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Middlesbrough beat Sheff Utd to go top of the Championship Conway & Mc Gree goals before break give Boro sixth-straight win Bamford reduced deficit to 2-1 before Rothwell shown red card for high tackle Coventry knocked off top for first time since October Have your say using the Get Involved button Ian Woodcock FT: Sheff Utd 1-2 Middlesbrough Neil Maddison Former Middlesbrough midfielder on BBC Tees Brilliant football, crazy football. You find yourself 2-0 up, one team hurting and then one team on the brink of being top of the league. It's a good goal from Sheffield United and you are thinking this is going to be a tough ride. The sending off changed the game but what a result for the Boro. To come here and do that, make no mistake this is a unbelievable win. Get in. Sheff Utd 1-2 Middlesbrough Middlesbrough are top of the Championship once more! Six successive wins for Kim Hellberg's men and now it is they who lead the way from Coventry City atop the second tier. They were worthy winners on a feisty night in South Yorkshire. Goals from Tommy Conway and Riley Mc Gree had them in charge at the break. The Blades worked their way back into it and Patrick Bamford's goal got the hosts back in it. However, home sub Joe Rothwell was sent off for a poor challenge on Alan Browne with 10 minutes to go and the visitors comfortably held out. Next up for Boro? The Sky Blues next Monday. Huge! Sheff Utd 1-2 Middlesbrough Gus Hamer's corner isn't bad but Japhet Tanganga can't direct his header on target. Sheff Utd 1-2 Middlesbrough Late corner for the home side. Keeper is up. Sheff Utd 1-2 Middlesbrough Mark Drury BBC Tees commentator The away end are so ready to start the party. Sheff Utd 1-2 Middlesbrough Gus Hamer has been booked for dissent for the home side. No stranger to a yellow card is Gus. Sheff Utd 1-2 Middlesbrough Can Sheffield United make one more chance? Sheff Utd 1-2 Middlesbrough Neil Maddison Former Middlesbrough midfielder on BBC Tees This could be a long five minutes. Three points is all that matters right now, you have to win this game. Sheff Utd 1-2 Middlesbrough Into a minimum of FIVE minutes of time added on. Sheff Utd 1-2 Middlesbrough Adam Oxley BBC Radio Sheffield Middlesbrough wasting as much time as possible now. Which is a credit to the home side for how much have they took the game to the visitors in the second half. Sheff Utd 1-2 Middlesbrough Boro will just look to manage out these final few minutes now. The Joe Rothwell sending off really has taken the wind out of the home side's sails. Sheff Utd 1-2 Middlesbrough Last Boro change. Jeremy Sarmiento is on for the last few minutes for Aidan Morris. Sheff Utd 1-2 Middlesbrough Harrison Burrows goes off for Sheffield United and Leo Hjelde is on. Sheff Utd 1-2 Middlesbrough What can the 10 men home side do now? They had the momentum but Joe Rothwell's red card leaves them facing a very tough task. Sheff Utd 1-2 Middlesbrough Adam Lanigan BBC Sport reporter at Bramall Lane A manager's reaction to a red card is usually pretty telling. Chris Wilder was stood with his arms folded. That's a pretty good indicator that Joe Rothwell's hack was certainly a red card. Has that moment of madness ended his team's chances? Sheff Utd 1-2 Middlesbrough Carl Asaba Former Sheffield United striker on BBC Radio Sheffield A really horrible challenge, even Chris Wilder is grimacing. Sheff Utd 1-2 Middlesbrough Neil Maddison Former Middlesbrough midfielder on BBC Tees Spot on. Disgraceful challenge, a red all day long. Sheff Utd 1-2 Middlesbrough The debutant is sent off! It's a horrible challenge by Joe Rothwell on Alan Browne. Really, really poor. The former Rangers man crashes into his midfield opponent at high speed and nowhere near the ball. Sheff Utd 1-2 Middlesbrough Two Boro changes. Goalscorer Tommy Conway and Morgan Whittaker are off. Dael Fry and David Strelec are on. Sheff Utd 1-2 Middlesbrough And now the visitors have Alex Gilbert booked for a cynical foul. All very edgy. Match report to follow later. Rate players out of 10 for this game. The rater will close 30 minutes after the final whistle. You must be signed in to a BBC account to play. After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users. Last Updated 9th February 2026 at 21: 55 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: Chris Wilder Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Kim Hellberg Formation: 4 - 3 - 3 Manager: Chris Wilder Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Kim Hellberg Formation: 4 - 3 - 3 Championship All competitions All competitions All competitions Sheffield United have won seven of their last nine home league games against Middlesbrough, losing the others in April 2011 and February 2023. Middlesbrough have won three of their last four league games against Sheffield United (L1), and are looking to complete the double over them for the first time since 2010-11. Sheffield United have won each of their last four home league games, netting three goals in each match. They last won five in a row at Bramall Lane while scoring 3+ goals each time between April/August 1971. Middlesbrough have won each of their last five league games, last having a longer run in September/October 2023 under Michael Carrick (6). Sheffield United’s Andre Brooks has scored in each of his last three league games. 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