Middlesbrough 0-1 Watford: result and report
Premier League · Sunday 16 October 2016
Result
Middlesbrough 0-1 Watford
Premier League · Sunday 16 October 2016, 12:30 UTC · half-time 0-0
Middlesbrough 0-1 Watford: match report
Middlesbrough were beaten by Watford 0-1 in the Premier League on Sunday 16 October 2016. It was 0-0 at half-time.
The only goal came from José Holebas of Watford in the 54th minute.
Discipline: Middlesbrough received 4 yellow cards; Watford received 1 yellow card.
Going into the game Middlesbrough were 17th on 6 points from 7 and Watford 12th on 8 points from 7. Middlesbrough went on to finish that season 19th with 28 points, and Watford 17th with 40.
Middlesbrough lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Watford in a 5-4-1. The highest match rating in our data went to José Holebas of Watford (8.6), ahead of George Friend (7.7).
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 D-L-L-L-D and Watford's D-L-W-W-L.
Key events
- 21'Yellow card · Barragán
- 38'Yellow card · Cristhian Stuani
- 42'Yellow card · G. Ramírez
- 54'Goal · José Holebas
- 65'Yellow card · Nordin Amrabat
- 74'Yellow card · Marten de Roon
Head-to-head
Team news
Middlesbrough line-up (4-2-3-1)
Víctor Valdés, Antonio Barragán, Calum Chambers, Ben Gibson, George Friend, Marten de Roon, Adam Forshaw, Cristhian Stuani, Gastón Ramírez, Stewart Downing, Álvaro Negredo
Watford line-up (5-4-1)
Heurelho Gomes, Nordin Amrabat, Younès Kaboul, Sebastian Prödl, Miguel Britos, José Holebas, Brian Gartland, Étienne Capoue, Valon Behrami, Isaac Success, Troy Deeney