Middlesbrough vs Sheffield United LIVE: Championship result, final score and reaction
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Follow live coverage as Middlesbrough face Sheffield United in the Championship today.
An increasingly competitive second tier in English football remains an intense and exciting competition, with the prize of a place in the Premier League on offer at the end of the season.
Relegation from the top flight last term means Luton, Burnley and Sheffield United are all back in the second tier this term and will be expected to push for play-off spots again at least, but so too will Norwich City, an improving Coventry and beaten play-off finalists Leeds United. At the other end of the table, Wayne Rooney is aiming to revive Plymouth’s fortunes after they narrowly avoided relegation last year, with Portsmouth and Derby the teams promoted from League One along with play-off final winners Oxford.
Follow live updates from today’s game in the live blog below.
Middlesbrough vs Sheffield United
Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card.
Middlesbrough vs Sheffield United
Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Middlesbrough vs Sheffield United
Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Seny Dieng.
Middlesbrough vs Sheffield United
Attempt saved. Alfie Gilchrist (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Middlesbrough vs Sheffield United
Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Neto Borges.
Middlesbrough vs Sheffield United
Attempt missed. Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by George Edmundson.
Middlesbrough vs Sheffield United
Attempt blocked. Jamie Shackleton (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alfie Gilchrist.
Middlesbrough vs Sheffield United
Attempt blocked. Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Middlesbrough vs Sheffield United
Offside, Middlesbrough. Luke Ayling is caught offside.
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