Overview
- Middlesbrough, which beat already relegated Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 on Wednesday, snapped a seven-game winless run and moved six points clear of seventh with a much better goal difference.
- Kim Hellberg called the display a relief and "not pretty" after a labored night in possession, with Morgan Whittaker finishing in the 11th minute on his first start back from injury.
- Aidan Morris powered the midfield with duels won and chances created in his 40th appearance of the season, and Sol Brynn made a late save to protect the lead.
- Key absences continue as Hayden Hackney and Alfie Jones remain out and Riley McGree is unlikely to return yet, while Leo Castledine returned to the bench and Whittaker was a late call to start.
- Sheffield Wednesday manager Henrik Pedersen said a late handball by Morris should have been a penalty, and after full time Hellberg used a megaphone to thank fans and urge support for Watford and Wrexham as he targets wins in both.