Sheffield Wednesday vs Middlesbrough

19 September 2023 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee David Webb

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Anthony Musaba 38’
  • Darragh Lenihan 53’

Match summary

Sheffield Wednesday and Middlesbrough drew 1-1. Sheffield Wednesday led 1-0 at half-time.

Anthony Musaba put Sheffield Wednesday ahead in the 38th minute and Darragh Lenihan equalised from a corner in the 53rd minute.

Sheffield Wednesday had the better of the chances, with 1.36 expected goals (xG) from 9 shots to Middlesbrough's 0.69 from 10.

Match stats

Sheffield Wednesday Middlesbrough
9 Shots 10
2 Shots on Target 3
3 Corners 4
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.36 xG 0.69
1.36 Non-penalty xG 0.69

Key events

Sheffield Wednesday Middlesbrough
Kick-off
Anthony Musaba1-0 (Sheffield Wednesday)
38’
Half-time1-0
53’
Darragh Lenihan1-1 (Middlesbrough)
Full-time1-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Sheffield Wednesday
  • Josh Windass
  • George Byers
Middlesbrough
  • Isaiah Jones

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.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.36 0.69 38’ Anthony Musaba (Sheffield Wednesday), 1-0 38’ 53’ Darragh Lenihan (Middlesbrough), 1-1 53’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.36 0.69 38’ Anthony Musaba (Sheffield Wednesday), 1-0 Musaba 38’ 53’ Darragh Lenihan (Middlesbrough), 1-1 Lenihan 53’
Sheffield Wednesday 1.36 xGMiddlesbrough 0.69 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Middlesbrough attacking Sheffield Wednesday attacking 
38’ Anthony Musaba (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.55 xG, goal 10’ Jeff Hendrick (Sheffield Wednesday), set piece, 0.52 xG, off target 53’ Darragh Lenihan (Middlesbrough), from a corner, 0.25 xG, goal 90’ George Byers (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 27’ Samuel Silvera (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 58’ Rav van den Berg (Middlesbrough), from a corner, 0.07 xG, saved 10’ Pol Valentín (Sheffield Wednesday), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 61’ Josh Coburn (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 46’ Samuel Silvera (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 66’ Samuel Silvera (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+7’ Sam Greenwood (Middlesbrough), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 58’ Rav van den Berg (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 72’ Tyreeq Bakinson (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 78’ Matt Crooks (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 49’ Juan Delgado (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 68’ Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 7’ Pol Valentín (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 19’ Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 83’ Pol Valentín (Sheffield Wednesday), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 38’ Anthony Musaba (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.55 xG, goal 10’ Jeff Hendrick (Sheffield Wednesday), set piece, 0.52 xG, off target 53’ Darragh Lenihan (Middlesbrough), from a corner, 0.25 xG, goal 90’ George Byers (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 27’ Samuel Silvera (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 58’ Rav van den Berg (Middlesbrough), from a corner, 0.07 xG, saved 10’ Pol Valentín (Sheffield Wednesday), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 61’ Josh Coburn (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 46’ Samuel Silvera (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 66’ Samuel Silvera (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+7’ Sam Greenwood (Middlesbrough), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 58’ Rav van den Berg (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 78’ Matt Crooks (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 49’ Juan Delgado (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 72’ Tyreeq Bakinson (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 68’ Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 7’ Pol Valentín (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 19’ Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 83’ Pol Valentín (Sheffield Wednesday), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players
90′ – – – – – – –
Di'Shon Bernard
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 3 0.07 – – –
Jeff Hendrick Taken off
60′ – – 1 0.52 – – –
Barry Bannan
90′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
Juan Delgado Taken off
69′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
John Buckley Taken off
69′ – – – – – – –
Josh Windass Taken off
35′ – – – – – –
Ashley Fletcher Taken off
59′ – – – – – – –
Anthony Musaba Came on as a substitute
55′ 1 – 1 0.55 – – –
Lee Gregory Came on as a substitute
31′ – – – – – – –
George Byers Came on as a substitute
30′ – – 1 0.14 – –
Liam Palmer Came on as a substitute
21′ – – – – – – –
Tyreeq Bakinson Came on as a substitute
21′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
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.

Before kick-off

Sheffield Wednesday win 28% Avg odds 3.38
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.50
Middlesbrough win 45% Avg odds 2.12

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

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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.