The hosts are heading into the match on the back of a 2-0 defeat to Sunderland, last Sunday, while Watford played out a 1-1 draw against Rotherham United, a day earlier.
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Middlesbrough will host Watford in an EFL Championship fixture at Riverside Stadium on Sunday afternoon. The hosts are heading into the match on the back of a 2-0 defeat to Sunderland, last Sunday, while Watford played out a 1-1 draw against Rotherham United, a day earlier. As of now, Middlesbrough are occupying sixth position in the English second tier standings, having collected 42 points from 28 games, while the visitors are sitting three places above Boro, with two points more to their name, but 13 adrift of second-placed Sheffield United.
MATCHDAY! 🔴
Who’s joining us at the @RiversideStad today? 🙋 #UTB
— Middlesbrough FC (@Boro) January 28, 2023
Middlesbrough’s impressive four-game winning run in the second tier came to an end last weekend, when they were beaten by Sunderland at the Stadium of Lights. Ross Stewart and Amad Diallo netted in the second half to hand a ninth league-defeat of the season to Boro. Prior to that, Michael Carrick’s side edged past Millwall through Marcus Forss’ lone goal, nine minutes into the second half. It was Middlesbrough’s 12th Championship-win of the campaign. Carrick’s side have undoubtedly taken a huge step forward, moving to the playoff spot, despite battling relegation at the initial phase of the season. .
Watford, on the other hand, shared the spoils against Rotherham last Saturday, courtesy of Joao Ferreira’s 53rd-minute strike which canceled out Shane Ferguson’s first half opener. Since the return to Championship in December after the World Cup break, Slaven Bilic’s side have added 11 points to their tally in seven league matches. Dropping points against Rotherham saw the gap between themselves and Sheffield United stretched to 13. Their previous victory came against Blackpool on January 14, through second half strikes from Todi Ademeyo and Ismaila Sarr. It was their 12th league-win of the season.
Middlesbrough Probable line-up: Steffen, Smith, Lenihan, McNair, Giles, Howson, Hackney, Crooks, McGregor, Archer, Akpom
Watford probable line-up: Bachmann, Ferreira, Cathcart, Sierralta, Morris, Choudhary, Kone, Gaspar, Sarr, Bayo, Martins
Middlesbrough
| Opponents | Score |
| Sunderland | 2-0 (L) |
| Millwall | 1-0 (W) |
| Brighton | 1-5 (L) |
| Birmingham | 1-5 (W) |
| Blackburn | 1-2 (W) |
Watford
| Opponents | Score |
| Rotherham | 1-1 (D) |
| Blackpool | 2-0 (W) |
| Reading | 2-0 (L) |
| Norwich | 0-1 (W) |
| Swansea | 4-0 (L) |
| Last 5 match-results | Score |
| Watford beat Middlesbrough | 2-1 |
| Middlesbrough draw Watford | 1-1 |
| Watford beat Middlesbrough | 1-0 |
| Watford draw Middlesbrough | 0-0 |
| Watford beat Middlesbrough | 0-1 |
The EFL Championship match between Middlesbrough and Watford will take place at Riverside Stadium on Saturday at 8:30 pm IST.
| Middlesbrough vs Watford | Key Details |
| Date | January 28 |
| Venue | Riverside Stadium |
| Kickoff time in UK | 3:00 pm |
| Kickoff time in India | 8:30 pm |
The live telecast of the EFL Championship match between Middlesbrough and Watford can be seen on ESPN +, ESPN 2 Africa, Super Sport OTT, Star + and Viaplay network among others in different parts of the world.
