Sheffield United 1-3 Middlesbrough: result and report

Championship · Wednesday 15 February 2023

Result

Sheffield United 1-3 Middlesbrough

Championship · Wednesday 15 February 2023, 20:00 UTC · half-time 1-1

Sheffield United · Middlesbrough · Championship predictions

Sheffield United 1-3 Middlesbrough: match report

Sheffield United lost to Middlesbrough 1-3 in the Championship on Wednesday 15 February 2023. The half-time score was 1-1.

Oliver McBurnie opened the scoring in the 5th minute. Sheffield United's goal came from Oliver McBurnie (5'). Middlesbrough scored through Chuba Akpom (25'), Cameron Archer (48') and Cameron Archer (74').

Discipline: Sheffield United received 3 yellow cards and 1 red card; Middlesbrough received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Sheffield United were 2nd on 61 points from 30 and Middlesbrough 3rd on 51 points from 31. Sheffield United went on to finish that season 2nd with 91 points, and Middlesbrough 4th with 76.

Sheffield United lined up in a 3-5-2 and Middlesbrough in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Zack Steffen of Middlesbrough (8.9), ahead of Cameron Archer (8.7).

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

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 5'Goal · Oliver McBurnieSheffield United · 1-0
  • 14'Yellow card · T. SmithMiddlesbrough
  • 25'Goal · Chuba AkpomMiddlesbrough · 1-1
  • 48'Goal · Cameron ArcherMiddlesbrough · 1-2
  • 57'Yellow card · Jonathan HowsonMiddlesbrough
  • 63'Yellow card · Anel AhmedhodzicSheffield United
  • 74'Goal · Cameron ArcherMiddlesbrough · 1-3
  • 75'Yellow card · Oliver McBurnieSheffield United
  • 76'Red card · Paul HeckingbottomSheffield United
  • 86'Yellow card · Jayden BogleSheffield United
  • 90+3'Yellow card · Matt CrooksMiddlesbrough

Head-to-head

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

Team news

Sheffield United line-up (3-5-2)

Wes Foderingham, Anel Ahmedhodzic, John Egan, Jack Robinson, Jayden Bogle, Sander Berge, Oliver Norwood, James McAtee, Max Lowe, Iliman Ndiaye, Oli McBurnie

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

Zack Steffen, Tommy Smith, Dael Fry, Darragh Lenihan, Ryan Giles, Jonathan Howson, Hayden Hackney, Marcus Forss, Chuba Akpom, Riley McGree, Cameron Archer