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Middlesbrough 2-1 Arsenal - December 09, 2007 / Premier League 2007/2008

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Premier League 2007/2008 - Round 16

Riverside Stadium - Middlesbrough - England

December 09, 2007

26 428

Middlesbrough

2 - 1

Arsenal

(penalty) Stewart Downing

(right foot) Sanli Tuncay

74'

90'

Tomas Rosicky (right foot)

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3' - Goal Stewart Downing3

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46' - Substitution Eduardois substituted by Nicklas Bendtner

60' - Substitution Lassana Diarrais substituted by Theo Walcott photo Denilson

60' - Substitution Emmanuel Ebouéis substituted by Denilson

73' - Substitution Jonathan Woodgateis substituted by Robert Huth73

74' - Goal Sanli Tuncay74

81' - Substitution Jérémie Aliadièreis substituted by Julio Arca81

90' - Goal Tomas Rosicky

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Team line-ups Key figures Pre-match Competition info

Middlesbrough

2 - 1

Arsenal

Middlesbrough Arsenal

Team line-ups

Middlesbrough

Turnbull

Ross Turnbull

England

B.date04/01/1985

Age22 years

H1m93

positionGoalkeeper

Woodgate73

Jonathan Woodgate

England

B.date22/01/1980

Age27 years

H1m83

positionCentral defender

Wheater

David Wheater

England

B.date14/02/1987

Age20 years

H1m96

positionLeft central defender

Pogatetz

Emanuel Pogatetz

Austria

B.date16/01/1983

Age24 years

H1m89

positionCentral defender

Young

Luke Young

England

B.date19/07/1979

Age28 years

H1m83

positionRight full-back

Rochemback

Fábio Rochemback

Brazil

B.date10/12/1981

Age25 years

H1m82

positionDefensive Midfielder

O'Neil

Gary O'Neil

England

B.date18/05/1983

Age24 years

H1m73

positionCentre Midfield

Boateng

George Boateng

Netherlands

B.date05/09/1975

Age32 years

H1m82

positionMidfield

Tuncay74

Sanli Tuncay

Turkey

B.date16/01/1982

Age25 years

H1m82

positionLeft Offensive Midfielder

Downing3

Stewart Downing

England

B.date22/07/1984

Age23 years

H1m81

positionLeft Offensive Midfielder

Aliadière81

Jérémie Aliadière

France

B.date30/03/1983

Age24 years

H1m81

positionCentre forward

			Age	Match num	Note
G	Ross Turnbull		22	5	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Jonathan Woodgate	73	27	47	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	David Wheater		20	25	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Emanuel Pogatetz		24	87	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Luke Young		28	15	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Fábio Rochemback		25	72	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Gary O'Neil		24	10	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	George Boateng		32	202	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Sanli Tuncay	74	25	15	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Stewart Downing	3	23	164	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Jérémie Aliadière	81	24	12	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

24.9 years

Average number of matches played for the team

Arsenal

Almunia

Manuel Almunia

Spain

B.date19/05/1977

Age30 years

H1m91

positionGoalkeeper

Gallas

William Gallas

France

B.date17/08/1977

Age30 years

H1m81

positionLeft central defender

Touré

Kolo Touré

Ivory Coast

B.date19/03/1981

Age26 years

H1m83

positionCentral defender

Eboué60

Emmanuel Eboué

Ivory Coast

B.date04/06/1983

Age24 years

H1m78

positionRight full-back

Clichy

Gaël Clichy

France

B.date26/07/1985

Age22 years

H1m76

positionLeft full-back

Sagna

Bacary Sagna

France

B.date14/02/1983

Age24 years

H1m76

positionRight full-back

Diarra60

Lassana Diarra

France

B.date10/03/1985

Age22 years

H1m73

positionDefensive Midfielder

Silva

Gilberto Silva

Brazil

B.date07/10/1976

Age31 years

H1m85

positionDefensive Midfielder

Rosicky90

Tomas Rosicky

Czech Republic

B.date04/10/1980

Age27 years

H1m79

positionPlaymaker

Eduardo46

Eduardo

Croatia

B.date25/02/1983

Age24 years

H1m77

positionCentre forward

Adebayor

Emmanuel Adebayor

Togo

B.date26/02/1984

Age23 years

H1m93

positionCentre forward

			Age	Match num	Note
G	Manuel Almunia		30	63	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	William Gallas		30	42	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Kolo Touré		26	265	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Emmanuel Eboué	60	24	88	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Gaël Clichy		22	119	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Bacary Sagna		24	20	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Lassana Diarra	60	22	10	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Gilberto Silva		31	224	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Tomas Rosicky	90	27	54	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Eduardo	46	24	15	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Emmanuel Adebayor		23	76	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

25.7 years

Average number of matches played for the team

Substitutes					Age	Match num	Note
	D		Robert Huth	73	23	16	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
	M		Julio Arca	81	26	36	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

			Age	Match num	Note
M	Denilson	60	19	31	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Theo Walcott	60	18	49	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Nicklas Bendtner	46	19	17	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Sanli Tuncay

Adam Johnson

OUT

Gary O'Neil

Dong-gook Lee

OUT

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

No changes regarding the previous match for the starting players

Manager

Age

Match num

Gareth Southgate

Success rate in this team:

26 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

26 %

Southgate vs Arsenal

1 victory

2 draws

0 loss

Latest figure on December 09, 2007

Southgate vs Wenger

1 victory

2 draws

0 loss

Latest figure on December 09, 2007

Manager

Age

Match num

Arsène Wenger

640

Success rate in this team:

58 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

52 %

Wenger vs Middlesbrough

16 victories

4 draws

6 losses

Latest figure on December 09, 2007

Wenger vs Southgate

0 victory

2 draws

1 loss

Latest figure on December 09, 2007

Referee

Howard Webb

7 victories	4 draws	8 losses	Middlesbrough19 matches	General total	Arsenal36 matches	18 victories	8 draws	10 losses
1 victory	1 draw	1 loss	Middlesbrough3 matches	Season total	Arsenal4 matches	0 victory	2 draws	2 losses
Latest figure on May 24, 2009					Latest figure on February 16, 2014

Videos

July 02, 2023

Comments

Key figures

It's the first time Stewart Downing scores 1 goal vs in his professional career

It's the first time Tomas Rosicky scores 1 goal vs Middlesbrough in his professional career

End of streak for Middlesbrough after 11 consecutive matches without a win (since 15/09/2007). It was the best streak for the club since 13/01/1996-19/03/1996 (12 matches).

Read the next 13 key stats

General ranking

+3	14	Bolton Wanderers	14 pts	16 rd
-2	15	Birmingham City	14 pts	16 rd
+2	16	Middlesbrough	14 pts	16 rd
-3	17	Fulham	13 pts	16 rd
-3	18	Sunderland	13 pts	16 rd

General ranking

1	Arsenal	37 pts	16 rd
2	Manchester United	36 pts	16 rd
3	Chelsea	34 pts	16 rd
4	Liverpool	30 pts	15 rd
5	Portsmouth	30 pts	16 rd

Pre-match

Current form

Home

VMiddlesbrough 2-0 Northampton Town29/08/2007

VMiddlesbrough 2-0 Birmingham City01/09/2007

DMiddlesbrough 2-2 Sunderland22/09/2007

LMiddlesbrough 0-2 Chelsea20/10/2007

DMiddlesbrough 1-1 Tottenham03/11/2007

LMiddlesbrough 0-3 Aston Villa24/11/2007

Overall

LMiddlesbrough 0-2 Chelsea20/10/2007

LManchester United 4-1 Middlesbrough27/10/2007

DMiddlesbrough 1-1 Tottenham03/11/2007

DBolton Wanderers 0-0 Middlesbrough11/11/2007

LMiddlesbrough 0-3 Aston Villa24/11/2007

DReading 1-1 Middlesbrough01/12/2007

Current form

Away

VSheffield United 0-3 Arsenal31/10/2007

DSlavia Prague 0-0 Arsenal07/11/2007

VReading 1-3 Arsenal12/11/2007

LSevilla FC 3-1 Arsenal27/11/2007

VAston Villa 1-2 Arsenal01/12/2007

DNewcastle United 1-1 Arsenal05/12/2007

Overall

DSlavia Prague 0-0 Arsenal07/11/2007

VReading 1-3 Arsenal12/11/2007

VArsenal 2-0 Wigan24/11/2007

LSevilla FC 3-1 Arsenal27/11/2007

VAston Villa 1-2 Arsenal01/12/2007

DNewcastle United 1-1 Arsenal05/12/2007

Running streaks

	Home	Total
Drawing streak	0	1
Loosing streak	1	0
Unbeaten streak	0	1
Winless streak	4	11
Drawless streak	1	0
Scoring streak	0	1
Goalless streak	1	0
Conceding streak	4	2

Running streaks

	Away	Total
Drawing streak	1	1
Unbeaten streak	2	2
Winless streak	1	1
Scoring streak	4	5
Conceding streak	4	3

Statistical comparison of the season

Rankings

18	General ranking (Competition total)	1
19	General ranking (Home / Away)	4
189	FBDB index ranking (Worldwide)	4
15	FBDB index ranking (National)	3

Ranking evolution during the season

Results

15	Number of games (Competition total)	15
7	Number of games (Home / Away)	7
2	Victories (Competition total)	11
1	Victories (Home / Away)	4
5	Draws (Competition total)	4
3	Draws (Home / Away)	3
8	Losses (Competition total)	0
3	Losses (Home / Away)	0

Goals

13	Goals scored (Competition total)	32
8	Goals scored (Home / Away)	12
27	Goals conceded (Competition total)	12
12	Goals conceded (Home / Away)	6
0.87	Goals scored per match average (Competition total)	2.13
1.14	Goals scored per match average (Home / Away)	1.71
1.8	Conceced goals per match average (Competition total)	0.8
1.71	Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away)	0.86

Betting aid

8	Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total)	8
4	Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away)	3
2	Clean sheets (Competition total)	5
1	Clean sheets (Home / Away)	1
6	Matches without scoring (Competition total)	0
2	Matches without scoring (Home / Away)	0
8	The 2 teams score (Competition total)	10
4	The 2 teams score (Home / Away)	6
2-2 (2 times)	Most frequent score (Home / Away)	1-1 (3 times)

Bookings

35	Yellow cards (Competition total)	22
16	Yellow cards (Home / Away)	16
0	Red cards (Competition total)	1
0	Red cards (Home / Away)	0

Key players

Stewart Downing	3 goals	Team's best scorer (Competition total)	9 goals	Emmanuel Adebayor
Stewart Downing	3 goals	Team's best scorer (Home / Away)	5 goals	Emmanuel Adebayor
-		Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total)	2 penalties	Emmanuel Adebayor
-		Player with most assists (Competition total)	1 assist	Cesc Fàbregas
-		Player with most assists (Home / Away)	1 assist	Cesc Fàbregas
Sanli Tuncay	1 goal during the last match	The fittest player	3 goals during the last 4 matches	Emmanuel Adebayor

Historical head to head

Home

64 matches

25 v

16 d

23 l

90 gf

92 ga

Away

60 matches

7 v

15 d

38 l

60 gf

149 ga

Neutral ground

1 match

0 v

0 d

1 l

0 gf

1 ga

Total

125 matches

32 v

31 d

62 l

150 gf

242 ga

Historical head to head

Home

60 matches

38 v

15 d

7 l

149 gf

60 ga

Away

64 matches

23 v

16 d

25 l

92 gf

90 ga

Neutral ground

1 match

1 v

0 d

0 l

1 gf

0 ga

Total

125 matches

62 v

31 d

32 l

242 gf

150 ga

Largest victory

Overall	5 - 0	May 19, 1980
Home	5 - 0	May 19, 1980

Largest victory

Overall	8 - 0	April 19, 1935
Away	6 - 1	April 24, 1999

Latest head to head

February 03, 2007 - Premier League 2006/2007

Middlesbrough

1 - 1

Arsenal

September 09, 2006 - Premier League 2006/2007

Arsenal

1 - 1

Middlesbrough logo Middlesbrough

January 14, 2006 - Premier League 2005/2006

Arsenal

7 - 0

Middlesbrough logo Middlesbrough

September 10, 2005 - Premier League 2005/2006

Middlesbrough

2 - 1

Arsenal

April 09, 2005 - Premier League 2004/2005

Middlesbrough

0 - 1

Arsenal

Best historical scorers against Arsenal

Ricard Hamilton	5 goals	1999 - 2001
David Armstrong	5 goals	1977 - 1981
David Mills	3 goals	1975 - 1978
Yakubu Ayegbeni	2 goals	2005 - 2007
Juninho Paulista	2 goals	1996 - 2004
Joseph-Désiré Job	2 goals	2004 - 2004

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 19/04/1935. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Best historical scorers against Middlesbrough

Thierry Henry	13 goals	1999 - 2007
Dennis Bergkamp	8 goals	1997 - 2004
Robert Pirès	7 goals	2001 - 2006
Graham Rix	5 goals	1980 - 1984
Ted Drake	5 goals	1935 - 1935
Marc Overmars	5 goals	1998 - 1999

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 19/04/1935. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs Arsenal

Mark Schwarzer	19 matches	1998 - 2006
John Craggs	16 matches	1974 - 1982
David Armstrong	14 matches	1974 - 1981
Steve Vickers	12 matches	1995 - 2001
Anthony McAndrew	12 matches	1976 - 1982
Robbie Mustoe	12 matches	1995 - 2002

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 19/04/1935. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs Middlesbrough

Ray Parlour	19 matches	1992 - 2004
Freddie Ljungberg	16 matches	1998 - 2006
Dennis Bergkamp	16 matches	1995 - 2005
Thierry Henry	16 matches	1999 - 2007
David O'Leary	15 matches	1975 - 1993
Patrick Vieira	15 matches	1996 - 2005

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 19/04/1935. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

They played in both sides

Ray Parlour

60 matches

465 matches

1991 - 2006

Paul Merson

58 matches

425 matches

1986 - 1998

Alan Miller

28 matches

8 matches

1992 - 1996

Jérémie Aliadière

11 matches

51 matches

2001 - 2007

Michael Thomas

9 matches

208 matches

1987 - 1998

Brian Marwood

1 match

64 matches

1988 - 1991

Total : 6 players

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 22/11/1986. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

They played in both sides

Ray Parlour

60 matches

465 matches

1991 - 2006

Paul Merson

58 matches

425 matches

1986 - 1998

Michael Thomas

9 matches

208 matches

1987 - 1998

Brian Marwood

1 match

64 matches

1988 - 1991

Jérémie Aliadière

11 matches

51 matches

2001 - 2007

Alan Miller

28 matches

8 matches

1992 - 1996

Total : 6 players

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 22/11/1986. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Competition info

The other matches

December 08, 2007

Aston Villa

1 3

Portsmouth

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Man United

4 1

Derby County

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Newcastle United

2 1

Birmingham City

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Reading

3 1

Liverpool

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December 09, 2007

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Post-match general ranking

		pts	m	v	d	l	GF	GA	diff
1	Arsenal	37	16	11	4	1	33	14	+19
2	Manchester United	36	16	11	3	2	29	8	+21
3	Chelsea	34	16	10	4	2	24	9	+15
4	Liverpool	30	15	8	6	1	27	9	+18
5	Portsmouth	30	16	8	6	2	28	14	+14
6	Manchester City	30	16	9	3	4	20	17	+3
7	Everton	27	16	8	3	5	29	16	+13
8	Aston Villa	27	16	8	3	5	27	19	+8
9	Blackburn	26	16	7	5	4	20	19	+1
+110	West Ham	22	15	6	4	5	20	12	+8
-111	Newcastle United	22	16	6	4	6	23	26	-3
12	Reading	17	16	5	2	9	21	33	-12
+313	Tottenham	15	16	3	6	7	28	29	-1
+314	Bolton Wanderers	14	16	3	5	8	16	23	-7
-215	Birmingham City	14	16	4	2	10	17	26	-9
+216	Middlesbrough	14	16	3	5	8	15	28	-13
-317	Fulham	13	16	2	7	7	18	27	-9
-318	Sunderland	13	16	3	4	9	15	31	-16
19	Wigan	9	16	2	3	11	12	30	-18
20	Derby County	6	16	1	3	12	6	38	-32

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Middlesbrough 2-1 Arsenal - December 09, 2007 / Premier League 2007/2008

Middlesbrough

2 - 1

Arsenal

Team line-ups

First 11

First 11

Substitutes

Substitutes

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Manager

Southgate vs Arsenal

Southgate vs Wenger

Manager

Wenger vs Middlesbrough

Wenger vs Southgate

Referee

Videos

Comments

Key figures

General ranking

General ranking

Pre-match

Current form

Current form

Running streaks

Running streaks

Statistical comparison of the season

Rankings

Ranking evolution during the season

Results

Goals

Betting aid

Bookings

Key players

Historical head to head

Historical head to head

Largest victory

Largest victory

Latest head to head

Best historical scorers against Arsenal

Best historical scorers against Middlesbrough

Players with most games played vs Arsenal

Players with most games played vs Middlesbrough

They played in both sides

They played in both sides

Competition info

The other matches

Post-match general ranking