Middlesbrough defeated Sheffield United 1–0 at the Riverside Stadium on Saturday, 30 August 2025, in a Championship Matchday 4 fixture. The match kicked off at 11:30 UTC under the charge of referee Lewis Smith, with the scoreline still blank at the half-time whistle. The solitary goal after the break gave Middlesbrough a vital three points in the early stages of the second-tier season.

The result lifted Middlesbrough into the upper half of the Championship table at the end of Matchday 4, provid...