Chelsea 1-0 Middlesbrough: result and report

Premier League · Saturday 3 December 2005

Result

Chelsea 1-0 Middlesbrough

Premier League · Saturday 3 December 2005, 15:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Chelsea 1-0 Middlesbrough: match report

Chelsea defeated Middlesbrough 1-0 in the Premier League on Saturday 3 December 2005. It was 0-0 at half-time.

The only goal came from John Terry of Chelsea in the 62nd minute.

Neither side received a card.

Going into the game Chelsea were 1st on 37 points from 14 and Middlesbrough 10th on 19 points from 14. Chelsea went on to finish that season 1st with 91 points, and Middlesbrough 14th with 45.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 6 Chelsea wins, 3 draws and 1 for Middlesbrough.

Going into the match Chelsea's last five read W-W-L-W-D and Middlesbrough's D-W-L-W-L.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 62'Goal · John TerryChelsea · 1-0

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Chelsea 6, draws 3, Middlesbrough 1.

Team news

Chelsea expected line-up (3-4-2-1)

Petr Čech, Del Horno, William Gallas, John Terry, Michael Essien, Geremi N'Djitap Fotso, F. Lampard, Shaun Wright-Phillips, Arjen Robben, Hernán Jorge Crespo, Eiður Guðjohnsen