Boro draw a blank in Championship opener.MIDDLESBROUGH 0 SHEFFIELD UNITED 0 MIDDLESBROUGH'S bid to make an instant return to the Premier League got off to a bad start as they were held to a goalless draw by Sheffield United. In the opening game of the new season, Gareth Southgate's revamped side were unable to find their way past last season's playoff final losers in front of a healthy crowd of close to 24,000 at the Riverside, as the north east club kicked off their first season outside the top flight for 11 years. With Turkey striker Tuncay, who is expected to leave before the transfer window shuts at the end of the month, left out through illness, Southgate handed debuts to three players in his starting lineup For the line of action figures, see . A starting lineup in sports refers to the set of players actively participating in the event when the game begins. The players in the starting lineup are commonly referred to as starters, whereas the others are substitutes , with opposite number Kevin Blackwell Kevin Patrick Blackwell (born 21 December 1958) is an English former professional football goalkeeper. He is currently the manager of Luton Town. Early career Blackwell was born in Luton and began his football career as an apprentice at Cambridge United, with Ron naming four in his. But neither were able to make an impact as defences remained on top, with Boro's David Wheater David James Wheater (born February 14, 1987) is an English footballer, currently playing for Middlesbrough, having recently returned from loan at Darlington. He is a central defender with a penchant for scoring from set-pieces. and United's Matt Kilgallon, both thought to be targets of of Premier League clubs, impressive. Despite the industry of Yeates, who was comfortably his side's best player, Boro were unable to make anything out of their late possession. |
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