Middlesbrough 1-0 Watford: result and report

Championship · Saturday 5 November 2011

Result

Middlesbrough 1-0 Watford

Championship · Saturday 5 November 2011, 17:20 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Middlesbrough 1-0 Watford: match report

Middlesbrough defeated Watford 1-0 in the Championship on Saturday 5 November 2011. The half-time score was 1-0.

The only goal came from S. McDonald of Middlesbrough in the 41st minute.

Discipline: Middlesbrough received 1 yellow card; Watford received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Middlesbrough were 4th on 27 points from 15 and Watford 21st on 16 points from 15. Middlesbrough went on to finish that season 7th with 70 points, and Watford 12th with 64.

Middlesbrough lined up in a 4-4-2 and Watford in a 4-4-2.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Middlesbrough wins, 1 draw and 3 for Watford.

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

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 41'Goal · S. McDonaldMiddlesbrough · 1-0
  • 84'Yellow card · B. RobsonMiddlesbrough
  • 90+3'Yellow card · Jonathan HoggWatford

Head-to-head

6 meetings: Middlesbrough 2, draws 1, Watford 3.

Team news

Middlesbrough line-up (4-4-2)

Jason Steele, Joe Bennett, Stephen McManus, Rhys Williams, Tony McMahon, Merouane Zemmama, Nicky Bailey, Barry Robson, Scott McDonald, Marvin Emnes, Matthew Bates

Watford line-up (4-4-2)

Scott Loach, Lee Hodson, Carl Dickinson, Adrian Mariappa, Nyron Nosworthy, Mark Yeates, Prince Bauben, Jonathan Hogg, Troy Deeney, Marvin Sordell, Chris Iwelumo