Middlesbrough v Wednesday
Monday 1 April
3:00pm
Championship
Riverside Stadium
THE MATCH
The Easter calendar continues in the Championship as the Owls travel to Teesside on Bank Holiday Monday.
Both teams posted points on Good Friday with 1-1 draws – Wednesday at home to Swansea, while Boro plundered a late equaliser at Southampton.
Impressive as that point was, it remains a mountainous task for Michael Carrick’s side to break into the play-off pack, currently nine shy.
Wednesday made ground on a clutch of relegation rivals on Friday and could move out of the bottom three for the first time since the start of the season.
TICKETS
Wednesday will be backed by over 2,000 fans at the Riverside. Our allocation is completely sold out and supporters should not travel to Teesside unless in possession of a valid matchday ticket.
We again remind fans of their conduct whilst following the Owls. Click HERE for details.
TEAM NEWS
Wednesday: With the swift turnaround of games over Easter, Danny Röhl considers his options over the weekend.
The Owls suffered no fresh injury concerns during the Swansea stalemate but lost Di’Shon Bernard to a muscle strain in the warm-ups. The Jamaican international will be assessed ahead of the Boro clash.
Skipper Barry Bannan made an impressive cameo appearance and could be back in contention for a starting shirt.
Middlesbrough: Boro continue to combat an injury list that Carrick has described as “incredible” over the course of the campaign.
Riley McRee and Marcus Forss have been ruled out for the rest of the season, while Paddy McNair is out for “a few weeks” after picking up a hamstring injury on international duty for Northern Ireland.
Boro were missing 11 players at Southampton, including goalkeeper Tom Glover with illness.
OFFICIALS
Referee: Tom Nield
Assistant Referee 1: Mark Stevens
Assistant Referee 2: Blake Antrobus
Fourth Official: Robert Madley
iFOLLOW
Live commentary of Middlesbrough v Wednesday is available HERE in association with BBC Radio Sheffield.
The game can be streamed live overseas via iFollow but is not available in the UK.
SOCIAL MEDIA
The hashtag for the match is #MIDSHW
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LOVE FOOTBALL, PROTECT THE GAME
The EFL have amplified the importance of all supporters acting responsibly when attending games.
The FA, Premier League and EFL will continue to promote the ‘Love Football. Protect the Game’ campaign, working with clubs, police forces and all relevant authorities to keep matchday environments safe.
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Supporters are also urged to stay within EFL Ground Regulations, which can be found HERE
