Sheffield United vs Middlesbrough

EFL Championship Matchweek 31 - Monday 9th February 2026 - 20:01 - Bramall Lane
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Referee: Gavin Ward
Assistants: Hugh Gilroy & Shaun Hudson
Fourth Official: David Webb

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[toledo]

I give up, I’m done, what the hell was the challenge …

 

[Thrice]

Terrible challenge by Rothwell. Why would you do that in that situation?

 

[Æthelstan]

Red on the debut you can't make this up

 

[WestYorksBlade]

He’ll fit right in

ffs

 

[JHaber]

So unnecessary. Even if he gets the ball it's probably still the same outcome given how he went in.

 

[Champagneblade]

First thoughts was the ref but it’s an awful tackle when we had them on the rack.

Then their guy doesn’t even get a yellow for that late one.

Refs been poor for us.

 

[Sharp_as_a_Blade]

Send the cunt back, wtf was that

 

[Hockey'sBeard]

First thoughts was the ref but it’s an awful tackle when we had them on the rack.

Then their guy doesn’t even get a yellow for that late one.

Refs been poor for us.

I thought it was a yellow at first but then see it and as red as they come - shit ref but he got that spot on

 

[Thrice]

Reminded me a bit of the challenge that got Brewster sent off in the Premier League two years ago. Dangerous and completely unnecessary.

 

[BangorBlade]

Send the cunt back, wtf was that

Riedewald will be back so it doesn't matter lol

 

[shrubbery]

Thought the commentator got it right - Orange card but with the way this ref has given us fuck all all game was inevitably going to be red. Just plain stupid as we were in the ascendancy.

 

[Sharp_as_a_Blade]

Riedewald will be back so it doesn't matter lol

Exactly, we didn't need Rothwell with Reidewald and Phillips

 

[IdLiketoRogerMoore]

Thought the commentator got it right - Orange card but with the way this ref has given us fuck all all game was inevitably going to be red. Just plain stupid as we were in the ascendancy.

Orange? It was a fucking burgundy card.

Ridiculous challenge. Wilders face said it all.

 

[Sharp_as_a_Blade]

Quite like the look of Hjelde from the little i've seen

 

[BangorBlade]

Were doing ok with 10 men boro are comfortable at all.
We could snatch a draw



Bollox

 

[10p]

Terrible challenge by Rothwell. Why would you do that in that situation?

Could we just claim he’s not played much and is just getting up to speed?

 

[Thrice]

Could we just claim he’s not played much and is just getting up to speed?

Maybe overzealous eager to prove himself. But even then it's a ridiculous thing to do when youre down 2-1.

 

[Sheffsteel]

The ref has been terrible.

Little nudges by our players “foul”, little nudges by their players and it’s “play on”.

 

[shrubbery]

Thanks Rothwell you prick.

 

[Sharp_as_a_Blade]

Couple of bad performances, especially in last 30 minutes of first half but think we played pretty well vs the best team we've played this season

 

[Pittsburg Blade]

The ref has been terrible.

Little nudges by our players “foul”, little nudges by their players and it’s “play on”.

You’d be terrible too if you were called Gavin

 

[WestYorksBlade]

Beaten by the best side in the league sure, but the way we conspire to shoot ourselves in the foot so regularly is maddening

The league was there for the taking this year too

Ugh

 

[SELondon_Bladette]

Diabolical refereeing

 

[Northernsoulblade]

Unlucky in the end shows what we can do when we fcking wake up Rothwell silly boy

 

[stringjunior]

Meh

 

[Pittsburg Blade]

Congrats Boro. Dug deep and got the win. Deserved it for the fabulous first half performance.
Blades just a little short of quality in a couple areas.
Rothwell obviously more used to Scottish fitbaw.

 

[Headshrinker]

Good effort but it is not like this side can rescue a point out of matches.

 

[JJ Sefton]

Fucking disgusted with that.

 

[William Large]

In the end I think we were worthy of a point. They were very good for about 30 mins but part of that was because we were weak in the middle.
Calvin Phillips looked very good when he came on and hopefully he will be able to start and play every game soon.
Bamford played well. Hamer in flashes was good.
Blaster has come back too soon and needs resting til the next season if possible.
Rothwell… less said the better. Utterly moronic challenge in a completely unnecessary area of the pitch.

 

[blades_95]

The ref has been terrible.

Little nudges by our players “foul”, little nudges by their players and it’s “play on”.

Frustrates the life out of me, especially because he’ll be assessed & because he got the ‘big decisions’ (red card) right, they’ll rate he had a good game.

Pathetic refereeing, summed up by two decisions - 1) penalising Tanganga for their player running at him from the second half kick off. Happens every single game & never gets penalised, but he couldn’t wait to pull us up. 2) Brooks clearly getting tripped in the first half (right in front of the linesman as well!), such an easy decision, and nothing given.