Middlesbrough vs Norwich

31 January 2026 · Championship · 2025/26 · Referee Ben Toner

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • H. Hackney 17’

Match summary

Middlesbrough beat Norwich 1-0. Middlesbrough led 1-0 at half-time.

H. Hackney put Middlesbrough ahead in the 17th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Middlesbrough created 0.50 expected goals (xG) from 9 shots, Norwich 0.44 from 8.

Match stats

56% Possession 44%
9 Shots 8
5 Shots on target 3
3 Corners 5
478 Passes 376
81.0% Pass accuracy 75.5%
23 Tackles 18
12 Fouls 18
2 Yellow cards 2
4 Offsides 2

Key events

Middlesbrough Norwich
0’
P. ClementManagerArgument
Kick-off
H. HackneyShot on target
2’
9’
J. MakamaShot on target
11’
A. AhmedShot on target
11’
J. MakamaShot on target
H. HackneyRight foot shot1-0 (Middlesbrough)
17’
A. MorrisShot on target
41’
Half-time1-0
Second half underway
56’
V. KovačevićFoul
M. TargettShot on target
57’
59’
M. KvistgaardenP. Diallo
59’
O. SchwartauJ. Wright
A. GilbertR. McGree
62’
D. StrelecM. Whittaker
71’
D. FryC. Brittain
71’
D. StrelecFoul
72’
A. MorrisTime wasting
80’
80’
A. B. SlimaneFoul
82’
M. JurásekA. Ahmed
T. ConwayShot on target
84’
J. SarmientoT. Conway
86’
Full-time1-0

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.50 0.44 17’ H. Hackney (Middlesbrough), 1-0 17’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.50 0.44 17’ H. Hackney (Middlesbrough), 1-0 Hackney 17’
Middlesbrough 0.50 xGNorwich 0.44 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Norwich attacking Middlesbrough attacking 
88’ R. McConville (Norwich), set piece, 0.17 xG, off target 43’ M. Whittaker (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 50’ M. Whittaker (Middlesbrough), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 3’ M. Whittaker (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 11’ A. Ahmed (Norwich), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 78’ J. Makama (Norwich), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 57’ M. Targett (Middlesbrough), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, saved 84’ T. Conway (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 78’ A. B. Slimane (Norwich), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 9’ J. Makama (Norwich), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 17’ H. Hackney (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 11’ J. Makama (Norwich), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 54’ A. Morris (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 41’ A. Morris (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 2’ H. Hackney (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 33’ A. Ahmed (Norwich), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 32’ P. Diallo (Norwich), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 88’ R. McConville (Norwich), set piece, 0.17 xG, off target 43’ M. Whittaker (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 50’ M. Whittaker (Middlesbrough), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 3’ M. Whittaker (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 11’ A. Ahmed (Norwich), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 78’ J. Makama (Norwich), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 57’ M. Targett (Middlesbrough), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, saved 84’ T. Conway (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 78’ A. B. Slimane (Norwich), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 9’ J. Makama (Norwich), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 17’ H. Hackney (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 11’ J. Makama (Norwich), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 41’ A. Morris (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 54’ A. Morris (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 33’ A. Ahmed (Norwich), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 2’ H. Hackney (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 32’ P. Diallo (Norwich), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Middlesbrough 4-3-3 Starting XI
Brynn
Brittain 71’
Ayling
Malanda
Targett
Browne
Morris
Hackney
Whittaker 71’
Conway 86’
McGree 62’
Norwich 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Kovačević
Fisher
McConville
Córdoba
Chrisene
McLean
Wright 59’
Diallo 59’
Slimane
Ahmed 82’
Makama

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
S. Brynn
90′ 3 0 28 2 – – – –
Defenders5 players
C. Brittain Taken off
71′ 1 1 – 5 – 49 – – – –
L. Ayling
90′ 7 – – 12 3 45 2 – – –
A. Malanda
90′ 1 3 – 5 2 48 – – – –
M. Targett
90′ – – –
D. Fry Came on as a substitute
19′ – – – 6 4 12 – – – –
Midfielders4 players
A. Browne
90′ – – 38 – – 2 1 7 1 2 –
A. Morris
90′ – – 58 1 – 1 1 7 – 3
H. Hackney
90′ 1 – – – –
J. Sarmiento Came on as a substitute
9′ – – 3 – – 1 – 1 – – –
Forwards5 players
M. Whittaker Taken off
71′ – – 3 – 0.31 – – 2 – 22 –
T. Conway Taken off
86′ – – 1 1 0.05 – 1 3 1 24 –
R. McGree Taken off
62′ – 1 – – – – 2 4 – 28 –
A. Gilbert Came on as a substitute
28′ – – – – – – – 1 – 10 –
D. Strelec Came on as a substitute
19′ – – – – – – – 1 – 4
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. A blank cell means that figure is not available for that player.

Before kick-off

Middlesbrough win 55% Avg odds 1.69
Draw 24% Avg odds 3.96
Norwich win 21% Avg odds 4.53

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

Form going into the game

Middlesbrough LWWWW
Norwich WLWWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Norwich 1-2 Middlesbrough, 23 Aug 25 Next meeting: Middlesbrough 4-3 Norwich, 12 Sep 26  All Middlesbrough vs Norwich meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.