Will Lankshear: 7 goals in 5 league matches
Goals7
xG3.46
Scoring more than his chances suggest (xG 3.5).
Match Centre: Middlesbrough vs Bolton Wanderers
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Middlesbrough
20:45
Tue 29 Dec · your time
in 57 days 0 h
Away
Bolton Wanderers
Sat 31 Oct · Championshipat home
Middlesbrough3:0Charlton Athletic
Berhalter 12'Lankshear 44', 82'
Fri 23 Oct · Championshipaway
Bolton Wanderers1:5Middlesbrough
Bair 45+2'
Morris 13'Lankshear 31', 78'Brunt 39' (og)Cozier-Duberry 73'
Sat 17 Oct · Championshipat home
Middlesbrough2:2Cardiff City
Conway 58'Lankshear 61'
Moylan 22'Tanner 45+1'
Tue 13 Oct · Championshipaway
Stoke City2:3Middlesbrough
Borges 50' (og)Boženík 85'
Brittain 48'Lankshear 73'Borges 90+1'
Sat 10 Oct · Championshipat home
Middlesbrough1:0Wolverhampton Wanderers
Lankshear 57'
Sat 31 Oct · Championshipat home
Bolton Wanderers2:3Bristol City
Sheehan 16'Dalby 57'
Ballard 13'Bell 84'Twine 90+3'
Fri 23 Oct · Championshipat home
Bolton Wanderers1:5Middlesbrough
Bair 45+2'
Morris 13'Lankshear 31', 78'Brunt 39' (og)Cozier-Duberry 73'
Tue 13 Oct · Championshipaway
Wolverhampton Wanderers1:3Bolton Wanderers
Bellegarde 50'
Ito 28'Dalby 72'Sheehan 82'
Sat 10 Oct · Championshipat home
Bolton Wanderers1:2Stoke City
Bair 90+2'
Cissé 45+4'Wilmot 62'
Stadium: Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough
What to watch for
Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.
Middlesbrough unbeaten in 8 matches
WDDWWDWW
All competitions, friendlies excluded: 5 wins and 3 draws. Last defeat: 8 September, 0:3 against Crystal Palace.
Bolton Wanderers concede 2.2 goals per match
Middlesbrough1.0
Bolton Wanderers2.2
Last 5 matches in all competitions. Middlesbrough concede 1.0.
Last meeting, 23 October: Bolton Wanderers – Middlesbrough 1:5
W
Will Lankshear: 2 goals.
Middlesbrough have scored in 8 matches in a row
WDDWWDWW
All competitions, friendlies excluded: 22 goals in those matches.
Middlesbrough score 2.8 goals per match
Middlesbrough2.8
Bolton Wanderers1.4
Last 5 matches in all competitions. Bolton Wanderers score 1.4.
Players to watch
Championship, this season.
Will Lankshear
Middlesbrough · forward
13goals
0assists
7.39avg rating
Last match, Charlton Athletic: 2 goals, rating 8.4.
Sam Dalby
Bolton Wanderers · forward
5goals
0assists
6.87avg rating
Last match, Bristol City: 1 goal, rating 7.4.
Who is out
Injuries and suspensions
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Recent matches
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“This set-up” is Middlesbrough at home and Bolton Wanderers away, as in this match.
Middlesbrough
all matches · 10
6W3D1L2.3scored per match1.5conceded per match
at home · 10
7W3D0L2.3scored per match1.0conceded per match
away · 10
4W2D4L1.7scored per match1.5conceded per match
- 31 Oct Charlton AthleticHChampionship 3:0W
- 23 Oct Bolton WanderersAChampionship 1:5W
- 17 Oct Cardiff CityHChampionship 2:2D
- 13 Oct Stoke CityAChampionship 2:3W
- 10 Oct Wolverhampton WanderersHChampionship 1:0W
- 19 Sep Birmingham CityAChampionship 2:2D
- 15 Sep MillwallHChampionship 2:2D
- 12 Sep Norwich CityHChampionship 4:3W
- 8 Sep Crystal PalaceACarabao Cup 3:0L
- 5 Sep Queens Park RangersAChampionship 0:1W
- 2 Sep BurnleyAChampionship 1:1D
- 29 Aug West Bromwich AlbionHChampionship 3:1W
- 25 Aug Doncaster RoversACarabao Cup 1:3W
- 22 Aug Blackburn RoversAChampionship 2:1L
- 15 Aug Lincoln CityHChampionship 2:1W
- 7 Aug WrexhamHCarabao Cup 1:0W
- 23 May Hull CityAChampionship 1:0L
- 12 May SouthamptonAChampionship 2:1L
- 9 May SouthamptonHChampionship 0:0D
- 25 Apr WatfordHChampionship 5:1W
Sat 31 Oct · Championshipat home
Middlesbrough3:0Charlton Athletic
Berhalter 12'Lankshear 44', 82'
Fri 23 Oct · Championshipaway
Bolton Wanderers1:5Middlesbrough
Bair 45+2'
Morris 13'Lankshear 31', 78'Brunt 39' (og)Cozier-Duberry 73'
Sat 17 Oct · Championshipat home
Middlesbrough2:2Cardiff City
Conway 58'Lankshear 61'
Moylan 22'Tanner 45+1'
Tue 13 Oct · Championshipaway
Stoke City2:3Middlesbrough
Borges 50' (og)Boženík 85'
Brittain 48'Lankshear 73'Borges 90+1'
Sat 10 Oct · Championshipat home
Middlesbrough1:0Wolverhampton Wanderers
Lankshear 57'
Sat 19 Sep · Championshipaway
Birmingham City2:2Middlesbrough
Millar 55'McGree 59' (og)
Arfsten 45'Malanda 88'
Tue 15 Sep · Championshipat home
Middlesbrough2:2Millwall
Cozier-Duberry 50'Lankshear 61'
Arconte 11'Dykes 36'
Sat 12 Sep · Championshipat home
Middlesbrough4:3Norwich City
Berhalter 4', 36'Cozier-Duberry 7'Phillips 90+1'
Touré 1'Makama 70'Wright 75'
Tue 8 Sep · Carabao Cupaway
Crystal Palace3:0Middlesbrough
Larsen 37', 53'Kamada 72'
Sat 29 Aug · Championshipat home
Middlesbrough3:1West Bromwich Albion
Lankshear 48', 73'Jones 87'
Morgan 65'
Tue 25 Aug · Carabao Cupaway
Doncaster Rovers1:3Middlesbrough
Hutchinson 90+2'
Joseph 34'Lankshear 78'Sarmiento 87'
Sat 22 Aug · Championshipaway
Blackburn Rovers2:1Middlesbrough
Gudjohnsen 49'Cantwell 55'
Sarmiento 12'
Sat 15 Aug · Championshipat home
Middlesbrough2:1Lincoln City
Lankshear 62', 90+1'
Reach 12'
Tue 12 May · Championshipaway
Southampton2:1Middlesbrough
Stewart 45+1'Charles 116'
McGree 5'
Sat 25 Apr · Championshipat home
Middlesbrough5:1Watford
Whittaker 6', 58'Strelec 45+1'Conway 75' (p), 90+2'
Abankwah 48'
Bolton Wanderers
all matches · 10
3W1D6L1.6scored per match2.4conceded per match
at home · 10
4W0D6L1.5scored per match2.0conceded per match
away · 10
2W2D6L1.1scored per match2.3conceded per match
- 31 Oct Bristol CityHChampionship 2:3L
- 23 Oct MiddlesbroughHChampionship 1:5L
- 17 Oct SouthamptonAChampionship 0:0D
- 13 Oct Wolverhampton WanderersAChampionship 1:3W
- 10 Oct Stoke CityHChampionship 1:2L
- 20 Sep Norwich CityAChampionship 3:4W
- 12 Sep Cardiff CityHChampionship 1:0W
- 8 Sep West Ham UnitedHChampionship 2:3L
- 5 Sep MillwallAChampionship 4:0L
- 1 Sep Sheffield UnitedAChampionship 3:2L
- 29 Aug Lincoln CityHChampionship 0:1L
- 22 Aug Queens Park RangersAChampionship 0:0D
- 15 Aug Preston North EndHChampionship 2:1W
- 8 Aug Sheffield WednesdayACarabao Cup 1:0L
- 6 Dec Swindon TownAFA Cup 4:0L
- 1 Nov Huddersfield TownHFA Cup 2:1W
- 13 Aug Sheffield WednesdayHCarabao Cup 3:3L
- 2 Nov WalsallAFA Cup 2:1L
- 25 Sep ArsenalACarabao Cup 5:1L
- 13 Aug Mansfield TownHCarabao Cup 1:1W
Sat 31 Oct · Championshipat home
Bolton Wanderers2:3Bristol City
Sheehan 16'Dalby 57'
Ballard 13'Bell 84'Twine 90+3'
Fri 23 Oct · Championshipat home
Bolton Wanderers1:5Middlesbrough
Bair 45+2'
Morris 13'Lankshear 31', 78'Brunt 39' (og)Cozier-Duberry 73'
Tue 13 Oct · Championshipaway
Wolverhampton Wanderers1:3Bolton Wanderers
Bellegarde 50'
Ito 28'Dalby 72'Sheehan 82'
Sat 10 Oct · Championshipat home
Bolton Wanderers1:2Stoke City
Bair 90+2'
Cissé 45+4'Wilmot 62'
Sun 20 Sep · Championshipaway
Norwich City3:4Bolton Wanderers
Touré 5'McConville 19'Stacey 61'
Gale 8'Larrazabal 42'Dalby 47'Ito 72'
Tue 8 Sep · Championshipat home
Bolton Wanderers2:3West Ham United
Erhahon 18'Rodrigues 27' (p)
Bowen 13', 77'Mavropanos 31'
Sat 5 Sep · Championshipaway
Millwall4:0Bolton Wanderers
Taylor 38'Dykes 83', 88'Neghli 90+2'
Tue 1 Sep · Championshipaway
Sheffield United3:2Bolton Wanderers
Tanganga 4'Bamford 68'Donovan 90+3'
Simons 1'Dalby 67'
Sat 15 Aug · Championshipat home
Bolton Wanderers2:1Preston North End
Dalby 14'Gale 25'
Erabi 86'
Sat 6 Dec · FA Cupaway
Swindon Town4:0Bolton Wanderers
Drinan 8' (p), 76', 86'Snowdon 55'
Sat 1 Nov · FA Cupat home
Bolton Wanderers2:1Huddersfield Town
Cissoko 41'Taylor 69'
Radulović 63'
Wed 13 Aug · Carabao Cupat home
Bolton Wanderers3:3Sheffield Wednesday
pens 2:4
Osei-Tutu 36'Gale 77'Cozier-Duberry 90+2'
Siqueira 8'Ugbo 37'Johnson 80'
Wed 25 Sep · Carabao Cupaway
Arsenal5:1Bolton Wanderers
Rice 16'Nwaneri 37', 49'Sterling 64'Havertz 77'
Collins 53'
Tue 13 Aug · Carabao Cupat home
Bolton Wanderers1:1Mansfield Town
pens 5:4
Thomason 68'
Keillor-Dunn 83'
Head to head
1 meeting since 2026.
Last time · 23 Oct 2026 · Championship
Bolton Wanderers 1:5 Middlesbrough
Bair 45+2' · Morris 13' · Lankshear 31', 78' · Brunt 39' (s) · Cozier-Duberry 73'
1wins
0wins
0 draws6.0 goals per match · both scored in 1 of 1
No meetings in this filter.
1wins
0wins
0 draws6.0 goals per match · both scored in 1 of 1
Expected lineups
For now, the last starting XI: Middlesbrough (4-2-3-1, last: Charlton Athletic) · Bolton Wanderers (4-2-3-1, last: Bristol City).
RVVitek
CBBrittain
APPhillips
AMMalanda
NBBorges
SBBerhalter
AMMorris
ADCozier-Duberry
RMMcGree
TCConway
WLLankshear
JBBonham
GLLarrazabal
CFForino
BDDavies
MCConway
XSSimons
JSSheehan
SJIling-Junior
AIIto
TGGale
SDDalby
MiddlesbroughBolton Wanderers
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62.9
45.7
MiddlesbroughBolton Wanderers
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- Kick-off
- Tuesday 29 December, 20:45Your time · in 57 days 0 h
- Where to watch
- No broadcast listed: USA USA
- Stadium
- Riverside Stadium Middlesbrough · show map
- Rest
- Middlesbrough 59 days · Bolton Wanderers 59 days Both last played: Championship
- Table
- 1. Middlesbrough (28 pts) and 19. Bolton Wanderers (14 pts) Matchday 24 of 46