2020–21 Middlesbrough F.C. season

The 2020–21 season is Middlesbrough's fourth consecutive season in the Championship in their 145th year in existence, the club will also compete in the FA Cup and EFL Cup.[1]

Middlesbrough

2020–21 season
Chairman	Steve Gibson
Manager	Neil Warnock
Stadium	Riverside Stadium
Championship	7th
FA Cup	Third round
EFL Cup	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Britt Assombalonga Duncan Watmore (5 each) All: Britt Assombalonga Duncan Watmore (5 each)
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Changes

As a result of the coronavirus pandemic, football in the 2019–20 season in multiple countries was halted in order to convey safety regulations, with football returning in England on 17 June for Premier League clubs and 20 June for Championship clubs;[2][3] the decision was made for the premature conclusion of the League One and League Two seasons, with the final table would be calculated by a points-per-game method with the play-offs being played as normal..[4] As a Championship club, Middlesbrough resumed play, their first game back in action in three months being a 3–0 defeat to Swansea City.[5] With Middlesbrough already engaged in a surprising relegation battle, chairman Steve Gibson sacked club manager Jonathan Woodgate, which came as a surprise to supporters, with heavily-experienced Neil Warnock, who had been linked with the club on numerous occasions, replacing him on the same day on a contract until the end of the season.[6]

With the pandemic resulting in the delay of the season, the season's remaining matches continued past 30 June, the date which signifies the conclusion of an English football season as a whole, also including the date that sees players with expiring contracts being allowed to leave the club on a free transfer. This occurred heavily at Middlesbrough, with Rudy Gestede,[7] Daniel Ayala, Mitchell Curry, Nathan Dale, Enes Mahmutovic, Layton Watts, Stephen Wearne, Harold Essien, Harry Flatters all departing.[8] On the same day as the final game of the 2019–20 season, Adam Clayton announced his departure from the club through social media, with the club confirming this the following day.[9]

First team squad

No.	Player name	Nationality	Position(s)	Date of birth (age)	Contract until	Signed from
Goalkeepers
1	Marcus Bettinelli		GK	24 May 1992	30 June 2021	Fulham
13	Jordan Archer		GK	12 April 1993	30 June 2021	Motherwell
32	Dejan Stojanović		GK	19 July 1993	30 June 2023	St. Gallen
Defenders
2	Anfernee Dijksteel		RB	27 October 1996	30 June 2022	Charlton Athletic
4	Grant Hall		CB	29 October 1991	30 June 2023	Queens Park Rangers
6	Dael Fry		CB / RB	30 August 1997	30 June 2021	Academy
15	Nathan Wood		CB	31 May 2002	30 June 2020	Academy
17	Paddy McNair		CB / DM	27 April 1995	30 June 2022	Sunderland
27	Marc Bola		LB	9 December 1997	30 June 2022	Blackpool
29	Djed Spence		RB / LB	9 August 2000	30 June 2020	Fulham
33	Hayden Coulson		LB / LM	17 June 1998	30 June 2023	Academy
Midfielders
3	Marvin Johnson		LW / LB	1 December 1990	30 June 2020	Oxford United
5	Sam Morsy		DM	10 September 1991	30 June 2023	Wigan Athletic
7	Marcus Tavernier		LW	22 March 1999	30 June 2021	Academy
8	Lewis Wing		AM / CM	23 May 1995	30 June 2022	Shildon
12	Marcus Browne		AM / RW / LW	18 December 1997	30 June 2023	West Ham United
16	Jonny Howson		CM	21 May 1988	30 June 2020	Norwich City
18	Duncan Watmore		RW	March 8, 1994	January 2021	Free Agent
19	Patrick Roberts		RW	February 5, 1997	30 June 2021	Manchester City
22	George Saville		CM / LW	1 June 1993	30 June 2022	Millwall
24	Sam Folarin		RW	23 September 2000	30 June 2021	Tooting & Mitcham United
34	Connor Malley		CM	20 March 2000	30 June 2022	Academy
37	Ben Liddle		DM	21 September 1998	30 June 2020	Academy
Forwards
9	Britt Assombalonga		CF	6 December 1992	30 June 2021	Nottingham Forest
10	Chuba Akpom		CF	October 9, 1995	30 June 2023	PAOK Salonika
11	Ashley Fletcher		CF / LW	2 October 1995	30 June 2021	West Ham United
36	Stephen Walker		CF	11 October 2000	30 June 2023	Academy
41	Rumarn Burrell		CF	16 December 2000	30 June 2022	Grimsby Town

Statistics

As of 6 February 2021

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Championship		FA Cup		League Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Marcus Bettinelli	29	0	28+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
2	DF		Anfernee Dijksteel	24	0	22+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
3	MF		Marvin Johnson	26	4	17+8	3	0+0	0	1+0	1
4	DF		Grant Hall	4	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
5	MF		Sam Morsy	23	0	20+2	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
6	DF		Dael Fry	26	0	22+2	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
7	MF		Marcus Tavernier	28	3	22+3	2	1+0	0	2+0	1
8	MF		Lewis Wing	15	1	4+8	1	1+0	0	2+0	0
9	FW		Britt Assombalonga	26	5	17+8	5	0+0	0	1+0	0
10	FW		Chuba Akpom	24	4	13+10	4	1+0	0	0+0	0
11	FW		Ashley Fletcher	6	2	2+2	0	0+0	0	2+0	2
12	MF		Marcus Browne	8	2	1+4	2	1+0	0	1+1	0
13	GK		Jordan Archer	1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
14	FW		Yannick Bolasie	2	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
15	DF		Nathan Wood	7	0	2+2	0	1+0	0	1+1	0
16	MF		Jonny Howson	25	1	22+1	1	0+0	0	1+1	0
17	DF		Paddy McNair	29	0	28+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
18	FW		Duncan Watmore	14	5	9+5	5	0+0	0	0+0	0
19	FW		Patrick Roberts	10	0	4+5	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
20	DF		Darnell Fisher	2	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
21	MF		Neeskens Kebano	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
22	MF		George Saville	27	4	26+1	4	0+0	0	0+0	0
24	MF		Sam Folarin	4	1	0+2	0	0+1	1	0+1	0
27	DF		Marc Bola	25	0	23+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
29	DF		Djed Spence	28	1	15+11	1	1+0	0	1+0	0
32	GK		Dejan Stojanović	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
33	DF		Hayden Coulson	12	0	3+7	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
34	MF		Hayden Hackney	1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
37	MF		Isaiah Jones	1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
39	FW		Rumarn Burrell	1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0

Goals record

As of 7 January 2021

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name	Championship	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
1	18		CF	Duncan Watmore	5	0	0	5
	9		CF	Britt Assombalonga	5	0	0	5
3	3		LW	Marvin Johnson	3	0	1	4
	10		CF	Chuba Akpom	4	0	0	4
	22		CM	George Saville	4	0	0	4
5	7		LW	Marcus Tavernier	2	0	1	3
6	11		CF	Ashley Fletcher	0	0	2	2
	12		AM	Marcus Browne	2	0	0	2
8	8		AM	Lewis Wing	1	0	0	1
	16		CM	Jonny Howson	1	0	0	1
	24		RW	Sam Folarin	0	1	0	1
	29		RB	Djed Spence	1	0	0	1
Own Goals					3	0	0	3
Total					30	1	4	35

Disciplinary record

As of 7 February 2021

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name	Championship			FA Cup			League Cup			Total
1	5		CM	Sam Morsy	6	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	7	0	1
2	22		CM	George Saville	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
3	16		CM	Jonny Howson	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
4	7		RW	Marcus Tavernier	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
	17		CB	Paddy McNair	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
	27		LB	Marc Bola	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
7	1		GK	Marcus Bettinelli	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	2		RB	Anfernee Dijksteel	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
9	6		CB	Dael Fry	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	9		CF	Britt Assombalonga	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
11	3		LW	Marvin Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	10		CF	Chuba Akpom	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	15		CB	Nathan Wood	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
	29		RB	Djed Spence	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	34		CM	Hayden Hackney	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total					41	0	1	2	0	0	2	0	0	45	0	1

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Source
14 July 2020	CF		Cole Kiernan	Sunderland	Undisclosed	[10]
31 July 2020	CB		Grant Hall	Queens Park Rangers	Free	[11]
11 September 2020	CM		Sam Morsy	Wigan Athletic	Undisclosed	[12]
18 September 2020	CF		Chuba Akpom	PAOK	Undisclosed	[13]
17 November 2020	RW		Duncan Watmore	Sunderland	Free transfer	[14]
5 January 2021	GK		Jordan Archer	Motherwell	Free transfer	[15]
28 January 2021	RB		Darnell Fisher	Preston North End	Undisclosed	[16]
1 February 2021	RW		Nathaniel Mendez-Laing	Cardiff City	Free transfer	[17]
3 February 2021	AM		Malik Dijksteel	Telstar	Free transfer	[18]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date until	Source
10 September 2020	GK		Marcus Bettinelli	Fulham	30 June 2021	[19]
12 October 2020	RW		Patrick Roberts	Manchester City	1 February 2021	[20][21]
28 January 2021	LW		Yannick Bolasie	Everton	30 June 2021	[22]
1 February 2021	AM		Neeskens Kebano	Fulham	30 June 2021	[23]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date until	Source
10 September 2020	GK		Tomás Mejías	Dinamo București	End of season	[24]
2 October 2020	CM		Connor Malley	Carlisle United	1 January 2021	[25]
16 October 2020	SS		Stephen Walker	Milton Keynes Dons	13 January 2021	[26][27]
7 November 2020	GK		Brad James	Aldershot Town	End of season	[28][29]
20 November 2020	CF		Tyrone O'Neill	Darlington	31 January 2021	[30][31]
5 January 2021	GK		Dejan Stojanović	St Pauli	End of season	[32]
14 January 2021	CF		Rumarn Burrell	Bradford City	End of season	[33]
22 January 2021	SS		Stephen Walker	Crewe Alexandra	End of season	[34]
29 January 2021	RW		Isaiah Jones	Queen of the South	End of season	[35]
1 February 2021	CM		Lewis Wing	Rotherham United	End of season	[36]
1 February 2021	CB		Nathan Wood	Crewe Alexandra	End of season	[37]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Source
1 July 2020	CB		Daniel Ayala	Blackburn Rovers	Free	[38][39]
1 July 2020	CF		Mitchell Curry	Sunderland	Free	[40][41]
1 July 2020	CB		Nathan Dale	Gateshead	Free	[40][42]
1 July 2020	RB		Harold Essien	Free agent	Free	[40]
1 July 2020	GK		Harry Flatters	York City	Free	[40][43]
1 July 2020	CF		Rudy Gestede	Melbourne Victory	Free	[38][44]
1 July 2020	RB		Nicholas Hood	Marske United	Free	[40][45]
1 July 2020	CB		Enes Mahmutovic	FC Lviv	Free	[40][46]
1 July 2020	CM		Layton Watts	Free agent	Free	[40]
1 July 2020	AM		Stephen Wearne	Sunderland	Free	[40][47]
14 July 2020	CB		Ryan Shotton	Melbourne Victory	Free	[48][49]
22 July 2020	CM		Adam Clayton	Birmingham City	Free	[9][50]
15 August 2020	LB		George Friend	Birmingham City	Free	[51]
9 September 2020	CB		Sam Stubbs	Fleetwood Town	Undisclosed	[52]
10 September 2020	GK		Joe Fryer	Swindon Town	Free	[53]
8 October 2020	DM		Ben Liddle	Bristol Rovers	Undisclosed	[54]
16 October 2020	GK		Aynsley Pears	Blackburn Rovers	Undisclosed	[55]
22 January 2021	GK		Tomás Mejías	Ankaraspor	Mutual consent	[56]

Pre-season friendlies

25 August 2020 Friendly	Plymouth Argyle	0–1	Middlesbrough	Plymouth
14:00 BST		Report	Assombalonga  33'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 0

1 September 2020 Friendly	Middlesbrough	5–1	Newcastle United	Hurworth-on-Tees
13:00 BST	Assombalonga  9', 23' Tavernier  34' Hall  50' Walker  83' (pen.)	Report	Saint-Maximin  39'	Stadium: Rockliffe Park Attendance: 0

Competitions

Championship

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
4	Reading	27	14	6	7	40	29	+11	48	Qualification for Championship play-offs
5	Watford	28	13	9	6	31	20	+11	48
6	Bournemouth	28	12	9	7	43	28	+15	45
7	Middlesbrough	28	11	7	10	31	28	+3	40
8	Blackburn Rovers	27	11	6	10	41	29	+12	39
9	Stoke City	28	9	12	7	32	29	+3	39
10	Bristol City	28	12	3	13	29	33	−4	39

Updated to match(es) played on 9 February 2021. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[57]

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
28	11	7	10	31	28	+3	40	7	2	5	16	13	+3	4	5	5	15	15	0

Last updated: 6 February 2021.
Source:

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Ground	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H
Result	L	D	D	W	D	W	D	W	W	D	D	L	W	L	W	L	L	W	W	W	L	W	L	W	L	L	D	L
Position	18	18	18	10	15	11	13	8	5	6	7	8	7	10	10	10	11	9	7	6	9	7	7	7	7	7	7	7

Updated to match(es) played on 30 January 2021. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.[58]

11 September 2020 1	Watford	1–0	Middlesbrough	Watford
19:45 BST	Cathcart  11' Wilmot  85'	Report		Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Keith Stroud

19 September 2020 2	Middlesbrough	1–1	Bournemouth	Middlesbrough
15:00 BST	Saville  30' Browne  81'	Report	Solanke  38' Mepham  51' Stacey  63'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Matt Donohue

26 September 2020 3	Queens Park Rangers	1–1	Middlesbrough	Shepherd's Bush
15:00 BST	Osayi-Samuel  28'	Report	Akpom  19' Dijksteel  85'	Stadium: Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Dean Whitestone

3 October 2020 4	Middlesbrough	2–1	Barnsley	Middlesbrough
15:00 BST	Tavernier  9' Morsy  27' Howson  45+1'  52' Akpom  48' McNair  61' Saville  68' Bettinelli  90+1'	Report	Styles  49' Woodrow  89' (pen.) Simões  90+2'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Oliver Langford

17 October 2020 5	Middlesbrough	0–0	Reading	Middlesbrough
15:00 BST	Morsy  75' McNair  80'	Report	Moore  47' Richards  73' Holmes  76'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Darren Bond

20 October 2020 6	Bristol City	0–1	Middlesbrough	Ashton Gate
19:45 BST		Report	Fry  67' Saville  73' Bettinelli  90+2'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Tim Robinson

24 October 2020 7	Cardiff City	1–1	Middlesbrough	Cardiff
15:00 BST	Moore  28' Ojo  70'	Report	Saville  36'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: John Brooks

27 October 2020 8	Middlesbrough	2–0	Coventry City	Middlesbrough
19:45 GMT	Assombalonga  81'  90+1' Spence  90'  90+4'	Report	Maroši  90+4'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: David Webb

31 October 2020 9	Middlesbrough	1–0	Nottingham Forest	Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT	Morsy  17' Johnson  81'	Report	Figueiredo  54' Bong  87'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Lee Mason

3 November 2020 10	Blackburn Rovers	0–0	Middlesbrough	Blackburn
19:45 GMT	Trybull  18' Rankin-Costello  50' Lenihan  78' Wharton  85' Holtby  90+2'	Report	McNair  67'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 0 Referee: David Webb

7 November 2020 11	Brentford	0–0	Middlesbrough	Brentford
15:00 GMT	Dalsgaard  19'	Report		Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: James Linington

21 November 2020 12	Middlesbrough	0–1	Norwich City	Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT	Tavernier 51'	Report	Sørensen  15' Pukki  72' (pen.)	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Tony Harrington

25 November 2020 13	Middlesbrough	3–0	Derby County	Middlesbrough
19:00 GMT	Assombalonga  33' Clarke  71' (o.g.) Johnson  83'	Report	Jóźwiak  9' Lawrence  49' Byrne  53' Buchanan  65'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Peter Bankes

28 November 2020 14	Huddersfield Town	3–2	Middlesbrough	Huddersfield
15:00 GMT	Eiting  37' Campbell  45'  66' Bacuna  68' Sarr  83' Koroma  85' Hogg  90+5'	Report	Johnson  14' McNair  56' Howson  64' Dijksteel  76' Assombalonga  83' (pen.)	Stadium: The John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: John Brooks

2 December 2020 15	Middlesbrough	2–1	Swansea City	Middlesbrough
19:00 GMT	Watmore  26', 67' Johnson  45' Akpom  57'	Report	Fulton  45+2' Dhanda  78' Grimes  85'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Keith Stroud

5 December 2020 16	Stoke City	1–0	Middlesbrough	Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT	Collins  19' Campbell  69' Brown  79'	Report	Fry  26' Saville  70' Bola  90+5'	Stadium: Bet365 Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

9 December 2020 17	Preston North End	3–0	Middlesbrough	Preston
19:00 GMT	Hughes  62' Sinclair  81' Jakobsen  83'	Report	Howson  22'	Stadium: Deepdale Referee: Andrew Madley

12 December 2020 18	Middlesbrough	3–0	Millwall	Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT	Watmore  13', 20' Tavernier  15' Bola  23'	Report	Hutchinson  58'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Darren Bond

16 December 2020 19	Middlesbrough	1–0	Luton Town	Middlesbrough
19:00 GMT	Akpom  52' Morsy  66' Assombalonga  90+2'	Report	Collins 67' Rea  75'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Davies

19 December 2020 20	Birmingham City	1–4	Middlesbrough	Bordesley
15:00 GMT	Colin  15'	Report	Assombalonga  27' Saville  31' Etheridge  56' (o.g.) Wing  82'	Stadium: St. Andrew's Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Steve Martin

29 December 2020 21	Sheffield Wednesday	2–1	Middlesbrough	Owlerton
19:00 GMT	Paterson  30' Shaw  40' Bannan  45+4'	Report	Saville  42' Morsy  45+4' Watmore  49'	Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 0 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

2 January 2021 22	Wycombe Wanderers	1–3	Middlesbrough	High Wycombe
15:00 GMT	Ikpeazu  3' Mehmeti  43' Knight  70'	Report	Browne  30' Tavernier  36'  83' Bola  65' Bettinelli  69' Akpom  81'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Jarred Gillett

16 January 2021 23	Middlesbrough	0–1	Birmingham City	Middlesbrough
12:30 GMT	Dijksteel  82'	Report	Toral  15' Hogan  26' Šunjić  71'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Darren England

20 January 2021 24	Nottingham Forest	1–2	Middlesbrough	West Bridgford
19:00 GMT	Sow  33' Taylor  67' Mbe Soh  90+3' Knockaert  90+3' Ribeiro  90+5'	Report	Morsy  13' Assombalonga  14' Saville  50' Howson  84'	Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Woolmer

24 January 2021 25	Middlesbrough	0–1	Blackburn Rovers	Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT	Morsy  57' Tavernier  81' Bola  88'	Report	Davenport  26' Rothwell  63'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Dean Whitestone

27 January 2021 26	Middlesbrough	0–3	Rotherham United	Middlesbrough
19:00 GMT		Report	Crooks  43' Smith  79' (pen.) Giles  90+2'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Michael Salisbury

30 January 2021 27	Norwich City	0–0	Middlesbrough	Norwich
12:30 GMT	Buendía  41'  67'	Report	Saville  73' Howson  90'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Keith Stroud

6 February 2021 28	Middlesbrough	1–4	Brentford	Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT	Raya  3' (o.g.) Saville  29'	Report	Fosu  21' Toney  38', 80' Janelt  50',  58' Jensen  64'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Darren Bond

FA Cup

The third round draw was made on 30th November, with Premier League and EFL Championship clubs all entering the competition.[59]

9 January 2021 Third round	Brentford	2–1	Middlesbrough	Brentford
18:00 GMT	Ghoddos  6',  64' Dervişoğlu  35'	Report	Folarin  48' Tavernier  78' Hackney  88'	Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Tim Robinson

EFL Cup

The first round draw was made on 18 August, live on Sky Sports, by Paul Merson.[60] The draw for both the second and third round were confirmed on 6 September, live on Sky Sports by Phil Babb.[61]

4 September 2020 First round	Middlesbrough	4–3	Shrewsbury Town	Middlesbrough
17:30 BST	Johnson  21' Fletcher  31', 53' Tavernier  65'	Report	High  13' Cummings  60' Pyke  73' Williams  81'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Michael Salisbury

15 September 2020 Second round	Middlesbrough	0–2	Barnsley	Middlesbrough
18:00 BST	Morsy  67' Wood-Gordon  84'	Report	Schmidt  22' Williams  34' Halme  81'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

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