Match thread WBA v Middlesbrough 16 Jan 2026

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goalllllllllllllllllllllllaaaaaa 2-2

[Bombers right foot]

Loads better, now win it!!!!

[Omegstrat6]

Fair play to Price- good strike so what do I know!😁 1-2. Let's see if we can get back into this. May not be much chance of 3 points but a draw now might feel like a win.

Campbell on for Mepham who is on a yellow.

Yes! Great build up and Wallace (again) proving the worth of his experience! (to be fair, Maja and Illing Junior much better than they have been tonight too) 2-2

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How many last minute goals have we given away???, hopefully not the kiss of death

[SwedishBaggie]

Woeful defending again, Taylor at fault for all three?

[Bombers right foot]

Ffs, not again🤬🤬🤬🤬

[Omegstrat6]

What a surprise! 😞
Boro showing their quality. 4 minutes to change this. Dike on for Phillips which is at least a sign of intent I suppose. We've created chances this game though so who knows?

[stargazer_1962]

A sickener again

[baggieal]

You sit back and that?s what happens!

[SwedishBaggie]

But, TBH, we lack so much in quality in all areas of the field (apart from GK maybe). And, to repeatedly concede in the dying minutes of games can?t just be bad luck.

Huge relegation game vs Norwich next.

[baggieal]

But, TBH, we lack so much in quality in all areas of the field (apart from GK maybe). And, to repeatedly concede in the dying minutes of games can?t just be bad luck.

Huge relegation game vs Norwich next.

Lose that and we are right in a relegation battle

[Q165]

Bit of a sickener. No a lot of a sickener. However, it is early days under the new regime. Ramsey and his players hardly know each other yet. No disputing we are weak in parts but I think we will beat Norwich. I?m sure Soulman would agree.

[Omegstrat6]

Yet again we lose to a late goal despite a pretty decent over all performance and lessons to be learnt for Ramsay. I understand that we have two key midfield players in Mowatt and Molumby out but Styles seems a better LB than Taylor and Mikey is far more comfortable playing as a winger than as a wing back.

Of the positives, we did create more chances and played some nice football at times and Price, Maja and Illing Junior were all better than they have been. Might also remember that Boro have some quality in their team so play with this intent against Norwich (and many other Championship teams) and the result should be different. Still need to be more clinical when we do get chances though.

Be interesting to hear Ramsay's comments.

[Leicesterbaggie]

There is someone up there who has it in for us. Just how many times are we going to concede a last minute goal? They say that you make your own luck but, come on, how many sides get away with it and do not concede. It is just the way things are going for us. Surely our luck must change. Oh yes, I know that we scored from the free kick but that was a penalty which also did not go our way!

[baggiematt]

We need new wing backs to make this work. Iling Junior wondered for the second goal. Johnstone is not a wing back but I dont know who the alternative is.

A lot to sort out.