Vikosi vya kwanza vilivyothibitishwa vinaonyesha Middlesbrough katika mfumo wa 4-3-3 na Burton katika mfumo wa 4-5-1.
Wachezaji kumi na mmoja wa kuanza waliotangazwa kwa Middlesbrough: Darren Randolph, Cyrus Christie, Dael Fry, Ben Gibson, George Friend, Jonathan Howson, Adam Clayton, Adam Forshaw, Patrick Bamford, Britt Assombalonga na Rudy Gestede.
Wachezaji kumi na mmoja wa kuanza waliotangazwa kwa Burton: Stephen Bywater, Tom Naylor, Kyle McFadzean, Jake Buxton, Damien Mccrory, Marvin Sordell, Matthew Lund, Luke Murphy, Matt Palmer, Lloyd Dyer na Lucas Akins.
Kwenye ukurasa huu: Vikosi, Takwimu, Ulinganisho, Msimamo
Kurasa zinazohusiana: Middlesbrough, Burton, Championship, Middlesbrough dhidi ya Burton: rekodi ya ana kwa ana, Matokeo mubashara
Mechi iliisha kwa Middlesbrough 2-0 Burton.
Mabao ya Middlesbrough: Britt Assombalonga 23′ na 60′.
Jumanne, 15 Agosti 2017, saa 21:45 za Afrika Mashariki.
| Nafasi | Timu | M | TM | PT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Aston Villa | 46 | +30 | 83 |
| 5 | Middlesbrough | 46 | +22 | 76 |
| 6 | Derby County | 46 | +22 | 75 |
| 22 | Barnsley | 46 | -24 | 41 |
| 23 | Burton | 46 | -43 | 41 |
| 24 | Sunderland | 46 | -28 | 37 |