Middlesbrough 0-5 Chelsea: result and report

Middlesbrough 0-5 Chelsea

Premier League · Saturday 18 October 2008, 11:45 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Middlesbrough lost to Chelsea 0-5 in the Premier League on Saturday 18 October 2008. The half-time score was 0-1.

Salomon Kalou opened the scoring in the 14th minute. Middlesbrough did not score. Chelsea scored through Salomon Kalou (14'), Juliano Belletti (51'), an own goal by David Wheater (53'), Frank Lampard (63') and Florent Malouda (65').

Discipline: Middlesbrough received 2 yellow cards; Chelsea received no yellow cards.

Going into the game Middlesbrough were 12th on 9 points from 7 and Chelsea 1st on 17 points from 7. Middlesbrough went on to finish that season 19th with 32 points, and Chelsea 3rd with 83.

Middlesbrough lined up in a 4-4-2 and Chelsea in a 4-3-3.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Middlesbrough wins, 1 draw and 7 for Chelsea.

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