English League Championship

Sheffield Wednesday vs Middlesbrough, 2019-20 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Sheffield Wednesday
  • 10': Jacob Murphy
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Middlesbrough
  • 22': Paddy McNair
  • 90'+3': Britt Assombalonga

About

Sheffield Wednesday are hosting Middlesbrough at Hillsborough, Sheffield, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Atdhe Nuhiu (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 1': Foul by Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough).
  • 3': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Djed Spence.
  • 5': Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 5': Foul by Liam Palmer (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 7': Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box.
  • 10': Goal! Sheffield Wednesday 1, Middlesbrough 0. Jacob Murphy (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Kadeem Harris.
  • 12': Foul by Marvin Johnson (Middlesbrough).
  • 12': Jacob Murphy (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 13': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by George Saville.
  • 15': Attempt saved. Ashley Fletcher (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 17': Attempt saved. George Saville (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Britt Assombalonga.
  • 18': Attempt saved. Kadeem Harris (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Liam Shaw.
  • 18': Foul by Kieran Lee (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 18': Marcus Tavernier (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 21': Foul by Kieran Lee (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 21': George Saville (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Goal! Sheffield Wednesday 1, Middlesbrough 1. Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marcus Tavernier.
  • 25': Dael Fry (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Foul by Atdhe Nuhiu (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 27': Attempt saved. Kadeem Harris (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Barry Bannan.
  • 27': Foul by Atdhe Nuhiu (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 27': Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Kadeem Harris (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 34': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Marvin Johnson.
  • 34': Attempt blocked. Connor Wickham (Sheffield Wednesday) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kieran Lee with a cross.
  • 34': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by George Friend.
  • 35': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Ashley Fletcher.
  • 36': Foul by Liam Shaw (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 36': Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Liam Shaw (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 40': George Friend (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 44': Atdhe Nuhiu (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Foul by Dael Fry (Middlesbrough).
  • 45': Attempt saved. Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jacob Murphy.
  • 45': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Dejan Stojanovic.
  • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Tom Lees (Sheffield Wednesday) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Barry Bannan with a cross.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Liam Shaw (Sheffield Wednesday) header from very close range is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Tom Lees following a corner.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Sheffield Wednesday 1, Middlesbrough 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Sheffield Wednesday 1, Middlesbrough 1.
  • 47': Attempt blocked. Ashley Fletcher (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrick McNair with a cross.
  • 47': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Dominic Iorfa.
  • 48': Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 48': Foul by Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 49': Attempt missed. Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 50': Attempt blocked. Jacob Murphy (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Atdhe Nuhiu.
  • 52': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Dominic Iorfa.
  • 53': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Massimo Luongo replaces Liam Shaw.
  • 56': Attempt blocked. Jacob Murphy (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 57': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Dael Fry.
  • 58': Connor Wickham (Sheffield Wednesday) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Tom Lees with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 61': Connor Wickham (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 61': Foul by Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough).
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Kadeem Harris (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jacob Murphy.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Kadeem Harris (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kieran Lee.
  • 63': Foul by Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough).
  • 63': Tom Lees (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 64': Foul by Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough).
  • 66': Attempt missed. George Saville (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Marcus Tavernier.
  • 68': Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 68': Foul by Liam Palmer (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 73': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Josh Windass replaces Atdhe Nuhiu.
  • 75': Foul by Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 75': Marcus Tavernier (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Marvin Johnson.
  • 77': Attempt blocked. Connor Wickham (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dominic Iorfa.
  • 77': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Anfernee Dijksteel.
  • 78': Dejan Stojanovic (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Foul by Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 79': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Lewis Wing replaces Marcus Tavernier.
  • 80': Foul by Marvin Johnson (Middlesbrough).
  • 80': Jacob Murphy (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Adam Reach replaces Kieran Lee.
  • 82': Foul by George Saville (Middlesbrough).
  • 82': Massimo Luongo (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 82': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Anfernee Dijksteel.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Jacob Murphy (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Dominic Iorfa following a corner.
  • 85': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Djed Spence.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Tom Lees (Sheffield Wednesday) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jacob Murphy with a cross following a corner.
  • 87': Foul by Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough).
  • 87': Liam Palmer (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough).
  • 89': Liam Palmer (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Dominic Iorfa (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by Ashley Fletcher (Middlesbrough).
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Marvin Johnson (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is high and wide to the left following a fast break.
  • 90'+3': Goal! Sheffield Wednesday 1, Middlesbrough 2. Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ashley Fletcher.
  • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Kadeem Harris (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Reach.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Sheffield Wednesday 1, Middlesbrough 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Sheffield Wednesday 1, Middlesbrough 2.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 11
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
2 Corner Kicks 10
3 Saves 2
37.2 Possession 62.8
10 SHOTS 18
4 ON GOAL 4
0.4 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
127 Accurate Passes 292
235 Passes 392
0.5 Pass Completion % 0.7
3 Accurate Crosses 9
13 Crosses 26
0.2 Cross % 0.3
70 Long Balls 68
20 Accurate Long Balls 34
0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
1 Blocked Shots 8
6 Effective Tackles 13
17 Tackles 19
0.4 Tackle % 0.7
7 Interceptions 13
24 Effective Clearances 16
24 Clearances 16

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Hillsborough
Location: Sheffield, England

EFL Championship Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Leeds United 16 +16 32
2 Sunderland 16 +14 32
3 Sheffield United 16 +12 32
4 Burnley 16 +13 30
Full Standings

Line-Ups

SHW Sheffield Wednesday (3-5-2)

No. Name
28 Joe Wildsmith (GK)
15 Tom Lees
2 Liam Palmer
27 Dominic Iorfa
5 Kieran Lee
46 Liam Shaw
10 Barry Bannan
7 Kadeem Harris
14 Jacob Murphy
19 Connor Wickham
17 Atdhe Nuhiu
Sheffield Wednesday Substitutes:
Moses Odubajo, Cameron Dawson, Adam Reach, Massimo Luongo, Jordan Rhodes, Alex Hunt, Joel Pelupessy, Alessio da Cruz, Josh Windass.

MID Middlesbrough (3-5-1-1)

No. Name
30 Dejan Stojanovic (GK)
3 George Friend
6 Dael Fry
2 Anfernee Dijksteel
22 George Saville
7 Marcus Tavernier
17 Paddy McNair
21 Marvin Johnson
29 Djed Spence
9 Britt Assombalonga
11 Ashley Fletcher
Middlesbrough Substitutes:
Patrick Roberts, Lukas Nmecha, Hayden Coulson, Nathan Wood, Aynsley Pears, Lewis Wing.

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