Sheffield Wednesday vs Middlesbrough LIVE: Championship result, final score and reaction
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Follow live coverage as Sheffield Wednesday face Middlesbrough 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.
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Sheffield Wednesday vs Middlesbrough
Attempt blocked. Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Djeidi Gassama.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Middlesbrough
Michael Smith (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Middlesbrough
Goal! Sheffield Wednesday 0, Middlesbrough 1. Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hayden Hackney.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Middlesbrough
Offside, Sheffield Wednesday. Gabriel Otegbayo is caught offside.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Middlesbrough
Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Mark Travers.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Middlesbrough
Attempt saved. Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Djeidi Gassama.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Middlesbrough
Attempt saved. Callum Paterson (Sheffield Wednesday) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Barry Bannan with a cross.
Sheffield Wednesday vs Middlesbrough
Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Anfernee Dijksteel.
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