Middlesbrough vs Leicester

Middlesbrough

Riverside Stadium

24 Feb 2026, 20:45

1:1

Finished

Leicester

Away

Match summary

1ST HALF

Caleb Okoli(Divine Mukasa)

Goal

18'

43'

Luke Ayling

47'

Goal

R. Mcgree(T. Conway)

2ND HALF

Divine Mukasa

53'

Bobby Reid

Abdul Fatawu

62'

Jordan Ayew

62'

Patson Daka

62'

66'

D. Strelec

M. Whittaker

66'

J. Sarmiento

66'

A. Browne

S. Mavididi

Joe Aribo

76'

83'

D. Fry

Luke Ayling

Louis Page

88'

Divine Mukasa

88'

Match statistics

59%Possession41%

573Passes Attempted390

499Completed Passes314

8Corners5

21Throw-ins15

17Shots On Target11

Line-ups

Middlesbrough

Formation

4-5-1

S. Brynn

#31S. Brynn

A. Malanda

#29A. Malanda

Luke Ayling

#12Luke Ayling

Matt Targett

#3Matt Targett

Callum Brittain

#2Callum Brittain

A. Morris

#18A. Morris

H. Hackney

#7H. Hackney

A. Browne

#16A. Browne

M. Whittaker

#11M. Whittaker

R. Mcgree

#8R. Mcgree

T. Conway

#9T. Conway

Starting XI

S. Brynn #31
A. Malanda #29
Luke Ayling #12	83' 43'
Matt Targett #3
Callum Brittain #2
A. Morris #18
H. Hackney #7
A. Browne #16	66'
M. Whittaker #11	66'
R. Mcgree #8	⚽47'
T. Conway #9	🎯47'

Substitutes

J. Wildsmith #32
D. Fry #6	83'
F. Munroe #15
A. Gilbert #14
Sontje Hansen #27
C. Ibeh #44
J. Sarmiento #45	66'
D. Strelec #13	66'
Kaly Sène #20

Will not play

Darragh Patrick

Darragh Patrick Lenihan

Defender

Ankle injury

Return: Unknown

Alfie Charles

Alfie Charles Jones

Defender

Ankle injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Alex

Alex Bangura

Defender

Muscle injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Leo Alexander Francis

Leo Alexander Francis Castledine

Midfielder

Muscle injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Manager

Middlesbrough

Kim Hellberg

Middlesbrough

Formation

4-5-1

S. Brynn

#31S. Brynn

A. Malanda

#29A. Malanda

Luke Ayling

#12Luke Ayling

Matt Targett

#3Matt Targett

Callum Brittain

#2Callum Brittain

A. Morris

#18A. Morris

H. Hackney

#7H. Hackney

A. Browne

#16A. Browne

M. Whittaker

#11M. Whittaker

R. Mcgree

#8R. Mcgree

T. Conway

#9T. Conway

Starting XI

S. Brynn #31
A. Malanda #29
Luke Ayling #12	83' 43'
Matt Targett #3
Callum Brittain #2
A. Morris #18
H. Hackney #7
A. Browne #16	66'
M. Whittaker #11	66'
R. Mcgree #8	⚽47'
T. Conway #9	🎯47'

Substitutes

J. Wildsmith #32
D. Fry #6	83'
F. Munroe #15
A. Gilbert #14
Sontje Hansen #27
C. Ibeh #44
J. Sarmiento #45	66'
D. Strelec #13	66'
Kaly Sène #20

Will not play

Darragh Patrick

Darragh Patrick Lenihan

Defender

Ankle injury

Return: Unknown

Alfie Charles

Alfie Charles Jones

Defender

Ankle injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Alex

Alex Bangura

Defender

Muscle injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Leo Alexander Francis

Leo Alexander Francis Castledine

Midfielder

Muscle injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Manager

Middlesbrough

Kim Hellberg

Leicester

Formation

4-2-3-1

A. Begović

#31A. Begović

Ben Nelson

#4Ben Nelson

Caleb Okoli

#5Caleb Okoli

Luke Thomas

#33Luke Thomas

Ricardo Pereira

#21Ricardo Pereira

Oliver Skipp

#22Oliver Skipp

Harry Winks

#8Harry Winks

Divine Mukasa

#29Divine Mukasa

S. Mavididi

#10S. Mavididi

Bobby Reid

#14Bobby Reid

Patson Daka

#20Patson Daka

Starting XI

A. Begović #31
Ben Nelson #4
Caleb Okoli #5	⚽18'
Luke Thomas #33
Ricardo Pereira #21
Oliver Skipp #22
Harry Winks #8
Divine Mukasa #29	88' 53' 🎯18'
S. Mavididi #10	76'
Bobby Reid #14	62'
Patson Daka #20	62'

Substitutes

J. Stolarczyk #1
O. Aluko #56
Kevon Gray #62
Joe Aribo #18	76'
Louis Page #25	88'
Jordan Ayew #9	62'
Abdul Fatawu #7	62'
Jeremy Monga #28
D. Richards #12

Will not play

Harry James

Harry James Souttar

Defender

Achilles tendon injury

Return: Unknown

Hamza Dewan

Hamza Dewan Choudhury

Midfielder

Knee injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Aaron James

Aaron James Ramsey

Midfielder

Hamstring Injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Victor Bernth

Victor Bernth Kristiansen

Defender

Knee injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Manager

Leicester

Gary Rowett

Head-to-head

35 matches

Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough

10

Wins

11

Draws

14

Wins

Leicester

Leicester

Championship2025 • 1 match

Leicester

Middlesbrough

Championship2024 • 1 match

Leicester

Middlesbrough

Championship2023 • 1 match

Middlesbrough

Leicester

Premier League2017 • 1 match

Middlesbrough

Leicester

Premier League2016 • 1 match

Leicester

Middlesbrough

League standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	GD	Pts	Form
1	Coventry City	35	21	8	6	72:38	+34	71	DWWWW
2	Middlesbrough	35	19	9	7	54:35	+19	66	WLDDW
3	Millwall	35	18	8	9	47:40	+7	62	WWLWW
4	Ipswich Town	33	17	9	7	59:34	+25	60	DWLWW
5	Hull City	34	18	6	10	56:48	+8	60	DLLWW
6	Wrexham AFC	35	15	12	8	54:45	+9	57	LDWWW
7	Southampton	35	14	11	10	57:46	+11	53	WWDWW
8	Derby County	35	14	9	12	52:46	+6	51	LWLLW
9	Watford	35	13	12	10	45:41	+4	51	LDWLW
10	Bristol City	35	14	8	13	48:44	+4	50	WDLWL
11	Preston North End	35	12	13	10	41:40	+1	49	WDLDL
12	Birmingham City	35	13	10	12	46:46	0	49	WDWLL
13	Sheffield Utd	35	15	3	17	50:48	+2	48	LWWLW
14	Stoke City	35	13	8	14	39:34	+5	47	DLDWL
15	Queens Park Rangers	35	13	8	14	46:54	-8	47	DLWLL
16	Swansea City	35	13	7	15	40:43	-3	46	WLWDL
17	Norwich City	35	13	6	16	47:44	+3	45	WWLWW
18	Charlton Athletic	35	10	11	14	33:44	-11	41	WLDDL
19	Portsmouth	34	10	9	15	34:44	-10	39	LWWLL
20	Blackburn Rovers	35	10	8	17	33:46	-13	38	LWWLL
21	West Brom	35	9	8	18	34:52	-18	35	DDLDL
22	Leicester	35	10	10	15	47:56	-9	34	LLDDL
23	Oxford United	35	7	11	17	31:47	-16	32	DLDLW
24	Sheffield Wed	35	1	8	26	21:71	-50	-7	LLLLL

Promotion

Playoff

Relegation

Match Information

Referee:

Andrew Kitchen

Venue:

Riverside Stadium

Capacity:

34 988

Middlesbrough vs Leicester match from the Championship. View the final score, key match events, detailed statistics, line-ups and head-to-head record between Middlesbrough and Leicester. Follow team performance and match context within the Championship season.