Liverpool 3-2 Middlesbrough: result and report
Premier League · Saturday 23 February 2008
Result
Liverpool 3-2 Middlesbrough
Premier League · Saturday 23 February 2008, 15:00 UTC · half-time 2-1
Liverpool 3-2 Middlesbrough: match report
Liverpool beat Middlesbrough 3-2 in the Premier League on Saturday 23 February 2008. It was 2-1 at half-time.
Sanli Tuncay opened the scoring in the 9th minute. Liverpool's goals came from Fernando Torres (28'), Fernando Torres (29') and Fernando Torres (61'). Middlesbrough scored through Sanli Tuncay (9') and Stewart Downing (83').
Discipline: Liverpool received 2 yellow cards; Middlesbrough received 5 yellow cards and 1 red card.
Going into the game Liverpool were 5th on 44 points from 25 and Middlesbrough 12th on 29 points from 26. Liverpool went on to finish that season 4th with 76 points, and Middlesbrough 13th with 42.
Liverpool 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 3 Liverpool wins, 6 draws and 1 for Middlesbrough.
Going into the match Liverpool's last five read D-W-L-D-D and Middlesbrough's W-D-W-D-D.
Key events
- 9'Goal · Sanli Tuncay
- 28'Goal · Fernando Torres
- 29'Goal · Fernando Torres
- 34'Yellow card · Jérémie Aliadière
- 35'Yellow card · Sanli Tuncay
- 54'Yellow card · Pepe Reina
- 54'Yellow card · D. Wheater
- 61'Goal · Fernando Torres
- 63'Yellow card · Fábio Rochemback
- 79'Yellow card · Steve Finnan
- 83'Goal · Stewart Downing
- 86'Red card · Jérémie Aliadière
- 90+1'Yellow card · Luke Young
Head-to-head
Team news
Liverpool line-up (4-4-2)
Pepe Reina, Steve Finnan, Fábio Aurélio, Álvaro Arbeloa, Javier Mascherano, Lucas Leiva, Fernando Torres, Dirk Kuyt, Ryan Babel, Sami Hyypia, Steven Gerrard
Middlesbrough expected line-up (4-4-2)
Mark Schwarzer, Luke Young, David Wheater, Emanuel Pogatetz, George Boateng, Stewart Downing, Julio Arca, Fábio Rochemback, Jérémie Aliadière, Sanli Tuncay, Jonathan Woodgate