Middlesbrough 3-1 Queens Park Rangers: result and report

Championship · Saturday 18 February 2023

Result

Middlesbrough 3-1 Queens Park Rangers

Championship · Saturday 18 February 2023, 15:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

Middlesbrough · Queens Park Rangers · Championship predictions

Middlesbrough 3-1 Queens Park Rangers: match report

Middlesbrough won against Queens Park Rangers 3-1 in the Championship on Saturday 18 February 2023. It was 0-0 at half-time.

Chuba Akpom opened the scoring in the 64th minute. Middlesbrough's goals came from Chuba Akpom (64'), Chuba Akpom (77') and Riley McGree (90+2'). Queens Park Rangers scored through Ilias Chair (89').

Discipline: Middlesbrough received 1 yellow card; Queens Park Rangers received no yellow cards.

Going into the game Middlesbrough were 3rd on 54 points from 32 and Queens Park Rangers 17th on 39 points from 32. Middlesbrough went on to finish that season 4th with 76 points, and Queens Park Rangers 21st with 50.

Middlesbrough lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Queens Park Rangers in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Ilias Chair of Queens Park Rangers (8.0), ahead of Riley McGree (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Middlesbrough wins, 3 draws and 5 for Queens Park Rangers.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 64'Goal · Chuba AkpomMiddlesbrough · 1-0
  • 65'Yellow card · Chuba AkpomMiddlesbrough
  • 77'Missed penalty · Chuba AkpomMiddlesbrough
  • 77'Goal · Chuba AkpomMiddlesbrough · 2-0
  • 89'Goal · Ilias ChairQueens Park Rangers · 2-1
  • 90+2'Goal · Riley McGreeMiddlesbrough · 3-1

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Middlesbrough 2, draws 3, Queens Park Rangers 5.

Team news

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

Zack Steffen, Tommy Smith, Paddy McNair, Darragh Lenihan, Ryan Giles, Dan Barlaser, Hayden Hackney, Aaron Ramsey, Chuba Akpom, Riley McGree, Cameron Archer

Queens Park Rangers line-up (4-2-3-1)

Seny Dieng, Osman Kakay, Jimmy Dunne, Rob Dickie, Kenneth Paal, Sam Field, Andre Dozzell, Tim Iroegbunam, Ilias Chair, Jamal Lowe, Chris Martin