Middlesbrough 1-2 Arsenal: result and report
Premier League · Monday 17 April 2017
Result
Middlesbrough 1-2 Arsenal
Premier League · Monday 17 April 2017, 19:00 UTC · half-time 0-1
Middlesbrough 1-2 Arsenal: match report
Middlesbrough lost to Arsenal 1-2 in the Premier League on Monday 17 April 2017. The half-time score was 0-1.
A. Sánchez opened the scoring in the 42nd minute. Middlesbrough's goal came from Álvaro Negredo (50'). Arsenal scored through A. Sánchez (42') and M. Özil (71').
Discipline: Middlesbrough received 2 yellow cards; Arsenal received 2 yellow cards.
Going into the game Middlesbrough were 19th on 24 points from 31 and Arsenal 7th on 54 points from 30. Middlesbrough went on to finish that season 19th with 28 points, and Arsenal 5th with 75.
Middlesbrough lined up in a 4-3-3 and Arsenal in a 3-4-2-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Alexis Sánchez of Arsenal (8.1), ahead of Álvaro Negredo (7.8).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Middlesbrough wins, 5 draws and 3 for Arsenal.
Going into the match Middlesbrough's last five read D-L-D-L-L and Arsenal's L-W-D-L-L.
Key events
- 4'Yellow card · Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
- 7'Yellow card · Grant Leadbitter
- 42'Goal · A. Sánchez
- 43'Yellow card · Gabriel Paulista
- 50'Goal · Álvaro Negredo
- 71'Goal · M. Özil
- 82'Yellow card · Rudy Gestede
Head-to-head
Team news
Middlesbrough line-up (4-3-3)
Brad Guzan, Antonio Barragán, Yuki Takahashi, Ben Gibson, Fábio, Adam Clayton, Marten de Roon, Grant Leadbitter, Stewart Downing, Álvaro Negredo, Gastón Ramírez
Arsenal line-up (3-4-2-1)
Petr Čech, Gabriel Paulista, Laurent Koscielny, Rob Holding, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Aaron Ramsey, Granit Xhaka, Nacho Monreal, Mesut Özil, Alexis Sánchez, Olivier Giroud