Everton 1-1 Middlesbrough: result and report

Premier League · Sunday 16 November 2008

Result

Everton 1-1 Middlesbrough

Premier League · Sunday 16 November 2008, 13:30 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Everton 1-1 Middlesbrough: match report

Everton drew with Middlesbrough 1-1 in the Premier League on Sunday 16 November 2008. The half-time score was 0-1.

Gary O'Neil opened the scoring in the 8th minute. Everton's goal came from Yakubu Ayegbeni (65'). Middlesbrough scored through Gary O'Neil (8').

Discipline: Everton received no yellow cards; Middlesbrough received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Everton were 7th on 18 points from 12 and Middlesbrough 10th on 17 points from 12. Everton went on to finish that season 5th with 63 points, and Middlesbrough 19th with 32.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 Everton wins, 3 draws and 2 for Middlesbrough.

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

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 8'Goal · Gary O'NeilMiddlesbrough · 0-1
  • 65'Yellow card · D. DigardMiddlesbrough
  • 65'Goal · Yakubu AyegbeniEverton · 1-1
  • 69'Yellow card · Emanuel PogatetzMiddlesbrough

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Everton 5, draws 3, Middlesbrough 2.

Team news

Everton expected line-up

Tim Howard, Joseph Yobo, Joleon Lescott, Leon Osman, James Beattie, James McFadden, Andy Johnson, Nuno Valente, Alan Stubbs, Lee Kevin Carsley

Middlesbrough line-up (4-4-2)

Brad Jones, David Wheater, Chris Riggott, Andrew Taylor, Adam Johnson, Justin Hoyte, Gary O'Neil, Stewart Downing, Emanuel Pogatetz, Sanli Tuncay, Ross Turnbull