Sheffield United 1-0 Middlesbrough: result and report

Championship · Saturday 16 January 2010

Result

Sheffield United 1-0 Middlesbrough

Championship · Saturday 16 January 2010, 15:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Sheffield United 1-0 Middlesbrough: match report

Sheffield United defeated Middlesbrough 1-0 in the Championship on Saturday 16 January 2010. The half-time score was 0-0.

The only goal came from Richard Cresswell of Sheffield United in the 56th minute.

Discipline: Sheffield United received 3 yellow cards; Middlesbrough received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Sheffield United were 8th on 35 points from 24 and Middlesbrough 11th on 32 points from 24. Sheffield United went on to finish that season 8th with 65 points, and Middlesbrough 11th with 62.

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

Going into the match Sheffield United's last five read W-L-D-W-D and Middlesbrough's L-W-L-L-L.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 18'Yellow card · Richard CresswellSheffield United
  • 34'Yellow card · Gary O'NeilMiddlesbrough
  • 34'Yellow card · Stephen QuinnSheffield United
  • 34'Yellow card · B. RobsonMiddlesbrough
  • 52'Yellow card · L. WilliamsonSheffield United
  • 56'Goal · Richard CresswellSheffield United · 1-0

Head-to-head

3 meetings: Sheffield United 1, draws 1, Middlesbrough 1.

Team news

Sheffield United expected line-up

Paddy Kenny, Phil Jagielka, Claude Davis, Chris Armstrong, Robert Kozluk, Keith Gillespie, Rob Hulse, Chris Morgan, Mikele Leigertwood, Michael Tonge

Middlesbrough expected line-up (4-4-2)

Brad Jones, David Wheater, Robert Huth, Tony McMahon, Emanuel Pogatetz, Stewart Downing, Julio Arca, Sanli Tuncay, Marlon King, Matthew Bates