %76

16Tackles17

Player of the match

M. Pollock

7.7

Lineups

MID 4-2-3-16.96Formation7.043-5-2 WAT

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