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Sheffield United vs Middlesbrough
9 Feb 2026, 20:01 · Championship · 2025/2026
Referee
Gavin WardChampionship 2025/2026 · 24 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
Sheffield UnitedMin
Middlesbrough- 19′⚽
Tommy Conway 0-1
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Riley McGree
Right foot shot
- 45′⚽
Riley McGree 0-2
Goal · Header
Header
- ⇄
Joe Rothwell
Substitution
Off: Oliver Arblaster
46′ Andre Brooks
Yellowcard
Foul
65′- ⇄
Tyrese Campbell
Substitution
Off: Callum O'Hare
67′ - 67′⇄
Alex Gilbert
Substitution
Off: Riley McGree
- ⇄
Kalvin Phillips
Substitution
Off: Sydie Peck
67′ - 69′
Callum Brittain
Yellowcard
Foul
- ⚽
Patrick Bamford 1-2
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Gustavo Hamer
Right foot shot
73′ Kalvin Phillips
Yellowcard
Foul
76′- 77′
Alex Gilbert
Yellowcard
Foul
- 78′⇄
Dael Fry
Substitution
Off: Tommy Conway
- 78′⇄
David Strelec
Substitution
Off: Morgan Whittaker
Joe Rothwell
Redcard
Foul
80′- ⇄
Leo Hjelde
Substitution
Off: Harrison Burrows
84′ - 88′⇄
Jeremy Sarmiento
Substitution
Off: Aidan Morris
Gustavo Hamer
Yellowcard
Argument
90+2′
The numbers
Fixture statistics
Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.
Individual contributions
Player ratings & full match stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Key | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7.76 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 6.32 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6.56 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 6.84 | |
| 84 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 6.43 | |
| 46 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6.60 | |
| 67 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 6.71 | |
| 90 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | 6.99 | |
| 67 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 6.32 | |
| 90 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 7.52 | |
| 90 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 6.98 | |
| 6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.65 | |
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| 23 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6.63 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 23 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 6.67 | |
| 34 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 5.16 |
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Before this match
Recent form
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Sheffield United
Latest: Oxford United · 3–1
Match stats
3 Feb 2026, 19:45 · Home vs Oxford United · 2025/2026
Middlesbrough
Latest: Stoke City · 2–1
Match stats
21 Jan 2026, 20:00 · Away vs Stoke City · 2025/2026
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Sheffield United’s ground: 7 previous meetings, 4 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Sheffield United’s home games with Middlesbrough’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.
Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.
The number after / is how many matches had that stat.
More team stats
Results & goals
Goal frequencies
Corners
Cards
Shots & play
Chance quality
Season xG
Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.
These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.
Players
Top scorers and assist makers
Season totals for 2025/2026. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Sheffield United
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Middlesbrough
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
Sheffield United
Middlesbrough
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Sheffield United
Middlesbrough
Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)
Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.
Sheffield United
Middlesbrough
Previous meetings
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