Arsenal 2-0 Middlesbrough: result and report
Premier League · Sunday 26 April 2009
Result
Arsenal 2-0 Middlesbrough
Premier League · Sunday 26 April 2009, 12:30 UTC · half-time 1-0
Arsenal 2-0 Middlesbrough: match report
Arsenal beat Middlesbrough 2-0 in the Premier League on Sunday 26 April 2009. It was 1-0 at half-time.
Cesc Fàbregas opened the scoring in the 26th minute. Arsenal's goals came from Cesc Fàbregas (26') and Cesc Fàbregas (67'). Middlesbrough did not score.
Neither side received a card.
Going into the game Arsenal were 4th on 62 points from 33 and Middlesbrough 18th on 31 points from 33. Arsenal went on to finish that season 4th with 72 points, and Middlesbrough 19th with 32.
Arsenal lined up in a 4-4-2 and Middlesbrough in a 4-4-2.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Arsenal wins, 4 draws and 2 for Middlesbrough.
Going into the match Arsenal's last five read D-W-W-W-W and Middlesbrough's D-W-L-L-D.
Key events
- 26'Goal · Cesc Fàbregas
- 67'Goal · Cesc Fàbregas
Head-to-head
Team news
Arsenal line-up (4-4-2)
Almunia, Kolo Touré, Mikaël Silvestre, Emmanuel Eboué, Kieran Gibbs, Cesc Fàbregas, Samir Nasri, Denílson, Theo Walcott, Andrey Arshavin, Nicklas Bendtner
Middlesbrough expected line-up (4-4-2)
Brad Jones, David Wheater, Robert Huth, Tony McMahon, Emanuel Pogatetz, Stewart Downing, Julio Arca, Sanli Tuncay, Marlon King, Matthew Bates