Southampton 2-2 Middlesbrough: result and report

Premier League · Saturday 11 December 2004

Result

Southampton 2-2 Middlesbrough

Premier League · Saturday 11 December 2004, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Southampton 2-2 Middlesbrough: match report

Southampton drew with Middlesbrough 2-2 in the Premier League on Saturday 11 December 2004. The half-time score was 1-0.

Kevin Phillips opened the scoring in the 45th minute. Southampton's goals came from Kevin Phillips (45') and Peter Crouch (64'). Middlesbrough scored through an own goal by Danny Higginbotham (89') and Stewart Downing (90').

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

Going into the game Southampton were 18th on 12 points from 16 and Middlesbrough 5th on 28 points from 16. Southampton went on to finish that season 20th with 32 points, and Middlesbrough 7th with 55.

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

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

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 45'Goal · Kevin PhillipsSouthampton · 1-0
  • 53'Yellow card · Rory DelapSouthampton
  • 64'Goal · Peter CrouchSouthampton · 2-0
  • 86'Yellow card · George BoatengMiddlesbrough
  • 89'Own goal · Danny HigginbothamMiddlesbrough · 2-1
  • 90'Goal · Stewart DowningMiddlesbrough · 2-2

Head-to-head

8 meetings: Southampton 2, draws 3, Middlesbrough 3.

Team news

Southampton expected line-up

Antti Niemi, Claus Lundekvam, Andreas Jakobsson, Jelle Van Damme, Darren Kenton, Anders Svensson, Fabrice Fernandes, Dexter Blackstock, Neill McCann, Rory Delap