Middlesbrough vs Sheffield Wednesday
Ref: D. WebbRiverside Stadium, Middlesbrough · 34,988 cap
Match recap
Middlesbrough beat Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 in their Championship fixture. Whittaker scored for Middlesbrough. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.82 for Middlesbrough versus 0.51 for Sheffield Wednesday. Middlesbrough sit 5th in the Championship table while Sheffield Wednesday are 24th.
First Half
⚽
Whittaker
Whittaker
Yellow Card
Second Half
51'
Thornton
Yellow Card
Malanda
Yellow Card
⇄
Whittaker
62'
⇄
Nakamba
62'
⇄
McNeill
68'
⇄
Thornton
70'
Lowe
Yellow Card
⇄
Conway
⇄
Strelec
⇄
Targett
83'
⇄
Yates
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coventry | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | +52 | 95 |
| 4 |  Southampton | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | +26 | 80 |
| 5 |  Middlesbrough | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | +25 | 80 |
| 6 |  Hull City | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | +4 | 73 |
| 23 |  Leicester | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | -10 | 46 |
| 24 |  Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 2 | 12 | 32 | -60 | 0 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
MiddlesbroughSheffield Wednesday
11Won
Statistical edge
11–2
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.82VS0.51
Attack5 · 1 won
18
Shots
8
4
Shots on target
1
15
Shots in the box
4
3
Shots outside box
4
8
Shots off goal
5
9
Corners
1
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
61%
Possession
39%
578
Total passes
364
497
Accurate passes
286
86%
Pass accuracy
79%
Discipline1 · 0 won
10
Fouls
19
2
Yellow cards
2
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
2
6
Blocked shots
2
0.18
Goals prevented
0.18
Middlesbrough
4-2-3-1
Sheffield Wednesday
3-5-2Middlesbrough
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 2C. BrittainD
- 3M. TargettD
- 6D. FryD
- 9T. ConwayM
- 11M. WhittakerM
- 12L. AylingD
- 13D. StrelecF
- 16A. BrowneM
- 18A. MorrisM
- 29A. MalandaM
- 31S. BrynnG
Substitutes
- 20K. SèneF
- 22S. SilveraF
- 23Leo CastledineM
- 24A. BanguraD
- 25G. EdmundsonD
- 27S. HansenF
- 32J. WildsmithG
- 44C. IbehF
- 45J. SarmientoM
Sheffield Wednesday
3-5-2Starting XI
- 2L. PalmerD
- 3M. LoweD
- 4S. FusireM
- 12J. YatesF
- 13M. MahoneyG
- 17C. McNeillF
- 18M. NakambaM
- 22G. OtegbayoD
- 24Jaden HeskeyM
- 37Jarvis ThorntonM
- 45T. AdaramolaM
Substitutes
- 6D. IorfaD
- 9J. LoweF
- 14N. ChalobahM
- 19O. KobackiF
- 25Logan StretchG
- 28Cole McGheeD
- 31W. GraingerF
- 40D. MosesF
- 43Z. Silcott-DuberryM
Middlesbrough
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Callum Brittain | D | 90 | 8.5 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2/3 |
| Luke Ayling | D | 90 | 8.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Aidan Morris | M | 90 | 8.0 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1/2 |
| Dael Fry(C) | D | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Matt Targett | D | 81 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — |
| Morgan Whittaker | M | 60 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1/3 |
| Solomon Brynn | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alan Browne | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Adilson Malanda | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/3 |
| Tommy Conway | M | 78 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/4 |
| David Strelec | F | 78 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Sontje Hansen | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| George Edmundson | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Wildsmith | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cruz Ibeh | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Leo Castledine | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Bangura | D | 9 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jeremy Sarmiento | M | 30 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Mamadou Kaly Sene | F | 12 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/3 |
| Samuel Silvera | F | 12 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Sheffield Wednesday
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tayo Adaramola | M | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/3 |
| Gabriel Otegbayo | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Marvelous Nakamba | M | 62 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Murphy Cooper | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jaden Heskey | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Jarvis Thornton | M | 68 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2/2 |
| Liam Palmer(C) | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Jerry Yates | F | 83 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Charlie McNeill | F | 62 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Sean Fusire | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Max Lowe | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/3 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Devlan Moses | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cole McGhee | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Logan Stretch | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Zain Silcott-Duberry | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dominic Iorfa | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| William Grainger | F | 22 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Nathaniel Chalobah | M | 28 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Jamal Lowe | F | 28 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Olaf Kobacki | F | 15 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |