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Tuesday 26th December

Championship Table

On Tuesday 26th December

Position	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Difference	Points	Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first
1	Leicester City	24	19	2	3	48	17	31	59	Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Draw
2	Ipswich Town	24	16	5	3	48	33	15	53	Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Draw Result Loss Result Draw
3	Southampton	24	14	6	4	43	29	14	48	Result Win Result Draw Result Draw Result Win Result Win Result Win
4	Leeds United	24	13	6	5	42	24	18	45	Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Draw Result Win Result Loss
5	West Bromwich Albion	24	11	6	7	35	23	12	39	Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Draw Result Loss Result Win
6	Sunderland	24	11	3	10	33	27	6	36	Result Draw Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Win
7	Hull City	24	10	6	8	36	31	5	36	Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Loss
8	Bristol City	24	10	5	9	30	27	3	35	Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Win
9	Preston North End	24	10	5	9	31	41	-10	35	Result Loss Result Draw Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Win
10	Watford	24	9	7	8	38	32	6	34	Result Win Result Draw Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Loss
11	Cardiff City	24	10	4	10	32	30	2	34	Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Draw
12	Norwich City	24	10	4	10	41	40	1	34	Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Loss
13	Coventry City	24	8	9	7	33	25	8	33	Result Loss Result Win Result Draw Result Draw Result Win Result Win
14	Middlesbrough	24	10	3	11	35	35	0	33	Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Loss
15	Blackburn Rovers	24	10	1	13	35	43	-8	31	Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss
16	Plymouth Argyle	24	7	7	10	39	40	-1	28	Result Win Result Loss Result Draw Result Win Result Draw Result Draw
17	Swansea City	24	7	7	10	32	37	-5	28	Result Draw Result Win Result Draw Result Loss Result Win Result Loss
18	Stoke City	24	7	6	11	24	31	-7	27	Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw Result Draw Result Draw Result Win
19	Birmingham City	24	7	6	11	30	38	-8	27	Result Draw Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss
20	Millwall	24	6	8	10	26	31	-5	26	Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw Result Draw Result Win
21	Huddersfield Town	24	5	10	9	24	38	-14	25	Result Draw Result Draw Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Win
22	Queens Park Rangers	24	5	5	14	20	35	-15	20	Result Win Result Win Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss
23	Sheffield Wednesday	24	4	4	16	17	39	-22	16	Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Loss
24	Rotherham United	24	3	7	14	21	47	-26	16	Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Win

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Key

Position 1 - 2 : Promotion
Position 3 - 6 : Promotion Play-off
Position 22 - 24 : Relegation

Last Updated 26th December 2023 at 21:43

Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made.

Team Lineups

home team, Rotherham United

Manager: Leam Richardson

Formation: 5 - 3 - 2

Number 1,
V. Johansson
Number 28,
S. Revan
Number 23,
S. Morrison , Captain
Number 22,
H. Odoffin
Number 3,
C. Bramall
Number 2,
D. Lembikisa , substituted for A. Appiah at 66 minutes
Number 18,
O. Rathbone
Number 27,
C. Tiéhi
Number 16,
J. Lindsay , substituted for S. Clucas at 83 minutes
Number 29,
S. Nombe , substituted for T. Eaves at 66 minutes
Number 10,
J. Hugill , substituted for Cafú at 92 minutes

away team, Middlesbrough

Manager: Michael Carrick

Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1

Number 23,
T. Glover
Number 24,
A. Bangura , substituted for L. Engel at 77 minutes
Number 5,
M. Clarke
Number 6,
D. Fry
Number 15,
A. Dijksteel , substituted for J. Coburn at 77 minutes
Number 4,
D. Barlaser
Number 16,
J. Howson , Captain, substituted for M. Crooks at 91 minutes
Number 29,
S. Greenwood , substituted for R. McGree at 70 minutes
Number 10,
M. Rogers
Number 11,
I. Jones
Number 18,
S. Silvera , substituted for C. Kavanagh at 91 minutes

Substitutes

home team, Rotherham United

Number 30,
A. Appiah
Number 8,
S. Clucas
Number 9,
T. Eaves
Number 12,
G. Kelly
Number 26,
D. Phillips
Number 35,
C. McGuckin
Number 7,
Cafú

away team, Middlesbrough

Number 27,
L. Engel
Number 52,
A. Bridge
Number 19,
J. Coburn
Number 25,
M. Crooks
Number 14,
A. Gilbert
Number 48,
C. Kavanagh
Number 32,
J. Jones
Number 8,
R. McGree
Number 3,
R. van den Berg

Match Stats

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v Leicester City

3

0

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v West Bromwich Albion

1

0

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v Plymouth Argyle

3

2

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v Port Vale

0

3

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v West Bromwich Albion

0

2

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v Swansea City

1

2

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v Swansea City

1

2

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v Hull City

1

2

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v Birmingham City

0

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v Ipswich Town

0

2

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Match Facts

Rotherham won 1-0 in their most recent league meeting with Middlesbrough in May, last winning consecutively against them back in April 1956, when they beat them twice in the space of two days.
Middlesbrough have failed to score in four of their last six league games against Rotherham United – in the two games they have scored, they have gone on to win (2-1 in 2019, 2-1 in 2021).
Rotherham United haven’t lost any of their last four home league games on Boxing Day (W2 D2) since a 2-1 defeat to Port Vale in 2012.
Middlesbrough have won nine of their last 11 Boxing Day league games (L2), including each of their last three. They last faced Rotherham on Boxing Day in 1959, winning 2-0.
Middlesbrough are winless in their last four away league games in Yorkshire (D1 L3), most recently losing 3-2 to Leeds United earlier this month.

Live Text

Postat 90 minutes plus 8
Match ends, Rotherham United 1, Middlesbrough 0.
Full Timeat 90 minutes plus 8
Second Half ends, Rotherham United 1, Middlesbrough 0.
Postat 90 minutes plus 6
Attempt missed. Matt Crooks (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Daniel Barlaser with a cross following a set piece situation.
Postat 90 minutes plus 5
Morgan Rogers (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Postat 90 minutes plus 5
Foul by Cohen Bramall (Rotherham United).
Postat 90 minutes plus 5
Morgan Rogers (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Postat 90 minutes plus 5
Foul by Sam Clucas (Rotherham United).
Postat 90 minutes plus 3
Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Oliver Rathbone.
Substitutionat 90 minutes plus 2
Substitution, Rotherham United. Cafú replaces Jordan Hugill.
Postat 90 minutes plus 2
Attempt missed. Matt Crooks (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Daniel Barlaser with a cross following a corner.
Substitutionat 90 minutes plus 1
Substitution, Middlesbrough. Calum Kavanagh replaces Sam Silvera.
Substitutionat 90 minutes plus 1
Substitution, Middlesbrough. Matt Crooks replaces Jonny Howson.
Postat 90 minutes plus 1
Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Cohen Bramall.
Postat 90 minutes
Attempt blocked. Jordan Hugill (Rotherham United) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked.
Postat 89 minutes
Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Cohen Bramall.
Postat 89 minutes
Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Hakeem Odoffin.
Postat 88 minutes
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Postat 87 minutes
Delay in match because of an injury Sam Clucas (Rotherham United).
Postat 86 minutes
Attempt missed. Sam Silvera (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Daniel Barlaser following a corner.
Postat 85 minutes
Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Hakeem Odoffin.