Highlights

77'

B. Lawal (2nd yellow - Foul)

66'

B. Pearson (Foul)

59'

T. Conway (assist A. Browne)

52'

L. Ayling (Foul)

48'

A. Browne (assist M. Whittaker)

HT 1 - 0

45+2'

B. Lawal (Foul)

15'

T. Rigo (assist L. Cissé)

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Substitutions

Starting eleven

90+2'

D. Fry (T. Conway - tactical)

79'

S. Nypan (M. Whittaker - tactical)

75'

E. Bocat (B. Pearson - tactical)

67'

T. Seko (M. Manhoef - tactical)

46'

L. Castledine (S. Silvera - tactical)

46'

D. Burgzorg (A. Gilbert - tactical)

Table

Full table

	#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L
	2	Middlesbrough	66	35	19	9	7
	14	Stoke	47	35	13	8	14

Line-ups

Confirmed line-ups

4-2-3-1

Stats

More stats

Possession percentage

41%

59%

Shots

Player stats

Tops & flops

Shots on target

A. Morris

L. Cissé 2
T. Conway 2

Shots off target

L. Castledine

M. Manhoef 1
L. Cissé 1

Fouls suffered

L. Cissé

A. Morris 4
A. Browne 2

Tackles

M. Talovierov

M. Whittaker 3
H. Hackney 3

Fouls

A. Malanda

B. Lawal 3
T. Conway 2

Saves

T. Simkin

S. Brynn 3

Passes

A. Malanda

L. Ayling 68
A. Browne 59

Accurate passes

L. Ayling

A. Malanda 60
A. Browne 49

Current form

Stats

D W W W L

W L W L L

Last matches

Stats & bet

30/09/25

25/02/25

28/09/24

27/08/24

02/03/24

Referees

Adam Herczeg main referee

3.9

0.2

Average card count per match for 19 matches arbitrated
Callum Gough assistant referee
Ruebyn Ricardo fourth referee
Alistair Nelson assistant referee

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Injured players

Stoke City

Aaron Cresswell Calf Injury

Match venue

bet365 Stadium - Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire

Year of construction: 1997
Surface: grass
Capacity: 30089
Average attendance: 23566
Maximum attendance: 30022
% sold: 78

Match result Stoke Middlesbrough

Date 21 January 2026 20:00
Competition Championship
Season 2025/2026
Stage Regular Season - week 28
Match attendance 20992
Code STO-MID
Area England
Home team Stoke City
Away team Middlesbrough

FAQ

What is the result between Stoke Middlesbrough?

Middlesbrough won the match with a 1-2 score

What are the official lineups for Stoke Middlesbrough?

Stoke City : Coached by M. Robins, the lineup starts off in a 4-2-3-1 formation: T. Simkin, B. Lawal, B. Wilmot (C), A. Phillips, M. Talovierov, B. Pearson, T. Rigo, S. Thomas, Bae Jun-Ho, M. Manhoef, L. Cissé

Middlesbrough : On the other side of the pitch, the team trained by K. Hellberg, is positioning themselves in a 4-2-3-1 : S. Brynn, M. Targett, A. Malanda, L. Ayling, A. Browne, A. Morris, H. Hackney (C), A. Gilbert, M. Whittaker, S. Silvera, T. Conway

Who is the referee of the match Stoke Middlesbrough ?

Adam Herczeg is the referee for this match

Where is the match Stoke Middlesbrough?

The venue bet365 Stadium in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire is hosting the match

At what time is Stoke Middlesbrough?

Fixture in live on Football Today on 21 January 2026. Kick-off at 20:00

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Confirmed line-ups

Stoke City 4-2-3-1

- 25 T. Simkin
- 18 B. Lawal
- 16 (C) B. Wilmot
- 26 A. Phillips
- 40 M. Talovierov
- 4 B. Pearson
- 19 T. Rigo
- 7 S. Thomas
- 10 Bae Jun-Ho
- 42 M. Manhoef
- 29 L. Cissé
- 31 S. Brynn
- 3 M. Targett
- 29 A. Malanda
- 12 L. Ayling
- 16 A. Browne
- 18 A. Morris
- 7 (C) H. Hackney
- 14 A. Gilbert
- 11 M. Whittaker
- 22 S. Silvera
- 9 T. Conway

Middlesbrough 4-2-3-1

- M. Robins Coach
Substitutes
- F. Fielding #34 - Goalkeeper
- 75'
  
  E. Bocat #17 - Defender
- 67'
  
  T. Seko #12 - Midfielder
- F. Fawunmi #56 - Striker
- J. Dixon #41 - Defender
- A. Cresswell #3 - Defender
- S. Nzonzi #15 - Midfielder
- J. Griffin #47 - Defender
- R. Curley #55 - Midfielder
- K. Hellberg Coach
Substitutes
- J. McLaughlin #33 - Goalkeeper
- S. Hansen #27 - Striker
- C. Ibeh #44 - Midfielder
- 46'
  
  L. Castledine #23 - Midfielder
- 46'
  
  D. Burgzorg #10 - Striker
- L. McCabe #28 - Midfielder
- F. Munroe #15 - Defender
- 90+2'
  
  D. Fry #6 - Defender
- 79'
  
  S. Nypan #19 - Midfielder

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Team stats Player stats

Main

Possession percentage

41%

59%

Accurate passes

76%

84%

Attacking

Shots

Attempts blocked

Offsides

Throws

Passing

334

Passes

496

Corner taken

Defending

Clearances

Tackles

Successful tackles

Foul

Free kicks conceded

Yellow cards

Total red cards

Second yellow cards

Goalkeeper

Saves

Match stats comparison

Choose player

Attacking - Tops

Shots (%)

A. Morris

100% 2/2

T. Conway 100% (2/2)
L. Cissé 67% (2/3)
M. Manhoef 50% (1/2)
H. Hackney 50% (1/2)

Fouls suffered

L. Cissé

A. Morris 4
A. Browne 2
H. Hackney 2
E. Bocat 2

Attacking - Flops

Shots (%)

L. Castledine

0% 0/2

M. Talovierov 0% (0/2)

Passing - Tops

Passes (%)

B. Pearson

93% 28/30

A. Morris 92% (48/52)
L. Ayling 91% (62/68)
T. Rigo 88% (29/33)
B. Wilmot 86% (43/50)

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Regular Season

Advanced standings

General Home Away Halftime total

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Coventry	71	35	21	8	6	72	38	34
2	Middlesbrough	66	35	19	9	7	54	35	19
3	Ipswich	63	34	18	9	7	60	34	26
4	Millwall	62	35	18	8	9	47	40	7
5	Hull	60	35	18	6	11	56	49	7
6	Wrexham	57	35	15	12	8	54	45	9
7	Southampton	53	35	14	11	10	57	46	11
8	Derby	51	35	14	9	12	52	46	6
9	Watford	51	35	13	12	10	45	41	4
10	Bristol City	50	35	14	8	13	48	44	4
11	Preston	49	35	12	13	10	41	40	1
12	Birmingham	49	35	13	10	12	46	46	0
13	Sheff Utd	48	35	15	3	17	50	48	2
14	Stoke	47	35	13	8	14	39	34	5
15	QPR	47	35	13	8	14	46	54	-8
16	Swansea	46	35	13	7	15	40	43	-3
17	Norwich	45	35	13	6	16	47	44	3
18	Charlton	41	35	10	11	14	33	44	-11
19	Portsmouth	39	34	10	9	15	34	44	-10
20	Blackburn	38	35	10	8	17	33	46	-13
21	West Bromwich	35	35	9	8	18	34	52	-18
22	Leicester	34	35	10	10	15	47	56	-9
23	Oxford	32	35	7	11	17	31	47	-16
24	Sheff Wed	-7	35	1	8	26	21	71	-50

Promotion
Promotion Play-off
Relegation

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Coventry	42	17	13	3	1	36	13	23
2	Ipswich	41	18	12	5	1	34	12	22
3	Middlesbrough	35	17	10	5	2	26	12	14
4	Millwall	33	18	10	3	5	26	21	5
5	Swansea	32	18	9	5	4	26	19	7
6	Watford	32	18	9	5	4	26	19	7
7	Birmingham	31	17	8	7	2	31	18	13
8	Southampton	30	17	8	6	3	26	14	12
9	Wrexham	30	18	8	6	4	33	28	5
10	Hull	30	18	9	3	6	28	28	0
11	Preston	27	18	7	6	5	22	20	2
12	Sheff Utd	26	17	8	2	7	28	20	8
13	QPR	26	17	8	2	7	29	26	3
14	Stoke	25	17	7	4	6	23	17	6
15	Bristol City	25	18	7	4	7	28	24	4
16	Charlton	25	17	7	4	6	17	18	-1
17	Derby	24	18	6	6	6	24	24	0
18	West Bromwich	24	17	6	6	5	19	22	-3
19	Portsmouth	22	17	6	4	7	18	17	1
20	Leicester	22	17	6	4	7	23	25	-2
21	Norwich	19	17	6	1	10	19	22	-3
22	Oxford	18	17	4	6	7	15	23	-8
23	Blackburn	17	18	4	5	9	17	24	-7
24	Sheff Wed	4	18	0	4	14	9	38	-29

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Middlesbrough	31	18	9	4	5	28	23	5
2	Hull	30	17	9	3	5	28	21	7
3	Coventry	29	18	8	5	5	36	25	11
4	Millwall	29	17	8	5	4	21	19	2
5	Derby	27	17	8	3	6	28	22	6
6	Wrexham	27	17	7	6	4	21	17	4
7	Norwich	26	18	7	5	6	28	22	6
8	Bristol City	25	17	7	4	6	20	20	0
9	Southampton	23	18	6	5	7	31	32	-1
10	Ipswich	22	16	6	4	6	26	22	4
11	Preston	22	17	5	7	5	19	20	-1
12	Stoke	22	18	6	4	8	16	17	-1
13	Sheff Utd	22	18	7	1	10	22	28	-6
14	Blackburn	21	17	6	3	8	16	22	-6
15	QPR	21	18	5	6	7	17	28	-11
16	Watford	19	17	4	7	6	19	22	-3
17	Leicester	18	18	4	6	8	24	31	-7
18	Birmingham	18	18	5	3	10	15	28	-13
19	Portsmouth	17	17	4	5	8	16	27	-11
20	Charlton	16	18	3	7	8	16	26	-10
21	Oxford	14	18	3	5	10	16	24	-8
22	Swansea	14	17	4	2	11	14	24	-10
23	West Bromwich	11	18	3	2	13	15	30	-15
24	Sheff Wed	7	17	1	4	12	12	33	-21

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Coventry	61	35	16	13	6	34	15	19
2	Ipswich	56	34	14	14	6	24	15	9
3	Sheff Utd	53	35	13	14	8	27	15	12
4	Bristol City	52	35	14	10	11	27	24	3
5	Wrexham	51	35	13	12	10	24	19	5
6	Hull	51	35	12	15	8	30	26	4
7	Millwall	51	35	11	18	6	19	14	5
8	Preston	50	35	13	11	11	19	19	0
9	Southampton	50	35	11	17	7	27	16	11
10	Middlesbrough	49	35	13	10	12	26	16	10
11	Derby	49	35	12	13	10	23	20	3
12	Norwich	49	35	11	16	8	21	17	4
13	Stoke	49	35	11	16	8	18	14	4
14	Leicester	45	35	12	9	14	25	29	-4
15	Blackburn	45	35	10	15	10	18	20	-2
16	Birmingham	41	35	11	8	16	21	27	-6
17	QPR	41	35	9	14	12	20	28	-8
18	Oxford	40	35	9	13	13	22	27	-5
19	West Bromwich	40	35	9	13	13	15	25	-10
20	Watford	38	35	7	17	11	20	25	-5
21	Portsmouth	37	34	8	13	13	13	20	-7
22	Charlton	35	35	6	17	12	11	22	-11
23	Swansea	33	35	6	15	14	13	22	-9
24	Sheff Wed	29	35	6	11	18	10	32	-22