Liverpool 2-0 Middlesbrough: result and report

Premier League · Saturday 10 December 2005

Result

Liverpool 2-0 Middlesbrough

Premier League · Saturday 10 December 2005, 12:45 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Liverpool 2-0 Middlesbrough: match report

Liverpool defeated Middlesbrough 2-0 in the Premier League on Saturday 10 December 2005. The half-time score was 0-0.

Morientes opened the scoring in the 72nd minute. Liverpool's goals came from Morientes (72') and Morientes (77'). Middlesbrough did not score.

Discipline: Liverpool received 1 yellow card; Middlesbrough received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Liverpool were 3rd on 28 points from 14 and Middlesbrough 10th on 19 points from 15. Liverpool went on to finish that season 3rd with 82 points, and Middlesbrough 14th with 45.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Liverpool wins, 5 draws and 2 for Middlesbrough.

Going into the match Liverpool's last five read W-W-W-W-W and Middlesbrough's L-D-W-L-W.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 66'Yellow card · Matthew BatesMiddlesbrough
  • 66'Yellow card · Mohamed SissokoLiverpool
  • 72'Goal · MorientesLiverpool · 1-0
  • 77'Goal · MorientesLiverpool · 2-0

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Liverpool 3, draws 5, Middlesbrough 2.

Team news

Liverpool line-up

Pepe Reina, Steve Finnan, John Arne Semundseth Riise, Jamie Carragher, Mohamed Sissoko, Peter Crouch, Morientes, Sami Hyypia, Harry Kewell, Steven Gerrard, Xabi Alonso