Middlesbrough vs Oxford United 21/02/2026

Middlesbrough

Riverside Stadium

21 Feb 2026, 16:00

0:0

Finished

Oxford United

Away

Match summary

1ST HALF

39'

A. Morris

2ND HALF

Jamie Mcdonnell

Injured

57'

Jamie Mcdonnell

Will Vaulks

57'

Jin-Woo Jeon

A. Emakhu

57'

Ole Romeny

57'

Stanley Mills

57'

M. Peart-Harris

Jamie Donley

57'

60'

R. Mcgree

J. Sarmiento

Cameron Brannagan

61'

75'

A. Gilbert

A. Morris

75'

Kaly Sène

D. Strelec

75'

Matt Targett

84'

A. Browne

84'

Morgan Whittaker

86'

A. Gilbert

Will Lankshear

M. Helik

87'

Match statistics

74%Possession26%

681Passes Attempted226

611Completed Passes152

9Corners5

15Throw-ins14

24Shots On Target13

Line-ups

Middlesbrough

Formation

4-4-2

Solomon

#31Brynn

Adilson

#29Malanda

Dael Jonathan

#6Fry

Matthew Robert

#3Targett

Callum James

#2Brittain

Aidan

#18Morris

Hayden

#7Hackney

Jeremy Leonel

#45Sarmiento Morante

Morgan

#11Reece Whittaker

Tommy Daniel

#9John Conway

David

#13Strelec

Starting XI

Sol Brynn #31
A. Malanda #29
Dael Fry #6
Matt Targett #3	75'
Callum Brittain #2
A. Morris #18	75' 39'
Hayden Hackney #7
J. Sarmiento #45	60'
Morgan Whittaker #11	84'
T. Conway #9
D. Strelec #13	75'

Substitutes

Joe Wildsmith #32
Finley Munroe #15
Luke Ayling #12
A. Browne #16	84'
A. Gilbert #14	86' 75'
R. Mcgree #8	60'
Sontje Hansen #27
C. Ibeh #44
Kaly Sène #20	75'

Will not play

Darragh Patrick

Darragh Patrick Lenihan

Defender

Ankle injury

Return: Unknown

Riley Patrick

Riley Patrick Mcgree

Midfielder

Muscle injury

Return: Doubtful

Alfie Charles

Alfie Charles Jones

Defender

Ankle injury

Return: Doubtful

Hayden

Hayden Hackney

Midfielder

Muscle injury

Return: Doubtful

Manager

Middlesbrough

Kim Hellberg

Middlesbrough

Formation

4-4-2

Solomon

#31Brynn

Adilson

#29Malanda

Dael Jonathan

#6Fry

Matthew Robert

#3Targett

Callum James

#2Brittain

Aidan

#18Morris

Hayden

#7Hackney

Jeremy Leonel

#45Sarmiento Morante

Morgan

#11Reece Whittaker

Tommy Daniel

#9John Conway

David

#13Strelec

Starting XI

Sol Brynn #31
A. Malanda #29
Dael Fry #6
Matt Targett #3	75'
Callum Brittain #2
A. Morris #18	75' 39'
Hayden Hackney #7
J. Sarmiento #45	60'
Morgan Whittaker #11	84'
T. Conway #9
D. Strelec #13	75'

Substitutes

Joe Wildsmith #32
Finley Munroe #15
Luke Ayling #12
A. Browne #16	84'
A. Gilbert #14	86' 75'
R. Mcgree #8	60'
Sontje Hansen #27
C. Ibeh #44
Kaly Sène #20	75'

Will not play

Darragh Patrick

Darragh Patrick Lenihan

Defender

Ankle injury

Return: Unknown

Riley Patrick

Riley Patrick Mcgree

Midfielder

Muscle injury

Return: Doubtful

Alfie Charles

Alfie Charles Jones

Defender

Ankle injury

Return: Doubtful

Hayden

Hayden Hackney

Midfielder

Muscle injury

Return: Doubtful

Manager

Middlesbrough

Kim Hellberg

Oxford United

Formation

4-2-3-1

Jamie

#1Andrew Cumming

Ciaron Maurice

#3Brown

Christ

#37Melik Makosso

Jack

#26Currie

Samuel Patrick

#2Robert Long

Cameron Mark

#8Thomas Brannagan

Jamie Carson

#38Mcdonnell

Myles

#44Peart-Harris

Jin-Woo

#32Jeon

Stanley

#17Mills

William

#27Lankshear

Starting XI

Jamie Cumming #1
C. Brown #3
Christ Makosso #37
Jack Currie #26
Sam Long #2
Cameron Brannagan #8	61'
Jamie Mcdonnell #38	57' 57'
M. Peart-Harris #44	57'
Jin-Woo Jeon #32	57'
Stanley Mills #17	57'
Will Lankshear #27	87'

Substitutes

Matt Ingram #21
M. Helik #6	87'
Ruben Roosken #12
Jamie Donley #33	57'
Will Vaulks #4	57'
A. Emakhu #10	57'
M. Harris #9
Ole Romeny #11	57'

Will not play

Gregory Alex

Gregory Alex Leigh

Defender

Muscle injury

Return: Early May 2026

Przemyslaw

Przemyslaw Placheta

Forward

Hamstring Injury

Return: Out for season

Brian De

Brian De Keersmaecker

Midfielder

Shoulder injury

Return: Out for season

Tyler Charlie

Tyler Charlie Goodrham

Forward

Ankle injury

Return: Out for season

Jack

Jack Currie

Defender

Muscle injury

Return: Doubtful

Manager

Oxford United

Matt Bloomfield

Head-to-head

13 matches

Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough

5

Wins

4

Draws

4

Wins

Oxford United

Oxford United

Championship2025 • 2 matches

Oxford United

Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough

Oxford United

Championship2024 • 1 match

Oxford United

Middlesbrough

FA Cup2017 • 1 match

Middlesbrough

Oxford United

Friendly2017 • 1 match

Middlesbrough

Oxford United

Championship1998 • 1 match

Middlesbrough

Oxford United

League standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	GD	Pts	Form
1	Coventry City	42	25	10	7	84:42	+42	85	LWWDD
2	Ipswich Town	41	21	12	8	71:42	+29	75	WDWWL
3	Millwall	42	21	10	11	56:47	+9	73	LDWLD
4	Southampton	42	20	12	10	73:50	+23	72	WWWWW
5	Middlesbrough	42	20	12	10	62:42	+20	72	DDLDL
6	Hull City	42	20	8	14	64:60	+4	68	LWDDL
7	Wrexham AFC	42	17	13	12	63:60	+3	64	LWDLL
8	Derby County	42	18	9	15	61:53	+8	63	WWLWL
9	Norwich City	42	17	7	18	55:50	+5	58	LWDWL
10	Bristol City	42	16	10	16	52:51	+1	58	DLWWD
11	Queens Park Rangers	42	16	10	16	58:63	-5	58	WWWDD
12	Watford	42	14	15	13	52:51	+1	57	WDLDL
13	Preston North End	42	14	15	13	50:53	-3	57	LWDDW
14	Swansea City	42	16	9	17	50:54	-4	57	LLDDW
15	Birmingham City	42	15	11	16	51:52	-1	56	DLLLW
16	Stoke City	42	15	10	17	49:46	+3	55	WLWLD
17	Sheffield Utd	42	16	6	20	59:59	0	54	DLDLW
18	Charlton Athletic	42	12	13	17	39:51	-12	49	DLLDL
19	Portsmouth	42	12	12	18	43:57	-14	48	LDDWW
20	Blackburn Rovers	43	12	12	19	38:53	-15	48	DWDDL
21	West Brom	42	11	13	18	42:56	-14	46	WWDDD
22	Oxford United	42	10	14	18	41:54	-13	44	DLDDW
23	Leicester	42	11	14	17	54:64	-10	41	LDDDL
24	Sheffield Wed	42	1	11	30	25:82	-57	-4	LLLDD

Promotion

Playoff

Relegation

Match Information

Referee:

Oliver Langford

Venue:

Riverside Stadium

Capacity:

34 988

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