Middlesbrough 1-1 Liverpool: result and report
Premier League · Saturday 12 January 2008
Result
Middlesbrough 1-1 Liverpool
Premier League · Saturday 12 January 2008, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-0
Middlesbrough 1-1 Liverpool: match report
Middlesbrough drew with Liverpool 1-1 in the Premier League on Saturday 12 January 2008. The half-time score was 1-0.
George Boateng opened the scoring in the 26th minute. Middlesbrough's goal came from George Boateng (26'). Liverpool scored through Fernando Torres (71').
Discipline: Middlesbrough received 1 yellow card; Liverpool received 1 yellow card.
Going into the game Middlesbrough were 15th on 20 points from 21 and Liverpool 5th on 38 points from 20. Middlesbrough went on to finish that season 13th with 42 points, and Liverpool 4th with 76.
Middlesbrough lined up in a 4-4-2 and Liverpool in a 4-4-2.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Middlesbrough wins, 5 draws and 3 for Liverpool.
Going into the match Middlesbrough's last five read L-W-L-L-W and Liverpool's D-D-W-W-L.
Key events
- 26'Goal · George Boateng
- 50'Yellow card · Robert Huth
- 71'Goal · Fernando Torres
- 80'Yellow card · Xabi Alonso
Head-to-head
Team news
Middlesbrough expected line-up (4-4-2)
Mark Schwarzer, Luke Young, David Wheater, Emanuel Pogatetz, George Boateng, Stewart Downing, Julio Arca, Fábio Rochemback, Jérémie Aliadière, Sanli Tuncay, Jonathan Woodgate
Liverpool line-up (4-4-2)
Pepe Reina, Steve Finnan, John Arne Semundseth Riise, Álvaro Arbeloa, Javier Mascherano, Jamie Carragher, Yossi Benayoun, Fernando Torres, Andriy Voronin, Sami Hyypia, Steven Gerrard