Middlesbrough 1-0 Sheffield United: result and report
Championship · Saturday 12 August 2017
Result
Middlesbrough 1-0 Sheffield United
Championship · Saturday 12 August 2017, 16:30 UTC · half-time 1-0
Middlesbrough 1-0 Sheffield United: match report
Middlesbrough defeated Sheffield United 1-0 in the Championship on Saturday 12 August 2017. It was 1-0 at half-time.
The only goal came from Rudy Gestede of Middlesbrough in the 20th minute.
Discipline: Middlesbrough received 1 yellow card; Sheffield United received 1 yellow card.
Middlesbrough went on to finish that season 6th with 77 points, and Sheffield United 10th with 69.
Middlesbrough lined up in a 4-3-3 and Sheffield United in a 3-5-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Adam Clayton of Middlesbrough (7.8), level with Cyrus Christie (7.8).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Middlesbrough wins, 1 draw and 2 for Sheffield United.
Key events
- 20'Goal · Rudy Gestede
- 63'Yellow card · Enda Stevens
- 72'Yellow card · George Friend
Head-to-head
Team news
Middlesbrough line-up (4-3-3)
Darren Randolph, George Friend, Ben Gibson, Dael Fry, Cyrus Christie, Adam Clayton, Jonathan Howson, Adam Forshaw, Britt Assombalonga, Patrick Bamford, Rudy Gestede
Sheffield United line-up (3-5-2)
Pavel Kucera, Jack O'Connell, Chris Basham, Richard Stearman, Enda Stevens, John Fleck, Paul Coutts, Kieron Freeman, Samir Carruthers, Leon Clarke, Patrick McCarthy