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Middlesbrough vs Norwich City: result, lineups and stats

Middlesbrough 1 · 25 points
4 - 3
Norwich City 20 · 12 points
  • 4' Sebastian Berhalter
  • 7' Amario Cozier-Duberry
  • 36' Sebastian Berhalter
  • 90+1' Ashley Phillips
  • 1' Mohamed Toure
  • 70' Jovon Makama
  • 75' Jacob Wright

Lineups Middlesbrough vs Norwich City

Middlesbrough 4-2-3-1 · K. Hellberg
1 Vítek
30 Borges
5 Jones
29 Malanda
2 Brittain
6 Berhalter
10 Morris
9 Conway
8 McGree
11 Cozier-Duberry
7 Lankshear
  • 45' Ashley Phillips Alfie Jones
  • 63' Myles Peart-Harris Tommy Conway
  • 63' Kyle Joseph Riley McGree
  • 73' Max Arfsten Amario Cozier-Duberry
  • 90+2' Luke Ayling Will Lankshear

Lineup for Middlesbrough: Vítek, Borges, Jones, Malanda, Brittain, Berhalter, Morris, Conway, McGree, Cozier-Duberry, Lankshear

Bench
  • 17 M. Arfsten 73'
  • 12 L. Ayling 92'
  • 31 S. Brynn
  • 22 K. Joseph 63'
  • 14 M. Peart-Harris 63'
  • 4 A. Phillips 45'
  • 21 R. Pukštas
  • 16 J. Sarmiento
  • 13 D. Strelec
Absentees Middlesbrough

Jones (injured), Strelec, Pukštas (doubtful)

Norwich City 4-2-3-1 · P. Clement
1 Kovacevic
14 Chrisene
33 Córdoba
15 McConville
35 Fisher
7 Mattsson
23 McLean
49 Musaba
20 Slimane
11 Brooks
21 Toure
  • 45' Jacob Wright Anis Ben Slimane
  • 62' Jack Stacey Kellen Fisher
  • 62' Jovon Makama Mohamed Toure
  • 74' Paris Maghoma Andre Brooks
  • 90' Oscar Schwartau Anthony Musaba

Lineup for Norwich City: Kovacevic, Chrisene, Córdoba, McConville, Fisher, Mattsson, McLean, Musaba, Slimane, Brooks, Toure

Bench
  • 17 A. Crnac
  • 6 H. Darling
  • 26 S. Field
  • 32 D. Grimshaw
  • 25 P. Maghoma 74'
  • 24 J. Makama 62'
  • 29 O. Schwartau 90'
  • 3 J. Stacey 62'
  • 16 Jacob Wright 45'
Absentees Norwich City

Ahmed, Toure, Diallo (injured), Topić, Mattsson (doubtful), Forsyth (unavailable)

Stats Middlesbrough vs Norwich City

Middlesbrough Match Norwich City
  • 52% Possession 48%
  • 17 Shots 13
  • 6 Shots on target 5
  • 8 Shots off target 6
  • 3 Corners 5
  • 13 Fouls 9
  • 3 Offsides 1
  • 2 Yellow cards 1
  • 0 Red cards 0

Players to watch

The five players from each team with the most combined goals and assists this season.

All stats

Middlesbrough

  1. Will Lankshear 11 goals 0 assists
  2. Amario Cozier-Duberry 3 goals 4 assists
  3. Tommy Conway 1 goals 4 assists
  4. Sebastian Berhalter 2 goals 1 assists
  5. Callum Brittain 1 goals 2 assists

Norwich City

  1. Mohamed Toure 5 goals 0 assists
  2. Mathias Kvistgaarden 3 goals 2 assists
  3. Andre Brooks 2 goals 2 assists
  4. Jacob Wright 2 goals 1 assists
  5. Oscar Schwartau 1 goals 2 assists

Playing time and form

Who has played the most in recent weeks, and how have they performed?

Middlesbrough

Player Starts Min. Form
Radek Vítek 5/5 450 mixed
Callum Brittain 5/5 450 strong
Adilson Malanda 5/5 450 solid
Aidan Morris 5/5 450 strong
Ashley Phillips 5/5 446 solid
Amario Cozier-Duberry 5/5 392 excellent
Will Lankshear 4/5 378 excellent
Neto Borges 4/5 363 solid

Norwich City

Player Starts Min. Form
Jack Stacey 5/5 450 mixed
Ruairi McConville 5/5 450 strong
Pelle Mattsson 5/5 406 solid
Oscar Schwartau 5/5 382 mixed
Jacob Wright 4/5 372 mixed
José Córdoba 4/4 360 mixed
Andre Brooks 5/5 356 mixed
Ben Chrisene 4/4 315 mixed

Pre-match prediction

Pre-match goals forecast
2.03 1.59
  • Predicted goals3.1
  • Both teams to score67%
  • Over 2.5 goals84%
  • Corners10.0

Team comparison

MID home Per match NOR away
2.33 Points 1.00
2.33 Goals for 1.67
1.50 Goals against 2.00
2.28 xG for 1.56
1.23 xG against 1.45
7.3 Corners 4.3
WWDWD Home and away form LWLLW

Middlesbrough vs Norwich City: head-to-head record

19 previous meetings
8 Middlesbrough 4 draws 7 Norwich City
  • Goals per match2.16
  • Both teams scored37%
  • Over 2.5 goals37%
  • Jan 2026 Middlesbrough 1 - 0 Norwich City
  • Aug 2025 Norwich City 1 - 2 Middlesbrough
  • Apr 2025 Middlesbrough 0 - 0 Norwich City
  • Oct 2024 Norwich City 3 - 3 Middlesbrough
  • Mar 2024 Middlesbrough 3 - 1 Norwich City
  • Oct 2023 Norwich City 1 - 2 Middlesbrough
  • Apr 2023 Middlesbrough 5 - 1 Norwich City
  • Nov 2022 Norwich City 1 - 2 Middlesbrough
  • Jan 2021 Norwich City 0 - 0 Middlesbrough
  • Nov 2020 Middlesbrough 0 - 1 Norwich City

Frequently asked questions

Who is the referee for Middlesbrough vs Norwich City?

Middlesbrough vs Norwich City was refereed by Adam Herczeg.

Who is unavailable for Middlesbrough against Norwich City?

Middlesbrough are without Dávid Strelec (injury), Rokas Pukštas (injury) and Alfie Jones (calf injury).

Who is unavailable for Norwich City against Middlesbrough?

Norwich City are without Mirko Topić (lacking match fitness), Pelle Mattsson (health problems), Ali Ahmed (knee injury), Gabriel Forsyth (lacking match fitness), Mohamed Toure (shoulder injury) and Papa Amadou Diallo (injury).

What formation do Middlesbrough play?

Middlesbrough have used a 4-2-3-1 in 3 of their last 5 matches. In their last match, they played a 4-2-3-1.

What formation do Norwich City play?

Norwich City have used a 4-2-3-1 formation in their last 5 matches under Clement.

How did the last meeting between Middlesbrough and Norwich City finish?

On 31 January 2026, Middlesbrough vs Norwich City finished 1-0.

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