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Middlesbrough 2-2 Sheffield United: Chuba Akpom earns Boro draw with Blades

Chuba Akpom's double saw Middlesbrough twice fight back to claim a point in an entertaining Championship match with Sheffield United.

Akpom levelled with a close-range finish from Isaiah Jones' cross for his first goal for the club since April 2021.

Ryan Giles slashed Iliman Ndiaye's drilled centre into his own net but Akpom headed home to rescue a point for Chris Wilder's hosts.

The draw means Boro, who saw sub Duncan Watmore hit a post late on as they looked for a winner, remain without a victory this season.

In hot conditions it was credit to both sets of players that the pace of this early season encounter hardly dropped across the 90 minutes, with both teams searching for a third goal right up until the end.