Championship
·Matchday 31
Featured match
- P. Bamford 73'
- T. Conway 19'
- Riley McGree 45'
- Pre-match
- First half
- Half-time
- Second half
- Full-time
The match in brief
Middlesbrough beat Sheffield Utd 2-1. Scorers for Sheffield Utd: P. Bamford 73'. Scorers for Middlesbrough: T. Conway 19', Riley McGree 45'. J. Rothwell of Sheffield Utd was sent off in minute 80'. Middlesbrough had 63% of possession.
Sheffield Utd
Middlesbrough
- Full-time 1 - 2
Added time: 2 minutes
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90+2'
G. Hamer Yellow card · Sheffield Utd Yellow card for G. Hamer (Sheffield Utd)
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88'
J. Sarmiento Out: Aidan Morris · Middlesbrough Substitution for Middlesbrough: J. Sarmiento comes on for Aidan Morris
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84'
L. F. Hjelde Out: H. Burrows · Sheffield Utd Substitution for Sheffield Utd: L. F. Hjelde comes on for H. Burrows
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80'
J. Rothwell Red card · Sheffield Utd Straight red card for J. Rothwell. Sheffield Utd are down a man
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78'
David Strelec Out: M. Whittaker · Middlesbrough Substitution for Middlesbrough: David Strelec comes on for M. Whittaker
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78'
D. Fry Out: T. Conway · Middlesbrough Substitution for Middlesbrough: D. Fry comes on for T. Conway
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77'
A. Gilbert Yellow card · Middlesbrough Yellow card for A. Gilbert (Middlesbrough)
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76'
K. Phillips Yellow card · Sheffield Utd K. Phillips of Sheffield Utd is booked
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73'
P. Bamford 1-2 Goal · Assist: G. Hamer · Sheffield Utd G. Hamer provides, P. Bamford finishes for Sheffield Utd (1-2)
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69'
C. Brittain Yellow card · Middlesbrough C. Brittain of Middlesbrough is booked
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67'
A. Gilbert Out: Riley McGree · Middlesbrough Substitution for Middlesbrough: A. Gilbert comes on for Riley McGree
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67'
K. Phillips Out: S. Peck · Sheffield Utd Substitution for Sheffield Utd: K. Phillips comes on for S. Peck
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67'
T. Campbell Out: C. O'Hare · Sheffield Utd Substitution for Sheffield Utd: T. Campbell comes on for C. O'Hare
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65'
A. Brooks Yellow card · Sheffield Utd A. Brooks of Sheffield Utd is booked
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46'
J. Rothwell Out: O. Arblaster · Sheffield Utd Substitution for Sheffield Utd: J. Rothwell comes on for O. Arblaster
- Half-time 0 - 2
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45'
Riley McGree 0-2 Goal · Middlesbrough Goal! Riley McGree scores for Middlesbrough. It is 0-2
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19'
T. Conway 0-1 Goal · Assist: Riley McGree · Middlesbrough Goal for Middlesbrough! T. Conway turns in the pass from Riley McGree (0-1)
- Kick-off
The teams before the match
Sheffield Utd
Middlesbrough
LLWDW
Last 5 matches LWWWW
13Position5
60Pts80
2.1Goals scored per match1.5
1.6Goals conceded per match1
1Clean sheets4
From each team's last 10 matches before this one, in all competitions.
Sheffield Utd4-2-3-1
Middlesbrough4-3-3
3
6.5
Targett
M. Targett
Player profile
29
7.7
Malanda
A. Malanda
Player profile
12
7.2
Ayling
L. Ayling
Player profile
2
6.9
Brittain
69'
C. Brittain
- 69'Yellow card
8
7.9
Hamer
90+2'
G. Hamer
- 90+2'Yellow card
- 67'Out
- 65'Yellow card
42
6.9
Peck
67'
S. Peck
- 67'Out
- 46'Out
Sheffield Utd4-2-3-1
Coach: Chris Wilder
Starting XI
- 1GK M. Cooper 8.2
- 38DF F. Seriki 6.5
- 2DF J. Tanganga 6.3
- 6DF Tyler Bindon 6.7
- 14DF H. Burrows84' 6.3
- 4MF O. Arblaster46' 6.7
- 42MF S. Peck67' 6.9
- 11MF A. Brooks65' 7.0
- 10MF C. O'Hare67' 6.3
- 8MF G. Hamer90+2' 7.9
- 45FW P. Bamford73' 7.5
Substitutes
- 17GK Adam Davies
- 5DF L. F. Hjelde84' 7.0
- 7FW T. Cannon
- 12DF K. Hoever
- 19FW C. Ogbene
- 23FW T. Campbell67' 6.3
- 25DF M. McGuinness
- 27MF K. Phillips67'76' 6.9
- 48MF J. Rothwell46'80' 6.3
Middlesbrough4-3-3
Coach: Kim Hellberg
Starting XI
- 31GK S. Brynn 7.3
- 2DF C. Brittain69' 6.9
- 12DF L. Ayling 7.2
- 29DF A. Malanda 7.7
- 3DF M. Targett 6.5
- 16MF A. Browne 6.2
- 18MF Aidan Morris88' 7.3
- 7MF H. Hackney 6.6
- 11FW M. Whittaker78' 6.6
- 9FW T. Conway19'78' 7.7
- 8FW Riley McGree45'67' 7.9
Substitutes
- 32GK J. Wildsmith
- 6DF D. Fry78' 6.6
- 13FW David Strelec78' 6.5
- 14FW A. Gilbert67'77' 6.5
- 15DF F. Munroe
- 20FW M. Sene
- 27FW S. Hansen
- 44FW C. Ibeh
- 45MF J. Sarmiento88' 6.5
Sheffield Utd
Middlesbrough
37%
63%
13
Shots
19
5
On target
9
5
Off target
7
8
Corners
8
14
Fouls
11
2
Offsides
0
3
Yellow cards
2
1
Red cards
0
7
Saves
4
281
Passes
479
74%
Pass accuracy
81%
0.88
Expected goals
1.44
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Coventry
|
46 | 97 | 45 | 97:45 | +52 | 95 |
| 2 |
Ipswich
|
46 | 80 | 47 | 80:47 | +33 | 84 |
| 3 |
Millwall
|
46 | 64 | 49 | 64:49 | +15 | 83 |
| 4 |
Southampton
|
46 | 82 | 56 | 82:56 | +26 | 80 |
| 5 |
Middlesbrough
|
46 | 72 | 47 | 72:47 | +25 | 80 |
| 6 |
Hull City
|
46 | 70 | 66 | 70:66 | +4 | 73 |
| 7 |
Wrexham
|
46 | 69 | 65 | 69:65 | +4 | 71 |
| 8 |
Derby
|
46 | 67 | 59 | 67:59 | +8 | 69 |
| 9 |
Norwich
|
46 | 63 | 56 | 63:56 | +7 | 65 |
| 10 |
Birmingham
|
46 | 57 | 56 | 57:56 | +1 | 64 |
| 11 |
Swansea
|
46 | 57 | 59 | 57:59 | -2 | 64 |
| 12 |
Bristol City
|
46 | 59 | 59 | 59:59 | 0 | 62 |
| 13 |
Sheffield Utd
|
46 | 66 | 66 | 66:66 | 0 | 60 |
| 14 |
Preston
|
46 | 55 | 62 | 55:62 | -7 | 60 |
| 15 |
QPR
|
46 | 61 | 73 | 61:73 | -12 | 58 |
| 16 |
Watford
|
46 | 53 | 65 | 53:65 | -12 | 57 |
| 17 |
Stoke City
|
46 | 51 | 56 | 51:56 | -5 | 55 |
| 18 |
Portsmouth
|
46 | 49 | 64 | 49:64 | -15 | 55 |
| 19 |
Charlton
|
46 | 44 | 58 | 44:58 | -14 | 53 |
| 20 |
Blackburn
|
46 | 42 | 56 | 42:56 | -14 | 52 |
| 21 |
West Brom
|
46 | 48 | 58 | 48:58 | -10 | 51 |
| 22 |
Oxford United
|
46 | 45 | 59 | 45:59 | -14 | 47 |
| 23 |
Leicester
|
46 | 58 | 68 | 58:68 | -10 | 46 |
| 24 |
Sheffield Wednesday
|
46 | 29 | 89 | 29:89 | -60 | 0 |
QualificationPlay-offsRelegation
Sheffield Utd wins2Draws1
Middlesbrough wins4Last meetings
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30 August 2025 · Championship
Middlesbrough
1-0
Sheffield Utd
-
12 February 2025 · Championship
Sheffield Utd
3-1
Middlesbrough
-
23 October 2024 · Championship
Middlesbrough
1-0
Sheffield Utd
-
15 February 2023 · Championship
Sheffield Utd
1-3
Middlesbrough
-
14 August 2022 · Championship
Middlesbrough
2-2
Sheffield Utd
-
8 March 2022 · Championship
Sheffield Utd
4-1
Middlesbrough
-
28 September 2021 · Championship
Middlesbrough
2-0
Sheffield Utd