Middlesbrough vs Sheffield Wednesday, 2023-24 English League Championship, Regular Season
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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
SHW |
MID![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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
Venue: Riverside Stadium
Location: Middlesbrough, England
Attendance: 27,893
EFL Championship Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham City | 15 | +14 | 29 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 15 | +11 | 29 |
| 3 | Stoke City | 15 | +6 | 29 |
| 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 15 | +8 | 28 |
Line-Ups
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 |
| 11 | Isaiah Jones |
Sheffield Wednesday (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 26 | James Beadle (GK) |
| 20 | Michael Ihiekwe |
| 23 | Akin Famewo |
| 5 | Bambo Diaby |
| 10 | Barry Bannan |
| 4 | Will Vaulks |
| 18 | Marvin Johnson |
| 14 | Pol Valentín |
| 12 | Ike Ugbo |
| 45 | Anthony Musaba |
| 42 | Bailey Cadamarteri |
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