Middlesbrough 3-0 Scunthorpe United: result and report

Championship · Saturday 26 December 2009

Result

Middlesbrough 3-0 Scunthorpe United

Championship · Saturday 26 December 2009, 15:00 UTC · half-time 2-0

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Middlesbrough 3-0 Scunthorpe United: match report

Middlesbrough beat Scunthorpe United 3-0 in the Championship on Saturday 26 December 2009. The half-time score was 2-0.

Adam Johnson opened the scoring in the 11th minute. Middlesbrough's goals came from Adam Johnson (11', penalty), Rhys Williams (44') and Jérémie Aliadière (45'). Scunthorpe United did not score.

Discipline: Middlesbrough received no yellow cards and 1 red card; Scunthorpe United received 1 yellow card and 1 red card.

Going into the game Middlesbrough were 14th on 29 points from 22 and Scunthorpe United 19th on 23 points from 21. Middlesbrough went on to finish that season 11th with 62 points, and Scunthorpe United 21st with 52.

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

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

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 9'Red card · Cliff ByrneScunthorpe United
  • 11'Penalty goal · Adam JohnsonMiddlesbrough · 1-0
  • 44'Goal · Rhys WilliamsMiddlesbrough · 2-0
  • 45'Goal · Jérémie AliadièreMiddlesbrough · 3-0
  • 79'Yellow card · Rob JonesScunthorpe United
  • 89'Red card · L. LitaMiddlesbrough

Head-to-head

1 meetings: Middlesbrough 1, draws 0, Scunthorpe United 0.

Team news

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

Brad Jones, David Wheater, Robert Huth, Tony McMahon, Emanuel Pogatetz, Stewart Downing, Julio Arca, Sanli Tuncay, Marlon King, Matthew Bates