Middlesbrough 2-1 Chelsea: result and report

Premier League · Wednesday 23 August 2006

Result

Middlesbrough 2-1 Chelsea

Premier League · Wednesday 23 August 2006, 18:00 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Middlesbrough 2-1 Chelsea: match report

Middlesbrough beat Chelsea 2-1 in the Premier League on Wednesday 23 August 2006. The half-time score was 0-1.

Andriy Shevchenko opened the scoring in the 16th minute. Middlesbrough's goals came from Emanuel Pogatetz (80') and Mark Viduka (90'). Chelsea scored through Andriy Shevchenko (16').

Discipline: Middlesbrough received 2 yellow cards; Chelsea received 2 yellow cards.

Middlesbrough went on to finish that season 12th with 46 points, and Chelsea 2nd with 83.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Middlesbrough win, 3 draws and 6 for Chelsea.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 16'Goal · Andriy ShevchenkoChelsea · 0-1
  • 46'Yellow card · Didier DrogbaChelsea
  • 76'Yellow card · Stuart ParnabyMiddlesbrough
  • 79'Yellow card · Paulo FerreiraChelsea
  • 80'Goal · Emanuel PogatetzMiddlesbrough · 1-1
  • 88'Yellow card · George BoatengMiddlesbrough
  • 90'Goal · Mark VidukaMiddlesbrough · 2-1

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Middlesbrough 1, draws 3, Chelsea 6.

Team news

Middlesbrough line-up

Mark Schwarzer, Stuart Parnaby, Chris Riggott, Emanuel Pogatetz, Andrew Davies, Andrew Taylor, Gaizka Mendieta, George Boateng, Fábio Rochemback, Stewart Downing, Yakubu Aiyegbeni

Chelsea expected line-up

Damien Duff, William Gallas, John Terry, Paulo Ferreira, Michael Essien, Geremi N'Djitap Fotso, Arjen Robben, Petr Čech, Eiður Guðjohnsen, Joe Cole, Claude Makélélé