Middlesbrough 2-3 Sheffield Wednesday: result and report
Championship · Saturday 23 August 2014
Result
Middlesbrough 2-3 Sheffield Wednesday
Championship · Saturday 23 August 2014, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-2
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Middlesbrough 2-3 Sheffield Wednesday: match report
Middlesbrough lost to Sheffield Wednesday 2-3 in the Championship on Saturday 23 August 2014. The half-time score was 0-2.
Atdhe Nuhiu opened the scoring in the 6th minute. Middlesbrough's goals came from Grant Leadbitter (72', penalty) and Grant Leadbitter (90+1', penalty). Sheffield Wednesday scored through Atdhe Nuhiu (6'), Stevie May (42') and Atdhe Nuhiu (57').
Discipline: Middlesbrough received 3 yellow cards; Sheffield Wednesday received 3 yellow cards.
Going into the game Middlesbrough were 8th on 6 points from 3 and Sheffield Wednesday 10th on 5 points from 3. Middlesbrough went on to finish that season 4th with 89 points, and Sheffield Wednesday 13th with 60.
Middlesbrough lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Sheffield Wednesday in a 4-4-2.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Middlesbrough wins, 1 draw and 2 for Sheffield Wednesday.
Going into the match Middlesbrough's last five read W-L-W and Sheffield Wednesday's D-D-W.
Key events
- 6'Goal · Atdhe Nuhiu
- 36'Yellow card · Chris Maguire
- 41'Yellow card · Grant Leadbitter
- 42'Goal · Stevie May
- 45+2'Yellow card · Damià
- 57'Goal · Atdhe Nuhiu
- 72'Penalty goal · Grant Leadbitter
- 81'Yellow card · José Semedo
- 86'Yellow card · Daniel Ayala
- 90+1'Penalty goal · Grant Leadbitter
- 90+1'Yellow card · Glenn Loovens
Head-to-head
Team news
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Middlesbrough expected line-up (4-2-3-1)
Shay Given, Yuki Takahashi, George Friend, Ben Gibson, Albert Adomah, Grant Leadbitter, Dean Whitehead, Kei Kamara, Marvin Emnes, Mustapha Carayol
Sheffield Wednesday expected line-up (4-4-2)
Chris Kirkland, Reda Johnson, Miguel Angel Llera, Kamil Zayatte, Roger Johnson, Jordan Spence, Michail Antonio, Atdhe Nuhiu, Giles Coke