Middlesbrough v Manchester City, 30 April 2017

Score2-2
RefereeKevin Friend
CompetitionPremier League
VenueRiverside Stadium
Attendance29,763

View Middlesbrough v Manchester City head to head

Kick-off: 2.05pm This was the 100th meeting in the top division (Middlesbrough had won 38 and lost 40).

2 Middlesbrough

2 Manchester City

Goals:

Álvaro Negredo 38 G
Calum Chambers 77 G

Goals:

Sergio Agüero penalty 69 P
Gabriel Jesus 85 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Brad Guzan
Defender Ben Gibson
Defender/Midfielder Calum Chambers
Defender/Midfielder Fábio Da Silva
Defender/Midfielder George Friend
Midfielder Adam Clayton
Midfielder Marten de Roon
Midfielder Stewart Downing
Midfielder Adam Forshaw
Forward Álvaro Negredo
Forward Cristhian Stuani

Starting lineup:

Willy Caballero Goalkeeper
Gaël Clichy Defender
Aleksandar Kolarov Defender
Vincent Kompany Defender
Nicolás Otamendi Defender
Fernandinho Defender/Midfielder
Aleix García Midfielder
Jesús Navas Midfielder
Kevin De Bruyne Midfielder/Forward
Sergio Agüero Forward
Gabriel Jesus Forward

Substitutions:

Adama Traoré for Cristhian Stuani 73
Rudy Gestede for Álvaro Negredo 82

Substitutions:

Leroy Sané for Aleix García 49
Raheem Sterling for Gaël Clichy 50
Nolito for Sergio Agüero 90

Cards:

Cristhian Stuani 16 Y
Adam Forshaw 54 Y
Fábio Da Silva 67 Y
Marten de Roon 68 Y

Cards:

Vincent Kompany 31 Y
Leroy Sané 68 Y
Nicolás Otamendi 76 Y
Raheem Sterling 81 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Dimi Konstantopoulos
Defender Antonio Barragán
Defender Bernardo
Midfielder/Forward Viktor Fischer
Midfielder/Forward Adama Traoré
Forward Patrick Bamford
Forward Rudy Gestede

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Angus Gunn
Defender Bakary Sagna
Defender Pablo Zabaleta
Midfielder Fernando
Midfielder/Forward Leroy Sané
Midfielder/Forward Raheem Sterling
Forward Nolito

Comments:

League position: 19th Middlesbrough scored two goals in a game for the second time in their last nine home games in the Premier League. Boro failed in their attempt to win consecutive games in the same Premier League season for the first tim since May 2008 when the second victory was an 8-1 thrashing of Manchester City. Álvaro Negredo had now equalled his goal tally from his only previous season in the Premier League (also nine for Manchester City in 2013-14). Middlesbrough caretaker manager Steve Agnew said: "From where I was, I didn't think that it was a penalty and I thought Sané went down very very easily. I find it strange that the referee can give the penalty from where he is positioned. There are still nine points to play for and with the spirit that the team has shown, there is no reason that we can't win more matches."

Comments:

League position: 4th Manchester City had now set a new club record for the most away points in a Premier League season (35). City had now lost only one of their last 21 games in the Premier League against a team in the relegation zone on the day of the game (won 12). Sergio Agüero had now scored 13 goals in his last 14 appearances for the Citizens in all competitions. He had now scored 167 goals for City so becoming second in the list of the club's all-time record goalscorers behind Eric Brook (177). Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said: "It was tough as Middlesbrough are playing to stay in the league but we dropped another chance to take advantage. It will be tight until the last game because Manchester United and Arsenal will be there. Gabriel Jesus was out for three months and made only four training sessions, but he's 20 so he could stay on the pitch for 90 minutes and he found himself well."

2 Middlesbrough

Goals:

Álvaro Negredo 38 G
Calum Chambers 77 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Brad Guzan
Defender Ben Gibson
Defender/Midfielder Calum Chambers
Defender/Midfielder Fábio Da Silva
Defender/Midfielder George Friend
Midfielder Adam Clayton
Midfielder Marten de Roon
Midfielder Stewart Downing
Midfielder Adam Forshaw
Forward Álvaro Negredo
Forward Cristhian Stuani

Substitutions:

Adama Traoré for Cristhian Stuani 73
Rudy Gestede for Álvaro Negredo 82

Cards:

Cristhian Stuani 16 Y
Adam Forshaw 54 Y
Fábio Da Silva 67 Y
Marten de Roon 68 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Dimi Konstantopoulos
Defender Antonio Barragán
Defender Bernardo
Midfielder/Forward Viktor Fischer
Midfielder/Forward Adama Traoré
Forward Patrick Bamford
Forward Rudy Gestede

Comments:

League position: 19th Middlesbrough scored two goals in a game for the second time in their last nine home games in the Premier League. Boro failed in their attempt to win consecutive games in the same Premier League season for the first tim since May 2008 when the second victory was an 8-1 thrashing of Manchester City. Álvaro Negredo had now equalled his goal tally from his only previous season in the Premier League (also nine for Manchester City in 2013-14). Middlesbrough caretaker manager Steve Agnew said: "From where I was, I didn't think that it was a penalty and I thought Sané went down very very easily. I find it strange that the referee can give the penalty from where he is positioned. There are still nine points to play for and with the spirit that the team has shown, there is no reason that we can't win more matches."

2 Manchester City

Goals:

Sergio Agüero penalty 69 P
Gabriel Jesus 85 G

Starting lineup:

Willy Caballero Goalkeeper
Gaël Clichy Defender
Aleksandar Kolarov Defender
Vincent Kompany Defender
Nicolás Otamendi Defender
Fernandinho Defender/Midfielder
Aleix García Midfielder
Jesús Navas Midfielder
Kevin De Bruyne Midfielder/Forward
Sergio Agüero Forward
Gabriel Jesus Forward

Substitutions:

Leroy Sané for Aleix García 49
Raheem Sterling for Gaël Clichy 50
Nolito for Sergio Agüero 90

Cards:

Vincent Kompany 31 Y
Leroy Sané 68 Y
Nicolás Otamendi 76 Y
Raheem Sterling 81 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Angus Gunn
Defender Bakary Sagna
Defender Pablo Zabaleta
Midfielder Fernando
Midfielder/Forward Leroy Sané
Midfielder/Forward Raheem Sterling
Forward Nolito

Comments:

League position: 4th Manchester City had now set a new club record for the most away points in a Premier League season (35). City had now lost only one of their last 21 games in the Premier League against a team in the relegation zone on the day of the game (won 12). Sergio Agüero had now scored 13 goals in his last 14 appearances for the Citizens in all competitions. He had now scored 167 goals for City so becoming second in the list of the club's all-time record goalscorers behind Eric Brook (177). Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said: "It was tough as Middlesbrough are playing to stay in the league but we dropped another chance to take advantage. It will be tight until the last game because Manchester United and Arsenal will be there. Gabriel Jesus was out for three months and made only four training sessions, but he's 20 so he could stay on the pitch for 90 minutes and he found himself well."