Watford 2-1 Middlesbrough: result and report

Championship · Saturday 28 April 2012

Result

Watford 2-1 Middlesbrough

Championship · Saturday 28 April 2012, 11:30 UTC · half-time 0-0

Watford · Middlesbrough · Championship predictions

Watford 2-1 Middlesbrough: match report

Watford beat Middlesbrough 2-1 in the Championship on Saturday 28 April 2012. The half-time score was 0-0.

Chris Iwelumo opened the scoring in the 69th minute. Watford's goals came from Chris Iwelumo (69') and Troy Deeney (88'). Middlesbrough scored through M. Emnes (85').

Discipline: Watford received 1 yellow card; Middlesbrough received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Watford were 14th on 61 points from 45 and Middlesbrough 7th on 70 points from 45. Watford went on to finish that season 12th with 64 points, and Middlesbrough 7th with 70.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Watford wins, 1 draw and 3 for Middlesbrough.

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

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 46'Yellow card · S. McManusMiddlesbrough
  • 69'Goal · Chris IwelumoWatford · 1-0
  • 70'Yellow card · Nicky BaileyMiddlesbrough
  • 74'Yellow card · John EustaceWatford
  • 85'Goal · M. EmnesMiddlesbrough · 1-1
  • 88'Goal · Troy DeeneyWatford · 2-1

Head-to-head

7 meetings: Watford 3, draws 1, Middlesbrough 3.

Team news

Watford line-up

Scott Loach, Carl Dickinson, Martin Taylor, Lloyd Doyley, Nyron Nosworthy, Prince Bauben, Sean Murray, Jonathan Hogg, Troy Deeney, John Mark Eustace, Chris Iwelumo

Middlesbrough line-up

Jason Steele, Justin Hoyte, Joe Bennett, Stephen McManus, Rhys Williams, Sebastian Tony Hines, Nicky Bailey, Barry Robson, Marvin Emnes, Lukas Jutkiewicz, Faris Haroun