Timeline
- 19' Tommy Conway assist Riley McGree
- 45' Riley McGree Goal - Header
- 45' Joe Rothwell for Oliver Arblaster
- 65' Andre Brooks Yellow Card
- 67' Alex Gilbert for Riley McGree
- 67' Tyrese Campbell for Callum O'Hare
- 67' Kalvin Phillips for Sydie Peck
- 69' Callum Brittain Yellow Card
- 73' Patrick Bamford assist Gustavo Hamer
- 76' Kalvin Phillips Yellow Card
- 77' Alex Gilbert Yellow Card
- 78' Dael Fry for Tommy Conway
- 78' David Strelec for Morgan Whittaker
- 80' Joe Rothwell Red Card
- 84' Leo Hjelde for Harrison Burrows
- 88' Jeremy Sarmiento for Aidan Morris
- 90'+2' Gustavo Hamer Yellow Card
Match stats
37%
Possession
63%
13
Shots
19
5
On target
9
14
Fouls
11
3
Yellow cards
2
1
Red cards
0
2
Offsides
0
7
Saves
4
206
Accurate passes
389
Lineups
Sheffield United
4-2-3-1
1
Cooper
14
Burrows
6
Bindon
2
Tanganga
38
Seriki
42
Peck
4
Arblaster
8
Hamer
10
O'Hare
11
Brooks
45
Bamford
Middlesbrough
4-4-2
31
Brynn
3
Targett
29
Malanda
12
Ayling
2
Brittain
8
McGree
7
Hackney
18
Morris
16
Browne
9
Conway
11
Whittaker
Sheffield United
4-2-3-1
- 1 Michael Cooper G
- 6 Tyler Bindon CD-L
- 2 Japhet Tanganga CD-R
- 14 Harrison Burrows ▼ LB
- 38 Femi Seriki RB
- 10 Callum O'Hare ▼ AM
- 42 Sydie Peck ▼ LM
- 4 Oliver Arblaster ▼ RM
- 45 Patrick Bamford F
- 8 Gustavo Hamer AM-L
- 11 Andre Brooks AM-R
Came on
- 48 Joe Rothwell ▲ SUB
- 5 Leo Hjelde ▲ SUB
- 27 Kalvin Phillips ▲ SUB
- 23 Tyrese Campbell ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (5)
- 17 Adam Davies SUB
- 7 Thomas Cannon SUB
- 12 Ki-Jana Hoever SUB
- 19 Chiedozie Ogbene SUB
- 25 Mark McGuinness SUB
Middlesbrough
4-4-2
- 31 Solomon Brynn G
- 29 Adilson Malanda CD-L
- 12 Luke Ayling CD-R
- 3 Matt Targett LB
- 2 Callum Brittain RB
- 7 Hayden Hackney CM-L
- 18 Aidan Morris ▼ CM-R
- 8 Riley McGree ▼ LM
- 16 Alan Browne RM
- 9 Tommy Conway ▼ CF-L
- 11 Morgan Whittaker ▼ CF-R
Came on
- 13 David Strelec ▲ SUB
- 6 Dael Fry ▲ SUB
- 14 Alex Gilbert ▲ SUB
- 45 Jeremy Sarmiento ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (5)
- 32 Joe Wildsmith SUB
- 15 Finley Munroe SUB
- 44 Cruz Ibeh SUB
- 20 Mamadou Kaly Sene SUB
- 27 Sontje Hansen SUB
Commentary
- Match ends, Sheffield United 1, Middlesbrough 2.
- 90'+6' Second Half ends, Sheffield United 1, Middlesbrough 2.
- 90'+5' Japhet Tanganga (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5' Foul by David Strelec (Middlesbrough).
- 90'+4' Attempt missed. Japhet Tanganga (Sheffield United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gustavo Hamer with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+4' Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Matt Targett.
- 90'+3' Kalvin Phillips (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3' Foul by Jeremy Sarmiento (Middlesbrough).
- 90'+2' Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+2' Luke Ayling (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2' Foul by Andre Brooks (Sheffield United).
- 90' Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
Recent form
Sheffield United
W
D
W
L
L
- L at Charlton Athletic 1-0 EFL Championship
- L at Southampton 1-0 EFL Championship
- W Ipswich Town 3-1 EFL Championship
- D at Millwall 1-1 EFL Championship
- W Oxford United 3-1 EFL Championship
Middlesbrough
W
W
W
W
L
- L at Fulham 3-1 English FA Cup
- W at West Bromwich Albion 3-2 EFL Championship
- W at Stoke City 2-1 EFL Championship
- W Preston North End 4-0 EFL Championship
- W Norwich City 1-0 EFL Championship
Head to head
Series tied 2-2-1
- 30 Aug 2025 Middlesbrough 1–0 Sheffield United 2025-26 English League Championship
- 12 Feb 2025 Sheffield United 3–1 Middlesbrough 2024-25 English League Championship
- 23 Oct 2024 Middlesbrough 1–0 Sheffield United 2024-25 English League Championship
- 14 Aug 2022 Middlesbrough 2–2 Sheffield United 2022-23 English League Championship
- 8 Mar 2022 Sheffield United 4–1 Middlesbrough 2021-22 English League Championship
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