Our prediction for this Championship match:
Middlesbrough
Match Time & Date:
26/12/2024
16:00
Prediction: 1-1
Sheffield Wednesday
All eyes will be on Riverside Stadium when Middlesbrough and Sheffield Wednesday lock horns in a highly-anticipated Boxing Day clash. The Boro aim to stay in the playoffs berth and they are likely to adopt yet another attack-minded approach following a thrilling 3-3 draw with Plymouth. Emmanuel Latte Lath is pushing for a recall to the starting XI after scoring as a substitute against the Pilgrims, while duo Bangura – Lenihan remains in the recovery room.
The Owls, on the other hand, have been showing signs of improvement of late, beating both Oxford United and Stoke City in the last two league matches. Sheffield Wednesday are on a three-game winning run on the road, but seeing that Middlesbrough are a real force to be reckoned with at home, we do not believe that the visitors are capable of grabbing more than one point from the midweek clash. Jamaica defender Di’Shon Bernard is banned for the visiting side.
Highlighted Player (Josh Windass):
Born in Hull, England on January 9, 1994, John Windass is a professional footballer who plays for Wigan Athletic. Windass is a product of Huddersfield Town youth academy, but he did not play for the Terriers at senior level.
The 175-cm-tall midfielder began his senior career at Accrington Stanley and after scoring 22 goals in 77 appearances in the league for the club, he moved to Glasgow Rangers in the summer of 2016. Two years later Josh Windass joined Wigan Athletic and he has been playing for the DW Stadium outfit ever since. He scored his first Championship goal on September 18, 2018 in a 2-1 win over Hull City.
His main position is attacking midfield, but he is used as both central midfielder and second striker as well. It has to be noted that Josh is the son of former footballer Dean Windass, who played for the likes of Hull City, Middlesbrough, Sheffield United and Bradford City during his professional career.
Highlighted Team (Middlesbrough):
Middlesbrough is a professional football club that have been balancing between the top two divisions of England’s league system in the modern history. Boro have been playing their home games at the Riverside Stadium since 1995 and their shirt colour is red. The capacity of the Riverside Stadium is 34,742. Middlesbrough impressed in the 2015/2016 Championship campaign and they did really well to secure promotion to the English top flight. Newcastle United and Sunderland are regarded as the club’s main rivals, but there is a rivalry with Leeds United as well.
Middlesbrough made it to the FA Cup final in 1997, but Chelsea proved to be a big catch for the Boro in the title game (0-2). However, the Riverside Stadium outfit did remarkably well to win the League Cup trophy in 2004, with the team beating Bolton Wanderers in the final. George Boateng, Stewart Downing, Juninho Paulista, Gareth Southgate, Jonathan Woodgate, Yakubu Aiyegbeni, Tuncay Sanli and Hamilton Ricard are the star footballers who left their mark at Middlesbrough.
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