Middlesbrough 0-2 Chelsea: result and report
Premier League · Saturday 20 October 2007
Result
Middlesbrough 0-2 Chelsea
Premier League · Saturday 20 October 2007, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-1
Middlesbrough 0-2 Chelsea: match report
Middlesbrough lost to Chelsea 0-2 in the Premier League on Saturday 20 October 2007. The half-time score was 0-1.
Didier Drogba opened the scoring in the 8th minute. Middlesbrough did not score. Chelsea scored through Didier Drogba (8') and Alex (57').
Discipline: Middlesbrough received 1 yellow card; Chelsea received 1 yellow card.
Going into the game Middlesbrough were 15th on 8 points from 9 and Chelsea 7th on 15 points from 9. Middlesbrough went on to finish that season 13th with 42 points, and Chelsea 3rd with 83.
Middlesbrough lined up in a 4-4-2 and Chelsea in a 4-2-3-1.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Middlesbrough wins, 2 draws and 6 for Chelsea.
Going into the match Middlesbrough's last five read L-L-D-L-W and Chelsea's W-D-L-D-L.
Key events
- 8'Goal · Didier Drogba
- 48'Yellow card · George Boateng
- 57'Goal · Alex
- 72'Yellow card · Florent Malouda
Head-to-head
Team news
Middlesbrough expected line-up (4-4-2)
Mark Schwarzer, David Wheater, Andrew Taylor, Luke Young, Stewart Downing, Julio Arca, George Boateng, Fábio Rochemback, Jérémie Aliadière, Mido, Jonathan Woodgate
Chelsea expected line-up (4-2-3-1)
Petr Čech, Ashley Cole, John Terry, Florent Malouda, Michael Essien, Didier Drogba, Joe Cole, Claude Makélélé