Middlesbrough 3-1 Sheffield Wednesday: result and report

Championship · Saturday 24 April 2021

Result

Middlesbrough 3-1 Sheffield Wednesday

Championship · Saturday 24 April 2021, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-1

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Middlesbrough 3-1 Sheffield Wednesday: match report

Middlesbrough beat Sheffield Wednesday 3-1 in the Championship on Saturday 24 April 2021. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Yannick Bolasie opened the scoring in the 20th minute. Middlesbrough's goals came from Yannick Bolasie (20'), Josh Coburn (73') and Duncan Watmore (81'). Sheffield Wednesday scored through Josh Windass (39', penalty).

Discipline: Middlesbrough received 1 yellow card; Sheffield Wednesday received no yellow cards.

Going into the game Middlesbrough were 10th on 60 points from 43 and Sheffield Wednesday 21st on 45 points from 43. Middlesbrough went on to finish that season 10th with 64 points, and Sheffield Wednesday 21st with 47.

Middlesbrough lined up in a 3-1-4-2 and Sheffield Wednesday in a 3-4-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Yannick Bolasie of Middlesbrough (8.5), ahead of Paddy McNair (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 Middlesbrough wins, 1 draw and 4 for Sheffield Wednesday.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 20'Goal · Yannick BolasieMiddlesbrough · 1-0
  • 27'Yellow card · Paddy McNairMiddlesbrough
  • 39'Penalty goal · Josh WindassSheffield Wednesday · 1-1
  • 73'Goal · Josh CoburnMiddlesbrough · 2-1
  • 81'Goal · Duncan WatmoreMiddlesbrough · 3-1

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Middlesbrough 5, draws 1, Sheffield Wednesday 4.

Team news

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Middlesbrough line-up (3-1-4-2)

Jordan Archer, Paddy McNair, Grant Hall, Marc Bola, Jonathan Howson, Neeskens Kebano, George Saville, Duncan Watmore, Marvin Johnson, Yannick Bolasie, Chuba Akpom

Sheffield Wednesday line-up (3-4-3)

Keiren Westwood, Sam Hutchinson, Tom Lees, Julian Börner, Liam Palmer, Joey Pelupessy, Barry Bannan, Adam Reach, Josh Windass, Callum Paterson, Andre Green