Middlesbrough 1-1 Liverpool - January 12, 2008 / Premier League 2007/2008
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MID
26' - Goal
George Boateng26
MID
46' - Substitution
Álvaro Arbeloais substituted by Ryan Babel
59' - Substitution
Yossi Benayounis substituted by Xabi Alonso
71' - Goal
Fernando Torres
73' - Substitution
Jérémie Aliadièreis substituted by Ben Hutchinson73
74' - Substitution
Andriy Voroninis substituted by Dirk Kuyt
LIV
LIV
Team line-ups
Middlesbrough
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Mark Schwarzer | 35 | 427 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
David Wheater | 20 | 30 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Robert Huth | 23 | 22 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Jonathan Grounds | 19 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Luke Young | 28 | 22 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Fábio Rochemback | 26 | 77 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Gary O'Neil | 24 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
George Boateng | 26 | 32 | 206 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Sanli Tuncay | 25 | 22 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Stewart Downing | 23 | 171 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Jérémie Aliadière | 73 | 24 | 16 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
25.4 years
Average number of matches played for the team
92
Liverpool
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Pepe Reina | 25 | 133 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Sami Hyypiä | 34 | 426 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Jamie Carragher | 29 | 499 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Álvaro Arbeloa | 46 | 24 | 41 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Steve Finnan | 31 | 205 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
John Arne Riise | 27 | 329 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Javier Mascherano | 23 | 34 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Steven Gerrard | 27 | 415 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Yossi Benayoun | 59 | 27 | 26 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Andriy Voronin | 74 | 28 | 21 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Fernando Torres | 71 | 23 | 25 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
27.1 years
Average number of matches played for the team
196
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F |
Ben Hutchinson | 73 | 20 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
Xabi Alonso | 59 | 26 | 147 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Dirk Kuyt | 74 | 27 | 73 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Ryan Babel | 46 | 21 | 28 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Gary O'Neil
IN
Julio Arca
OUT
Sanli Tuncay
IN
Adam Johnson
OUT
George Boateng
IN
Lee Cattermole
OUT
Jérémie Aliadière
IN
Ben Hutchinson
OUT
Jonathan Grounds
IN
Emanuel Pogatetz
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Pepe Reina
IN
Charles Itandje
OUT
Javier Mascherano
IN
Xabi Alonso
OUT
Andriy Voronin
IN
Peter Crouch
OUT
Fernando Torres
IN
Ryan Babel
OUT
Álvaro Arbeloa
IN
Dirk Kuyt
OUT
Steven Gerrard
IN
Lucas Leiva
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
37
72
Success rate in this team:
28 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
28 %
Southgate vs Liverpool
0 victory
2 draws
1 loss
Southgate vs Benítez
0 victory
2 draws
1 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
47
213
Success rate in this team:
55 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
48 %
Benítez vs Middlesbrough
3 victories
4 draws
1 loss
Benítez vs Southgate
1 victory
2 draws
0 loss
Referee
Andre Marriner
3 victories |
3 draws |
5 losses |
Middlesbrough11 matches | General total | Liverpool61 matches | 31 victories |
20 draws |
10 losses |
0 victory |
1 draw |
1 loss |
Middlesbrough2 matches | Season total | Liverpool3 matches | 1 victory |
1 draw |
1 loss |
| Latest figure on February 15, 2023 | Latest figure on January 17, 2023 | |||||||
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Key figures
No Middlesbrough manager (with more than 30 matches on the bench) before Gareth Southgate has done less than 1.05 goals scored per game in Premier League.
Liverpool keeps its 4 consecutive draws running (since 30/12/2007). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 18/01/1995-04/02/1995 time period (4 matches).
Liverpool keeps its 6 matches with only one goal conceded at most in Premier League running (since 16/12/2007).
General ranking
| 12 | Tottenham | 24 pts | 22 rd | |
| 13 | Reading | 22 pts | 22 rd | |
| +1 | 14 | Middlesbrough | 21 pts | 22 rd |
| -1 | 15 | Bolton Wanderers | 20 pts | 21 rd |
| 16 | Birmingham City | 20 pts | 22 rd |
General ranking
| -1 | 2 | Arsenal | 51 pts | 22 rd |
| 3 | Chelsea | 47 pts | 22 rd | |
| +1 | 4 | Liverpool | 39 pts | 21 rd |
| +1 | 5 | Everton | 39 pts | 22 rd |
| +1 | 6 | Aston Villa | 39 pts | 22 rd |
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | LMiddlesbrough 0-2 Chelsea20/10/2007 | DMiddlesbrough 1-1 Tottenham03/11/2007 | LMiddlesbrough 0-3 Aston Villa24/11/2007 | VMiddlesbrough 2-1 Arsenal09/12/2007 | LMiddlesbrough 1-2 West Ham22/12/2007 | LMiddlesbrough 0-2 Everton01/01/2008 |
| Overall | VDerby County 0-1 Middlesbrough15/12/2007 | LMiddlesbrough 1-2 West Ham22/12/2007 | LBirmingham City 3-0 Middlesbrough26/12/2007 | VPortsmouth 0-1 Middlesbrough29/12/2007 | LMiddlesbrough 0-2 Everton01/01/2008 | VBristol City 1-2 Middlesbrough05/01/2008 |
Current form
| Away | LReading 3-1 Liverpool08/12/2007 | VMarseille 0-4 Liverpool11/12/2007 | LChelsea 2-0 Liverpool19/12/2007 | VDerby County 1-2 Liverpool26/12/2007 | DManchester City 0-0 Liverpool30/12/2007 | DLuton Town 1-1 Liverpool06/01/2008 |
| Overall | LChelsea 2-0 Liverpool19/12/2007 | VLiverpool 4-1 Portsmouth22/12/2007 | VDerby County 1-2 Liverpool26/12/2007 | DManchester City 0-0 Liverpool30/12/2007 | DLiverpool 1-1 Wigan02/01/2008 | DLuton Town 1-1 Liverpool06/01/2008 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 0 | 1 |
| Loosing streak | 2 | 0 |
| Unbeaten streak | 0 | 1 |
| Winless streak | 2 | 0 |
| Drawless streak | 4 | 7 |
| Scoring streak | 0 | 1 |
| Goalless streak | 1 | 0 |
| Conceding streak | 7 | 2 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 2 | 3 |
| Unbeaten streak | 3 | 5 |
| Winless streak | 2 | 3 |
| Scoring streak | 1 | 2 |
| Conceding streak | 1 | 2 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Rankings
|
15 |
General ranking (Competition total) |
5 |
|
19 |
General ranking (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
140 |
FBDB index ranking (Worldwide) |
8 |
|
15 |
FBDB index ranking (National) |
4 |
Ranking evolution during the season
Results
|
21 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
20 |
|
10 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
10 |
|
5 |
Victories (Competition total) |
10 |
|
2 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
6 |
|
5 |
Draws (Competition total) |
8 |
|
3 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
11 |
Losses (Competition total) |
2 |
|
5 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
1 |
Goals
|
18 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
34 |
|
11 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
13 |
|
35 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
13 |
|
17 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
6 |
|
0.86 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1.7 |
|
1.1 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
1.3 |
|
1.67 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
0.65 |
|
1.7 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
0.6 |
Betting aid
|
11 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
9 |
|
6 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
5 |
|
4 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
10 |
|
1 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
6 |
|
8 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
5 |
|
3 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
10 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
9 |
|
6 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
4 |
|
1-2 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
2-1 |
Bookings
|
44 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
24 |
|
19 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
12 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
 | Stewart Downing | 4 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 10 goals | Fernando Torres | |
| Stewart Downing | 4 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 4 goals | Steven Gerrard |  |
| Stewart Downing | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 2 penalties | Steven Gerrard | |
| Stewart Downing | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | 2 penalties | Dirk Kuyt | |
 | Sanli Tuncay | 4 goals during the last 7 matches | The fittest player | 6 goals during the last 9 matches | Fernando Torres | |
Historical head to head
Home
107 gf
86 ga
Away
66 gf
148 ga
Total
173 gf
234 ga
Historical head to head
Home
148 gf
66 ga
Away
86 gf
107 ga
Total
234 gf
173 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 5 - 0 |
August 31, 1929 |
| Home | 5 - 0 |
August 31, 1929 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 7 - 2 |
September 16, 1931 |
| Away | 4 - 0 |
March 11, 1989 |
Latest head to head
April 18, 2007 - Premier League 2006/2007
November 18, 2006 - Premier League 2006/2007
December 10, 2005 - Premier League 2005/2006
August 13, 2005 - Premier League 2005/2006
April 30, 2005 - Premier League 2004/2005
Best historical scorers against Liverpool
 |
David Shearer | 3 goals | 1980 - 1981 |
 |
Fabrizio Ravanelli | 3 goals | 1996 - 1996 |
 |
Brian Deane | 2 goals | 1998 - 1999 |
 |
Paul Merson | 2 goals | 1998 - 1998 |
 |
Gareth Southgate | 2 goals | 2002 - 2002 |
 |
Jan Aage Fjörtoft | 1 goal | 1996 - 1996 |
Best historical scorers against Middlesbrough
 |
Robbie Fowler | 6 goals | 1996 - 1998 |
|
David Johnson | 5 goals | 1978 - 1981 |
|
Terry McDermott | 5 goals | 1975 - 1980 |
 |
Ian Rush | 4 goals | 1981 - 1993 |
|
Gordon Hodgson | 4 goals | 1934 - 1935 |
|
Steven Gerrard | 3 goals | 2005 - 2007 |
Players with most games played vs Liverpool
 |
Mark Schwarzer | 18 matches | 1998 - 2007 |
|
John Craggs | 15 matches | 1974 - 1982 |
|
Jim Platt | 14 matches | 1974 - 1982 |
|
David Armstrong | 14 matches | 1974 - 1981 |
|
Anthony McAndrew | 13 matches | 1976 - 1982 |
|
Robbie Mustoe | 13 matches | 1992 - 2002 |
Players with most games played vs Middlesbrough
 |
Jamie Carragher | 19 matches | 1997 - 2007 |
 |
Phil Neal | 17 matches | 1975 - 1982 |
 |
Ray Kennedy | 17 matches | 1974 - 1981 |
 |
Ray Clemence | 16 matches | 1974 - 1981 |
|
Steven Gerrard | 15 matches | 1999 - 2007 |
|
Phil Thompson | 14 matches | 1975 - 1982 |
They played in both sides
131 matches
360 matches
127 matches
46 matches
106 matches
81 matches
88 matches
47 matches
67 matches
272 matches
49 matches
58 matches
They played in both sides
131 matches
360 matches
67 matches
272 matches
9 matches
163 matches
48 matches
122 matches
106 matches
81 matches
49 matches
58 matches
Competition info
The other matches
January 12, 2008
January 13, 2008
Post-match general ranking
| pts | m | v | d | l | GF | GA | diff | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
+11
|  | Manchester United | 51 | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 44 | 11 | +33 |
-12
|  | Arsenal | 51 | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 43 | 17 | +26 |
3
|  | Chelsea | 47 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 16 | +19 |
+14
|  | Liverpool | 39 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 35 | 14 | +21 |
+15
|  | Everton | 39 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 38 | 22 | +16 |
+16
|  | Aston Villa | 39 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 40 | 28 | +12 |
-37
|  | Manchester City | 39 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 23 | +6 |
8
|  | Portsmouth | 34 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 31 | 20 | +11 |
9
|  | Blackburn | 33 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 28 | 0 |
10
|  | West Ham | 32 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 20 | +7 |
11
|  | Newcastle United | 26 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 39 | -12 |
12
|  | Tottenham | 24 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 42 | 40 | +2 |
13
|  | Reading | 22 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 30 | 47 | -17 |
+114
|  | Middlesbrough | 21 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 36 | -17 |
-115
|  | Bolton Wanderers | 20 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 32 | -9 |
16
|  | Birmingham City | 20 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 33 | -10 |
17
|  | Wigan | 20 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 37 | -15 |
18
|  | Sunderland | 17 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 40 | -20 |
19
|  | Fulham | 15 | 22 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 23 | 39 | -16 |
20
|  | Derby County | 7 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 47 | -37 |
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