Sheffield Wednesday 1-3 Middlesbrough: result and report

Championship · Tuesday 15 September 2009

Result

Sheffield Wednesday 1-3 Middlesbrough

Championship · Tuesday 15 September 2009, 18:45 UTC · half-time 1-1

Sheffield Wednesday · Middlesbrough · Championship predictions

Sheffield Wednesday 1-3 Middlesbrough: match report

Sheffield Wednesday lost to Middlesbrough 1-3 in the Championship on Tuesday 15 September 2009. The half-time score was 1-1.

Luke Varney opened the scoring in the 2nd minute. Sheffield Wednesday's goal came from Luke Varney (2'). Middlesbrough scored through an own goal by D. Purse (19'), Jérémie Aliadière (49') and Adam Johnson (85').

Discipline: Sheffield Wednesday received no yellow cards; Middlesbrough received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Sheffield Wednesday were 9th on 9 points from 6 and Middlesbrough 3rd on 13 points from 6. Sheffield Wednesday went on to finish that season 22nd with 47 points, and Middlesbrough 11th with 62.

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

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 2'Goal · Luke VarneySheffield Wednesday · 1-0
  • 19'Own goal · D. PurseMiddlesbrough · 1-1
  • 49'Goal · Jérémie AliadièreMiddlesbrough · 1-2
  • 75'Yellow card · Jérémie AliadièreMiddlesbrough
  • 77'Yellow card · S. HinesMiddlesbrough
  • 85'Goal · Adam JohnsonMiddlesbrough · 1-3

Team news

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