Match report

Middlesbrough Draws with Leicester in Championship Clash (1-1)

Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough
1–1
FT
Leicester
Leicester
Feb 24, 2026

Middlesbrough secured a hard-fought point against Leicester in the Championship on Saturday. The Foxes took an early lead through Chris Okoli but Middlesbrough leveled just before halftime with a goal from Robert McGree, ensuring both teams ended up sharing the spoils.

Key Facts

  • • Leicester's Chris Okoli scored in the 18th minute.
  • • Middlesbrough equalized through Robert McGree in the 45+2nd minute.
  • • Luke Ayling of Middlesbrough received a yellow card at the 43rd minute.
  • • D. Mukasa from Leicester was also shown a yellow card during the match.

Lineups

Middlesbrough

Formation: 4-4-2

Starting XI

  • 31 Solomon Brynn (G)
  • 2 Callum Brittain (D)
  • 12 Luke Ayling (D)
  • 29 Adilson Malanda (D)
  • 3 Matt Targett (D)
  • 16 Alan Browne (M)
  • 18 Aidan Morris (M)
  • 7 Hayden Hackney (M)
  • 8 Riley McGree (M)
  • 11 Morgan Whittaker (F)
  • 9 Tommy Conway (F)

Substitutes

  • 45 Jeremy Sarmiento
  • 13 David Strelec
  • 6 Dael Fry
  • 32 Joe Wildsmith
  • 15 Finley Munroe
  • 27 Sontje Hansen
  • 14 Alexander Gilbert
  • 20 Mamadou Kaly Sene
  • 44 Cruz Ibeh

Leicester

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 31 Asmir Begović (G)
  • 21 Ricardo Pereira (D)
  • 5 Caleb Okoli (D)
  • 4 Benjamin Nelson (D)
  • 33 Luke Thomas (D)
  • 8 Harry Winks (M)
  • 22 Oliver Skipp (M)
  • 14 Bobby Decordova-Reid (M)
  • 29 Divine Mukasa (M)
  • 10 Stephy Mavididi (M)
  • 20 Patson Daka (F)

Substitutes

  • 7 Abdul Fatawu Issahaku
  • 9 Jordan Ayew
  • 18 Joe Aribo
  • 1 Jakub Stolarczyk
  • 62 Kevon Gray
  • 56 Olabade Aluko
  • 25 Louis Page
  • 12 Dujuan Richards
  • 28 Jeremy Monga

Timeline

  1. Leicester
    18' Leicester Goal · Normal Goal
    C. Okoli · Assist: D. Mukasa
  2. Middlesbrough
    43' Middlesbrough Card · Yellow Card
    Luke Ayling
  3. Middlesbrough
    45'+2 Middlesbrough Goal · Normal Goal
    R. McGree · Assist: T. Conway
  4. Leicester
    53' Leicester Card · Yellow Card
    D. Mukasa
  5. Leicester
    62' Leicester subst · Substitution 1
    Off: P. Daka · On: Jordan Ayew
  6. Leicester
    62' Leicester subst · Substitution 2
    Off: B. De Cordova-Reid · On: I. Fatawu
  7. Middlesbrough
    66' Middlesbrough subst · Substitution 1
    Off: A. Browne · On: J. Sarmiento
  8. Middlesbrough
    66' Middlesbrough subst · Substitution 2
    Off: M. Whittaker · On: D. Strelec
  9. Leicester
    76' Leicester subst · Substitution 3
    Off: S. Mavididi · On: J. Aribo
  10. Middlesbrough
    83' Middlesbrough subst · Substitution 3
    Off: Luke Ayling · On: D. Fry
  11. Leicester
    88' Leicester subst · Substitution 4
    Off: D. Mukasa · On: L. Page

Match Stats

Stat Middlesbrough Leicester
Fouls 11 9
Pass Accuracy 87% 81%
Offsides 1 3
Red Cards — —
Total Shots 16 10
Corners 8 5
Total Passes 565 388
Yellow Cards 1 1
Blocked Shots 6 4
Shots on Target 4 5
xG 1.08 0.81
Shots off Target 6 1
Possession 60% 40%
Goals Prevented 0 0
Accurate Passes 492 313
Shots Inside Box 10 4
Saves 4 3
Shots Outside Box 6 6

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ Leicester took an early lead through Chris Okoli's goal in the 18th minute, which seemed to settle them.
  • ▸ Middlesbrough struck back right before halftime with Robert McGree's equalizer, which shifted momentum towards them.