Sheffield United vs Middlesbrough

9 February 2026 · Championship · 2025/26 · Referee Gavin Ward

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 0–2

P. Bamford 73’

T. Conway 19’
R. McGree 45’

Match summary

Middlesbrough beat Sheffield United 2-1 on the road. Middlesbrough led 2-0 at half-time.

T. Conway put Middlesbrough ahead in the 19th minute, R. McGree made it 0-2 with a header in the 45th minute, and P. Bamford pulled one back to make it 1-2 in the 73rd minute.

The chances backed that up: Middlesbrough created 1.74 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots to Sheffield United's 1.11 from 13. Sheffield United had a player sent off.

Match stats

37% Possession 63%

13 Shots 19

5 Shots on target 9

8 Corners 8

280 Passes 484

73.6% Pass accuracy 80.4%

17 Tackles 18

14 Fouls 11

3 Yellow cards 2

1 Red cards 0

2 Offsides 0

Key events

Sheffield United Middlesbrough

G. HamerShot on target

4’

P. BamfordShot on target

10’

11’

A. MalandaShot on target

14’

M. WhittakerShot on target

19’

T. ConwayRight foot shot

0-1

27’

H. HackneyShot on target

G. HamerShot on target

32’

36’

M. TargettShot on target

41’

M. WhittakerShot on target

44’

H. HackneyShot on target

45’

R. McGreeHeader

0-2

J. RothwellO. Arblaster

46’

A. Brooks

65’

K. PhillipsS. Peck

67’

T. CampbellC. O'Hare

67’

A. GilbertR. McGree

69’

C. Brittain

70’

H. HackneyShot on target

P. BamfordRight foot shot

1-2

73’

T. CampbellShot on target

75’

K. Phillips

76’

77’

A. Gilbert

78’

D. StrelecM. Whittaker

78’

D. FryT. Conway

J. Rothwell

80’

L. F. HjeldeH. Burrows

84’

88’

J. SarmientoA. Morris

G. Hamer

90’

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Sheffield United 1.11 xGMiddlesbrough 1.74 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Middlesbrough attacking Sheffield United attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Sheffield United 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Middlesbrough 4-4-2 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


M. Cooper	90′	7	2	36	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


F. Seriki	90′	–	1	–	5	–	20	1	–	–	–
J. Tanganga	90′	–	–	–	5	2	22	3	–	–	–
T. Bindon	90′	2	3	–	3	–	32	1	–	–	–
H. Burrows	84′	4	–	–	6	2	27	–	–	–	–
L. F. Hjelde Came on as a substitute	12′	1	–	–	3	2	6	–	–	–	–

Midfielders7 players


O. Arblaster	45′	–	–	13	–	–	–	2	2	–	–	–
S. Peck	67′	–	–	17	1	–	2	1	3	2	–	–
A. Brooks	90′	–	–	21	2	–	6	2	10	2	–
C. O'Hare	67′	–	–	12	–	–	1	1	3	–	1	–
G. Hamer	90′	–	–		–	–
J. Rothwell Came on as a substituteSent off	35′	–	–	11	1	–	–	–	–	1	–
K. Phillips Came on as a substitute	23′	–	–	10	–	–	2	–	5	1	1

Forwards2 players


P. Bamford	90′	1	–	3	2	0.50	–	–	7	3	20	–
T. Campbell Came on as a substitute	23′	–	–	1	1	0.10	–	–	1	1	3	–

Goalkeeper1 player


S. Brynn	90′	4	1	24	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


C. Brittain	90′	1	–	–	5	1	48	1	–	–
L. Ayling	90′	3	1	–	8	2	50	2	–	–	–
A. Malanda	90′	2	1	–	9	7	52	1	–	–	–
M. Targett	90′	2	2	–	2	–	52	–	–	–	–
D. Fry Came on as a substitute	12′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Midfielders6 players


A. Browne	90′	–	–	36	–	–	–	1	4	–	2	–
A. Morris	88′	–	–	57	–	–	5	2	6	–	1	–
H. Hackney	90′	–	–		–	–						–
R. McGree	67′	1	1	36	3	–	1	–	5	–	3	–
A. Gilbert Came on as a substitute	23′	–	–	6	1	–	–	–	–	2	–
J. Sarmiento Came on as a substitute	8′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–

Forwards3 players


M. Whittaker	78′	–	–	5	2	0.26	–	1	1	1	31	–
T. Conway	78′	1	–	4	1	0.31	–	5	5	2	20	–
D. Strelec Came on as a substitute	12′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	3	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists. A blank cell means that figure is not available for that player.

Before kick-off

Sheffield United win 41% Avg odds 2.27

Draw 27% Avg odds 3.47

Middlesbrough win 32% Avg odds 2.98

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Sheffield United L L W D W

Middlesbrough W W W W W

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Middlesbrough 1-0 Sheffield United, 30 Aug 25 All Sheffield United vs Middlesbrough meetings, next on 26 Dec 26

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.