Liverpool 2-1 Middlesbrough - August 23, 2008 / Premier League 2008/2009
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Mido
LIV
LIV
![photo Mido](/images/photos/resampled/players/2008-2009/76/a_0/888.webp)
![photo Afonso Alves](/images/photos/players/2008-2009/a_15/15906.jpg)
![photo Ryan Babel](/images/photos/resampled/players/2008-2009/76/a_11/11379.webp)
![photo Yossi Benayoun](/images/photos/resampled/players/2008-2009/76/a_1/1328.webp)
![photo Mido](/images/photos/resampled/players/2008-2009/76/a_0/888.webp)
![photo Fábio Aurelio](/images/photos/resampled/players/2008-2009/76/a_3/3482.webp)
![photo Andrea Dossena](/images/photos/resampled/players/2008-2009/76/a_12/12509.webp)
![photo Justin Hoyte](/images/photos/resampled/players/76/a_4/4806.webp)
![photo Andrew Taylor](/images/photos/resampled/players/76/a_13/13597.webp)
![photo Nabil El Zhar](/images/photos/resampled/players/2008-2009/76/a_17/17987.webp)
![photo Álvaro Arbeloa](/images/photos/resampled/players/2008-2009/76/a_11/11279.webp)
![photo Emanuel Pogatetz](/images/photos/resampled/players/76/a_3/3606.webp)
![photo Didier Digard](/images/photos/resampled/players/2008-2009/76/a_11/11505.webp)
![photo Sanli Tuncay](/images/photos/players/2008-2009/a_3/3158.jpg)
![photo Steven Gerrard](/images/photos/resampled/players/2008-2009/76/a_2/2152.webp)
MID
MID
Team line-ups
Liverpool
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Pepe Reina | 25 | 159 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Jamie Carragher | 30 | 526 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Martin Skrtel | 23 | 21 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Andrea Dossena | 75 | 26 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Álvaro Arbeloa | 83 | 25 | 58 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Xabi Alonso | 26 | 166 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Steven Gerrard | 90 | 28 | 442 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Yossi Benayoun | 65 | 28 | 50 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Dirk Kuyt | 28 | 99 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Robbie Keane | 28 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Fernando Torres | 24 | 49 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Average age
26.5 years
Average number of matches played for the team
143
Middlesbrough
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Ross Turnbull | 23 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Robert Huth | 24 | 32 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Emanuel Pogatetz | 86 | 25 | 114 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
David Wheater | 21 | 51 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Andrew Taylor | 75 | 22 | 85 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Mohamed Shawky | 26 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Gary O'Neil | 25 | 31 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Sanli Tuncay | 87 | 26 | 40 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Stewart Downing | 24 | 193 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Afonso Alves | 60 | 27 | 16 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Jérémie Aliadière | 25 | 33 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Average age
24.4 years
Average number of matches played for the team
55
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Fábio Aurelio | 75 | 28 | 56 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Nabil El Zhar | 83 | 21 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Ryan Babel | 65 | 21 | 50 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Justin Hoyte | 75 | 23 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Didier Digard | 87 | 22 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Mido | 7060 | 25 | 19 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Martin Skrtel
IN
Sami Hyypiä
OUT
Xabi Alonso
IN
Damien Plessis
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Ross Turnbull
IN
Bradley Jones
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
48
242
Success rate in this team:
56 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
49 %
Benítez vs Middlesbrough
5 victories
4 draws
1 loss
Benítez vs Southgate
3 victories
2 draws
0 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
37
94
Success rate in this team:
30 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
30 %
Southgate vs Liverpool
0 victory
2 draws
3 losses
Southgate vs Benítez
0 victory
2 draws
3 losses
Referee
Mike Riley
19 victories |
7 draws |
12 losses |
Liverpool38 matches | General total | Middlesbrough32 matches | 10 victories |
10 draws |
12 losses |
4 victories |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Liverpool4 matches | Season total | Middlesbrough3 matches | 0 victory |
1 draw |
2 losses |
Latest figure on April 11, 2009 | Latest figure on May 16, 2009 |
Videos
Key figures
![icon stats](/images/base/stats.png)
End of streak for Middlesbrough after 3 consecutive wins (since 03/05/2008). It was the best streak for the club since 08/02/2006-19/02/2006 (4 matches).
![icon stats](/images/base/stats.png)
Middlesbrough keeps its 6 consecutive matches without a draw running (since 19/04/2008).
![icon stats](/images/base/stats.png)
End of streak for Liverpool after 4 matches without conceding any goal (since 04/05/2008). It was the best streak for the club since 18/11/2006-02/12/2006 (5 matches).
Pre-match
Current form
Home | VLiverpool 2-1 Reading15/03/2008 | VLiverpool 1-0 Everton30/03/2008 | VLiverpool 4-2 Arsenal08/04/2008 | VLiverpool 3-1 Blackburn13/04/2008 | DLiverpool 1-1 Chelsea22/04/2008 | VLiverpool 1-0 Manchester City04/05/2008 |
Overall | DBirmingham City 2-2 Liverpool26/04/2008 | LChelsea 3-2 Liverpool30/04/2008 | VLiverpool 1-0 Manchester City04/05/2008 | VTottenham 0-2 Liverpool11/05/2008 | DStandard Liège 0-0 Liverpool13/08/2008 | VSunderland 0-1 Liverpool16/08/2008 |
Current form
Away | LLiverpool 3-2 Middlesbrough23/02/2008 | DAston Villa 1-1 Middlesbrough12/03/2008 | DArsenal 1-1 Middlesbrough15/03/2008 | LChelsea 1-0 Middlesbrough30/03/2008 | DTottenham 1-1 Middlesbrough12/04/2008 | LSunderland 3-2 Middlesbrough26/04/2008 |
Overall | DTottenham 1-1 Middlesbrough12/04/2008 | LMiddlesbrough 0-1 Bolton Wanderers19/04/2008 | LSunderland 3-2 Middlesbrough26/04/2008 | VMiddlesbrough 2-0 Portsmouth03/05/2008 | VMiddlesbrough 8-1 Manchester City11/05/2008 | VMiddlesbrough 2-1 Tottenham16/08/2008 |
Running streaks
Home | Total | |
---|---|---|
Winning streak | 1 | 1 |
Unbeaten streak | 10 | 4 |
Drawless streak | 1 | 1 |
Scoring streak | 17 | 1 |
Invincibility streak | 1 | 4 |
Running streaks
Away | Total | |
---|---|---|
Winning streak | 0 | 3 |
Loosing streak | 1 | 0 |
Unbeaten streak | 0 | 3 |
Winless streak | 8 | 0 |
Drawless streak | 1 | 5 |
Scoring streak | 2 | 4 |
Conceding streak | 6 | 2 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Rankings
5 |
FBDB index ranking (Worldwide) |
136 |
4 |
FBDB index ranking (National) |
13 |
Results
1 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
1 |
0 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
0 |
1 |
Victories (Competition total) |
1 |
0 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
0 |
0 |
Draws (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
0 |
0 |
Losses (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
0 |
Goals
1 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
2 |
0 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
0 |
0 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
1 |
0 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
0 |
1 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
2 |
0 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
0 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1 |
0 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
Betting aid
0 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
1 |
0 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
0 |
1 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
0 |
0 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
0 |
0 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
1 |
0 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
0 |
0
|
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
0
|
Bookings
2 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
![]() | Fernando Torres | 1 goal | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 1 goal | Mido | ![]() |
![]() | Fernando Torres | 1 goal during the last match | The fittest player | 1 goal during the last match | Mido | ![]() |
Historical head to head
Home
151 gf
68 ga
Away
87 gf
108 ga
Total
238 gf
176 ga
Historical head to head
Home
108 gf
87 ga
Away
68 gf
151 ga
Total
176 gf
238 ga
Largest victory
Overall | 7 - 2 |
September 16, 1931 |
Home | 7 - 2 |
September 16, 1931 |
Largest victory
Overall | 5 - 0 |
August 31, 1929 |
Away | 2 - 0 |
March 06, 1976 |
Latest head to head
February 23, 2008 - Premier League 2007/2008
January 12, 2008 - Premier League 2007/2008
April 18, 2007 - Premier League 2006/2007
November 18, 2006 - Premier League 2006/2007
December 10, 2005 - Premier League 2005/2006
Best historical scorers against Middlesbrough
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Robbie Fowler | 6 goals | 1996 - 1998 |
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Terry McDermott | 5 goals | 1975 - 1980 |
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David Johnson | 5 goals | 1978 - 1981 |
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Gordon Hodgson | 4 goals | 1934 - 1935 |
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Fernando Torres | 4 goals | 2008 - 2008 |
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Ian Rush | 4 goals | 1981 - 1993 |
Best historical scorers against Liverpool
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Fabrizio Ravanelli | 3 goals | 1996 - 1996 |
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David Shearer | 3 goals | 1980 - 1981 |
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Gareth Southgate | 2 goals | 2002 - 2002 |
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Brian Deane | 2 goals | 1998 - 1999 |
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Paul Merson | 2 goals | 1998 - 1998 |
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Chris Riggott | 1 goal | 2004 - 2004 |
Players with most games played vs Middlesbrough
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Jamie Carragher | 20 matches | 1997 - 2008 |
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Ray Kennedy | 17 matches | 1974 - 1981 |
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Phil Neal | 17 matches | 1975 - 1982 |
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Steven Gerrard | 17 matches | 1999 - 2008 |
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Ray Clemence | 16 matches | 1974 - 1981 |
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Sami Hyypiä | 15 matches | 1999 - 2008 |
Players with most games played vs Liverpool
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Mark Schwarzer | 20 matches | 1998 - 2008 |
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John Craggs | 15 matches | 1974 - 1982 |
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Jim Platt | 14 matches | 1974 - 1982 |
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David Armstrong | 14 matches | 1974 - 1981 |
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Anthony McAndrew | 13 matches | 1976 - 1982 |
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Robbie Mustoe | 13 matches | 1992 - 2002 |
They played in both sides
360 matches
![Liverpool logo Liverpool](/images/photos/clubs/a_0/398.png)
![Middlesbrough logo Middlesbrough](/images/photos/clubs/a_0/460.png)
131 matches
272 matches
![Liverpool logo Liverpool](/images/photos/clubs/a_0/398.png)
![Middlesbrough logo Middlesbrough](/images/photos/clubs/a_0/460.png)
67 matches
163 matches
![Liverpool logo Liverpool](/images/photos/clubs/a_0/398.png)
![Middlesbrough logo Middlesbrough](/images/photos/clubs/a_0/460.png)
9 matches
122 matches
![Liverpool logo Liverpool](/images/photos/clubs/a_0/398.png)
![Middlesbrough logo Middlesbrough](/images/photos/clubs/a_0/460.png)
48 matches
81 matches
![Liverpool logo Liverpool](/images/photos/clubs/a_0/398.png)
![Middlesbrough logo Middlesbrough](/images/photos/clubs/a_0/460.png)
106 matches
58 matches
![Liverpool logo Liverpool](/images/photos/clubs/a_0/398.png)
![Middlesbrough logo Middlesbrough](/images/photos/clubs/a_0/460.png)
49 matches
They played in both sides
360 matches
![Liverpool logo Liverpool](/images/photos/clubs/a_0/398.png)
![Middlesbrough logo Middlesbrough](/images/photos/clubs/a_0/460.png)
131 matches
46 matches
![Liverpool logo Liverpool](/images/photos/clubs/a_0/398.png)
![Middlesbrough logo Middlesbrough](/images/photos/clubs/a_0/460.png)
127 matches
81 matches
![Liverpool logo Liverpool](/images/photos/clubs/a_0/398.png)
![Middlesbrough logo Middlesbrough](/images/photos/clubs/a_0/460.png)
106 matches
47 matches
![Liverpool logo Liverpool](/images/photos/clubs/a_0/398.png)
![Middlesbrough logo Middlesbrough](/images/photos/clubs/a_0/460.png)
88 matches
272 matches
![Liverpool logo Liverpool](/images/photos/clubs/a_0/398.png)
![Middlesbrough logo Middlesbrough](/images/photos/clubs/a_0/460.png)
67 matches
58 matches
![Liverpool logo Liverpool](/images/photos/clubs/a_0/398.png)
![Middlesbrough logo Middlesbrough](/images/photos/clubs/a_0/460.png)
49 matches
Competition info
The other matches
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