Middlesbrough 0-1 Manchester United: result and report

Premier League · Sunday 28 December 2003

Result

Middlesbrough 0-1 Manchester United

Premier League · Sunday 28 December 2003, 16:05 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Middlesbrough 0-1 Manchester United: match report

Middlesbrough lost to Manchester United 0-1 in the Premier League on Sunday 28 December 2003. The half-time score was 0-1.

The only goal was an own goal by Danny Mills in the 14th minute, credited to Manchester United.

Discipline: Middlesbrough received 3 yellow cards; Manchester United received 2 yellow cards and 1 red card.

Going into the game Middlesbrough were 15th on 21 points from 17 and Manchester United 1st on 43 points from 18. Middlesbrough went on to finish that season 11th with 48 points, and Manchester United 3rd with 75.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Middlesbrough wins, 0 draws and 4 for Manchester United.

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

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 14'Own goal · Danny MillsManchester United · 0-1
  • 21'Yellow card · Danny MillsMiddlesbrough
  • 42'Yellow card · Darren FletcherManchester United
  • 45'Yellow card · George BoatengMiddlesbrough
  • 45'Yellow card · JuninhoMiddlesbrough
  • 64'Yellow card · Phil NevilleManchester United
  • 65'Second yellow · Darren FletcherManchester United

Head-to-head

6 meetings: Middlesbrough 2, draws 0, Manchester United 4.

Team news

Manchester United expected line-up

Tim Howard, Rio Ferdinand, Quinton Fortune Kolobea, Darren Fletcher, Eric Djemba-Djemba, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Nicky Butt, Gary Neville, John O'Shea, Ryan Giggs, Diego Forlán Corazo