Chelsea 2-0 Middlesbrough: result and report
Premier League · Wednesday 28 January 2009
Result
Chelsea 2-0 Middlesbrough
Premier League · Wednesday 28 January 2009, 19:45 UTC · half-time 0-0
Chelsea 2-0 Middlesbrough: match report
Chelsea beat Middlesbrough 2-0 in the Premier League on Wednesday 28 January 2009. The half-time score was 0-0.
S. Kalou opened the scoring in the 58th minute. Chelsea's goals came from S. Kalou (58') and S. Kalou (81'). Middlesbrough did not score.
Discipline: Chelsea received no yellow cards; Middlesbrough received 2 yellow cards.
Going into the game Chelsea were 4th on 45 points from 22 and Middlesbrough 18th on 21 points from 22. Chelsea went on to finish that season 3rd with 83 points, and Middlesbrough 19th with 32.
Chelsea lined up in a 4-1-4-1 and Middlesbrough in a 4-4-2.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 7 Chelsea wins, 1 draw and 2 for Middlesbrough.
Going into the match Chelsea's last five read W-L-D-W-D and Middlesbrough's L-D-L-L-L.
Key events
- 9'Yellow card · Mohamed Shawky
- 56'Yellow card · Chris Riggott
- 58'Goal · S. Kalou
- 81'Goal · S. Kalou
Head-to-head
Team news
Chelsea expected line-up (4-1-4-1)
Petr Čech, Alex, Ashley Cole, John Terry, Michael Ballack, Florent Malouda, Michael Essien, John Mikel Obi, Nicolas Anelka, Joe Cole
Middlesbrough expected line-up (4-4-2)
Ross Turnbull, Emanuel Pogatetz, David Wheater, Chris Riggott, Tony McMahon, Stewart Downing, Julio Arca, D. Digard, Sanli Tuncay, Afonso Alves, Jérémie Aliadière