Middlesbrough vs Norwich

6 March 2024 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee Bobby Madley

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 2–1

  • Marcus Forss 37’
  • Emmanuel Latte Lath 43’
  • Lukas Engel 62’
  • Ashley Barnes 17’

Match summary

Middlesbrough came from behind to win 3-1 at home to Norwich. Middlesbrough led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Ashley Barnes put Norwich ahead in the 17th minute, Marcus Forss equalised in the 37th minute, and Emmanuel Latte Lath put Middlesbrough in front in the 43rd minute. In the second half, Lukas Engel made it 3-1 in the 62nd minute.

The chances backed that up: Middlesbrough created 1.63 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Norwich's 0.97 from 6. Norwich had a player sent off.

Match stats

Middlesbrough Norwich
15 Shots 6
7 Shots on Target 3
2 Corners 2
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 1
1.63 xG 0.97
1.63 Non-penalty xG 0.97

Key events

Middlesbrough Norwich
Kick-off
17’
Ashley Barnes0-1 (Norwich)
Marcus Forss1-1 (Middlesbrough)
37’
Emmanuel Latte Lath2-1 (Middlesbrough)
43’
Half-time2-1
Lukas Engel3-1 (Middlesbrough)
62’
Full-time3-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Middlesbrough
  • Marcus Forss
Norwich
  • Borja Sainz
  • Kenny McLean

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.63 0.97 17’ Ashley Barnes (Norwich), 0-1 17’ 37’ Marcus Forss (Middlesbrough), 1-1 37’ 43’ Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough), 2-1 43’ 62’ Lukas Engel (Middlesbrough), 3-1 62’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.63 0.97 17’ Ashley Barnes (Norwich), 0-1 Barnes 17’ 37’ Marcus Forss (Middlesbrough), 1-1 Forss 37’ 43’ Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough), 2-1 Lath 43’ 62’ Lukas Engel (Middlesbrough), 3-1 Engel 62’
Middlesbrough 1.63 xGNorwich 0.97 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Norwich attacking Middlesbrough attacking 
43’ Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.67 xG, goal 17’ Ashley Barnes (Norwich), open play, 0.66 xG, goal 37’ Marcus Forss (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.29 xG, goal 13’ Ashley Barnes (Norwich), open play, 0.17 xG, saved 62’ Lukas Engel (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 64’ Riley McGree (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 85’ Lukas Engel (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 74’ Anfernee Jamal Dijksteel (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 58’ Lewis O'Brien (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 48’ Riley McGree (Middlesbrough), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 41’ Marcus Forss (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 79’ Paddy McNair (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 38’ Riley McGree (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 68’ Ben Gibson (Norwich), set piece, 0.04 xG, saved 12’ Christian Fassnacht (Norwich), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 9’ Borja Sainz (Norwich), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 11’ Josh Sargent (Norwich), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 40’ Riley McGree (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90’ Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 55’ Jonathan Howson (Middlesbrough), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 72’ Lukas Engel (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 17’ Ashley Barnes (Norwich), open play, 0.66 xG, goal 43’ Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.67 xG, goal 37’ Marcus Forss (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.29 xG, goal 13’ Ashley Barnes (Norwich), open play, 0.17 xG, saved 62’ Lukas Engel (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 64’ Riley McGree (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 85’ Lukas Engel (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 74’ Anfernee Jamal Dijksteel (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 58’ Lewis O'Brien (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 48’ Riley McGree (Middlesbrough), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 41’ Marcus Forss (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 79’ Paddy McNair (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 38’ Riley McGree (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 68’ Ben Gibson (Norwich), set piece, 0.04 xG, saved 12’ Christian Fassnacht (Norwich), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 9’ Borja Sainz (Norwich), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 11’ Josh Sargent (Norwich), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 40’ Riley McGree (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90’ Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 55’ Jonathan Howson (Middlesbrough), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 72’ Lukas Engel (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.05 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Luke Ayling Taken off
69′ – – – – – – –
Jonathan Howson Taken off
69′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.06 – – –
Lukas Engel
90′ 1 – 3 0.19 – – –
Riley McGree Taken off
80′ – – 4 0.21 – – –
Marcus Forss Taken off
87′ 1 – 2 0.34 – –
Emmanuel Latte Lath Taken off
69′ 1 – 1 0.67 – – –
Anfernee Jamal Dijksteel Came on as a substitute
21′ – – 1 0.07 – – –
Samuel Silvera Came on as a substitute
21′ – – – – – – –
Daniel Barlaser Came on as a substitute
21′ – – – – – – –
Finn Azaz Came on as a substitute
10′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
Alexander Gilbert Came on as a substitute
3′ – – – – – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Middlesbrough win 38% Avg odds 2.51
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.40
Norwich win 34% Avg odds 2.77

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.