Middlesbrough 1-2 Tottenham Hotspur: result and report

Premier League · Saturday 24 September 2016

Result

Middlesbrough 1-2 Tottenham Hotspur

Premier League · Saturday 24 September 2016, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-2

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Middlesbrough 1-2 Tottenham Hotspur: match report

Middlesbrough were beaten by Tottenham Hotspur 1-2 in the Premier League on Saturday 24 September 2016. It was 0-2 at half-time.

Heung-min Son opened the scoring in the 7th minute. Middlesbrough's goal came from Ben Gibson (65'). Tottenham Hotspur scored through Heung-min Son (7') and Heung-min Son (23').

Discipline: Middlesbrough received 2 yellow cards; Tottenham Hotspur received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Middlesbrough were 13th on 5 points from 5 and Tottenham Hotspur 4th on 11 points from 5. Middlesbrough went on to finish that season 19th with 28 points, and Tottenham Hotspur 2nd with 86.

Middlesbrough lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Tottenham Hotspur in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Heung-min Son of Tottenham Hotspur (8.7), ahead of Antonio Barragán (8.0).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Middlesbrough wins, 3 draws and 5 for Tottenham Hotspur.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 7'Goal · Heung-min SonTottenham Hotspur · 0-1
  • 23'Goal · Heung-min SonTottenham Hotspur · 0-2
  • 63'Yellow card · Kyle WalkerTottenham Hotspur
  • 65'Goal · Ben GibsonMiddlesbrough · 1-2
  • 87'Yellow card · Adama TraoréMiddlesbrough
  • 90+6'Yellow card · George FriendMiddlesbrough

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Middlesbrough 2, draws 3, Tottenham Hotspur 5.

Team news

Middlesbrough line-up (4-2-3-1)

Víctor Valdés, Antonio Barragán, Calum Chambers, Ben Gibson, George Friend, Marten de Roon, Adam Clayton, Cristhian Stuani, Gastón Ramírez, Stewart Downing, Álvaro Negredo

Tottenham Hotspur line-up (4-3-3)

Hugo Lloris, Kyle Walker, Toby Alderweireld, Jan Vertonghen, Ben Davies, Christian Eriksen, Victor Wanyama, Dele Alli, Moussa Sissoko, Vincent Janssen, Heung-min Son