Match summary
Middlesbrough saw off Sheffield Wednesday 2-0. Middlesbrough led 1-0 at half-time.
Ihiekwe's own goal put Middlesbrough ahead from a corner in the 41st minute and Isaiah Jones made it 2-0 in the 73rd minute.
The chances backed that up: Middlesbrough created 2.44 expected goals (xG) from 23 shots to Sheffield Wednesday's 0.24 from 5. Sam Greenwood hit the woodwork from the penalty spot for Middlesbrough.
Before kick-off
Middlesbrough win
53%
Avg odds 1.79
Draw
26%
Avg odds 3.69
Sheffield Wednesday win
21%
Avg odds 4.42
Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.
Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.