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Middlesbrough
2020–21 season
Chairman Steve Gibson
Manager Neil Warnock
Stadium Riverside Stadium
Championship 10th
FA CupThird round
EFL CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Duncan Watmore
(9 goals)
All:
Duncan Watmore
(9 goals)
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The 2020–21 season was Middlesbrough's fourth consecutive season in the Championship in their 145th year in existence, the club also competed in the FA Cup and EFL Cup. [1]

2020–21 Season

During the 2020–21 season, Middlesbrough Football Club competed in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football. The team was led by manager Neil Warnock, and concluded the season in 10th place, achieving 18 wins, 10 draws, and 18 losses. The season was marked by a strong defensive performance but was undercut by inconsistency in attack, which ultimately led to the team missing out on a playoff position for promotion to the Premier League.

The campaign was heavily influenced by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, leading to a modified schedule and games being played without fans for a significant part of the season. Despite these challenges, Middlesbrough maintained a mid-table position, steering clear of the relegation battle but also not managing to secure a place in the top six for much of the season.


Changes

As a result of the coronavirus pandemic, football in the 2019–20 season in multiple countries was halted in order to convey safety regulations, with football returning in England on 17 June for Premier League clubs and 20 June for Championship clubs; [2] [3] the decision was made for the premature conclusion of the League One and League Two seasons, with the final table would be calculated by a points-per-game method with the play-offs being played as normal. [4] As a Championship club, Middlesbrough resumed play, their first game back in action in three months being a 3–0 defeat to Swansea City. [5] With Middlesbrough already engaged in a surprising relegation battle, chairman Steve Gibson sacked club manager Jonathan Woodgate, which came as a surprise to supporters, with heavily experienced Neil Warnock, who had been linked with the club on numerous occasions, replacing him on the same day on a contract until the end of the season. [6]

With the pandemic resulting in the delay of the season, the season's remaining matches continued past 30 June, the date which signifies the conclusion of an English football season as a whole, also including the date that sees players with expiring contracts being allowed to leave the club on a free transfer. This occurred heavily at Middlesbrough, with Rudy Gestede, [7] Daniel Ayala, Mitchell Curry, Nathan Dale, Enes Mahmutovic, Layton Watts, Stephen Wearne, Harold Essien, Harry Flatters all departing. [8] On the same day as the final game of the 2019–20 season, Adam Clayton announced his departure from the club through social media, with the club confirming this the following day. [9]

First team squad

No. Player name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Contract until Signed from
Goalkeepers
1 Marcus Bettinelli England GK (1992-05-24) 24 May 1992 (age 31) 30 June 2021 Fulham
13 Jordan Archer Scotland GK (1993-04-12) 12 April 1993 (age 31) 30 June 2021 Scotland Motherwell
32 Dejan Stojanović North Macedonia GK (1993-07-19) 19 July 1993 (age 30) 30 June 2023 Switzerland St. Gallen
Defenders
2 Anfernee Dijksteel Netherlands RB (1996-10-27) 27 October 1996 (age 27) 30 June 2022 Charlton Athletic
4 Grant Hall England CB (1991-10-29) 29 October 1991 (age 32) 30 June 2023 Queens Park Rangers
6 Dael Fry England CB / RB (1997-08-30) 30 August 1997 (age 26) 30 June 2021 Academy
15 Nathan Wood England CB (2002-05-31) 31 May 2002 (age 21) 30 June 2020 Academy
17 Paddy McNair Northern Ireland CB / DM (1995-04-27) 27 April 1995 (age 28) 30 June 2022 Sunderland
27 Marc Bola England LB (1997-12-09) 9 December 1997 (age 26) 30 June 2022 Blackpool
29 Djed Spence England RB / LB (2000-08-09) 9 August 2000 (age 23) 30 June 2020 Fulham
33 Hayden Coulson England LB / LM (1998-06-17) 17 June 1998 (age 25) 30 June 2023 Academy
Midfielders
3 Marvin Johnson England LW / LB (1990-12-01) 1 December 1990 (age 33) 30 June 2020 Oxford United
5 Sam Morsy Egypt DM (1991-09-10) 10 September 1991 (age 32) 30 June 2023 Wigan Athletic
7 Marcus Tavernier England LW (1999-03-22) 22 March 1999 (age 25) 30 June 2021 Academy
8 Lewis Wing England AM / CM (1995-05-23) 23 May 1995 (age 28) 30 June 2022 Shildon
12 Marcus Browne England AM / RW / LW (1997-12-18) 18 December 1997 (age 26) 30 June 2023 West Ham United
16 Jonny Howson England CM (1988-05-21) 21 May 1988 (age 35) 30 June 2020 Norwich City
18 Duncan Watmore England RW (1994-03-08) March 8, 1994 (age 30) January 2021 Free Agent
19 Patrick Roberts England RW (1997-02-05) February 5, 1997 (age 27) 30 June 2021 Manchester City
22 George Saville Northern Ireland CM / LW (1993-06-01) 1 June 1993 (age 30) 30 June 2022 Millwall
24 Sam Folarin England RW (2000-09-23) 23 September 2000 (age 23) 30 June 2021 Tooting & Mitcham United
34 Connor Malley England CM (2000-03-20) 20 March 2000 (age 24) 30 June 2022 Academy
37 Ben Liddle England DM (1998-09-21) 21 September 1998 (age 25) 30 June 2020 Academy
Forwards
9 Britt Assombalonga Democratic Republic of the Congo CF (1992-12-06) 6 December 1992 (age 31) 30 June 2021 Nottingham Forest
10 Chuba Akpom England CF (1995-10-09) October 9, 1995 (age 28) 30 June 2023 Greece PAOK Salonika
11 Ashley Fletcher England CF / LW (1995-10-02) 2 October 1995 (age 28) 30 June 2021 West Ham United
36 Stephen Walker England CF (2000-10-11) 11 October 2000 (age 23) 30 June 2023 Academy
41 Rumarn Burrell England CF (2000-12-16) 16 December 2000 (age 23) 30 June 2022 Grimsby Town

Statistics

As of 21 March 2021
No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup EFL Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England  ENG Marcus Bettinelli 39 0 38+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
2 DF Netherlands  NED Anfernee Dijksteel 31 0 29+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
3 MF England  ENG Marvin Johnson 36 5 18+17 4 0+0 0 1+0 1
4 DF England  ENG Grant Hall 12 2 10+1 2 0+0 0 1+0 0
5 MF Egypt  EGY Sam Morsy 30 1 27+2 1 0+0 0 1+0 0
6 DF England  ENG Dael Fry 34 1 30+2 1 0+0 0 2+0 0
7 MF England  ENG Marcus Tavernier 32 3 25+4 2 1+0 0 2+0 1
8 MF England  ENG Lewis Wing 15 1 4+8 1 1+0 0 2+0 0
9 FW Democratic Republic of the Congo  COD Britt Assombalonga 30 5 19+10 5 0+0 0 1+0 0
10 FW England  ENG Chuba Akpom 33 4 17+15 4 1+0 0 0+0 0
11 FW England  ENG Ashley Fletcher 12 4 5+5 2 0+0 0 2+0 2
12 MF England  ENG Marcus Browne 8 2 1+4 2 1+0 0 1+1 0
13 GK Scotland  SCO Jordan Archer 1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
14 FW Democratic Republic of the Congo  COD Yannick Bolasie 7 0 6+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
15 DF England  ENG Nathan Wood 7 0 2+2 0 1+0 0 1+1 0
16 MF England  ENG Jonny Howson 35 1 32+1 1 0+0 0 1+1 0
17 DF Northern Ireland  NIR Paddy McNair 39 2 38+0 2 0+0 0 0+1 0
18 FW England  ENG Duncan Watmore 22 6 15+7 6 0+0 0 0+0 0
19 FW England  ENG Patrick Roberts 10 0 4+5 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
19 MF England  ENG Nathaniel Mendez-Laing 8 1 1+7 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
20 DF England  ENG Darnell Fisher 8 0 7+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
21 MF Democratic Republic of the Congo  COD Neeskens Kebano 11 1 8+3 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
22 MF Northern Ireland  NIR George Saville 35 5 28+7 5 0+0 0 0+0 0
24 MF England  ENG Sam Folarin 4 1 0+2 0 0+1 1 0+1 0
27 DF England  ENG Marc Bola 35 1 33+0 1 1+0 0 1+0 0
29 DF England  ENG Djed Spence 34 1 18+14 1 1+0 0 1+0 0
32 GK North Macedonia  MKD Dejan Stojanović 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
33 DF England  ENG Hayden Coulson 12 0 3+7 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
34 MF England  ENG Hayden Hackney 1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
37 MF England  ENG Isaiah Jones 1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
39 FW England  ENG Rumarn Burrell 1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0

Goals record

As of 21 March 2021
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship FA Cup EFL Cup Total
1 18 England CF Duncan Watmore 9 0 0 9
2 3 England LW Marvin Johnson 4 0 1 5
9 Democratic Republic of the Congo CF Britt Assombalonga 5 0 0 5
22 Northern Ireland CM George Saville 5 0 0 5
5 10 England CF Chuba Akpom 4 0 0 4
11 England CF Ashley Fletcher 2 0 2 4
6 7 England LW Marcus Tavernier 2 0 1 3
7 4 England CB Grant Hall 2 0 0 2
12 England AM Marcus Browne 2 0 0 2
17 Northern Ireland CB Paddy McNair 2 0 0 2
10 5 Egypt DM Sam Morsy 1 0 0 1
6 England CB Dael Fry 1 0 0 1
8 England AM Lewis Wing 1 0 0 1
16 England CM Jonny Howson 1 0 0 1
19 England RW Nathaniel Mendez-Laing 1 0 0 1
21 Democratic Republic of the Congo RW Neeskens Kebano 1 0 0 1
24 England RW Sam Folarin 0 1 0 1
27 England LB Marc Bola 1 0 0 1
29 England RB Djed Spence 1 0 0 1
Own Goals 4 0 0 4
Total 45 1 4 55

Disciplinary record

As of 21 March 2021
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship FA Cup EFL Cup Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
1 5 Egypt CM Sam Morsy 8 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 0 1
2 16 England CM Jonny Howson 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
22 Northern Ireland CM George Saville 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
4 17 Northern Ireland CB Paddy McNair 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 1
27 England LB Marc Bola 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
6 2 Netherlands RB Anfernee Dijksteel 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
7 England RW Marcus Tavernier 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
8 1 England GK Marcus Bettinelli 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
9 6 England CB Dael Fry 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
9 Democratic Republic of the Congo CF Britt Assombalonga 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
10 England CF Chuba Akpom 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
12 3 England LW Marvin Johnson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
11 England CF Ashley Fletcher 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
14 Democratic Republic of the Congo LW Yannick Bolasie 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
15 England CB Nathan Wood 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
20 England RB Darnell Fisher 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
29 England RB Djed Spence 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
34 England CM Hayden Hackney 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 55 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 59 0 2

Transfers

Transfers in

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Source
14 July 2020 CF Republic of Ireland Cole Kiernan Sunderland Undisclosed [10]
31 July 2020 CB England Grant Hall Queens Park Rangers Free [11]
11 September 2020 CM Egypt Sam Morsy Wigan Athletic £2,000,000 [12]
18 September 2020 CF England Chuba Akpom Greece PAOK Undisclosed [13]
17 November 2020 RW England Duncan Watmore Sunderland Free transfer [14]
5 January 2021 GK Scotland Jordan Archer Scotland Motherwell Free transfer [15]
28 January 2021 RB England Darnell Fisher Preston North End Undisclosed [16]
1 February 2021 RW England Nathaniel Mendez-Laing Wales Cardiff City Free transfer [17]
3 February 2021 AM Netherlands Malik Dijksteel Netherlands Telstar Free transfer [18]

Loans in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Source
10 September 2020 GK England Marcus Bettinelli Fulham 30 June 2021 [19]
12 October 2020 RW England Patrick Roberts Manchester City 1 February 2021 [20] [21]
28 January 2021 LW Democratic Republic of the Congo Yannick Bolasie Everton 30 June 2021 [22]
1 February 2021 AM Democratic Republic of the Congo Neeskens Kebano Fulham 30 June 2021 [23]

Loans out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Source
10 September 2020 GK Spain Tomás Mejías Romania Dinamo București End of season [24]
2 October 2020 CM England Connor Malley Carlisle United 1 January 2021 [25]
16 October 2020 SS England Stephen Walker Milton Keynes Dons 13 January 2021 [26] [27]
7 November 2020 GK England Brad James Aldershot Town End of season [28] [29]
20 November 2020 CF England Tyrone O'Neill Darlington 31 January 2021 [30] [31]
5 January 2021 GK Austria Dejan Stojanović Germany St Pauli End of season [32]
14 January 2021 CF England Rumarn Burrell Bradford City End of season [33]
22 January 2021 SS England Stephen Walker Crewe Alexandra End of season [34]
29 January 2021 RW England Isaiah Jones Scotland Queen of the South End of season [35]
1 February 2021 CM England Lewis Wing Rotherham United End of season [36]
1 February 2021 CB England Nathan Wood Crewe Alexandra End of season [37]
26 February 2021 GK England Sol Brynn Darlington End of season [38]
22 April 2021 GK England Brad James Hartlepool United End of season [39]

Britt Assombalonga free end of season

Transfers out

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Source
1 July 2020 CB Spain Daniel Ayala Blackburn Rovers Free [40] [41]
1 July 2020 CF England Mitchell Curry Sunderland Free [42] [43]
1 July 2020 CB England Nathan Dale Gateshead Free [42] [44]
1 July 2020 RB England Harold Essien Free agent Free [42]
1 July 2020 GK England Harry Flatters York City Free [42] [45]
1 July 2020 CF Benin Rudy Gestede Australia Melbourne Victory Free [40] [46]
1 July 2020 RB England Nicholas Hood Marske United Free [42] [47]
1 July 2020 CB Luxembourg Enes Mahmutovic Ukraine FC Lviv Free [42] [48]
1 July 2020 CM England Layton Watts Free agent Free [42]
1 July 2020 AM England Stephen Wearne Sunderland Free [42] [49]
14 July 2020 CB England Ryan Shotton Australia Melbourne Victory Free [50] [51]
22 July 2020 CM England Adam Clayton Birmingham City Free [9] [52]
15 August 2020 LB England George Friend Birmingham City Free [53]
9 September 2020 CB England Sam Stubbs Fleetwood Town Undisclosed [54]
10 September 2020 GK England Joe Fryer Swindon Town Free [55]
8 October 2020 DM England Ben Liddle Bristol Rovers Undisclosed [56]
16 October 2020 GK England Aynsley Pears Blackburn Rovers Undisclosed [57]
22 January 2021 GK Spain Tomás Mejías Turkey Ankaraspor Mutual consent [58]

Pre-season friendlies

25 August 2020 Friendly Plymouth Argyle 0–1 Middlesbrough Plymouth
14:00 BST Report Assombalonga 33' Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 0
1 September 2020 Friendly Middlesbrough 5–1 Newcastle United Hurworth-on-Tees
13:00 BST Assombalonga 9', 23'
Tavernier 34'
Hall 50'
Walker 83' ( pen.)		 Report Saint-Maximin 39' Stadium: Rockliffe Park
Attendance: 0

Competitions

Championship

Main article: 2020–21 EFL Championship

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
7 Reading 46 19 13 14 62 54 +8 70
8 Cardiff City 46 18 14 14 66 49 +17 68
9 Queens Park Rangers 46 19 11 16 57 55 +2 68
10 Middlesbrough 46 18 10 18 55 53 +2 64
11 Millwall 46 15 17 14 47 52 −5 62
12 Luton Town 46 17 11 18 41 52 −11 62
13 Preston North End 46 18 7 21 49 56 −7 61
Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences [59]

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 18 10 18 55 53  +2 64 11 4 8 30 25  +5 7 6 10 25 28  −3

Last updated: 8 May 2021.
Source: [ citation needed]

Results by matchday

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAHHAAHHAAHHAHAAHHAAAHAHHAHAHAHHAAHHAAHAHAHAH
ResultLDDWDWDWWDDLWLWLLWWWLWLWLLDLLWWLDWLWWLLDLLWWDL
Position181818101511138567871010101197697777777888999998991010111091010
Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2021. Source: [ citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 21 August. [60]

11 September 2020 1 Watford 1–0 Middlesbrough Watford
19:45 BST Cathcart 11'
Wilmot Yellow card 85'		 Report Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Keith Stroud
19 September 2020 2 Middlesbrough 1–1 Bournemouth Middlesbrough
15:00 BST Saville Yellow card 30'
Browne 81'		 Report Solanke 38'
Mepham Yellow card 51'
Stacey Yellow card 63'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Matt Donohue
26 September 2020 3 Queens Park Rangers 1–1 Middlesbrough Shepherd's Bush
15:00 BST Osayi-Samuel 28' Report Akpom 19'
Dijksteel Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Dean Whitestone
3 October 2020 4 Middlesbrough 2–1 Barnsley Middlesbrough
15:00 BST Tavernier Yellow card 9'
Morsy Yellow card 27'
Howson 45+1' Yellow card 52'
Akpom 48'
McNair Yellow card 61'
Saville Yellow card 68'
Bettinelli Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Styles Yellow card 49'
Woodrow 89' ( pen.)
Simões Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Oliver Langford
17 October 2020 5 Middlesbrough 0–0 Reading Middlesbrough
15:00 BST Morsy Yellow card 75'
McNair Yellow card 80'		 Report Moore Yellow card 47'
Richards Yellow card 73'
Holmes Yellow card 76'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Darren Bond
20 October 2020 6 Bristol City 0–1 Middlesbrough Ashton Gate
19:45 BST Report Fry Yellow card 67'
Saville 73'
Bettinelli Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tim Robinson
24 October 2020 7 Cardiff City 1–1 Middlesbrough Cardiff
15:00 BST Moore Yellow card 28'
Ojo 70'		 Report Saville 36' Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: John Brooks
27 October 2020 8 Middlesbrough 2–0 Coventry City Middlesbrough
19:45 GMT Assombalonga 81' Yellow card 90+1'
Spence Yellow card 90' 90+4'		 Report Maroši Yellow card 90+4' Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Webb
31 October 2020 9 Middlesbrough 1–0 Nottingham Forest Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT Morsy Yellow card 17'
Johnson 81'		 Report Figueiredo Yellow card 54'
Bong Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Lee Mason
3 November 2020 10 Blackburn Rovers 0–0 Middlesbrough Blackburn
19:45 GMT Trybull Yellow card 18'
Rankin-Costello Yellow card 50'
Lenihan Yellow card 78'
Wharton Yellow card 85'
Holtby Yellow card 90+2'		 Report McNair Yellow card 67' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Webb
7 November 2020 11 Brentford 0–0 Middlesbrough Brentford
15:00 GMT Dalsgaard Yellow card 19' Report Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Linington
21 November 2020 12 Middlesbrough 0–1 Norwich City Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT Tavernier soccer ball with red X 51' Report Sørensen Yellow card 15'
Pukki 72' ( pen.)		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tony Harrington
25 November 2020 13 Middlesbrough 3–0 Derby County Middlesbrough
19:00 GMT Assombalonga 33'
Clarke 71' ( o.g.)
Johnson 83'		 Report Jóźwiak Yellow card 9'
Lawrence Yellow card 49'
Byrne Yellow card 53'
Buchanan Yellow card 65'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Peter Bankes
28 November 2020 14 Huddersfield Town 3–2 Middlesbrough Huddersfield
15:00 GMT Eiting 37'
Campbell 45' Yellow card 66'
Bacuna Yellow card 68'
Sarr Yellow card 83'
Koroma 85'
Hogg Yellow card 90+5'		 Report Johnson 14'
McNair Yellow card 56'
Howson Yellow card 64'
Dijksteel Yellow card 76'
Assombalonga 83' ( pen.)		 Stadium: The John Smith's Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: John Brooks
2 December 2020 15 Middlesbrough 2–1 Swansea City Middlesbrough
19:00 GMT Watmore 26', 67'
Johnson Yellow card 45'
Akpom Yellow card 57'		 Report Fulton Yellow card 45+2'
Dhanda 78'
Grimes Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Keith Stroud
5 December 2020 16 Stoke City 1–0 Middlesbrough Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT Collins 19'
Campbell Yellow card 69'
Brown Yellow card 79'		 Report Fry Yellow card 26'
Saville Yellow card 70'
Bola Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Bet365 Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
9 December 2020 17 Preston North End 3–0 Middlesbrough Preston
19:00 GMT Hughes 62'
Sinclair 81'
Jakobsen 83'		 Report Howson Yellow card 22' Stadium: Deepdale
Referee: Andrew Madley
12 December 2020 18 Middlesbrough 3–0 Millwall Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT Watmore 13', 20'
Tavernier 15'
Bola Yellow card 23'		 Report Hutchinson Yellow card 58' Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Darren Bond
16 December 2020 19 Middlesbrough 1–0 Luton Town Middlesbrough
19:00 GMT Akpom 52'
Morsy Red card 66'
Assombalonga Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Collins soccer ball with red X 67'
Rea Yellow card 75'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andy Davies
19 December 2020 20 Birmingham City 1–4 Middlesbrough Bordesley
15:00 GMT Colin 15' Report Assombalonga 27'
Saville 31'
Etheridge 56' ( o.g.)
Wing 82'		 Stadium: St. Andrew's Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Steve Martin
29 December 2020 21 Sheffield Wednesday 2–1 Middlesbrough Owlerton
19:00 GMT Paterson 30'
Shaw 40'
Bannan Yellow card 45+4'		 Report Saville Yellow card 42'
Morsy Yellow card 45+4'
Watmore 49'		 Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 0
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
2 January 2021 22 Wycombe Wanderers 1–3 Middlesbrough High Wycombe
15:00 GMT Ikpeazu 3'
Mehmeti Yellow card 43'
Knight Yellow card 70'		 Report Browne 30'
Tavernier 36' Yellow card 83'
Bola Yellow card 65'
Bettinelli Yellow card 69'
Akpom 81'		 Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jarred Gillett
16 January 2021 23 Middlesbrough 0–1 Birmingham City Middlesbrough
12:30 GMT Dijksteel Yellow card 82' Report Toral Yellow card 15'
Hogan 26'
Šunjić Yellow card 71'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Darren England
20 January 2021 24 Nottingham Forest 1–2 Middlesbrough West Bridgford
19:00 GMT Sow Yellow card 33'
Taylor Yellow card 67'
Mbe Soh 90+3'
Knockaert Yellow card 90+3'
Ribeiro Red card 90+5'		 Report Morsy Yellow card 13'
Assombalonga 14'
Saville 50'
Howson Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andy Woolmer
24 January 2021 25 Middlesbrough 0–1 Blackburn Rovers Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT Morsy Yellow card 57'
Tavernier Yellow card 81'
Bola Yellow card 88'		 Report Davenport Yellow card 26'
Rothwell 63'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Dean Whitestone
27 January 2021 26 Middlesbrough 0–3 Rotherham United Middlesbrough
19:00 GMT Report Crooks 43'
Smith 79' ( pen.)
Giles 90+2'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Michael Salisbury
30 January 2021 27 Norwich City 0–0 Middlesbrough Norwich
12:30 GMT Buendía Yellow card 41' Yellow-red card 67' Report Saville Yellow card 73'
Howson Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Keith Stroud
6 February 2021 28 Middlesbrough 1–4 Brentford Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT Raya 3' ( o.g.)
Saville Yellow card 29'		 Report Fosu Yellow card 21'
Toney 38', 80'
Janelt Yellow card 50', 58'
Jensen 64'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Darren Bond
13 February 2021 29 Derby County 2–1 Middlesbrough Derby
15:00 GMT Gregory 15'
Kazim-Richards 32'
Jóźwiak Yellow card 35'
Knight Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Kebano 38'
Dijksteel Yellow card 62'		 Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Matt Donohue
16 February 2021 30 Middlesbrough 2–1 Huddersfield Town Middlesbrough
19:45 GMT Watmore 31'
Morsy Yellow card 33'
Fletcher 45' ( pen.)
McNair Red card 81'		 Report Mbenza 9'
O'Brien Yellow card 70'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
20 February 2021 31 Reading 0–2 Middlesbrough Reading
15:00 GMT Richards Yellow card 43'
Rinomhota Yellow card 59'		 Report Fletcher 22', Yellow card 90+1'
Bola 29'
Howson Yellow card 71'		 Stadium: The Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Webb
23 February 2021 32 Middlesbrough 1–3 Bristol City Middlesbrough
19:00 GMT Bola Yellow card 63'
Fry 80'		 Report Diédhiou 21', 33'
Wells 37'
Palmer Yellow card 61'
Hunt Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tim Robinson
27 February 2021 33 Middlesbrough 1–1 Cardiff City Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT McNair 82' Report Vaulks Yellow card 30'
Morrison 37'
Bennett Yellow card 57'
Ng Yellow card 59'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jarred Gillett
2 March 2021 34 Coventry City 1–2 Middlesbrough Bordesley
19:00 GMT Dijksteel 11' ( o.g.)
McFadzean Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Akpom Yellow card 31'
Hall 41'
McNair Yellow card 54'
Saville 87'		 Stadium: St. Andrew's Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Graham Scott
6 March 2021 35 Swansea City 2–1 Middlesbrough Swansea
15:00 GMT Ayew 40', 90+7' ( pen.)
Manning Yellow card 64'
Guéhi Yellow card 71'		 Report Bolasie Yellow card 39'
Saville Yellow card 47'
Morsy Yellow card 88', 90+1'
Howson Yellow card 90+6'

Neil Warnock Yellow card		 Stadium: The Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Gavin Ward
13 March 2021 36 Middlesbrough 3–0 Stoke City Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT Hall 21'
McNair 40'
Mendez-Laing 88'		 Report Powell Yellow card 23' Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andrew Madley
16 March 2021 37 Middlesbrough 2–0 Preston North End Middlesbrough
19:00 GMT Storey 22' ( o.g.)
Tavernier 51'
Fisher Yellow card 66'		 Report Browne Red card 36'
Potts Yellow card 62'

Alex Neil Red card		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Oliver Langford
20 March 2021 38 Millwall 1–0 Middlesbrough Bermondsey
15:00 GMT Hall 31' ( o.g.)
McNamara Yellow card 35'		 Report Bola Yellow card 20' Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Linington
2 April 2021 39 Bournemouth 3–1 Middlesbrough King's Park
15:00 BST Billing 14', Yellow card 59'
Lerma 66'
Smith Yellow card 79'
Solanke 83'		 Report Watmore 63'
McNair Yellow card 69'
Bola Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Vitality Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Simon Hooper
5 April 2021 40 Middlesbrough 1–1 Watford Middlesbrough
12:30 BST Bolasie 78' Report Chalobah Yellow card 25'
Sarr 32'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tim Robinson
10 April 2021 41 Barnsley 2–0 Middlesbrough Barnsley
15:00 BST Mowatt Yellow card 31', 62'
Dike 75'		 Report Stadium: Oakwell Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Keith Stroud
17 April 2021 42 Middlesbrough 1–2 Queens Park Rangers Middlesbrough
12:30 BST Bolasie 28' Report Dickie 15'
Wallace 18'
Kakay Yellow card 31'
Dieng Red card 58'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Matt Donohue
21 April 2021 43 Rotherham United 1–2 Middlesbrough Rotherham
18:00 BST MacDonald 3'
Crooks Red card 18'
Lindsay Yellow card 64'
Smith Yellow card 76'		 Report Saville 33', Yellow card 72'
Akpom 55'
McNair Yellow card 90'
Kebano Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Darren Bond
24 April 2021 44 Middlesbrough 3–1 Sheffield Wednesday Middlesbrough
15:00 BST Bolasie 20'
McNair Yellow card 27'
Coburn 73'
Watmore 81'		 Report Windass 39' ( pen.) Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jarred Gillett
1 May 2021 45 Luton Town 1–1 Middlesbrough Luton
15:00 BST Rea 19', Yellow card 75'
Collins soccer ball with red X 71'		 Report Watmore 21' Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
8 May 2021 46 Middlesbrough 0–3 Wycombe Wanderers Middlesbrough
12:30 BST Report Onyedinma 14'
McCleary 33'
Adeniran Yellow card 45'
McCarthy 56'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Martin Atkinson

FA Cup

Main article: 2020–21 FA Cup

The third round draw was made on 30 November, with Premier League and EFL Championship clubs all entering the competition. [61]

9 January 2021 Third round Brentford 2–1 Middlesbrough Brentford
18:00 GMT Ghoddos Yellow card 6', 64'
Dervişoğlu 35'		 Report Folarin 48'
Tavernier Yellow card 78'
Hackney Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tim Robinson

EFL Cup

Main article: 2020–21 EFL Cup

The first round draw was made on 18 August, live on Sky Sports, by Paul Merson. [62] The draw for both the second and third round were confirmed on 6 September, live on Sky Sports by Phil Babb. [63]

4 September 2020 First round Middlesbrough 4–3 Shrewsbury Town Middlesbrough
17:30 BST Johnson 21'
Fletcher 31', 53'
Tavernier 65'		 Report High 13'
Cummings 60'
Pyke 73'
Williams Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Michael Salisbury
15 September 2020 Second round Middlesbrough 0–2 Barnsley Middlesbrough
18:00 BST Morsy Yellow card 67'
Wood-Gordon Yellow card 84'		 Report Schmidt 22'
Williams 34'
Halme Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Anthony Backhouse

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