Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 Middlesbrough: result and report

Premier League · Saturday 20 August 2005

Result

Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 Middlesbrough

Premier League · Saturday 20 August 2005, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 Middlesbrough: match report

Tottenham Hotspur defeated Middlesbrough 2-0 in the Premier League on Saturday 20 August 2005. The half-time score was 0-0.

Jermain Defoe opened the scoring in the 49th minute. Tottenham Hotspur's goals came from Jermain Defoe (49') and Mido (75'). Middlesbrough did not score.

Discipline: Tottenham Hotspur received 3 yellow cards; Middlesbrough received 1 yellow card.

Tottenham Hotspur went on to finish that season 5th with 65 points, and Middlesbrough 14th with 45.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Tottenham Hotspur wins, 4 draws and 4 for Middlesbrough.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 49'Goal · Jermain DefoeTottenham Hotspur · 1-0
  • 50'Yellow card · Jermain DefoeTottenham Hotspur
  • 52'Yellow card · Teemu TainioTottenham Hotspur
  • 67'Yellow card · Edgar DavidsTottenham Hotspur
  • 68'Yellow card · Jimmy Floyd HasselbainkMiddlesbrough
  • 75'Goal · MidoTottenham Hotspur · 2-0

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Tottenham Hotspur 2, draws 4, Middlesbrough 4.

Team news

Tottenham Hotspur line-up

Paul Robinson, Paul Stalteri, Erik Kenneth Edman, Michael Dawson, Anthony Gardner, Andy Reid, Michael Carrick, Edgar Davids, Teemu Tainio, Mido, Jermain Defoe