Middlesbrough 0-1 Watford: result and report

Championship · Saturday 17 October 2009

Result

Middlesbrough 0-1 Watford

Championship · Saturday 17 October 2009, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Middlesbrough 0-1 Watford: match report

Middlesbrough were beaten by Watford 0-1 in the Championship on Saturday 17 October 2009. It was 0-1 at half-time.

The only goal came from Tom Cleverley of Watford in the 26th minute.

Discipline: Middlesbrough received 1 yellow card; Watford received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Middlesbrough were 3rd on 20 points from 11 and Watford 15th on 14 points from 11. Middlesbrough went on to finish that season 11th with 62 points, and Watford 17th with 54.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Middlesbrough win, 0 draws and 1 for Watford.

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

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 26'Goal · Tom CleverleyWatford · 0-1
  • 38'Yellow card · Lloyd DoyleyWatford
  • 87'Yellow card · Julio ArcaMiddlesbrough

Head-to-head

2 meetings: Middlesbrough 1, draws 0, Watford 1.

Team news

Middlesbrough expected line-up (4-4-2)

Brad Jones, David Wheater, Robert Huth, Tony McMahon, Emanuel Pogatetz, Stewart Downing, Julio Arca, Sanli Tuncay, Marlon King, Matthew Bates

Watford expected line-up

Ben Foster, Daniel Shittu, Jordan Stewart, Lloyd Doyley, Jay DeMerit, Douglas Rinaldi, Gavin Mahon, Alhassan Bangura, Damien Francis, Tommy Smith, Marlon King