- 17' H. Hackney
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Match statistics
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2 Blocked Shots 1
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4 Shots insidebox 6
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2 Shots off Goal 4
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5 Shots on Goal 3
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5 Shots outsidebox 2
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9 Total Shots 8
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3 Corner Kicks 5
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4 Offsides 2
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12 Fouls 17
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2 Yellow Cards 2
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384 Passes accurate 281
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478 Total passes 374
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3 Goalkeeper Saves 4
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Lineups
- 31Solomon Brynn
- 2Callum Brittain
- 12Luke Ayling
- 29Adilson Malanda
- 3Matt Targett
- 16Alan Browne
- 18Aidan Morris
- 7Hayden Hackney
- 11Morgan Whittaker
- 9Tommy Conway
- 8Riley McGree
- 33Jon McLaughlin
- 6Dael Fry
- 15Finley Munroe
- 45Jeremy Sarmiento
- 19Sverre Nypan
- 14Alexander Gilbert
- 13David Strelec
- 22Samuel Silvera
- 27Sontje Hansen
- Vladan Kovačević1
- Kellen Fisher35
- Ruairi McConville15
- José Córdoba33
- Ben Chrisene14
- Kenny McLean23
- Jacob Wright16
- Papa Amadou Diallo19
- Anis Ben Slimane20
- Ali Ahmed21
- Jovon Makama24
- Daniel Grimshaw32
- Harry Darling6
- Jack Stacey3
- Matěj Jurásek10
- Liam Gibbs8
- Emiliano Marcondes11
- Mathias Kvistgaarden30
- Oscar Schwartau29
- Errol Mundle-Smith46
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Regular Season - 30
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Match Recap
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Middlesbrough 1-0 Norwich: Boro’s Title Push Continues with Gritty Victory
Middlesbrough maintained their push for automatic promotion with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Norwich City at the Riverside Stadium, extending their unbeaten run to four matches and keeping pace with the Championship leaders.
The result was settled before the break, with Boro capitalising on their early dominance to claim all three points against a Norwich side whose recent revival wasn’t enough to trouble the league’s second-placed team.
Form meets expectation as Middlesbrough’s impressive home record continues. With 55 points from 29 games, Michael Carrick’s side are averaging 1.9 points per game - the kind of consistency that wins promotion. Their WWWWL form, marred only by their last defeat, demonstrates the resilience needed for a sustained title challenge.
Norwich arrived at the Riverside on the back of a decent run themselves (WWWLW), but 18th position tells the real story. At 1.14 points per game, the Canaries are trapped in the relegation conversation despite recent improvements under their new management.
The 16-place gap between these sides was evident throughout. Middlesbrough controlled proceedings from the first whistle, creating the better chances and limiting Norwich to speculative efforts. The visitors’ negative goal difference (-4) compared to Boro’s healthy +17 margin reflected the gulf in quality on display.
Prediction models had forecast a 1-1 draw, but that underestimated Middlesbrough’s ability to control the tempo at home. The clean sheet was particularly impressive given Norwich’s recent goalscoring form, with Boro’s defensive unit standing firm when tested.
This victory keeps Middlesbrough firmly in the automatic promotion race with 17 games remaining. For Norwich, the search for consistent points continues as they battle to climb clear of the relegation zone.