Middlesbrough 0-1 Chelsea: result and report

Premier League · Saturday 25 September 2004

Result

Middlesbrough 0-1 Chelsea

Premier League · Saturday 25 September 2004, 11:45 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Middlesbrough 0-1 Chelsea: match report

Middlesbrough were beaten by Chelsea 0-1 in the Premier League on Saturday 25 September 2004. It was 0-0 at half-time.

The only goal came from Didier Drogba of Chelsea in the 81st minute.

Discipline: Middlesbrough received no yellow cards; Chelsea received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Middlesbrough were 6th on 10 points from 6 and Chelsea 2nd on 14 points from 6. Middlesbrough went on to finish that season 7th with 55 points, and Chelsea 1st with 95.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Middlesbrough win, 3 draws and 4 for Chelsea.

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

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 61'Yellow card · Alexei SmertinChelsea
  • 81'Goal · Didier DrogbaChelsea · 0-1

Head-to-head

8 meetings: Middlesbrough 1, draws 3, Chelsea 4.