Middlesbrough vs Sheffield Wednesday match stats & report

1–0 Full time

Championship · England · Regular Season - 44 · Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough · Ref D. Webb

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Middlesbrough beat Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 in the Championship on 22 April 2026. Expected goals finished 1.82–0.51. Middlesbrough had 61% of the ball.

Middlesbrough vs Sheffield Wednesday match statistics

MiddlesbroughSheffield Wednesday

61% Ball possession 39%
1.82 Expected goals (xG) 0.51
18 Total shots 8
4 Shots on target 1
8 Shots off target 5
6 Blocked shots 2
15 Shots inside the box 4
9 Corners 1
10 Fouls 19
2 Yellow cards 2
578 Passes 364
86% Pass accuracy 79%
1 Goalkeeper saves 2

Goals and cards

11' Goal M. Whittaker Middlesbrough
30' Yellow card M. Whittaker Middlesbrough
51' Yellow card Jarvis Thornton Sheffield Wednesday
52' Yellow card A. Malanda Middlesbrough
70' Yellow card M. Lowe Sheffield Wednesday

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Middlesbrough

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Kim Hellberg

31 S. Brynn

3 M. Targett 12 L. Ayling 6 D. Fry 2 C. Brittain

18 A. Morris 29 A. Malanda

9 T. Conway 11 M. Whittaker 16 A. Browne

13 D. Strelec

Bench J. Wildsmith , A. Bangura , George Edmundson , J. Sarmiento , C. Ibeh , S. Hansen , K. Sène , S. Silvera , Leo Castledine

Sheffield Wednesday

Confirmed 3-5-2 Henrik Pedersen

13 M. Mahoney

3 M. Lowe 22 G. Otegbayo 2 L. Palmer

45 T. Adaramola 37 Jarvis Thornton 18 M. Nakamba 24 Jaden Heskey 4 S. Fusire

12 J. Yates 17 C. McNeill

Bench L. Stretch , D. Iorfa , Z. Silcott-Duberry , C. McGhee , D. Moses , W. Grainger , N. Chalobah , J. Lowe , O. Kobacki

Form guide

Middlesbrough at home

5–4–1 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.3 per game
Conceded: 1.6 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 7.6 per game
Shots on target: 7.3 per game

18% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Sheffield Wednesday away

4–3–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.1 per game
Conceded: 1.5 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 5.1 per game
Shots on target: 4.4 per game

36% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Middlesbrough vs Sheffield Wednesday head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
22 Oct 25	Sheffield Wednesday v Middlesbrough	0–1
21 Apr 25	Sheffield Wednesday v Middlesbrough	2–1
26 Dec 24	Middlesbrough v Sheffield Wednesday	3–3
1 Apr 24	Middlesbrough v Sheffield Wednesday	2–0
19 Sep 23	Sheffield Wednesday v Middlesbrough	1–1

Only 5 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Middlesbrough vs Sheffield Wednesday head-to-head record