Watford vs Middlesbrough — Championship
Championship Sat, 7 Nov 2026 Finished Watford 
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Middlesbrough Match facts
- Kick-off
- Sat 7 Nov, 17:00 UTC
- Competition
- Championship · England
- Round
- Regular Season - 15
- Stadium
- Vicarage Road, Watford
- Referee
- Gavin Ward
Key events
Watford Timeline Middlesbrough
- 14'
Krépin Diatta
Haktab Omar Traore
- 21'
Callum Brittain
Yellow card
- 43'
Sam Byram
Yellow card
- 45'
Amario Cozier-Duberry
Max Arfsten
- 59'
Sebastian Berhalter
Yellow card
- 66'
Sebastian Berhalter
Myles Peart-Harris
- 66'
David Strelec
Kyle Joseph
- 71'
Haktab Omar Traore
Yellow card
- 73'
Jordan Zemura
Marc Bola
- 73'
Amin Nabizada
Stephy Mavididi
- 73'
Mamadou Doumbia
Luca Kjerrumgaard
- 76'
Sam Byram
Tommy Conway
- 86'
Jeremy Sarmiento
Leo Castledine
Lineups
Watford 5-3-2Starting lineup
- 1 F. Ravaglia G
- 15 K. Diatta D
- 4 K. Keben D
- 6 M. Pollock D
- 29 Branimir Mlačić D
- 33 J. Zemura D
- 39 E. Kayembe M
- 22 M. Payero M
- 17 Iker Bravo M
- 21 Amin Nabizada F
- 20 M. Doumbia F
Substitute players
- 51 Travis Akomeah D
- 26 D. Bachmann G
- 16 M. Bola D
- 9 L. Kjerrumgaard F
- 7 O. Maamma F
- 45 S. Mavididi F
- 23 O. Traoré D
- 11 R. Vata F
- 24 S. Walker G
Middlesbrough 4-3-3Starting lineup
- 1 R. Vítek G
- 2 C. Brittain D
- 4 A. Phillips D
- 29 A. Malanda D
- 3 S. Byram D
- 8 R. McGree M
- 10 A. Morris M
- 6 S. Berhalter M
- 11 A. Cozier-Duberry F
- 13 D. Strelec F
- 16 J. Sarmiento F
Substitute players
- 14 M. Peart-Harris M
- 30 Neto Borges D
- 22 K. Joseph F
- 9 T. Conway F
- 19 Leo Castledine M
- 31 S. Brynn G
- 18 C. Barron M
- 12 L. Ayling D
- 17 M. Arfsten D
Match statistics
Watford Middlesbrough
0.39 expected_goals 2.17
175 Passes accurate 601
4 Shots insidebox 14
4 Shots outsidebox 4
4 Blocked Shots 6
9 Free Kicks 11
1 Shots on Goal 4
4 Goalkeeper Saves 1
3 Shots off Goal 8
4 Offsides 1
227 Total passes 669
8 Total Shots 18
1 Yellow Cards 3
5 Corner Kicks 6
12 Fouls 9
0 Red Cards 0
26% Ball Possession 74%
Player ratings
Middlesbrough
- 7.4 M. Peart-Harris 24'
- 7.2 A. Morris 90'
- 7.1 J. Sarmiento 86'
- 7.1 A. Phillips 90'
- 7.0 A. Malanda 90'
Watford
- 7.1 M. Pollock 90'
- 7.0 F. Ravaglia 90'
- 6.9 S. Mavididi 17'
- 6.8 Iker Bravo 90'
- 6.8 K. Keben 90'
Prediction
WatfordDrawMiddlesbrough
Double chance : draw or Middlesbrough
Head to head
Middlesbrough Middlesbrough
5–1 FT
Watford Watford Watford Watford
3–0 FT
Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Middlesbrough
0–1 FT
Watford Watford Watford Watford
2–1 FT
Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Middlesbrough
3–1 FT
Watford Watford Watford Watford
2–3 FT
Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Table
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Birmingham | 15 | 14 | 29 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 15 | 11 | 29 |
| 3 |  Stoke City | 15 | 6 | 29 |
| 4 |  Wolves | 15 | 8 | 28 |
| 5 |  West Brom | 15 | 8 | 28 |
| 6 |  Swansea | 15 | 4 | 26 |
| 7 |  Southampton | 15 | 14 | 24 |
| 8 |  QPR | 15 | 6 | 24 |
| 9 |  West Ham | 15 | 14 | 23 |
| 10 |  Sheffield Utd | 15 | 2 | 22 |
| 11 |  Portsmouth | 15 | 2 | 22 |
| 12 |  Norwich | 15 | 8 | 21 |
| 13 |  Blackburn | 15 | -1 | 21 |
| 14 |  Cardiff | 15 | 0 | 18 |
| 15 |  Wrexham | 15 | -2 | 18 |
| 16 |  Millwall | 15 | -4 | 18 |
| 17 |  Bristol City | 15 | -8 | 18 |
| 18 |  Bolton | 15 | -9 | 17 |
| 19 |  Charlton | 15 | -10 | 17 |
| 20 | Watford | 15 | -10 | 15 |
| 21 |  Lincoln | 15 | -11 | 15 |
| 22 |  Burnley | 15 | -9 | 10 |
| 23 |  Derby | 15 | -16 | 10 |
| 24 |  Preston | 15 | -17 | 8 |