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Middlesbrough 4-0 Reading - December 13, 1997 / First Division 1997/1998

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First Division 1997/1998 - Round 22

BT Cellnet Riverside Stadium - Middlesbrough - England

December 13, 1997

Middlesbrough

4 - 0

Reading

Craig Hignett

77'

Mikkel Beck

79'

Mikkel Beck

84'

Craig Hignett

90'

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46' - Substitution Nigel Pearsonis substituted by Steve Baker46

70' - Substitution Phil Stampis substituted by Jaime Moreno70

77' - Goal Craig Hignett77

79' - Goal Mikkel Beck79

84' - Goal Mikkel Beck84

87' - Substitution Andy Townsendis substituted by Mark Summerbell87

90' - Goal Craig Hignett90

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Team line-ups Key figures Pre-match Competition info

Middlesbrough

4 - 0

Reading

Middlesbrough Reading

Team line-ups

Middlesbrough

Schwarzer

Mark Schwarzer

Australia

B.date06/10/1972

Age25 years

H1m94

positionGoalkeeper

Pearson46

Nigel Pearson

England

B.date21/08/1963

Age34 years

H1m86

positionCentral defender

Festa

Gianluca Festa

Italy

B.date12/03/1969

Age28 years

H1m84

positionRight central defender

Whyte

Derek Whyte

Scotland

B.date31/08/1968

Age29 years

H1m81

positionLeft central defender

Fleming

Curtis Fleming

Republic of Ireland

B.date08/10/1968

Age29 years

H1m78

positionRight full-back

Emerson

Brazil

B.date12/04/1972

Age25 years

H1m81

positionDefensive Midfielder

Townsend87

Andy Townsend

Republic of Ireland

B.date23/07/1963

Age34 years

H1m80

positionCentre Midfield

Hignett7790

Craig Hignett

England

B.date12/01/1970

Age27 years

H1m79

positionCentre Midfield

Stamp70

Phil Stamp

England

B.date12/12/1975

Age22 years

H1m78

positionPlaymaker

Merson

Paul Merson

England

B.date20/03/1968

Age29 years

H1m78

positionPlaymaker

Beck8479

Mikkel Beck

Denmark

B.date04/05/1973

Age24 years

H1m85

positionStriker

			Age	Match num	Note
G	Mark Schwarzer		25	28	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Nigel Pearson	46	34	92	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Gianluca Festa		28	42	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Derek Whyte		29	108	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Curtis Fleming		29	112	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Emerson		25	69	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Andy Townsend	87	34	19	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Craig Hignett	7790	27	107	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Phil Stamp	70	22	58	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Paul Merson		29	25	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Mikkel Beck	8479	24	61	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

27.8 years

Average number of matches played for the team

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			Age	Match num	Note
D	Steve Baker	46	19	5	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Mark Summerbell	87	21	11	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Jaime Moreno	70	23	11	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Derek Whyte

Craig Harrison

OUT

Phil Stamp

Anthony Ormerod

OUT

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

No changes regarding the previous match for the starting players

Manager

Age

Match num

Bryan Robson

178

Success rate in this team:

43 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

43 %

Robson vs Reading

1 victory

1 draw

1 loss

Latest figure on December 13, 1997

Robson vs Bullivant

1 victory

0 draw

0 loss

Latest figure on December 13, 1997

Manager

Age

Match num

Terry Bullivant

Success rate in this team:

36 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

33 %

Bullivant vs Middlesbrough

0 victory

0 draw

1 loss

Latest figure on December 13, 1997

Bullivant vs Robson

0 victory

0 draw

1 loss

Latest figure on December 13, 1997

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Comments

Key figures

Middlesbrough keeps its 6 matches with only one goal conceded at most vs Reading running (since 29/12/1928). It's a record streak. The first of history

Only back at the time of Jack Charlton head of Middlesbrough (01/07/1973-01/07/1977), you can see a manager go over Bryan Robson with 51% of wins in Championship (64%).

The last time Reading has ended with the score 0-4 away from home in Championship, It was on the 26/09/1987 (vs )

Read the next 12 key stats

Pre-match

Current form

Home

VMiddlesbrough 3-0 Huddersfield Town28/10/1997

DMiddlesbrough 1-1 Portsmouth05/11/1997

VMiddlesbrough 3-0 Queens Park Rangers08/11/1997

VMiddlesbrough 2-1 Bolton Wanderers18/11/1997

DMiddlesbrough 0-0 Nottingham Forest26/11/1997

VMiddlesbrough 1-0 West Bromwich Albion29/11/1997

Overall

VMiddlesbrough 2-1 Bolton Wanderers18/11/1997

VSwindon Town 1-2 Middlesbrough22/11/1997

DMiddlesbrough 0-0 Nottingham Forest26/11/1997

VMiddlesbrough 1-0 West Bromwich Albion29/11/1997

DIpswich Town 1-1 Middlesbrough02/12/1997

VBury 0-1 Middlesbrough06/12/1997

Current form

Away

DManchester City 0-0 Reading18/10/1997

DNorwich City 0-0 Reading21/10/1997

DPort Vale 0-0 Reading01/11/1997

LHuddersfield Town 1-0 Reading15/11/1997

VLeeds United 2-3 Reading18/11/1997

VStoke City 1-2 Reading29/11/1997

Overall

VReading 1-0 Stockport08/11/1997

LHuddersfield Town 1-0 Reading15/11/1997

VLeeds United 2-3 Reading18/11/1997

LReading 0-4 Ipswich Town22/11/1997

VStoke City 1-2 Reading29/11/1997

VReading 2-0 Charlton06/12/1997

Running streaks

	Home	Total
Winning streak	1	1
Unbeaten streak	8	9
Drawless streak	1	1
Scoring streak	1	3
Invincibility streak	2	1

Running streaks

	Away	Total
Winning streak	2	2
Unbeaten streak	2	2
Drawless streak	3	7
Scoring streak	2	2
Conceding streak	3	0
Invincibility streak	0	1

Statistical comparison of the season

Results

21	Number of games (Competition total)	21
10	Number of games (Home / Away)	10
12	Victories (Competition total)	6
6	Victories (Home / Away)	2
6	Draws (Competition total)	6
2	Draws (Home / Away)	4
3	Losses (Competition total)	9
2	Losses (Home / Away)	4

Goals

35	Goals scored (Competition total)	21
16	Goals scored (Home / Away)	5
17	Goals conceded (Competition total)	31
7	Goals conceded (Home / Away)	13
1.67	Goals scored per match average (Competition total)	1
1.6	Goals scored per match average (Home / Away)	0.5
0.81	Conceced goals per match average (Competition total)	1.48
0.7	Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away)	1.3

Betting aid

11	Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total)	10
6	Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away)	3
6	Clean sheets (Competition total)	7
4	Clean sheets (Home / Away)	4
3	Matches without scoring (Competition total)	11
2	Matches without scoring (Home / Away)	7
13	The 2 teams score (Competition total)	6
5	The 2 teams score (Home / Away)	2
2-1 (2 times)	Most frequent score (Home / Away)	0-0 (3 times)

Bookings

17	Yellow cards (Competition total)	0
3	Yellow cards (Home / Away)	0
2	Red cards (Competition total)	0
0	Red cards (Home / Away)	0

Key players

Mikkel Beck	9 goals	Team's best scorer (Competition total)	-
Mikkel Beck	6 goals	Team's best scorer (Home / Away)	-
Paul Merson	2 penalties	Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total)	-
Paul Merson	2 penalties	Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away)	-
Mikkel Beck	6 goals during the last 10 matches	The fittest player	-