Middlesbrough vs Sheffield United, 2017-18 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship

Middlesbrough

20': Rudy Gestede

FT
1 - 0

Sheffield United

Middlesbrough 1-0 Sheffield United

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
2': Foul by Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough).
2': Richard Stearman (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
3': Ben Gibson (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3': Foul by Leon Clarke (Sheffield United).
5': Offside, Middlesbrough. Cyrus Christie tries a through ball, but Britt Assombalonga is caught offside.
7': Attempt blocked. Leon Clarke (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kieron Freeman.
9': Attempt blocked. George Friend (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Gibson.
10': Adam Forshaw (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
10': Foul by Samir Carruthers (Sheffield United).
11': Attempt missed. Patrick Bamford (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
15': Foul by Adam Forshaw (Middlesbrough).
15': Samir Carruthers (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
16': Offside, Middlesbrough. George Friend tries a through ball, but Britt Assombalonga is caught offside.
16': Foul by Jack O'Connell (Sheffield United).
16': Patrick Bamford (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Foul by Adam Clayton (Middlesbrough).
17': Samir Carruthers (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Foul by Samir Carruthers (Sheffield United).
19': Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Goal! Middlesbrough 1, Sheffield United 0. Rudy Gestede (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
22': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Cyrus Christie.
23': Attempt saved. Richard Stearman (Sheffield United) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Paul Coutts with a cross.
25': Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
25': Foul by Enda Stevens (Sheffield United).
25': Attempt blocked. Rudy Gestede (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Clayton with a cross.
25': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Kieron Freeman.
26': Delay in match Kieron Freeman (Sheffield United) because of an injury.
27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
27': Attempt blocked. George Friend (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Clayton with a cross.
27': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Richard Stearman.
28': Foul by Dael Fry (Middlesbrough).
28': Jack O'Connell (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Attempt blocked. Patrick Bamford (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Britt Assombalonga.
32': Adam Clayton (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Foul by Leon Clarke (Sheffield United).
38': Rudy Gestede (Middlesbrough) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Cyrus Christie with a cross.
39': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Richard Stearman.
40': Foul by Ben Gibson (Middlesbrough).
40': Jack O'Connell (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Attempt missed. Rudy Gestede (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Adam Forshaw.
43': Attempt missed. Patrick Bamford (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jonny Howson.
44': Enda Stevens (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Foul by Cyrus Christie (Middlesbrough).
45': Attempt missed. Adam Forshaw (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
45'+1': Foul by Cyrus Christie (Middlesbrough).
45'+1': Samir Carruthers (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45'+2': Foul by Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough).
45'+2': Jack O'Connell (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+3': First Half ends, Middlesbrough 1, Sheffield United 0.
45': Second Half begins Middlesbrough 1, Sheffield United 0.
47': Hand ball by Ben Gibson (Middlesbrough).
47': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by George Friend.
48': Attempt blocked. Cyrus Christie (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rudy Gestede.
49': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by John Fleck.
50': Attempt missed. Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
51': Foul by Jack O'Connell (Sheffield United).
51': Patrick Bamford (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
52': Foul by Patrick Bamford (Middlesbrough).
52': John Fleck (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Substitution, Sheffield United. Mark Duffy replaces Samir Carruthers.
59': Foul by Patrick Bamford (Middlesbrough).
59': Kieron Freeman (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
61': Foul by Enda Stevens (Sheffield United).
61': Patrick Bamford (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Attempt missed. Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Cyrus Christie with a cross.
62': Attempt saved. Paul Coutts (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Leon Clarke.
62': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Darren Randolph.
63': Cyrus Christie (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Foul by Enda Stevens (Sheffield United).
63': Enda Stevens (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
64': Attempt blocked. Patrick Bamford (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Forshaw.
64': Foul by Rudy Gestede (Middlesbrough).
64': Kieron Freeman (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Foul by Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough).
65': Richard Stearman (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Lewis Baker replaces Rudy Gestede.
68': Substitution, Sheffield United. Ched Evans replaces Billy Sharp.
71': Attempt missed. Ched Evans (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jack O'Connell.
71': Offside, Middlesbrough. Dael Fry tries a through ball, but Patrick Bamford is caught offside.
72': Foul by George Friend (Middlesbrough).
72': Kieron Freeman (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
72': George Friend (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
75': Attempt saved. Cyrus Christie (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lewis Baker.
76': Offside, Middlesbrough. George Friend tries a through ball, but Patrick Bamford is caught offside.
77': Offside, Sheffield United. Mark Duffy tries a through ball, but Kieron Freeman is caught offside.
79': Substitution, Sheffield United. David Brooks replaces Kieron Freeman.
79': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Ashley Fletcher replaces Britt Assombalonga.
82': Delay in match Richard Stearman (Sheffield United) because of an injury.
83': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
84': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Grant Leadbitter replaces Adam Forshaw.
85': Foul by Ashley Fletcher (Middlesbrough).
85': Richard Stearman (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Foul by Ched Evans (Sheffield United).
85': Grant Leadbitter (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87': David Brooks (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
87': Foul by Adam Clayton (Middlesbrough).
88': Offside, Middlesbrough. Patrick Bamford tries a through ball, but Ashley Fletcher is caught offside.
89': Attempt saved. Leon Clarke (Sheffield United) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner.
90': Foul by Ched Evans (Sheffield United).
90': Grant Leadbitter (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Attempt blocked. David Brooks (Sheffield United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
90'+1': Foul by Cyrus Christie (Middlesbrough).
90'+1': Jack O'Connell (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+2': Offside, Sheffield United. Mark Duffy tries a through ball, but Jack O'Connell is caught offside.
90'+4': Foul by Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough).
90'+4': Paul Coutts (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+4': Attempt missed. Mark Duffy (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner following a set piece situation.
90'+5': Chris Basham (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5': Foul by Patrick Bamford (Middlesbrough).
90'+5': Second Half ends, Middlesbrough 1, Sheffield United 0.
90'+5': Match ends, Middlesbrough 1, Sheffield United 0.

Statistics

SHU		MID
11	Fouls	19
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	5
3	Corner Kicks	4
1	Saves	3
50.5	Possession	49.5
7	SHOTS	15
3	ON GOAL	2
0.4	On Target %	0.1
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
362	Accurate Passes	363
468	Passes	458
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
2	Accurate Crosses	5
13	Crosses	13
0.2	Cross %	0.4
67	Long Balls	77
26	Accurate Long Balls	35
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
2	Blocked Shots	6
16	Effective Tackles	9
21	Tackles	16
0.8	Tackle %	0.6
0	Interceptions	0
15	Effective Clearances	13
15	Clearances	13

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Riverside Stadium
Location: Middlesbrough, England
Attendance: 26,876

EFL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	West Ham United	7	+11	14
2	West Bromwich Albion	6	+3	13
3	Swansea City	6	+4	11
4	Queens Park Rangers	6	+3	11

Full Table

Line-Ups

Middlesbrough (4-3-3)

No.	Name
25	Darren Randolph (GK)
6	Ben Gibson
20	Dael Fry
3	George Friend
22	Cyrus Christie
8	Adam Clayton
34	Adam Forshaw
16	Jonathan Howson
9	Britt Assombalonga
39	Rudy Gestede
11	Patrick Bamford

Middlesbrough Substitutes:

Dimitrios Konstantopoulos, Lewis Baker, Ashley Fletcher, Adama Traoré, Connor Roberts, Grant Leadbitter, Fabio.

Sheffield United (3-5-2)

No.	Name
27	Jamal Blackman (GK)
19	Richard Stearman
5	Jack O'Connell
6	Chris Basham
4	John Fleck
15	Paul Coutts
44	Samir Carruthers
3	Enda Stevens
18	Kieran Freeman
9	Leon Clarke
10	Billy Sharp

Sheffield United Substitutes:

Jake Eastwood, John Lundstram, Danny Lafferty, Jake Wright, Mark Duffy, David Brooks, Ched Evans.

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