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'

M. 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

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

Substitutes

J. Wildsmith #32
F. 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

Alfie Charles

Alfie Charles Jones

Defender

Ankle injury

Return: Late March 2026

Alex

Alex Bangura

Defender

Muscle injury

Return: Late March 2026

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

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

Substitutes

J. Wildsmith #32
F. 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

Alfie Charles

Alfie Charles Jones

Defender

Ankle injury

Return: Late March 2026

Alex

Alex Bangura

Defender

Muscle injury

Return: Late March 2026

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
C. Makosso #37
J. Currie #26
S. 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

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

Will not play

Brian De

Brian De Keersmaecker

Midfielder

Shoulder injury

Return: Late March 2026

Tyler Charlie

Tyler Charlie Goodrham

Forward

Ankle injury

Return: Late March 2026

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	38	23	8	7	78:40	+38	77	WWWWL
2	Middlesbrough	38	20	10	8	59:37	+22	70	DWWLD
3	Ipswich Town	37	19	11	7	66:38	+28	68	WWDDW
4	Millwall	38	20	8	10	52:43	+9	68	WWWWL
5	Hull City	38	19	6	13	59:56	+3	63	WLLWL
6	Wrexham AFC	38	16	12	10	58:50	+8	60	WWLWL
7	Southampton	37	15	12	10	60:48	+12	57	DWWDW
8	Derby County	38	16	9	13	55:48	+7	57	LWWLW
9	Watford	38	14	13	11	50:46	+4	55	LWDLW
10	Birmingham City	38	14	11	13	48:48	0	53	LLLWD
11	Swansea City	38	15	7	16	44:46	-2	52	DLWWL
12	Norwich City	37	15	6	16	51:45	+6	51	LWWWW
13	Stoke City	38	14	9	15	45:40	+5	51	WLLDW
14	Bristol City	38	14	9	15	49:49	0	51	WLLLD
15	Sheffield Utd	38	15	5	18	53:52	+1	50	LWDLD
16	Queens Park Rangers	38	14	8	16	49:60	-11	50	LLLLW
17	Preston North End	38	12	13	13	42:48	-6	49	DLLLL
18	Charlton Athletic	38	12	12	14	36:45	-9	48	DLWWD
19	Blackburn Rovers	38	11	9	18	36:49	-13	42	LLDLW
20	Portsmouth	37	10	10	17	36:48	-12	40	LLDLL
21	West Brom	38	10	10	18	39:54	-15	40	DLDDW
22	Oxford United	38	9	12	17	36:49	-13	39	LWWWD
23	Leicester	38	11	11	16	51:60	-9	38	DLDWL
24	Sheffield Wed	38	1	9	28	23:76	-53	-6	LLLDL

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.