Sheffield United 2 - 1 Middlesbrough
| Match Information | |
| Stadium: | Bramall Lane, England |
| Attendance: | 27,483 |
| Match Time: | September 30, 2006, 12:15 ET |
| Scoring Summary | |
| Sheffield United | Middlesbrough |
| Rob Hulse (35) | Ayegbeni Yakubu (49) |
| Phil Jagielka (90) | |
| Match Stats | ||
| Sheffield United | Middlesbrough | |
| Shots (on Goal) | 13(7) | 8(2) |
| Fouls | 8 | 12 |
| Corner Kicks | 10 | 4 |
| Offsides | 0 | 4 |
| Time of Possession | 53% | 47% |
| Yellow Cards | 1 | 3 |
| Red Cards | 0 | 0 |
| Saves | 4 | 10 |
| Sheffield United | ||
| No. | NAME | POS |
| 1 | Patrick Kenny | (G) |
| 20 | Chris Armstrong | (D) |
| 2 | Leigh Bromby | (D) |
| 21 | Mikele Leigertwood | (D) |
| 4 | Claude Davis | (D) |
| 6 | Phil Jagielka | (M) |
| 18 | Michael Tonge | (M) |
| 12 | Alan Quinn | (M) |
| 19 | Keith Gillespie | (M) |
| 9 | Rob Hulse | (ST) |
| 32 | Colin Kazim-Richards | (ST) |
| Middlesbrough | ||
| No. | NAME | POS |
| 1 | Mark Schwarzer | (G) |
| 8 | Jonathan Woodgate | (D) |
| 12 | Emanuel Pogatetz | (D) |
| 24 | Andrew Davies | (D) |
| 33 | Andrew Taylor | (D) |
| 10 | Fabio Rochemback | (M) |
| 19 | Stewart Downing | (M) |
| 25 | James Morrison | (M) |
| 27 | Lee Cattermole | (M) |
| 9 | Mark Viduka | (ST) |
| 20 | Ayegbeni Yakubu | (ST) |
| Sheffield United Substitutes | ||
| No. | NAME | POS |
| 15 | Robert Kozluk | (D) |
| 5 | Chris Morgan | (D) |
| 11 | Steven Kabba | (ST) |
| 10 | Danny Webber | (ST) |
| 27 | Christian Nade | (ST) |
| Middlesbrough Substitutes | ||
| No. | NAME | POS |
| 21 | Ross Turnbull | (G) |
| 2 | Stuart Parnaby | (D) |
| 26 | Matthew Bates | (D) |
| 6 | Gaizka Mendieta | (M) |
| 23 | Massimo Maccarone | (ST) |
| Sheffield United Substitutions |
| Substitutions |
| Danny Webber for Colin Kazim-Richards (77) |
| Steven Kabba for Alan Quinn (77) |
| Christian Nade for Keith Gillespie (89) |
| Middlesbrough Substitutions |
| Substitutions |
| Gaizka Mendieta for James Morrison (71) |
| Sheffield United Yellow Cards | |
| Name | Min |
| Leigh Bromby | (7) |
| Middlesbrough Yellow Cards | |
| Name | Min |
| Jonathan Woodgate | (43) |
| Lee Cattermole | (48) |
| Fabio Rochemback | (90) |
| Sheffield United Red Cards | |
| Name | Min |
| No Red Cards | |
| Middlesbrough Red Cards | |
| Name | Min |
| No Red Cards | |
Saturday, September 30, 2006
| Bolton Wanderers | 2 | |
| Liverpool | 0 | FT |
| Charlton Athletic | 1 | |
| Arsenal | 2 | FT |
| Chelsea | 1 | |
| Aston Villa | 1 | FT |
| Everton | 1 | |
| Manchester City | 1 | FT |
| Manchester United | 0 | |
| Newcastle United | 0 | Postp |
| Sheffield United | 2 | |
| Middlesbrough | 1 | FT |
