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Middlesbrough 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday · Championship

Middlesbrough beat Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 in the Championship. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Middlesbrough and Sheffield Wednesday met in the Championship at Riverside in Middlesbrough on Wednesday, 22 April 2026.

Goalscorers

Middlesbrough: M. Whittaker 11'. Sheffield Wednesday did not score.

How the match went

Middlesbrough saw more of the ball, 61% of it. Middlesbrough had 18 shots with 4 on target, Sheffield Wednesday 8 with 1 on target. There were 10 corners in total, 9 to Middlesbrough and 1 to Sheffield Wednesday. Middlesbrough conceded 10 fouls, Sheffield Wednesday 19. The referee showed 4 yellow cards (2 for Middlesbrough, 2 for Sheffield Wednesday).

Line-ups

Middlesbrough started in a 4-2-3-1: Solomon Brynn, Callum Brittain, Dael Fry, Luke Ayling, Matt Targett, Aidan Morris, Adilson Malanda, Alan Browne, Morgan Whittaker, Tommy Conway, David Strelec.

Sheffield Wednesday started in a 3-5-2: Murphy Cooper, Liam Palmer, Gabriel Otegbayo, Max Lowe, Sean Fusire, Jaden Heskey, Marvelous Nakamba, Jarvis Thornton, Tayo Adaramola, Charlie McNeill, Jerry Yates.

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Minute by minute

  1. 11'Goal! Middlesbrough 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday. M. Whittaker (Middlesbrough) scores.
  2. 45'Half-time. Middlesbrough 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday.
Full commentary (43 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Middlesbrough vs Sheffield Wednesday.
  2. 11'Goal! Middlesbrough 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday. M. Whittaker (Middlesbrough) scores.
  3. 14'Attempt blocked. C. McNeill (Sheffield Wednesday), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
  4. 15'Attempt missed. M. Targett (Middlesbrough), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  5. 16'Attempt missed. C. McNeill (Sheffield Wednesday), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  6. 21'Attempt blocked. A. Morris (Middlesbrough), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.01.
  7. 21'Attempt blocked. A. Browne (Middlesbrough), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  8. 22'Attempt saved. M. Whittaker (Middlesbrough), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  9. 24'Attempt missed. D. Fry (Middlesbrough), header from a corner. xG 0.05.
  10. 24'Attempt blocked. D. Strelec (Middlesbrough), left-footed shot. xG 0.16.
  11. 25'Attempt blocked. D. Fry (Middlesbrough), header from a corner. xG 0.03.
  12. 30'Yellow card for M. Whittaker (Middlesbrough).
  13. 31'Attempt missed. C. McNeill (Sheffield Wednesday), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.06.
  14. 34'Attempt missed. Otegbayo (Sheffield Wednesday), header from a set piece. xG 0.01.
  15. 36'Attempt missed. A. Browne (Middlesbrough), header from a corner. xG 0.13.
  16. 42'Attempt missed. J. Thornton (Sheffield Wednesday), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  17. 44'Attempt missed. D. Fry (Middlesbrough), header from a corner. xG 0.07.
  18. 45'Attempt missed. A. Browne (Middlesbrough), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.13.
  19. 45'1 minute of added time.
  20. 45'Half-time. Middlesbrough 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday.
  21. 46'The second half is under way.
  22. 51'Yellow card for J. Thornton (Sheffield Wednesday).
  23. 52'Yellow card for A. Malanda (Middlesbrough).
  24. 53'Attempt blocked. T. Conway (Middlesbrough), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.04.
  25. 54'Attempt missed. M. Whittaker (Middlesbrough), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  26. 55'Attempt missed. A. Morris (Middlesbrough), right-footed shot. xG 0.13.
  27. 60'Substitution, Middlesbrough: J. Sarmiento comes on for M. Whittaker.
  28. 62'Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday: J. Lowe comes on for C. McNeill.
  29. 62'Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday: N. Chalobah comes on for M. Nakamba.
  30. 68'Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday: W. Grainger comes on for J. Thornton.
  31. 69'Attempt blocked. J. Lowe (Sheffield Wednesday), left-footed shot. xG 0.11.
  32. 70'Yellow card for M. Lowe (Sheffield Wednesday).
  33. 72'Attempt saved. L. Ayling (Middlesbrough), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.05.
  34. 72'Attempt blocked. A. Browne (Middlesbrough), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
  35. 77'Attempt saved. W. Grainger (Sheffield Wednesday), right-footed shot. xG 0.20.
  36. 78'Substitution, Middlesbrough: S. Silvera comes on for D. Strelec.
  37. 78'Substitution, Middlesbrough: M. K. Sene comes on for T. Conway.
  38. 81'Substitution, Middlesbrough: A. Bangura comes on for M. Targett.
  39. 83'Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday: O. Kobacki comes on for J. Yates.
  40. 87'Attempt missed. N. Chalobah (Sheffield Wednesday), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  41. 90'7 minutes of added time.
  42. 90+1'Attempt missed. S. Silvera (Middlesbrough), left-footed shot. xG 0.15.
  43. 90+1'Attempt saved. J. Sarmiento (Middlesbrough), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
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