Middlesbrough 2-2 Portsmouth: result and report

Championship · Saturday 6 August 2011

Result

Middlesbrough 2-2 Portsmouth

Championship · Saturday 6 August 2011, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

Middlesbrough · Portsmouth · Championship predictions

Middlesbrough 2-2 Portsmouth: match report

Middlesbrough drew with Portsmouth 2-2 in the Championship on Saturday 6 August 2011. It was 1-0 at half-time.

M. Emnes opened the scoring in the 24th minute. Middlesbrough's goals came from M. Emnes (24') and Rhys Williams (54'). Portsmouth scored through D. Norris (47') and Luke Varney (90+2').

Discipline: Middlesbrough received 2 yellow cards; Portsmouth received 5 yellow cards.

Middlesbrough went on to finish that season 7th with 70 points, and Portsmouth 18th with 50.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Middlesbrough wins, 5 draws and 3 for Portsmouth.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 24'Goal · M. EmnesMiddlesbrough · 1-0
  • 47'Goal · D. NorrisPortsmouth · 1-1
  • 54'Goal · Rhys WilliamsMiddlesbrough · 2-1
  • 56'Yellow card · Tal Ben HaimPortsmouth
  • 56'Yellow card · Greg HalfordPortsmouth
  • 56'Yellow card · S. McDonaldMiddlesbrough
  • 58'Yellow card · H. HreiðarssonPortsmouth
  • 71'Yellow card · Rhys WilliamsMiddlesbrough
  • 74'Yellow card · Joel WardPortsmouth
  • 76'Yellow card · Aaron MokoenaPortsmouth
  • 90+2'Goal · Luke VarneyPortsmouth · 2-2

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Middlesbrough 2, draws 5, Portsmouth 3.

Team news

Middlesbrough line-up

Carl Ikeme, Justin Hoyte, Joe Bennett, Stephen McManus, Rhys Williams, Tony McMahon, Nicky Bailey, Barry Robson, Scott McDonald, Marvin Emnes, Matthew Bates

Portsmouth line-up

Jamie Ashdown, Joel Ward, Ricardo Rocha, Aaron Mokoena, Greg Halford, Tal Ben Haim, David Norris, Luke Varney, Dave Kitson, Hermann Hreidarsson, Hayden Mullins