Middlesbrough 1-0 Sunderland: result and report

Premier League · Wednesday 26 April 2017

Result

Middlesbrough 1-0 Sunderland

Premier League · Wednesday 26 April 2017, 18:45 UTC · half-time 1-0

Middlesbrough · Sunderland · Premier League predictions

Middlesbrough 1-0 Sunderland: match report

Middlesbrough beat Sunderland 1-0 in the Premier League on Wednesday 26 April 2017. It was 1-0 at half-time.

The only goal came from Marten de Roon of Middlesbrough in the 8th minute.

Discipline: Middlesbrough received 3 yellow cards; Sunderland received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Middlesbrough were 19th on 24 points from 33 and Sunderland 20th on 21 points from 32. Middlesbrough went on to finish that season 19th with 28 points, and Sunderland 20th with 24.

Middlesbrough lined up in a 4-3-3 and Sunderland in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Lee Cattermole of Sunderland (7.8), ahead of Brad Guzan (7.7).

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

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

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 8'Goal · Marten de RoonMiddlesbrough · 1-0
  • 28'Yellow card · George FriendMiddlesbrough
  • 31'Yellow card · Adam ClaytonMiddlesbrough
  • 37'Yellow card · John O'SheaSunderland
  • 45+2'Yellow card · Darron GibsonSunderland
  • 71'Yellow card · FábioMiddlesbrough
  • 75'Yellow card · Billy JonesSunderland

Head-to-head

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

Team news

Middlesbrough line-up (4-3-3)

Brad Guzan, Calum Chambers, Yuki Takahashi, Ben Gibson, George Friend, Marten de Roon, Adam Clayton, Adam Forshaw, Cristhian Stuani, Álvaro Negredo, Stewart Downing

Sunderland line-up (4-3-3)

Jordan Pickford, Billy Jones, John O'Shea, Jason Denayer, Javier Manquillo, Didier Ndong, Lee Cattermole, Darron Gibson, Wahbi Khazri, Jermain Defoe, Victor Anichebe