West Bromwich Albion 4-2 Middlesbrough: result and report

Championship · Saturday 26 August 2023

Result

West Bromwich Albion 4-2 Middlesbrough

Championship · Saturday 26 August 2023, 14:00 UTC · half-time 2-1

West Bromwich Albion · Middlesbrough · Championship predictions

West Bromwich Albion 4-2 Middlesbrough: match report

West Bromwich Albion beat Middlesbrough 4-2 in the Championship on Saturday 26 August 2023. It was 2-1 at half-time.

Cédric Kipré opened the scoring in the 22nd minute. West Bromwich Albion's goals came from Cédric Kipré (22'), John Swift (28'), Brandon Thomas-Asante (47') and Jeremy Sarmiento (90+1'). Middlesbrough scored through Emmanuel Latte Lath (29') and Marcus Forss (85', penalty).

Discipline: West Bromwich Albion received 2 yellow cards; Middlesbrough received 2 yellow cards and 1 red card.

Going into the game West Bromwich Albion were 14th on 4 points from 3 and Middlesbrough 23rd on 1 point from 3. West Bromwich Albion went on to finish that season 5th with 76 points, and Middlesbrough 8th with 69.

West Bromwich Albion lined up in a 3-4-3 and Middlesbrough in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Cédric Kipré of West Bromwich Albion (8.1), ahead of John Swift (7.8).

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 22'Goal · Cédric KipréWest Bromwich Albion · 1-0
  • 28'Goal · John SwiftWest Bromwich Albion · 2-0
  • 29'Goal · Emmanuel Latte LathMiddlesbrough · 2-1
  • 32'Yellow card · Tommy SmithMiddlesbrough
  • 44'Yellow card · Morgan RogersMiddlesbrough
  • 47'Goal · Brandon Thomas-AsanteWest Bromwich Albion · 3-1
  • 51'Second yellow · Tommy SmithMiddlesbrough
  • 74'Yellow card · Semi AjayiWest Bromwich Albion
  • 85'Penalty goal · Marcus ForssMiddlesbrough · 3-2
  • 90+1'Goal · Jeremy SarmientoWest Bromwich Albion · 4-2
  • 90+5'Yellow card · Jeremy SarmientoWest Bromwich Albion

Head-to-head

10 meetings: West Bromwich Albion 2, draws 4, Middlesbrough 4.

Team news

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West Bromwich Albion line-up (3-4-3)

Alex Palmer, Semi Ajayi, Cédric Kipré, Erik Pieters, Darnell Furlong, Jayson Molumby, Okay Yokuşlu, Matt Phillips, Jed Wallace, John Swift, Brandon Thomas-Asante

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

Seny Dieng, Tommy Smith, Dael Fry, Darragh Lenihan, Lukas Engel, Jonathan Howson, Hayden Hackney, Sam Silvera, Morgan Rogers, Riley McGree, Emmanuel Latte Lath