English League Championship

Middlesbrough vs Sheffield Wednesday, 2023-24 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Middlesbrough
  • 41': Michael Ihiekwe (OG)
  • 73': Isaiah Jones
FT
2 - 0
Sheffield Wednesday

    About

    Middlesbrough are hosting Sheffield Wednesday at Riverside Stadium, Perth, Scotland, 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.
    • 4': Attempt missed. Marvin Johnson (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Will Vaulks.
    • 5': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Daniel Barlaser.
    • 8': Foul by Iké Ugbo (Sheffield Wednesday).
    • 8': Luke Thomas (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 11': Bailey Cadamarteri (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 11': Foul by Matt Clarke (Middlesbrough).
    • 13': Delay in match because of an injury Bambo Diaby (Sheffield Wednesday).
    • 14': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 20': Attempt blocked. Lewis O'Brien (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Isaiah Jones.
    • 20': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Barry Bannan.
    • 20': Akin Famewo (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Foul by Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough).
    • 24': Foul by Sam Greenwood (Middlesbrough).
    • 24': Will Vaulks (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Sam Greenwood (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 26': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Barry Bannan.
    • 26': Foul by Luke Ayling (Middlesbrough).
    • 26': Marvin Johnson (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Attempt missed. Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Isaiah Jones with a cross.
    • 30': Foul by Will Vaulks (Sheffield Wednesday).
    • 30': Luke Ayling (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 30': Attempt blocked. Luke Ayling (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Barlaser.
    • 31': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Akin Famewo.
    • 33': Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 33': Foul by Will Vaulks (Sheffield Wednesday).
    • 33': Will Vaulks (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card.
    • 34': Attempt missed. Sam Greenwood (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
    • 35': Attempt missed. Iké Ugbo (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Bambo Diaby.
    • 37': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Luke Thomas.
    • 39': Attempt missed. Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Sam Greenwood with a cross.
    • 40': James Beadle (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card.
    • 40': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Akin Famewo.
    • 41': Own Goal by Michael Ihiekwe, Sheffield Wednesday. Middlesbrough 1, Sheffield Wednesday 0.
    • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Luke Ayling (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis O'Brien.
    • 45'+2': Attempt saved. Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Matt Clarke.
    • 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Daniel Barlaser (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Finn Azaz.
    • 45'+3': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Michael Ihiekwe.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Middlesbrough 1, Sheffield Wednesday 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Middlesbrough 1, Sheffield Wednesday 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Djeidi Gassama replaces Bailey Cadamarteri.
    • 46': Attempt blocked. Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 46': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Akin Famewo.
    • 47': Attempt blocked. Sam Greenwood (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis O'Brien.
    • 48': Attempt missed. Lewis O'Brien (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Luke Thomas.
    • 49': Attempt saved. Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Seny Dieng.
    • 49': Attempt blocked. Luke Thomas (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 52': Attempt blocked. Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 54': Anthony Musaba (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Foul by Lewis O'Brien (Middlesbrough).
    • 55': Foul by Iké Ugbo (Sheffield Wednesday).
    • 55': Luke Ayling (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 56': Offside, Middlesbrough. Emmanuel Latte Lath is caught offside.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Will Vaulks (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 61': Foul by Will Vaulks (Sheffield Wednesday).
    • 61': Sam Greenwood (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Ian Poveda replaces Bambo Diaby.
    • 62': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Dominic Iorfa replaces Pol Valentín.
    • 62': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Akin Famewo.
    • 63': Attempt blocked. Lewis O'Brien (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Greenwood.
    • 64': Attempt blocked. Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Finn Azaz.
    • 64': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Marvin Johnson.
    • 65': Attempt missed. Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Finn Azaz with a through ball.
    • 67': Attempt saved. Sam Greenwood (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Daniel Barlaser.
    • 68': Foul by Sam Greenwood (Middlesbrough).
    • 68': Will Vaulks (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Luke Thomas.
    • 73': Goal! Middlesbrough 2, Sheffield Wednesday 0. Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luke Ayling following a fast break.
    • 75': Anthony Musaba (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 75': Foul by Luke Thomas (Middlesbrough).
    • 75': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Lukas Engel replaces Luke Thomas.
    • 76': Attempt saved. Iké Ugbo (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Barry Bannan.
    • 76': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Seny Dieng.
    • 76': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Jeff Hendrick replaces Will Vaulks.
    • 77': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Michael Smith replaces Iké Ugbo.
    • 77': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Matt Clarke.
    • 78': Attempt missed. Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Michael Smith.
    • 79': Foul by Akin Famewo (Sheffield Wednesday).
    • 79': Lewis O'Brien (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 79': Akin Famewo (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 80': Penalty conceded by Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
    • 80': Dominic Iorfa (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card.
    • 81': Penalty missed! Still Middlesbrough 2, Sheffield Wednesday 0. Sam Greenwood (Middlesbrough) hits the left post with a right footed shot.
    • 81': Daniel Barlaser (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 81': Foul by Dominic Iorfa (Sheffield Wednesday).
    • 82': Attempt blocked. Matt Clarke (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Greenwood with a cross.
    • 82': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Michael Ihiekwe.
    • 82': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Anthony Musaba.
    • 83': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Anfernee Dijksteel replaces Isaiah Jones.
    • 84': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Sam Silvera replaces Emmanuel Latte Lath.
    • 84': Anfernee Dijksteel (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Foul by Michael Smith (Sheffield Wednesday).
    • 85': Attempt blocked. Sam Greenwood (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anfernee Dijksteel.
    • 85': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Akin Famewo.
    • 87': Attempt saved. Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lewis O'Brien.
    • 88': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Alex Gilbert replaces Finn Azaz.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Michael Smith (Sheffield Wednesday).
    • 90'+4': Sam Greenwood (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Djeidi Gassama (Sheffield Wednesday).
    • 90'+4': Matt Clarke (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Middlesbrough 2, Sheffield Wednesday 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Middlesbrough 2, Sheffield Wednesday 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Middlesbrough 2, Sheffield Wednesday 0.

    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 7
    4 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 1
    5 Corner Kicks 11
    4 Saves 1
    35.4 Possession 64.6
    5 SHOTS 23
    1 ON GOAL 5
    0.2 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    281 Accurate Passes 567
    360 Passes 647
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    2 Accurate Crosses 6
    10 Crosses 27
    0.2 Cross % 0.2
    39 Long Balls 47
    12 Accurate Long Balls 30
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.6
    0 Blocked Shots 12
    17 Effective Tackles 15
    22 Tackles 21
    0.8 Tackle % 0.7
    15 Interceptions 10
    30 Effective Clearances 9
    30 Clearances 9

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Riverside Stadium
    Location: Perth, Scotland
    Attendance: 27,893

    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

    MID Middlesbrough (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Seny Dieng (GK)
    5 Matthew Clarke
    16 Jonathan Howson
    33 Luke Thomas
    12 Luke Ayling
    20 Finn Azaz
    28 Lewis O'Brien
    4 Daniel Barlaser
    9 Emmanuel Latte Lath
    29 Sam Greenwood Yellow Card
    11 Isaiah Jones
    Middlesbrough Substitutes:
    Anfernee Dijksteel, Charlie Lennon, Pharrell Willis, Samuel Silvera, Law Mccabe, Lukas Ahlefeld Engel, Thomas Glover, Alex Gilbert, Luke Woolston.

    SHW Sheffield Wednesday (3-4-3)

    No. Name
    26 James Beadle (GK) Yellow Card
    20 Michael Ihiekwe
    23 Akin Famewo Yellow Card
    5 Bambo Diaby
    10 Barry Bannan
    4 Will Vaulks Yellow Card
    18 Marvin Johnson
    14 Pol Valentín
    12 Ike Ugbo
    45 Anthony Musaba
    42 Bailey-Tye Cadamarteri
    Sheffield Wednesday Substitutes:
    Djeidi Gassama, Cameron Dawson, Reece James, Jeff Hendrick, Ashley Fletcher, Michael Smith, Ian Poveda-Ocampo, Dominic Iorfa, Liam Palmer.

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