Sheffield United 2-1 Middlesbrough: result and report
Premier League · Saturday 30 September 2006
Result
Sheffield United 2-1 Middlesbrough
Premier League · Saturday 30 September 2006, 16:15 UTC · half-time 1-0
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Sheffield United 2-1 Middlesbrough: match report
Sheffield United defeated Middlesbrough 2-1 in the Premier League on Saturday 30 September 2006. The half-time score was 1-0.
Rob Hulse opened the scoring in the 35th minute. Sheffield United's goals came from Rob Hulse (35') and Phil Jagielka (90'). Middlesbrough scored through Yakubu Aiyegbeni (49').
Discipline: Sheffield United received 1 yellow card; Middlesbrough received 3 yellow cards.
Going into the game Sheffield United were 20th on 2 points from 6 and Middlesbrough 16th on 5 points from 6. Sheffield United went on to finish that season 18th with 38 points, and Middlesbrough 12th with 46.
Going into the match Sheffield United's last five read L-L-D-L-L and Middlesbrough's L-D-D-L-W.
Key events
- 7'Yellow card · Leigh Bromby
- 35'Goal · Rob Hulse
- 42'Yellow card · Jonathan Woodgate
- 48'Yellow card · L. Cattermole
- 49'Goal · Yakubu Aiyegbeni
- 90'Goal · Phil Jagielka
- 90'Yellow card · Fábio Rochemback
Team news
Sheffield United line-up
Paddy Kenny, Leigh Bromby, Claude Davis, Phil Jagielka, Chris Armstrong, Alan Quinn, Keith Gillespie, Mikele Leigertwood, Rob Hulse, Colin Kazim-Richards, Michael Tonge
Middlesbrough line-up
Mark Schwarzer, Emanuel Pogatetz, Andrew Davies, Andrew Taylor, Fábio Rochemback, Stewart Downing, James Morrison, Lee Cattermole, Mark Viduka, Yakubu Aiyegbeni, Jonathan Woodgate