Middlesbrough 4-3 Norwich City: result and goals
Middlesbrough beat Norwich City 4-3 on Saturday, 12 September 2026 in the Championship.
Goals: Mohamed Toure 1', Sebastian Berhalter 4', Amario Cozier-Duberry 7', Sebastian Berhalter 36', Jovon Makama 70', Jacob Wright 75', Ashley Phillips 90'+1'.
Middlesbrough sit 1st on 25 points.
Norwich City sit 20th on 12 points.
Middlesbrough have 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat in their last 5 matches.
Norwich City have 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat in their last 5 matches.
Last 5 meetings: Middlesbrough won 3, Norwich City won 0, 2 drawn.
- Competition
- EFL Championship
- Kick-off
- Saturday, 12 September 2026, 15:00 (UK time)
- Venue
- Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough
- 👥
- 29697
The match in numbers
- Middlesbrough beat Norwich City 4-3.
- Mohamed Toure opened the scoring for Norwich City on 1'.
- Middlesbrough came from behind to win.
Data: ESPN · votes and picks from Scorely users
Goals and cards
Live commentary
- Match ends, Middlesbrough 4, Norwich City 3.
- 90'+5'Second Half ends, Middlesbrough 4, Norwich City 3.
- 90'+3'Attempt missed. Jovon Makama (Norwich City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Oscar Schwartau with a cross.
- 90'+2'Substitution, Middlesbrough. Luke Ayling replaces Will Lankshear.
- 90'+1'Goal! Middlesbrough 4, Norwich City 3. Ashley Phillips (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a set piece situation.
- 90'+1'Attempt blocked. Will Lankshear (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adilson Malanda with a headed pass.
- 90'Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 90'Jack Stacey (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'Kyle Joseph (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'Foul by Jack Stacey (Norwich City).
- 90'Substitution, Norwich City. Oscar Schwartau replaces Anthony Musaba.
- 89'Ashley Phillips (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88'Foul by Ashley Phillips (Middlesbrough).
- 88'José Córdoba (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84'Attempt missed. Jacob Wright (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Ben Chrisene.
- 83'Attempt missed. Kyle Joseph (Middlesbrough) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Max Arfsten.
- 83'Attempt missed. Jacob Wright (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ben Chrisene.
- 82'Foul by Max Arfsten (Middlesbrough).
- 82'Ben Chrisene (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 79'Attempt missed. Will Lankshear (Middlesbrough) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Max Arfsten with a cross.
- 79'Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79'Foul by Pelle Mattsson (Norwich City).
- 77'Foul by Myles Peart-Harris (Middlesbrough).
- 77'Pelle Mattsson (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 75'Goal! Middlesbrough 3, Norwich City 3. Jacob Wright (Norwich City) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner. Assisted by Paris Maghoma.
- 75'Attempt saved. Anthony Musaba (Norwich City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Radek Vítek (Middlesbrough). Assisted by Jacob Wright.
- 74'Substitution, Norwich City. Paris Maghoma replaces Andre Brooks.
- 73'Substitution, Middlesbrough. Max Arfsten replaces Amario Cozier-Duberry.
- 72'Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Ruairi McConville.
- 72'Attempt blocked. Sebastian Berhalter (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Neto Borges.
- 70'Goal! Middlesbrough 3, Norwich City 2. Jovon Makama (Norwich City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jacob Wright following a fast break.
- 67'Attempt missed. Ruairi McConville (Norwich City) header from a difficult angle on the left is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jacob Wright with a cross following a corner.
- 66'Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Adilson Malanda.
- 65'Foul by Ashley Phillips (Middlesbrough).
- 65'Jovon Makama (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 65'Attempt missed. Andre Brooks (Norwich City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
- 64'Attempt saved. Will Lankshear (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the bottom left corner by Vladan Kovacevic (Norwich City).
- 63'Substitution, Middlesbrough. Kyle Joseph replaces Riley McGree.
- 63'Substitution, Middlesbrough. Myles Peart-Harris replaces Tommy Conway.
- 62'Substitution, Norwich City. Jack Stacey replaces Kellen Fisher.
- 62'Substitution, Norwich City. Jovon Makama replaces Mohamed Touré.
- 62'Offside, Middlesbrough. Tommy Conway is caught offside.
- 60'Foul by Sebastian Berhalter (Middlesbrough).
- 60'Pelle Mattsson (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59'Offside, Middlesbrough. Tommy Conway is caught offside.
- 58'Attempt missed. Neto Borges (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Adilson Malanda.
- 56'Foul by Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough).
- 56'Anthony Musaba (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55'Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Kenny McLean.
- 54'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 54'Delay in match (Middlesbrough).
- 53'Riley McGree (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 53'Foul by Riley McGree (Middlesbrough).
- 53'Andre Brooks (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52'Foul by Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough).
- 52'Anthony Musaba (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 50'Foul by Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough).
- 50'Andre Brooks (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 49'Ashley Phillips (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49'Foul by Mohamed Touré (Norwich City).
- 48'Foul by Riley McGree (Middlesbrough).
- 48'Kellen Fisher (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47'Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Ruairi McConville.
- 45'Substitution, Middlesbrough. Ashley Phillips replaces Alfie Jones.
- 45'Second Half begins Middlesbrough 3, Norwich City 1.
- 45'Substitution, Norwich City. Jacob Wright replaces Anis Ben Slimane.
- 45'+4'First Half ends, Middlesbrough 3, Norwich City 1.
- 45'+2'Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Adilson Malanda.
- 45'Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'Attempt blocked. Kellen Fisher (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 43'Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Amario Cozier-Duberry.
- 42'Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 42'Foul by Pelle Mattsson (Norwich City).
- 38'Attempt missed. Sebastian Berhalter (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Aidan Morris.
- 37'Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37'Foul by Anis Ben Slimane (Norwich City).
- 36'Goal! Middlesbrough 3, Norwich City 1. Sebastian Berhalter (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
- 36'Attempt blocked. Callum Brittain (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Amario Cozier-Duberry.
- 35'Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 35'Foul by Kenny McLean (Norwich City).
- 34'Foul by Neto Borges (Middlesbrough).
- 34'Kenny McLean (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32'Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 32'Foul by Kellen Fisher (Norwich City).
- 31'Foul by Sebastian Berhalter (Middlesbrough).
- 31'Pelle Mattsson (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30'Attempt missed. Riley McGree (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is close, but misses the top right corner.
- 29'Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Neto Borges.
- 29'Attempt blocked. Anis Ben Slimane (Norwich City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anthony Musaba.
- 27'Foul by Riley McGree (Middlesbrough).
- 27'Kenny McLean (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27'Attempt missed. Amario Cozier-Duberry (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Will Lankshear with a cross.
- 26'Attempt missed. Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Neto Borges with a cross.
- 25'Offside, Norwich City. Mohamed Touré is caught offside.
- 22'Attempt saved. Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Vladan Kovacevic (Norwich City).
- 19'Attempt missed. Riley McGree (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Aidan Morris.
- 17'Offside, Middlesbrough. Tommy Conway is caught offside.
- 16'Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Radek Vítek.
- 14'Attempt missed. Mohamed Touré (Norwich City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 9'Attempt saved. Andre Brooks (Norwich City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Radek Vítek (Middlesbrough). Assisted by Pelle Mattsson.
- 7'Goal! Middlesbrough 2, Norwich City 1. Amario Cozier-Duberry (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tommy Conway.
- 5'Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5'Foul by Anis Ben Slimane (Norwich City).
- 4'Goal! Middlesbrough 1, Norwich City 1. Sebastian Berhalter (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Tommy Conway.
- 3'Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 3'Foul by Kellen Fisher (Norwich City).
- 1'Goal! Middlesbrough 0, Norwich City 1. Mohamed Touré (Norwich City) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner.
- First Half begins.
- Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Commentary: ESPN
Starting line-ups
Middlesbrough · 4-2-3-1
Substitutes
31Solomon BrynnSUB
Norwich City · 4-2-3-1
14Benjamin ChriseneLB
Substitutes
Match stats
MIDNOR
50.3Possession (%)49.7
17Shots13
6Shots on target5
3Corners5
13Fouls9
2Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
3Offsides1
2Saves2
Last 5 matches
Middlesbrough
W@ Doncaster Rovers3-125 Aug 2026
WWest Bromwich Albion3-129 Aug 2026
D@ Burnley1-12 Sept 2026
W@ Queens Park Rangers1-05 Sept 2026
L@ Crystal Palace3-08 Sept 2026
Norwich City
W@ Cardiff City2-125 Aug 2026
WBurnley4-129 Aug 2026
L@ Stoke City1-01 Sept 2026
W@ Sheffield United3-15 Sept 2026
WBirmingham City2-19 Sept 2026
Head-to-head record
3
Boro
2
Draws
0
Norwich City
Last meetings
31 Jan 2026Middlesbrough1 – 0Norwich City
23 Aug 2025Norwich City1 – 2Middlesbrough
26 Apr 2025Middlesbrough0 – 0Norwich City
27 Oct 2024Norwich City3 – 3Middlesbrough
6 Mar 2024Middlesbrough3 – 1Norwich City
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Boro | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | +10 | 25 | WWDWL |
| 2 |  Swansea | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | +3 | 23 | WWWLL |
| 3 |  West Ham | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | +17 | 22 | DDWWL |
| 4 |  Wolves | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | +4 | 21 | LLWDW |
| 5 |  West Brom | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | +3 | 21 | LLWWD |
| 6 |  Southampton | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | +12 | 20 | LWWDW |
| 7 |  Birmingham | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | +8 | 20 | DWWWL |
| 8 |  QPR | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | +8 | 20 | DDWLW |
| 9 |  Stoke | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | +2 | 20 | WWLWD |
| 10 |  Blackburn | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | +3 | 18 | DWWLW |
| 11 |  Portsmouth | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | +1 | 18 | LWWDW |
| 12 |  Sheffield Utd | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | +1 | 16 | LWLWD |
| 13 |  Millwall | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 15 | DWLDL |
| 14 |  Bristol City | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | -3 | 15 | WDLLD |
| 15 |  Lincoln City | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | -7 | 15 | LLLDW |
| 16 |  Cardiff | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | +2 | 14 | WLWDW |
| 17 |  Wrexham | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | -3 | 14 | WDLWL |
| 18 |  Bolton | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -7 | 14 | WLWDL |
| 19 |  Charlton | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | -7 | 14 | LDDLL |
| 20 |  Norwich City | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | -2 | 12 | WWLWW |
| 21 |  Watford | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -10 | 11 | LLLWL |
| 22 |  Burnley | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -8 | 8 | DWDLL |
| 23 |  Derby | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -11 | 7 | DDLLD |
| 24 |  Preston | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | -15 | 5 | DLLLD |
Championship: upcoming fixtures
FAQ
What was the score in Middlesbrough v Norwich City?
Middlesbrough beat Norwich City 4-3 on Saturday 12 September (Championship).
Who scored in Middlesbrough v Norwich City?
Goals: Mohamed Toure 1', Sebastian Berhalter 4', Amario Cozier-Duberry 7', Sebastian Berhalter 36', Jovon Makama 70', Jacob Wright 75' and Ashley Phillips 90'+1'.
When do Middlesbrough play next?
Middlesbrough play Charlton Athletic on Saturday 31 October at 15:00 (UK time).
When do Norwich City play next?
Norwich City play Watford on Saturday 31 October at 12:30 (UK time).
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