Liverpool 3-0 Middlesbrough: result and report

Premier League · Sunday 21 May 2017

Result

Liverpool 3-0 Middlesbrough

Premier League · Sunday 21 May 2017, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

Liverpool · Middlesbrough · Premier League predictions

Liverpool 3-0 Middlesbrough: match report

Liverpool beat Middlesbrough 3-0 in the Premier League on Sunday 21 May 2017. It was 1-0 at half-time.

Georginio Wijnaldum opened the scoring in the 45th minute. Liverpool's goals came from Georginio Wijnaldum (45+1'), Philippe Coutinho (51') and Adam Lallana (56'). Middlesbrough did not score.

Discipline: Liverpool received no yellow cards; Middlesbrough received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Liverpool were 4th on 73 points from 37 and Middlesbrough 19th on 28 points from 37. Liverpool went on to finish that season 4th with 76 points, and Middlesbrough 19th with 28.

Liverpool lined up in a 4-3-1-2 and Middlesbrough in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Philippe Coutinho of Liverpool (9.1), ahead of Georginio Wijnaldum (8.3).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 Liverpool wins, 4 draws and 1 for Middlesbrough.

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

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 45+1'Goal · Georginio WijnaldumLiverpool · 1-0
  • 51'Goal · Philippe CoutinhoLiverpool · 2-0
  • 56'Yellow card · Rudy GestedeMiddlesbrough
  • 56'Goal · Adam LallanaLiverpool · 3-0

Head-to-head

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

Team news

Liverpool line-up (4-3-1-2)

Simon Mignolet, Nathaniel Clyne, Joël Matip, Dejan Lovren, James Milner, Georginio Wijnaldum, Emre Can, Philippe Coutinho, Adam Lallana, Roberto Firmino, Daniel Sturridge

Middlesbrough line-up (4-3-3)

Brad Guzan, Fábio, Calum Chambers, Ben Gibson, George Friend, Grant Leadbitter, Adam Clayton, Adam Forshaw, Patrick Bamford, Rudy Gestede, Stewart Downing