Middlesbrough 2-1 Stoke City: result and report
Premier League · Saturday 30 August 2008
Result
Middlesbrough 2-1 Stoke City
Premier League · Saturday 30 August 2008, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-0
Middlesbrough 2-1 Stoke City: match report
Middlesbrough won against Stoke City 2-1 in the Premier League on Saturday 30 August 2008. The half-time score was 1-0.
Afonso Alves Martins Junior opened the scoring in the 35th minute. Middlesbrough's goals came from Afonso Alves Martins Junior (35') and Tuncay Şanlı (85'). Stoke City scored through an own goal by Justin Hoyte (71').
Discipline: Middlesbrough received 2 yellow cards; Stoke City received 4 yellow cards and 1 red card.
Going into the game Middlesbrough were 11th on 3 points from 2 and Stoke City 15th on 3 points from 2. Middlesbrough went on to finish that season 19th with 32 points, and Stoke City 12th with 45.
Middlesbrough lined up in a 4-4-2 and Stoke City in a 4-3-1-2.
Key events
- 28'Yellow card · Andy Griffin
- 35'Goal · Afonso Alves Martins Junior
- 35'Red card · Amdy Faye
- 52'Yellow card · Ricardo Fuller
- 63'Yellow card · Liam Lawrence
- 71'Own goal · Justin Hoyte
- 78'Yellow card · Gary O'Neil
- 81'Yellow card · Robert Huth
- 85'Goal · Tuncay Şanlı
- 89'Yellow card · Andy Wilkinson
Team news
Middlesbrough expected line-up (4-4-2)
Mark Schwarzer, Emanuel Pogatetz, Luke Young, David Wheater, Stewart Downing, George Boateng, Julio Arca, Fábio Rochemback, Sanli Tuncay, Afonso Alves
Stoke City line-up (4-3-1-2)
Thomas Sorensen, Andy Griffin, Leon Cort, Abdoulaye Faye, Carl Dickinson, Oluwaseyi Olofinjana, Liam Lawrence, Amdy Faye, Dave Kitson, Ricardo Fuller, Rory Delap