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Championship · REGULAR SEASON - 29 · SAT, 24 JAN · 12:30 LOCAL
MIDDLESBROUGH
5TH · 80 PTS · LAST 5:
L L D D W
FT
4 – 0
FULL TIME HT · 3-0
PRESTON
L W L L W
· 14TH · 60 PTS · LAST 5
⚽ 9' Alan Browne ⚽ 28' Tommy Conway ⚽ 42' Morgan Whittaker ⚽ 54' Tommy Conway
GOALS
Tommy Conway
👑
⭐ PLAYER OF THE MATCH
Tommy Conway
Middlesbrough · 61 mins
⚽ 2 goals · 6% pass acc · 2 shots on
RATING
8.9
PREDICTIONS
📊 90 MIN TOTALS

Finalised · Match completed

2.72
⚡ EXPECTED GOALS (xG)
0.40
67%
BALL POSSESSION %
33%
16
TOTAL SHOTS
4
8
SHOTS ON TARGET
1
90%
PASS ACCURACY %
77%
8
CORNERS
3
KEY EVENTS 17 events
  1. 9'
    Goal · Normal Goal
    Alan Browne · assist Matt Targett
    MID
  2. 26'
    Card · Yellow Card
    Benjamin Whiteman
    PRE
  3. 28'
    Goal · Normal Goal
    Tommy Conway · assist Luke Ayling
    MID
  4. 42'
    Goal · Normal Goal
    Morgan Whittaker
    MID
  5. 50'
    Card · Red Card
    Jordan Storey
    PRE
  6. 54'
    Goal · Normal Goal
    Tommy Conway
    MID
  7. 58'
    Subst · Substitution 1
    Lewis Dobbin · assist Thierry Small
    PRE
  8. 58'
    Subst · Substitution 2
    Benjamin Whiteman · assist Jordan Thompson
    PRE
  9. 58'
    Subst · Substitution 3
    Alfie Devine · assist Mads Frøkjær-Jensen
    PRE
  10. 60'
    Subst · Substitution 1
    Matt Targett · assist Samuel Silvera
    MID
  11. 61'
    Subst · Substitution 2
    Aidan Morris · assist Delano Burgzorg
    MID
  12. 61'
    Subst · Substitution 3
    Tommy Conway · assist Alexander Gilbert
    MID
  13. 74'
    Subst · Substitution 4
    Hayden Hackney · assist Riley McGree
    MID
  14. 76'
    Subst · Substitution 4
    Jamal Lewis · assist Andrija Vukčević
    PRE
  15. 76'
    Subst · Substitution 5
    Daniel Jebbison · assist Michael Smith
    PRE
  16. 82'
    Card · Yellow Card
    Jordan Thompson
    PRE
  17. 85'
    Subst · Substitution 5
    Adilson Malanda · assist Finley Munroe
    MID
PLAYER RATINGS · TOP 5 EACH 0–10 scale
MIDDLESBROUGH AVG 8.1
PRESTON AVG 7.0
MATCH STATS H vs A
ATTACK
2.7
xG
0.4
16.0
TOTAL SHOTS
4.0
8.0
ON TARGET
1.0
4.0
OFF TARGET
1.0
4.0
BLOCKED
2.0
POSSESSION
67.0%
POSSESSION %
33.0%
542.0
PASSES
264.0
90.0%
PASS ACCURACY
77.0%
SET PIECES
8.0
CORNERS
3.0
3.0
OFFSIDES
1.0
DISCIPLINE
11.0
FOULS
19.0
0.0
YELLOW CARDS
2.0
0.0
RED CARDS
1.0
1.0
GK SAVES
4.0
🎯 SHOT BREAKDOWN

Top shooters · accuracy = on-target / total

player-level shot accuracy · per-shot xG bubbles require xG Advanced tier
MIDDLESBROUGH 7 shots
Alan Browne
1/3
Tommy Conway
2/2
Morgan Whittaker
1/1
Luke Ayling
1/1
PRESTON 1 shots
Daniel Jebbison
1/1
📈 xG RACE

Cumulative xG over 90 minutes REAL xG

final xG: 2.72 – 0.40
2.2 1.6 1.1 0.5 2.7 0.0 HT 9' 28' 42' 54' H 2.72 A 0.40 KO 30' 60' FT

Step chart anchored to real goal minutes · final xG from SportMonks · baseline distributes remaining shots evenly across the match

⚡ ATTACK SHARE

Event activity ratio · attacks/cards/subs

zone-based attack maps require broadcast partner (Q3)
H 53%
47% A
9
EVENTS LOGGED
8
EVENTS LOGGED
LINEUPS 4-3-3 vs 3-5-2
4-3-3
3-5-2
7.5
31
SOLOMON B
3
MATT TARG
29
ADILSON M
6
DAEL FRY
 7.6
12
LUKE AYLI
18
AIDAN MOR
7
HAYDEN HA
 7.6
16
ALAN BROW
23
LEO CASTL
 8.9
9
TOMMY CON
 8.9
11
MORGAN WH
12
JACK WALT
19
LEWIS GIB
14
JORDAN ST
42
ODELUGA O
18
JAMAL LEW
 7.3
21
ALFIE DEV
4
BENJAMIN
 6.9
8
ALISTAIR
 6.9
2
POL VALEN
 7.0
9
DANIEL JE
17
LEWIS DOB
SUBSTITUTES · MIDDLESBROUGH
22
Samuel Silve...
F
19
Sverre Nypan
M
15
Finley Munro...
D
14
Alexander Gi...
F
10
Delano Burgz...
F
8
Riley McGree
M
2
Callum Britt...
D
33
Jon McLaughl...
G
27
Sontje Hanse...
F
COACH: Kim Hellberg
SUBSTITUTES · PRESTON
10
Mads Frøkjær...
M
15
Jordan Thomp...
M
26
Thierry Smal...
D
35
Noah Mawene
M
34
Kitt Nelson
M
6
Liam Lindsay
D
3
Andrija Vukč...
D
13
David Cornel...
G
24
Michael Smit...
F
COACH: Paul Heckingbottom
🏥 UNAVAILABLE PLAYERS
MID · 0 OUT

No injuries reported · federation feed activates Q3

PRE · 0 OUT

No injuries reported · federation feed activates Q3

⚖ MATCH OFFICIALS
REFEREE
A. Madley
—
MID MANAGER
Kim Hellberg
head coach
PRE MANAGER
Paul Heckingbottom
head coach
HEAD TO HEAD · ALL-TIME
3
MID WINS
2
DRAWS
5
PRE WINS
30%
20%
50%
20 – 15
TOTAL GOALS · 10 MEETINGS
3.50
AVG GOALS / MATCH
RECENT MEETINGS SHOWING 5 / 10
13 Sep 2025
Preston
2 – 2
Middlesbrough
D
25 Jan 2025
Preston
2 – 1
Middlesbrough
L
14 Sep 2024
Middlesbrough
1 – 1
Preston
D
14 Feb 2024
Preston
2 – 1
Middlesbrough
L
28 Nov 2023
Middlesbrough
4 – 0
Preston
W
MIDDLESBROUGH LAST 5 OVERALL
L L D D W
PRESTON LAST 5 OVERALL
L W L L W
MATCH IMPACT Final 4–0 · result locked
MIDDLESBROUGH #5
Won · already at 80 pts
Promotion Playoffs
PRESTON #14
Lost · already at 60 pts
LEAGUE CONTEXT FULL TABLE →
# TEAM P W D L GD PTS FORM
1 Coventry 46 28 11 7 +52 95
W W W D D
2 Ipswich 46 23 15 8 +33 84
W D D W D
3 Millwall 46 24 11 11 +15 83
L D W D W
4 Southampton 46 22 14 10 +26 80
W D W D D
5 Middlesbrough 46 22 14 10 +25 80
L L D D W
6 Hull City 46 21 10 15 +4 73
W W D W L
7 Wrexham 46 19 14 13 +4 71
D L W W L
8 Derby 46 20 9 17 +8 69
L W L W L
9 Norwich 46 19 8 19 +7 65
L D W W L
10 Birmingham 46 17 13 16 +1 64
D W W D W
11 Swansea 46 18 10 18 -2 64
W D W L W
12 Bristol City 46 17 11 18 0 62
W L D L D
13 Sheffield Utd 46 18 6 22 0 60
W L L W W
14 Preston 46 15 15 16 -7 60
L W L L W
15 QPR 46 16 10 20 -12 58
L L L L D
16 Watford 46 14 15 17 -12 57
L L L L L
17 Stoke City 46 15 10 21 -5 55
L L L L D
18 Portsmouth 46 14 13 19 -15 55
D W L W W
19 Charlton 46 13 14 19 -14 53
L W L D L
20 Blackburn 46 13 13 20 -14 52
L W D L D
21 West Brom 46 13 14 19 -10 51
L D W W D
22 Oxford United 46 11 14 21 -14 47
L W L L W
23 Leicester 46 12 16 18 -10 46
W D D L L
24 Sheffield Wednesday 46 2 12 32 -60 0
W L L D D
UCL Qualification Europa / Conference Relegation
COMMENTARY
  • 85'
    Subst · Substitution 5 · Adilson Malanda
  • 82'
    Card · Yellow Card · Jordan Thompson
    Foul
  • 76'
    Subst · Substitution 5 · Daniel Jebbison
  • 76'
    Subst · Substitution 4 · Jamal Lewis
  • 74'
    Subst · Substitution 4 · Hayden Hackney
  • 61'
    Subst · Substitution 3 · Tommy Conway
  • 61'
    Subst · Substitution 2 · Aidan Morris
  • 60'
    Subst · Substitution 1 · Matt Targett
  • 58'
    Subst · Substitution 3 · Alfie Devine
  • 58'
    Subst · Substitution 2 · Benjamin Whiteman
  • 58'
    Subst · Substitution 1 · Lewis Dobbin
  • 54'
    Goal · Normal Goal · Tommy Conway
  • 50'
    Card · Red Card · Jordan Storey
    Professional foul last man
  • HALF TIME · 3 – 0
  • 42'
    Goal · Normal Goal · Morgan Whittaker
  • 28'
    Goal · Normal Goal · Tommy Conway
  • 26'
    Card · Yellow Card · Benjamin Whiteman
    Foul
  • 9'
    Goal · Normal Goal · Alan Browne
MATCH WINNER ODDS
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