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Middlesbrough vs Norwich has leaned toward Middlesbrough across a set of close Championship results. Middlesbrough won 1-0 on 31 January 2026 and 2-1 in August 2025, after a 3-1 victory in March 2024. Norwich and Middlesbrough also drew 3-3 and 0-0 in the intervening meetings, so the edge is measured rather than absolute. That mix keeps each new contest meaningful.
Past matches, Middlesbrough vs Norwich
Match center
Starting eleven
Substitutes Middlesbrough
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17D
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12D
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31G
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22F
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14M
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4D
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21M
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16F
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13F
Norwich Substitutes
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F
17
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D
6
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M
26
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G
32
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M
25
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F
24
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F
29
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D
3
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M
16
Match events
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1'⚽Mohamed Toure Normal Goal
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4'⚽Sebastian Berhalter Normal Goal (Asst: Tommy Conway)
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7'⚽Amario Cozier-Duberry Normal Goal (Asst: Tommy Conway)
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36'⚽Sebastian Berhalter Normal Goal
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45'Ashley Phillips Alfie Jones
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45'Jacob Wright Anis Ben Slimane
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53'Riley McGree Yellow Card
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62'J. Makama Mohamed Toure
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62'Jack Stacey Kellen Fisher
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63'Myles Peart-Harris Tommy Conway
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63'Kyle Joseph Riley McGree
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70'⚽J. Makama Normal Goal (Asst: Jacob Wright)
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73'Max Arfsten Amario Cozier-Duberry
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74'Paris Maghoma Andre Brooks
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75'⚽Jacob Wright Normal Goal (Asst: Paris Maghoma)
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89'Ashley Phillips Yellow Card
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90'Oscar Schwartau Anthony Musaba
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90'Jack Stacey Yellow Card
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90' +1⚽Ashley Phillips Normal Goal
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90' +2Luke Ayling will lankshear
Stats for this game
Matchup Middlesbrough VS Norwich
Middlesbrough hold the clearer edge
The Championship scorelines give Middlesbrough the stronger direction without creating a wide separation. Middlesbrough won 2-1 at Norwich on 24 October 2023, then 3-1 in the return meeting on 6 March 2024. After a 3-3 draw on 27 October 2024 and a 0-0 draw on 26 April 2025, Middlesbrough took another 2-1 victory at Norwich on 23 August 2025 and a 1-0 result on 31 January 2026. The wins provide the advantage; the draws explain why it remains contestable.
Contrasting draws protect the uncertainty
The 3-3 and 0-0 results keep the comparison from becoming one-sided amid Middlesbrough’s victories. Each supplies a different kind of balance without allowing Middlesbrough to turn its edge into a complete hierarchy. The enduring question is whether Norwich can convert that resistance into a victory, or whether Middlesbrough’s narrow winning margins continue to shape the matchup without ever making it predictable.