Middlesbrough 0-1 Everton: result and report

Premier League · Friday 26 December 2008

Result

Middlesbrough 0-1 Everton

Premier League · Friday 26 December 2008, 15:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Middlesbrough 0-1 Everton: match report

Middlesbrough were beaten by Everton 0-1 in the Premier League on Friday 26 December 2008. It was 0-0 at half-time.

The only goal came from Tim Cahill of Everton in the 49th minute.

Discipline: Middlesbrough received 5 yellow cards; Everton received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Middlesbrough were 16th on 20 points from 18 and Everton 7th on 26 points from 18. Middlesbrough went on to finish that season 19th with 32 points, and Everton 5th with 63.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Middlesbrough win, 4 draws and 5 for Everton.

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

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 29'Yellow card · Marouane FellainiEverton
  • 45'Yellow card · Julio ArcaMiddlesbrough
  • 49'Goal · Tim CahillEverton · 0-1
  • 65'Yellow card · Chris RiggottMiddlesbrough
  • 72'Yellow card · Adam JohnsonMiddlesbrough
  • 88'Yellow card · Andrew TaylorMiddlesbrough
  • 90'Yellow card · Tony McMahonMiddlesbrough

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Middlesbrough 1, draws 4, Everton 5.

Team news

Middlesbrough expected line-up (4-4-2)

Ross Turnbull, Emanuel Pogatetz, David Wheater, Chris Riggott, Stewart Downing, Julio Arca, D. Digard, Sanli Tuncay, Jérémie Aliadière, Andrew Taylor

Everton expected line-up

Tim Howard, Joseph Yobo, Joleon Lescott, Leon Osman, James Beattie, James McFadden, Andy Johnson, Nuno Valente, Alan Stubbs, Lee Kevin Carsley