Crystal Palace vs Middlesbrough

League Cup - 1/16-finals 8 Sep 2026, 18:45
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
3–0
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough
🏟 Selhurst Park 👤 T. Harrington

Match report

Crystal Palace cruised past Middlesbrough 3-0 in the League Cup - 1/16-finals on 8 September 2026.

Middlesbrough had 16 shots to Crystal Palace's 8.

The match was played at Selhurst Park, with T. Harrington in charge.

Half-time 1-0 Shots 8 - 16 On target 5 - 4 Corners 1 - 6 Fouls 10 - 11 Yellow cards 2
10
Player of the match
Jørgen Strand Larsen
Crystal Palace · 2 goals, 1 assist
8 Daichi Kamada 1 goal
8 Will Hughes captained the side
8 Honest Ahanor captained the side
8 Óscar Mingueza 1 assist
First half vs second half
Middlesbrough came out stronger after half-time, with 10 second-half shots against 6 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–6 3–10
Shots On Goal 3–2 2–2
Ball Possession 0–0 —
Corners 1–1 0–5
Attacks 25–68 30–68
Match statistics
1 Corners 6
6 Substitution 5
55 Attacks 136
17 Dangerous Attacks 86
5 On Target 4
3 Off Target 12
8 Shots Total 16
5 Shots On Goal 4
1 Shots Off Goal 6
2 Shots Blocked 6
4 Shots Inside Box 9
4 Shots Outside Box 7
10 Fouls 11
1 Corners 6
2 Offsides 3
41% Ball Possession 59%
0 Yellow Cards 2
4 Saves 2
413 Passes Total 600
341 Passes Accurate 539
Line-ups 5-4-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Crystal Palace · 5-4-1
44 W. Benítez
30 Ó. Mingueza 17 T. Tomiyasu 5 A. Disasi 21 H. Ahanor 33 B. Chilwell
24 D. Osorio 23 Q. Timber 19 W. Hughes 10 Y. Pino
22 J. Larsen
Middlesbrough · 4-2-3-1
31 S. Brynn
2 C. Brittain 12 L. Ayling 5 A. Jones 3 S. Byram
10 A. Morris 29 A. Malanda
11 A. Cozier-Duberry 14 M. Peart-Harris 9 T. Conway
13 D. Strelec
Crystal Palace
Coach
Pierre Sage
Substitutes
  • 3 Tyrick Mitchell
  • 8 Jefferson Lerma
  • 11 Dwight McNeil
  • 12 Zavier Gozo
  • 18 Daichi Kamada
  • 20 Adam Wharton
  • 25 Anan Khalaili
  • 29 Evann Guessand
  • 31 Remi Matthews
Middlesbrough
Coach
Kim Hellberg
Substitutes
  • 1 Radek Vitek
  • 4 Ashley Phillips
  • 6 Sebastian Berhalter
  • 7 Will Lankshear
  • 8 Connor Barron
  • 17 Maximilian Arfsten
  • 19 Leo Castledine
  • 21 Rokas Pukštas
  • 30 Neto Borges
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ Neto Borges ↓ S. Byram Middlesbrough
  • 59' ↑ D. Kamada ↓ D. Osorio Crystal Palace
  • 59' ↑ A. Wharton ↓ Q. Timber Crystal Palace
  • 67' ↑ L. Castledine ↓ T. Conway Middlesbrough
  • 67' ↑ W. Lankshear ↓ D. Strelec Middlesbrough
  • 73' ↑ J. Lerma ↓ A. Disasi Crystal Palace
  • 73' ↑ D. McNeil ↓ Y. Pino Crystal Palace
  • 73' ↑ Z. Gozo ↓ J. Larsen Crystal Palace
  • 77' ↑ A. Phillips ↓ A. Malanda Middlesbrough
  • 84' ↑ R. Pukstas ↓ A. Morris Middlesbrough
Cards
  • 65' A. Malanda Middlesbrough
  • 83' M. Peart-Harris Middlesbrough
Head-to-head
Crystal Palace 1 0 draws 0 Middlesbrough
2026-09-08 Crystal Palace vs Middlesbrough 3 - 0
Recent form
Crystal Palace D W D D D
Middlesbrough L D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Crystal Palace vs Middlesbrough?
Crystal Palace won 3-0 against Middlesbrough on 8 September 2026.
Who won Crystal Palace vs Middlesbrough?
Crystal Palace won the match 3-0.
Where was Crystal Palace vs Middlesbrough played?
The match was played at Selhurst Park.