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
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.
Key events
- 15'Yellow card · George Boateng
- 16'Yellow card · Franck Queudrue
- 40'Goal · Yakubu Aiyegbeni
- 48'Yellow card · Ashley Cole
- 58'Yellow card · Mathieu Flamini
- 59'Goal · Massimo Maccarone
- 69'Yellow card · Cesc Fàbregas
- 69'Yellow card · Laurén
- 74'Yellow card · Fábio Rochemback
- 90'Goal · José Antonio Reyes
Head-to-head
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