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Matchday 7 · · Riverside Stadium

Middlesbrough vs Norwich City: result, line-ups and stats

Middlesbrough 3 · 14 points
  • 4' Sebastian Berhalter
  • 7' Amario Cozier-Duberry
  • 36' Sebastian Berhalter
  • 90+1' Ashley Phillips
4 - 3
Norwich City 14 · 9 points
  • 1' Mohamed Touré
  • 70' Jovon Makama
  • 75' Jacob Wright

Line-ups 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

Line-up 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 (unavailable)

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 Touré
  • 45' Jacob Wright Anis Ben Slimane
  • 62' Jack Stacey Kellen Fisher
  • 62' Jovon Makama Mohamed Touré
  • 74' Paris Maghoma Andre Brooks
  • 90' Oscar Schwartau Anthony Musaba

Line-up for Norwich City: Kovacevic, Chrisene, Córdoba, McConville, Fisher, Mattsson, McLean, Musaba, Slimane, Brooks, Touré

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, Mahovo, Topić (injured)

Players to watch

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

All stats

Middlesbrough

  1. Will Lankshear Forward 6 goals 0 assists
  2. Sebastian Berhalter Midfielder 2 goals 1 assists
  3. Amario Cozier-Duberry Midfielder 2 goals 0 assists
  4. Aidan Morris Midfielder 1 goals 0 assists
  5. Luke Ayling Defender 0 goals 2 assists

Norwich City

  1. Mohamed Touré Forward 4 goals 0 assists
  2. Andre Brooks Midfielder 2 goals 1 assists
  3. Mathias Kvistgaarden Forward 2 goals 1 assists
  4. Anthony Musaba Forward 1 goals 1 assists
  5. Jacob Wright Midfielder 1 goals 1 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 strong
Callum Brittain 5/5 450 solid
Aidan Morris 5/5 450 strong
Will Lankshear 5/5 407 strong
Neto Borges 5/5 405 solid
Adilson Malanda 4/4 360 strong
Sebastian Berhalter 4/5 354 strong
Riley McGree 5/5 326 mixed

Norwich City

Player Starts Min. Form
Vladan Kovacevic 5/5 450 mixed
José Córdoba 5/5 450 solid
Ruairi McConville 5/5 445 solid
Pelle Mattsson 5/5 445 solid
Kenny McLean 5/5 440 solid
Ben Chrisene 4/5 393 solid
Andre Brooks 5/5 366 strong
Anthony Musaba 3/5 311 solid

Stats

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

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
2.50 Points 0.75
2.75 Goals for 1.50
1.75 Goals against 2.25
2.11 xG for 1.56
1.29 xG against 1.47
7.3 Corners 4.3
WWWD Home and away form LLWL

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 A. Herczeg.

Who is unavailable for Middlesbrough against Norwich City?

Middlesbrough are without Alfie Jones (not registered).

Who is unavailable for Norwich City against Middlesbrough?

Norwich City are without Ali Ahmed (knee injury), Lucien Mahovo (ankle injury) and Mirko Topić (knee 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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