Middlesbrough surprises Sheffield Wednesday with a 2-0 win. HIGHLIGHTS

MIDDLESBROUGH. Middlesbrough had a surprising win over Sheffield Wednesday with a 2-0 win with an own goal from M. Ihiekwe (41') and a goal from I. Jones (73').

David Brown

April 2, 2024

MIDDLESBROUGH. Middlesbrough had a surprising win over Sheffield Wednesday with a 2-0 win with an own goal from M. Ihiekwe (41′) and a goal from I. Jones (73′). Middlesbrough was much superior in terms of ball possession (64%) and that was among the factors of its victory.

Sam Greenwood didn’t score a penalty (81′) for Middlesbrough.

The match was played at the Riverside Stadium stadium in Middlesbrough on Monday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 27,893 spectators. The referee was Tom Nield with the collaboration of Mark Stevens and Black Antrobus. The 4th official was Robert Madley. The weather was light rain. The temperature was quite cold at 6.67 degrees Celsius or 44.01 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.

Match Statistics

Middlesbrough

2 - 0

Sheffield Wednesday

! 64 Ball Possession 36

Shots

23 Total 5
5 On Target 2
6 Off Target 5
12 Shots blocked 0

130 Attack 63
70 Dangerous attack 20
62 Ball safe 72

1 Penalties 0
11 Corners 5

Fouls

7 Total 10
1 Yellow Cards 4
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Middlesbrough had a superior ball possession 64% while Sheffield Wednesday was struggling with a 36% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Middlesbrough was more aggressive with 70 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Middlesbrough won the match.

Middlesbrough shot 23 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Sheffield Wednesday shot 6 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Middlesbrough received 1 yellow card (Sam Greenwood). On the other side, Sheffield Wednesday received 4 yellow cards (J. Beadle, Akin Famewo, Dominic Iorfa and Will Vaulks).

Match Timeline

Sam Greenwood- Yellow

24'

33'

Will Vaulks- Yellow

40'

J. Beadle- Yellow

79'

Akin Famewo- Yellow

41'

Michael Ihiekwe(own-goal)

46'

Djeidi Gassama- sub ->B. Cadamarteri

62'

Dominic Iorfa- sub ->Pol Valentín

62'

Ian Poveda- sub ->Bambo Diaby

I. Jones(goal)Luke Ayling

73'

Lukas Engel- sub ->Luke Thomas

75'

76'

Jeff Hendrick - sub ->Will Vaulks

77'

Michael Smith- sub ->Iké Ugbo

80'

Dominic Iorfa- Yellow

Sam Greenwood- missed penaltySam Greenwood

81'

A. Dijksteel- sub ->I. Jones

83'

Sam Silvera- sub ->Emmanuel Latte Lath

84'

A. Gilbert- sub ->Finn Azaz

88'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this contest, Middlesbrough has 58 points like Hull City to hold in the 9th place. Regarding the opposition, Sheffield Wednesday will stays with 39 points to hold in the 23rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Middlesbrough will host Swansea City on the 6th of April with a 7-7 head to head record.

Sheffield Wednesday will play away against Queens Park Rangers on the 6th of April with a 9-8 head to head in favor of Sheffield Wednesday (9 draws).

Middlesbrough – Formation

Middlesbrough

Seny Dieng 1.Senegal

7.3

Luke Thomas 33.England

7.3

75'

M. Clarke 5.England

7.7

Luke Ayling 12.England

7.5

Jonathan Howson 16.England

7.3

Dan Barlaser 4.England

8.1

I. Jones 11.England

7.5

83'

73'

Finn Azaz 20.England

7.1

88'

Lewis O'Brien 28.England

8.1

Sam Greenwood 29.England

7.9

24'

Emmanuel Latte Lath 9.Ivory Coast

7.3

84'

Substitutes

Tom Glover 23.Australia

A. Dijksteel 15.Suriname

6.8

83'

Lukas Engel 27.Denmark

6.4

75'

A. Gilbert 14.England

6.4

88'

Sam Silvera 18.Australia

6.4

84'

Middlesbrough started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Michael Carrick decided to play with the following team: Seny Dieng (7.3), Luke Ayling (7.5), Jonathan Howson (7.3), M. Clarke (7.7), Luke Thomas (7.3), Dan Barlaser (8.1), Lewis O’Brien (8.1), I. Jones (7.5), Finn Azaz (7.1), Sam Greenwood (7.9) and Emmanuel Latte Lath (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Lukas Engel (6.4), A. Gilbert (6.4), A. Dijksteel (6.8), Sam Silvera (6.4), Tom Glover, P. Willis, C. Lennon, L. McCabe and L. Woolston.

Substitutions

Middlesbrough made 4 changes: Luke Thomas for Lukas Engel (75′), Finn Azaz for A. Gilbert (88′), I. Jones for A. Dijksteel (83′) and Emmanuel Latte Lath for Sam Silvera (84′).

Player of the match: Dan Barlaser

The most impressive player for Middlesbrough was Dan Barlaser even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 8.1 with 87 passes (90% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.

Sheffield Wednesday – Formation

Sheffield Wednesday

J. Beadle 26.England

6.8

40'

Bambo Diaby 5.Spain

6.7

62'

Michael Ihiekwe 20.England

7.0

Akin Famewo 23.England

7.7

79'

Barry Bannan 10.Scotland

6.7

Will Vaulks 4.Wales

7.3

76'

33'

Pol Valentín 14.Spain

7.1

62'

Marvin Johnson 18.England

6.7

Iké Ugbo 12.Canada

7.0

77'

B. Cadamarteri 42.England

7.0

46'

Anthony Musaba 45.Netherlands

7.0

Substitutes

Cameron Dawson 1.England

Dominic Iorfa 6.England

6.3

62'

80'

Reece James 33.England

Liam Palmer 2.Scotland

Jeff Hendrick 22.Republic of Ireland

6.7

76'

Michael Smith 24.England

6.4

77'

Ashley Fletcher 27.England

Ian Poveda 36.England

6.3

62'

Djeidi Gassama 41.France

6.4

46'

Sheffield Wednesday started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Danny Röhl played with: J. Beadle (6.8), Bambo Diaby (6.7), Michael Ihiekwe (7.0), Akin Famewo (7.7), Pol Valentín (7.1), Will Vaulks (7.3), Barry Bannan (6.7), Marvin Johnson (6.7), B. Cadamarteri (7.0), Iké Ugbo (7.0) and Anthony Musaba (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: Liam Palmer, Cameron Dawson, Dominic Iorfa (6.3), Jeff Hendrick (6.7), Michael Smith (6.4), Ashley Fletcher, Reece James, Ian Poveda (6.3) and Djeidi Gassama (6.4).

Substitutions

Sheffield Wednesday made 5 changes: Will Vaulks for Jeff Hendrick (76′), Iké Ugbo for Michael Smith (77′), B. Cadamarteri for Djeidi Gassama (46′), Pol Valentín for Dominic Iorfa (62′) and Bambo Diaby for Ian Poveda (62′).