Middlesbrough 2-1 Arsenal: result and report

Premier League · Saturday 10 September 2005

Result

Middlesbrough 2-1 Arsenal

Premier League · Saturday 10 September 2005, 16:15 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Middlesbrough 2-1 Arsenal: match report

Middlesbrough won against Arsenal 2-1 in the Premier League on Saturday 10 September 2005. It was 1-0 at half-time.

Yakubu Aiyegbeni opened the scoring in the 40th minute. Middlesbrough's goals came from Yakubu Aiyegbeni (40') and Massimo Maccarone (59'). Arsenal scored through José Antonio Reyes (90').

Discipline: Middlesbrough received 3 yellow cards; Arsenal received 4 yellow cards.

Going into the game Middlesbrough were 14th on 4 points from 4 and Arsenal 7th on 6 points from 3. Middlesbrough went on to finish that season 14th with 45 points, and Arsenal 4th with 67.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Middlesbrough win, 0 draws and 9 for Arsenal.

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

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 15'Yellow card · George BoatengMiddlesbrough
  • 16'Yellow card · Franck QueudrueMiddlesbrough
  • 40'Goal · Yakubu AiyegbeniMiddlesbrough · 1-0
  • 48'Yellow card · Ashley ColeArsenal
  • 58'Yellow card · Mathieu FlaminiArsenal
  • 59'Goal · Massimo MaccaroneMiddlesbrough · 2-0
  • 69'Yellow card · Cesc FàbregasArsenal
  • 69'Yellow card · LaurénArsenal
  • 74'Yellow card · Fábio RochembackMiddlesbrough
  • 90'Goal · José Antonio ReyesArsenal · 2-1

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Middlesbrough 1, draws 0, Arsenal 9.

Team news

Arsenal line-up

Jens Lehmann, Ashley Cole, Laurén, Pascal Cygan, Kolo Touré, Robert Pirès, José Antonio Reyes, Alexander Hleb, Mathieu Flamini, Gilberto Silva, Dennis Bergkamp