Middlesbrough 3 Sheffield Wednesday 1 LIVE: Jamie Smith reaction as Owls lose but they're not down yet

Sheffield Wednesday are on a knife edge...
Sheffield Wednesday need a result away at Middlesbrough today.Sheffield Wednesday need a result away at Middlesbrough today.
Sheffield Wednesday need a result away at Middlesbrough today.

The Owls take on Neil Warnock’s Middlesbrough this afternoon in a game that could potentially relegate them to League One if things go against them.

We’ll have Chris Holt on the blog and our man Joe Crann out at the Riverside to bring you all the updates throughout the course of what could be a hugely pivotal day for Sheffield Wednesday Football Club.

Stay with us – before, during and after – to see how it all unfolds.

Middlesbrough v Sheffield Wednesday LIVE: Owls lose but hope remains (somehow)

Key Events

  • Wednesday won last time out against Blackburn Rovers
  • A defeat, and a win for Derby, would send them down
  • The Owls will be without Darren Moore once again

Watmore bundles in. Another rubbish goal. McNair corner is headed back down and Watmore gets there first to make it 3-1

Birmingham have gone 2-1 up against Derby

The defender gave away a needless corner and from there Coburn headed in, jumping higher than Urhoghide and it went in off the post. Wednesday have gifted the goals today

The substitute Coburn heads past Westwood

The striker replaces Paterson who hasn’t been great today. Time for heroes.

It’s a bit nervy out there. To be fair to Boro, they’re not playing like a team who have nothing to play for. Wednesday doing ok but they just need a little bit more composure. There’s a fair amount of firing it forward going on when you feel a bit of patience might not go amiss

First change for Boro

Coburn on for Akpom

Could go either way

At risk of stating the obvious, it could be either side who wins this from here. There’s a lot of space on the pitch and it’s all very open. Boro putting a little bit of pressure on at the minute but Wednesday look relatively encouraging when they go forward themselves

Windass has to score there. The ball comes in from the left after good work by Green, Windass runs on to it and tries to place it in the corner but hits it wide. Bad miss