Middlesbrough v Sheffield Utd result

Full-time · Middlesbrough 2–0 Sheffield Utd

Championship · Tue, 28 Sep 2021 19:45 BST · Riverside Stadium

Updated 10 May 2026, 04:49 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Middlesbrough · Sheffield Utd

Middlesbrough 2–0 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 2–0 Sheffield Utd · Championship
Venue: Riverside Stadium · Middlesbrough
Referee: J. Linington
Head-to-head (last 4): Middlesbrough 2 · draws 0 · Sheffield Utd 2 · 2 goals/game
Recent form: Middlesbrough 1W 1D 3L · Sheffield Utd 3W 2D 0L

Middlesbrough 2–0 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 10 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1 / 2.13

Goals

against 1.25 / 1.25 · 1 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

6.33 / 6.14

Corners

against 4.67 / 4.86 · 3 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 6 matches

4.33 / 4.43

Shots on target

against 3.67 / 4 · 1 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 6 matches

2.83 / 1.29

Cards

against 2.67 / 1.71 · 3 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 6 matches

3.6 yellows

Referee · J. Linington

1 home / 2.6 away

over 5 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 25 September 2021. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 25 September 2021. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Middlesbrough for / against	Line	Sheffield Utd for / against
Goals scored	1 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	2.13 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	6.33 for · 4.67 against n 6 Last 5	9.5standard	6.14 for · 4.86 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	10.67 for · 9.67 against n 6 Last 5	19.5standard	14.57 for · 10.29 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	4.33 for · 3.67 against n 6 Last 5	8.5standard	4.43 for · 4 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	11 for · 10.83 against n 6 Last 5	21.5standard	8 for · 9.86 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	2.83 for · 2.67 against n 6 Last 5	3.5standard	1.29 for · 1.71 against n 7 Last 5

Referee: J. Linington — 3.6 yellow cards a game, 0 red cards, 20.8 fouls over 5 matches (1 to the home side, 2.6 to the away side).

Home 1Away 2.6

Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 September 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
U. Ikpeazu n 8	48.6	3.2 6/5	3.7 6/5	—
J. Lea Siliki n 8	52.6	2.8 5/4	0.9 3/1	—
M. Payero n 8	43.5	2.6 6/2	1.8 3/2	—
J. Coburn n 6	21	2.1 3/0	2.1 2/1	—
Sam Morsy n 8	70	1.9 7/4	0.8 3/1	—

Middlesbrough — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 September 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
U. Ikpeazu n 8	48.6	3 6/3	2.1 5/2
A. Šporar n 8	48.6	1.9 6/2	1.2 5/0
Chuba Akpom n 8	49.6	1.8 2/2	1.1 2/2
M. Crooks n 8	89.6	1.5 7/5	0.6 4/1
J. Coburn n 6	21	1.4 2/0	0.7 1/0

Middlesbrough — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 September 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
U. Ikpeazu n 8	48.6	0.5 2/0	0.2 1/0
J. Coburn n 6	21	0.7 1/0	0 0/0
Chuba Akpom n 8	49.6	0.5 2/0	0 0/0
M. Payero n 8	43.5	0 0/0	0.5 1/1
D. Watmore n 8	53.1	0.4 2/0	0 0/0

Middlesbrough — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 September 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
S. Bamba n 8	25.1	3.6 2/2
J. Howson n 8	82.5	2.9 8/6
L. Peltier n 8	81.1	2.8 7/6
M. Tavernier n 8	77.5	2.8 6/5
P. McNair n 8	90	2.4 6/3

Middlesbrough — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 September 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
J. Lumley n 8	90	2.4 5/5

Sheffield Utd

Sheffield Utd — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 September 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
A. Guédioura n 8	34.3	2 4/1	0 0/0	—
Enda Stevens n 8	81.1	1.8 7/4	0.3 2/0	—
Oliver McBurnie n 8	45.4	1.7 5/2	1.7 5/2	—
B. Sharp n 8	67.4	1.5 5/3	1.7 5/3	—
J. Bogle n 8	70.6	1.4 6/2	1.3 6/2	—

Sheffield Utd — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 September 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
B. Sharp n 8	67.4	2.8 7/5	1.3 5/3
R. Brewster n 8	55.8	2.6 6/3	1 4/1
Morgan Gibbs-White n 8	60.6	2.4 7/5	1.3 5/2
A. Guédioura n 8	34.3	2.3 5/1	0.3 1/0
Oliver McBurnie n 8	45.4	2.2 5/3	0.5 2/0

Sheffield Utd — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 September 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
B. Sharp n 8	67.4	0.7 4/0	0.5 1/1
Morgan Gibbs-White n 8	60.6	0.6 3/0	0.4 2/0
I. Ndiaye n 6	56.8	0.5 1/1	0.3 1/0
B. Osborn n 8	67.4	0.3 1/1	0.2 1/0
J. Egan n 8	90	0.4 2/1	0 0/0

Sheffield Utd — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 September 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Bogle n 8	70.6	3.3 7/7
O. Norwood n 8	83.1	2.3 6/4
A. Guédioura n 8	34.3	2.3 2/1
R. Norrington-Davies n 8	86	2.2 8/6
B. Osborn n 8	67.4	2.2 6/4

Sheffield Utd — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 September 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
R. Olsen n 8	93.8	3.5 7/6
W. Foderingham n 5	90	2 2/2

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Match statistics & details

Middlesbrough player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
J. Lumley	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8
L. Peltier	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	Y	7
S. Bamba	90	0	0	1	0	0	1	Y	7.9
D. Fry	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.3
M. Tavernier	90	0	0	3	1	1	2	0	6.9
P. McNair	90	1	0	1	1	0	2	0	7.3
J. Howson	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.9
M. Bola	90	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	6.9
M. Crooks	90	0	1	0	0	3	1	Y	7
D. Watmore	78	1	0	2	1	1	1	0	7.6
A. Šporar	72	0	0	2	1	1	1	Y	6.9
U. Ikpeazu sub	18	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.5
T. Olusanya sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

Sheffield Utd player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
R. Olsen	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
G. Baldock	90	0	0	1	3	0	7.2
J. Egan	90	0	0	1	2	0	6.6
B. Davies	90	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
J. Fleck	90	0	0	1	1	Y	6.5
Morgan Gibbs-White	90	1	0	2	0	0	6.6
B. Osborn	90	0	0	2	4	0	7.5
B. Sharp	90	2	1	2	0	0	6.9
I. Ndiaye	77	2	2	1	1	0	6.3
Enda Stevens	69	0	0	0	1	Y	6
O. Norwood	45	1	0	0	0	0	6.3
D. McGoldrick sub	45	1	1	1	0	0	7
R. Norrington-Davies sub	21	0	0	0	2	0	6.9
C. Hourihane sub	13	0	0	1	1	0	6.9

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

The numbers behind Middlesbrough v Sheffield Utd — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

MiddlesbroughDLWLL

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 0.8 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

Sheffield UtdWDWDW

Last 5: 3W 2D 0L · 2.8 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 4

Middlesbrough 2 · 0 draws · Sheffield Utd 2 · 2 goals/game

2019-02-13 Sheffield Utd 1–0 Middlesbrough
2018-08-07 Middlesbrough 3–0 Sheffield Utd
2018-04-10 Sheffield Utd 2–1 Middlesbrough
2017-08-12 Middlesbrough 1–0 Sheffield Utd

League standing · 2021/22

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Middlesbrough#7 pos70 pts46 pl+9 GD

Sheffield Utd#5 pos75 pts46 pl+18 GD

Goals per game

Middlesbrough scored1.28

Sheffield Utd scored1.37

Middlesbrough conceded1.09

Sheffield Utd conceded0.98

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What is the head-to-head record between Middlesbrough and Sheffield Utd?: In their last 4 meetings, Middlesbrough won 2, Sheffield Utd won 2 and there were 0 draws, averaging 2 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Middlesbrough and Sheffield Utd?: Recent form — Middlesbrough 1W 1D 3L; Sheffield Utd 3W 2D 0L.

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