Sheffield Wednesday vs Middlesbrough, 2017-18 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League ChampionshipSheffield Wednesday 1-2 Middlesbrough
Sheffield Wednesday 1-2 Middlesbrough
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 2': Attempt missed. Adam Reach (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Daniel Pudil.
- 3': Ben Gibson (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Atdhe Nuhiu (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 4': Foul by Sam Hutchinson (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 4': Martin Braithwaite (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 5': Offside, Middlesbrough. Martin Braithwaite tries a through ball, but Britt Assombalonga is caught offside.
- 6': Adam Reach (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 6': Foul by Grant Leadbitter (Middlesbrough).
- 7': Attempt blocked. David Jones (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Reach.
- 7': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Britt Assombalonga.
- 8': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Stewart Downing.
- 8': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Fabio.
- 9': Offside, Sheffield Wednesday. Ross Wallace tries a through ball, but Gary Hooper is caught offside.
- 13': Foul by Daniel Pudil (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 13': Patrick Bamford (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 15': Hand ball by Fabio (Middlesbrough).
- 16': Attempt missed. Ross Wallace (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 18': Attempt missed. Patrick Bamford (Middlesbrough) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Cyrus Christie with a through ball.
- 19': Cyrus Christie (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Daniel Pudil (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 20': Foul by Daniel Pudil (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 20': Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Grant Leadbitter (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Martin Braithwaite.
- 25': Foul by Ross Wallace (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 25': Grant Leadbitter (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Offside, Sheffield Wednesday. Atdhe Nuhiu tries a through ball, but Gary Hooper is caught offside.
- 30': Goal! Sheffield Wednesday 1, Middlesbrough 0. Ross Wallace (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gary Hooper.
- 32': Foul by Atdhe Nuhiu (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 32': Ryan Shotton (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 33': Foul by Liam Palmer (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 33': Liam Palmer (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 35': Attempt missed. Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
- 36': Atdhe Nuhiu (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Cyrus Christie (Middlesbrough).
- 37': Attempt missed. Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Patrick Bamford with a headed pass.
- 39': Attempt blocked. Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 39': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by David Jones.
- 42': Attempt missed. Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jonny Howson.
- 43': Adam Reach (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough).
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Liam Palmer (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by David Jones.
- 45'+2': Attempt saved. Ross Wallace (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Sheffield Wednesday 1, Middlesbrough 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Sheffield Wednesday 1, Middlesbrough 0.
- 48': Offside, Middlesbrough. Ryan Shotton tries a through ball, but Patrick Bamford is caught offside.
- 49': Offside, Middlesbrough. Jonny Howson tries a through ball, but Patrick Bamford is caught offside.
- 50': Attempt saved. Atdhe Nuhiu (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 50': Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Daniel Pudil (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 51': Attempt missed. Liam Palmer (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from long range on the right misses to the left.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Adam Reach (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 53': Attempt missed. Daniel Pudil (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by David Jones.
- 54': Foul by Sam Hutchinson (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 54': Grant Leadbitter (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 55': Attempt saved. Martin Braithwaite (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Patrick Bamford.
- 55': Hand ball by Cyrus Christie (Middlesbrough).
- 56': Ben Gibson (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by Atdhe Nuhiu (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 57': Foul by Joost van Aken (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 57': Patrick Bamford (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 57': Joost van Aken (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 58': Attempt missed. Martin Braithwaite (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
- 61': Offside, Middlesbrough. Cyrus Christie tries a through ball, but Britt Assombalonga is caught offside.
- 61': Delay in match Ross Wallace (Sheffield Wednesday) because of an injury.
- 62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 64': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Marvin Johnson replaces Martin Braithwaite.
- 65': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Jacob Butterfield replaces Ross Wallace because of an injury.
- 66': Attempt missed. Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Britt Assombalonga.
- 67': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Sam Hutchinson.
- 68': Attempt missed. Ben Gibson (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Stewart Downing with a cross following a corner.
- 69': Penalty Middlesbrough. Patrick Bamford draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 69': Penalty conceded by Jacob Butterfield (Sheffield Wednesday) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 71': Penalty saved! Grant Leadbitter (Middlesbrough) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
- 71': Goal! Sheffield Wednesday 1, Middlesbrough 1. Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal.
- 72': Foul by Jacob Butterfield (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 72': Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 73': Attempt saved. Adam Reach (Sheffield Wednesday) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Liam Palmer with a cross.
- 77': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Cyrus Christie.
- 80': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Joost van Aken.
- 81': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Lucas João replaces Daniel Pudil.
- 82': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Frederico Venâncio.
- 83': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Rudy Gestede replaces Patrick Bamford.
- 83': Goal! Sheffield Wednesday 1, Middlesbrough 2. Ryan Shotton (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Stewart Downing with a cross following a corner.
- 84': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Jordan Rhodes replaces Atdhe Nuhiu.
- 86': Offside, Middlesbrough. Jonny Howson tries a through ball, but Rudy Gestede is caught offside.
- 88': Attempt missed. Jordan Rhodes (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 90': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Marcus Tavernier replaces Stewart Downing.
- 90'+1': Foul by Liam Palmer (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 90'+1': Marvin Johnson (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Offside, Middlesbrough. Grant Leadbitter tries a through ball, but Britt Assombalonga is caught offside.
- 90'+5': Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Sheffield Wednesday 1, Middlesbrough 2.
- 90'+6': Match ends, Sheffield Wednesday 1, Middlesbrough 2.
Statistics
 MID |
SHW |
|
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Fouls | 15 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 6 | Offsides | 2 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 4 | Saves | 2 |
| 55.5 | Possession | 44.5 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 337 | Accurate Passes | 236 |
| 425 | Passes | 341 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 22 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 78 | Long Balls | 75 |
| 35 | Accurate Long Balls | 30 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 14 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 37 | Effective Clearances | 30 |
| 37 | Clearances | 30 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Hillsborough
Location: Sheffield, England
Attendance: 27,471
Venue: Hillsborough
Location: Sheffield, England
Attendance: 27,471
EFL Championship Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Ham United | 6 | +5 | 11 |
| 2 | Swansea City | 6 | +4 | 11 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 5 | +3 | 10 |
| 4 | Queens Park Rangers | 5 | +3 | 10 |
Line-Ups
Sheffield Wednesday (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 28 | Joe Wildsmith (GK) |
| 4 | Joost van Aken  |
| 46 | Frederico Venâncio |
| 36 | Daniel Pudil |
| 16 | Liam Palmer |
| 3 | David Jones |
| 23 | Sam Hutchinson |
| 20 | Adam Reach |
| 33 | Ross Wallace |
| 17 | Atdhe Nuhiu |
| 14 | Gary Hooper |
Middlesbrough (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Darren Randolph (GK) |
| 6 | Ben Gibson |
| 5 | Ryan Shotton |
| 2 | Fabio |
| 22 | Cyrus Christie |
| 11 | Patrick Bamford |
| 7 | Grant Leadbitter |
| 16 | Jonathan Howson |
| 9 | Britt Assombalonga |
| 10 | Martin Braithwaite |
| 19 | Stewart Downing |
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