Middlesbrough v Sheffield Utd result
Team pages: Middlesbrough · Sheffield Utd
Middlesbrough 1–0 Sheffield Utd — Middlesbrough won this Championship match.
Next for Middlesbrough: Bolton v Middlesbrough, Friday 23 October — the preview. Next for Sheffield Utd: Sheffield Utd v Derby, Saturday 24 October — the preview.
The numbers
- Result: Middlesbrough 1–0 Sheffield Utd · Championship
- Venue: Riverside Stadium · Middlesbrough
- Referee: Peter Bankes, England
- Recent form: Middlesbrough 0W 0D 1L · Sheffield Utd 2W 0D 0L
Middlesbrough 1–0 Sheffield Utd (Championship): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 15 May 2026). See the live track record →
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Match statistics & details
| Middlesbrough | Sheffield Utd | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Possession | 51% |
| 15 | Shots | 7 |
| 2 | Shots on target | 3 |
| 7 | Shots off target | 2 |
| 6 | Blocked shots | 2 |
| 8 | Shots inside the box | 3 |
| 4 | Corners | 3 |
| 5 | Offsides | 2 |
| 19 | Fouls | 11 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 458 | Passes | 468 |
| 79% | Pass accuracy | 77% |
Middlesbrough player stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | SoT | KP | Tkl | Cards | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Randolph | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.4 |
| C. Christie | 90 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.6 |
| D. Fry | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| B. Gibson | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 |
| G. Friend | 90 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Y | 6.8 |
| J. Howson | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 |
| A. Clayton | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 |
| P. Bamford | 90 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| A. Forshaw | 84 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 |
| B. Assombalonga | 79 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| R. Gestede | 68 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 |
| L. Baker sub | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| A. Fletcher sub | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| G. Leadbitter sub | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
Sheffield Utd player stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | SoT | KP | Tkl | Cards | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Blackman | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| C. Basham | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| R. Stearman | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.5 |
| J. O'Connell | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 |
| P. Coutts | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 |
| J. Fleck | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 |
| Enda Stevens | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Y | 6.1 |
| L. Clarke | 90 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| K. Freeman | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 |
| B. Sharp | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| S. Carruthers | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| M. Duffy | 33 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| C. Evans | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| D. Brooks | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 |
Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.
Form, head-to-head & standings
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