Liverpool 2-1 Middlesbrough: result and report

Premier League · Saturday 23 August 2008

Result

Liverpool 2-1 Middlesbrough

Premier League · Saturday 23 August 2008, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Liverpool 2-1 Middlesbrough: match report

Liverpool beat Middlesbrough 2-1 in the Premier League on Saturday 23 August 2008. It was 0-0 at half-time.

Mido opened the scoring in the 70th minute. Liverpool's goals came from an own goal by Emanuel Pogatetz (86') and Steven Gerrard (90'). Middlesbrough scored through Mido (70').

Discipline: Liverpool received 2 yellow cards; Middlesbrough received 1 yellow card.

Liverpool went on to finish that season 2nd with 86 points, and Middlesbrough 19th with 32.

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 4 Liverpool wins, 5 draws and 1 for Middlesbrough.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 26'Yellow card · Álvaro ArbeloaLiverpool
  • 70'Goal · MidoMiddlesbrough · 0-1
  • 78'Yellow card · Robbie KeaneLiverpool
  • 79'Yellow card · MidoMiddlesbrough
  • 86'Own goal · Emanuel PogatetzLiverpool · 1-1
  • 90'Goal · Steven GerrardLiverpool · 2-1

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Liverpool 4, draws 5, Middlesbrough 1.

Team news

Liverpool line-up (4-4-2)

Pepe Reina, Andrea Dossena, Álvaro Arbeloa, Jamie Carragher, Yossi Benayoun, Fernando Torres, Dirk Kuyt, R. Keane, Steven Gerrard, Xabi Alonso, Martin Škrtel

Middlesbrough expected line-up (4-4-2)

Mark Schwarzer, Emanuel Pogatetz, Luke Young, David Wheater, Stewart Downing, George Boateng, Julio Arca, Fábio Rochemback, Sanli Tuncay, Afonso Alves