MIDDLESBROUGHVSHEFFIELDUNITED

Match insight

Middlesbrough and Sheffield United aren't close on the table right now, and that gap shows up everywhere from points to form. Middlesbrough currently sit 13 places and 9 points above Sheffield United in the table — 2nd against 15th and inside the automatic promotion places. Middlesbrough have taken 11 points from their last 5, against 6 for Sheffield United over the same stretch. A gap in class is still no guarantee of a result on the day — Sheffield United have shown they can raise their game against bigger sides before.