Sunderland 1-2 Middlesbrough: result and report

Premier League · Sunday 21 August 2016

Result

Sunderland 1-2 Middlesbrough

Premier League · Sunday 21 August 2016, 12:30 UTC · half-time 0-2

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Sunderland 1-2 Middlesbrough: match report

Sunderland lost to Middlesbrough 1-2 in the Premier League on Sunday 21 August 2016. The half-time score was 0-2.

Cristhian Stuani opened the scoring in the 13th minute. Sunderland's goal came from Patrick van Aanholt (71'). Middlesbrough scored through Cristhian Stuani (13') and Cristhian Stuani (45').

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

Sunderland went on to finish that season 20th with 24 points, and Middlesbrough 19th with 28.

Sunderland lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Middlesbrough in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Cristhian Stuani of Middlesbrough (8.5), ahead of Patrick van Aanholt (7.8).

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

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 13'Goal · Cristhian StuaniMiddlesbrough · 0-1
  • 26'Yellow card · Adam ClaytonMiddlesbrough
  • 45'Goal · Cristhian StuaniMiddlesbrough · 0-2
  • 71'Goal · Patrick van AanholtSunderland · 1-2
  • 81'Yellow card · Lynden GoochSunderland

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Sunderland 3, draws 2, Middlesbrough 5.

Team news

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

Vito Mannone, Donald Love, John O'Shea, Papy Djilobodji, Patrick van Aanholt, Jack Rodwell, Paddy McNair, Adnan Januzaj, Lynden Gooch, Duncan Watmore, Jermain Defoe

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

Brad Guzan, Emilio Nsue, Antonio Barragán, Ben Gibson, George Friend, Adam Forshaw, Adam Clayton, Cristhian Stuani, Gastón Ramírez, Stewart Downing, Álvaro Negredo