Newcastle United 3-1 Middlesbrough: result and report

Premier League · Monday 11 May 2009

Result

Newcastle United 3-1 Middlesbrough

Premier League · Monday 11 May 2009, 19:00 UTC · half-time 1-1

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Newcastle United 3-1 Middlesbrough: match report

Newcastle United beat Middlesbrough 3-1 in the Premier League on Monday 11 May 2009. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Newcastle United's goals came from Steven Taylor (9'), Obafemi Martins (71') and Peter Løvenkrands (86'). Middlesbrough scored through an own goal by Habib Beye (3').

Discipline: Newcastle United received 3 yellow cards; Middlesbrough received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Newcastle United were 18th on 31 points from 35 and Middlesbrough 19th on 31 points from 35. Newcastle United went on to finish that season 18th with 34 points, and Middlesbrough 19th with 32.

Newcastle United lined up in a 4-4-2 and Middlesbrough in a 4-4-2.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Newcastle United wins, 7 draws and 1 for Middlesbrough.

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

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 3'Own goal · Habib BeyeMiddlesbrough · 0-1
  • 9'Goal · Steven TaylorNewcastle United · 1-1
  • 31'Yellow card · Nicky ButtNewcastle United
  • 71'Goal · Obafemi MartinsNewcastle United · 2-1
  • 81'Yellow card · Damien DuffNewcastle United
  • 83'Yellow card · Matthew BatesMiddlesbrough
  • 84'Yellow card · Kevin NolanNewcastle United
  • 86'Goal · Peter LøvenkrandsNewcastle United · 3-1

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Newcastle United 2, draws 7, Middlesbrough 1.

Team news

Newcastle United line-up (4-4-2)

Damien Duff, Steve Harper, Sebastien Bassong, Steven Taylor, Danny Guthrie, Jonás Gutiérrez, Michael Owen, Mark Viduka, Kevin Nolan, Habib Beye, Nicky Butt

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