Middlesbrough 4 Norwich City 3
Outcome: Won
Date: 9/12/2026
Manager: Kim Hellberg
Attendance: 29697
Competition: Championship
Played at: Riverside Stadium
Goals:
| Goals | Time | Assists | |
| Sebastian Berhalter | 4 | Tommy Conway | |
| Amario Cozier-Duberry | 7 | Tommy Conway | |
| Sebastian Berhalter | 36 | ||
| Ashley Phillips | 91 | ||
Team
| Player | Yellow | Red | Subbed |
| Radek Vitek | |||
| Neto Borges | |||
| Alfie Jones | |||
| Callum Brittain | |||
| Adilson Malanda | |||
| Riley McGree | |||
| Aidan Morris | |||
| Sebastian Berhalter | |||
| Tommy Conway | |||
| Will Lankshear | |||
| Amario Cozier-Duberry |
Subs
| Player | Yellow | Red | Subbed |
| Luke Ayling | |||
| Ashley Phillips | |||
| Max Arfsten | |||
| Myles Peart-Harris | |||
| Kyle Joseph |
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Match Report
EFL Championship (Matchday 7): Middlesbrough 4–3 Norwich City
Date: 12 September 2026
Venue: Riverside Stadium
Norwich stunned the Riverside inside the opening minute as Mohamed Touré struck to make it 0–1, but Middlesbrough responded instantly and turned the match into an early goal-fest. Sebastian Berhalter levelled on 4 minutes, before Amario Cozier-Duberry completed the turnaround three minutes later to put the hosts 2–1 up. With the game played at a frantic pace, Berhalter struck again on 36 minutes to restore breathing space, sending Middlesbrough into half-time with a 3–1 lead. ([sofascore.com](https://www.sofascore.com/football/match/norwich-city-middlesbrough/Lsnf))
Norwich rallied in the second half and dramatically dragged themselves back into contention. Substitute Jovon Makama pulled one back on 70 minutes (3–2), and then Jacob Wright equalised five minutes later to make it 3–3 and flip the momentum of the contest. As the match appeared to be heading for a breathless draw, Middlesbrough found a late winner in stoppage time: Ashley Phillips scored at 90+1 to secure a 4–3 victory in a seven-goal thriller.
Goals: Touré (1') 0–1; Berhalter (4') 1–1; Cozier-Duberry (7') 2–1; Berhalter (36') 3–1; Makama (70') 3–2; Wright (75') 3–3; Phillips (90+1') 4–3.
Norwich City Line Up
Formation: 4-2-3-1
| Position | Player |
|---|---|
| GK | Vladan Kovačević |
| RB | Kellen Fisher |
| CB | Ruairi McConville |
| CB | José Córdoba |
| LB | Benjamin Chrisene |
| DM | Kenny McLean |
| DM | Pelle Mattsson |
| RW | Andre Brooks |
| AM | Anis Ben Slimane |
| LW | Anthony Musaba |
| ST | Mohamed Touré |
Match Statistics
- Possession: Middlesbrough 52% – 48% Norwich City
- Total shots: Middlesbrough 17 – 13 Norwich City
- Shots on target: Middlesbrough 6 – 5 Norwich City
- Corners: Middlesbrough 3 – 5 Norwich City
- Fouls: Middlesbrough 13 – 9 Norwich City
- Offsides: Middlesbrough 3 – 1 Norwich City
- Saves: Middlesbrough 2 – 2 Norwich City
- Yellow cards: Middlesbrough 2 – 1 Norwich City (no red cards)