Stoke City v Middlesbrough

EFL Championship

Full time

Stoke City

2–3

Middlesbrough

Match events

Stoke CityMiddlesbrough

1st half

Half-time0–0

2nd half

48'0–1
GoalGoal! Stoke City 0, Middlesbrough 1. Callum Brittain (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Amario Cozier-Duberry.
Own goalOwn Goal by Neto Borges, Middlesbrough. Stoke City 1, Middlesbrough 1.
50'1–1
51'
Yellow cardSebastian Berhalter (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
64'
SubstitutionSubstitution, Middlesbrough. Riley McGree replaces Sebastian Berhalter.
64'
SubstitutionSubstitution, Middlesbrough. Tommy Conway replaces Jeremy Sarmiento.
SubstitutionSubstitution, Stoke City. George Hirst replaces Lamine Cissé.
67'
SubstitutionSubstitution, Stoke City. Justin Devenny replaces Bae Jun-Ho.
67'
Yellow cardLuke Graham (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
68'
73'1–2
GoalGoal! Stoke City 1, Middlesbrough 2. Will Lankshear (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner following a corner.
77'
SubstitutionSubstitution, Middlesbrough. Kyle Joseph replaces Will Lankshear.
78'
SubstitutionSubstitution, Middlesbrough. Max Arfsten replaces Amario Cozier-Duberry.
SubstitutionSubstitution, Stoke City. Bosun Lawal replaces Junior Tchamadeu.
79'
SubstitutionSubstitution, Stoke City. Róbert Bozeník replaces Djibril Soumaré.
79'
SubstitutionSubstitution, Stoke City. Luca Bombino replaces Eric Bocat.
79'
GoalGoal! Stoke City 2, Middlesbrough 2. Róbert Bozeník (Stoke City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by George Hirst.
85'2–2
90'+1'2–3
GoalGoal! Stoke City 2, Middlesbrough 3. Neto Borges (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
Full-time2–3

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Match details

Date: Wednesday 14 October 2026
Started: 6:00 am AEDT
Venue: bet365 Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent
Competition: EFL Championship
Crowd: 22,538

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