Newcastle United 3-1 Middlesbrough: result and report
Premier League · Monday 11 May 2009
Result
Newcastle United 3-1 Middlesbrough
Premier League · Monday 11 May 2009, 19:00 UTC · half-time 1-1
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Newcastle United 3-1 Middlesbrough: match report
Newcastle United beat Middlesbrough 3-1 in the Premier League on Monday 11 May 2009. It was 1-1 at half-time.
Newcastle United's goals came from Steven Taylor (9'), Obafemi Martins (71') and Peter Løvenkrands (86'). Middlesbrough scored through an own goal by Habib Beye (3').
Discipline: Newcastle United received 3 yellow cards; Middlesbrough received 1 yellow card.
Going into the game Newcastle United were 18th on 31 points from 35 and Middlesbrough 19th on 31 points from 35. Newcastle United went on to finish that season 18th with 34 points, and Middlesbrough 19th with 32.
Newcastle United lined up in a 4-4-2 and Middlesbrough in a 4-4-2.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Newcastle United wins, 7 draws and 1 for Middlesbrough.
Going into the match Newcastle United's last five read L-D-L-D-L and Middlesbrough's L-L-D-W-L.
Key events
- 3'Own goal · Habib Beye
- 9'Goal · Steven Taylor
- 31'Yellow card · Nicky Butt
- 71'Goal · Obafemi Martins
- 81'Yellow card · Damien Duff
- 83'Yellow card · Matthew Bates
- 84'Yellow card · Kevin Nolan
- 86'Goal · Peter Løvenkrands
Head-to-head
Team news
Newcastle United line-up (4-4-2)
Damien Duff, Steve Harper, Sebastien Bassong, Steven Taylor, Danny Guthrie, Jonás Gutiérrez, Michael Owen, Mark Viduka, Kevin Nolan, Habib Beye, Nicky Butt
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