Middlesbrough 2-1 Plymouth Argyle: result and report

Championship · Friday 18 April 2025

Result

Middlesbrough 2-1 Plymouth Argyle

Championship · Friday 18 April 2025, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-1

Middlesbrough · Plymouth Argyle · Championship predictions

Middlesbrough 2-1 Plymouth Argyle: match report

Middlesbrough beat Plymouth Argyle 2-1 in the Championship on Friday 18 April 2025. The half-time score was 1-1.

Finn Azaz opened the scoring in the 12th minute. Middlesbrough's goals came from Finn Azaz (12') and Tommy Conway (90+3', penalty). Plymouth Argyle scored through Mustapha Bundu (17').

Discipline: Middlesbrough received no yellow cards; Plymouth Argyle received 2 yellow cards and 1 red card.

Going into the game Middlesbrough were 8th on 60 points from 42 and Plymouth Argyle 24th on 40 points from 42. Middlesbrough went on to finish that season 10th with 64 points, and Plymouth Argyle 23rd with 46.

Middlesbrough lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Plymouth Argyle in a 5-3-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Rav van den Berg of Middlesbrough (8.2), ahead of Mustapha Bundu (8.1).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Middlesbrough win, 2 draws and 2 for Plymouth Argyle.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 12'Goal · Finn AzazMiddlesbrough · 1-0
  • 17'Goal · Mustapha BunduPlymouth Argyle · 1-1
  • 45+2'Yellow card · Julio PleguezueloPlymouth Argyle
  • 52'Yellow card · Conor William HazardPlymouth Argyle
  • 90+2'Red card · Joe EdwardsPlymouth Argyle
  • 90+3'Penalty goal · Tommy ConwayMiddlesbrough · 2-1

Head-to-head

5 meetings: Middlesbrough 1, draws 2, Plymouth Argyle 2.

Team news

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Middlesbrough line-up (4-2-3-1)

Mark Travers, Anfernee Dijksteel, Jonathan Howson, Rav van den Berg, Samuel Iling-Junior, Aidan Morris, Hayden Hackney, Marcus Forss, Morgan Whittaker, Finn Azaz, Tommy Conway

Plymouth Argyle line-up (5-3-2)

Conor Hazard, Joe Edwards, Kornél Szűcs, Victor Pálsson, Julio Pleguezuelo, Bali Mumba, Darko Gyabi, Adam Randell, Jordan Houghton, Ryan Hardie, Mustapha Bundu