Arsenal v Middlesbrough, 15 February 2015

Score2-0 to Arsenal
RefereeMike Dean
CompetitionFA Cup 5th round
VenueEmirates Stadium
Attendance59,823

View Arsenal v Middlesbrough head to head

This was the 133rd meeting of Arsenal and Middlesbrough in all competitions. Kick-off: 4.00pm

2 Arsenal

0 Middlesbrough

Goals:

Olivier Giroud 27 G
Olivier Giroud 29 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Wojciech Szczęsny
Defender Gabriel Paulista
Defender Laurent Koscielny
Defender/Midfielder Calum Chambers
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Gibbs
Midfielder Mathieu Flamini
Midfielder Mesut Özil
Midfielder Santi Cazorla
Midfielder/Forward Alexis Sánchez
Forward Olivier Giroud
Forward Danny Welbeck

Starting lineup:

Tomás Mejías Goalkeeper
Ben Gibson Defender
Kenneth Omeruo Defender
Ryan Fredericks Defender/Midfielder
George Friend Defender/Midfielder
Albert Adomah Midfielder
Adam Clayton Midfielder
Grant Leadbitter Midfielder
Lee Tomlin Midfielder/Forward
Patrick Bamford Forward
Kike Forward

Substitutions:

Tomáš Rosický for Alexis Sánchez 72
Theo Walcott for Danny Welbeck 72
Chuba Akpom for Olivier Giroud 83

Substitutions:

Adam Reach for Patrick Bamford 54
Jelle Vossen for Lee Tomlin 54

Cards:

Gabriel Paulista 55 Y

Cards:

Jelle Vossen 85 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez
Defender Per Mertesacker
Defender Nacho Monreal
Midfielder Francis Coquelin
Midfielder Tomáš Rosický
Midfielder/Forward Theo Walcott
Forward Chuba Akpom

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Connor Ripley
Defender James Husband
Defender Jonathan Woodgate
Defender/Midfielder Adam Reach
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Emilio Nsué
Midfielder Dean Whitehead
Forward Jelle Vossen

Comments:

Arsenal have now lost just one of their last 41 home games in the FA Cup. Olivier Giroud has now scored seven goals in his 11 appearances in the FA Cup.

Comments:

Prior to this game, Middlesbrough had kept 17 clean sheets in the 2014-15 season (14 in the League Championship). They had conceded only one goal in their last six away games in all competitions. Boro have now won two of their last 12 FA Cup games against Premier League opposition.

2 Arsenal

Goals:

Olivier Giroud 27 G
Olivier Giroud 29 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Wojciech Szczęsny
Defender Gabriel Paulista
Defender Laurent Koscielny
Defender/Midfielder Calum Chambers
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Gibbs
Midfielder Mathieu Flamini
Midfielder Mesut Özil
Midfielder Santi Cazorla
Midfielder/Forward Alexis Sánchez
Forward Olivier Giroud
Forward Danny Welbeck

Substitutions:

Tomáš Rosický for Alexis Sánchez 72
Theo Walcott for Danny Welbeck 72
Chuba Akpom for Olivier Giroud 83

Cards:

Gabriel Paulista 55 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez
Defender Per Mertesacker
Defender Nacho Monreal
Midfielder Francis Coquelin
Midfielder Tomáš Rosický
Midfielder/Forward Theo Walcott
Forward Chuba Akpom

Comments:

Arsenal have now lost just one of their last 41 home games in the FA Cup. Olivier Giroud has now scored seven goals in his 11 appearances in the FA Cup.

0 Middlesbrough

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Tomás Mejías Goalkeeper
Ben Gibson Defender
Kenneth Omeruo Defender
Ryan Fredericks Defender/Midfielder
George Friend Defender/Midfielder
Albert Adomah Midfielder
Adam Clayton Midfielder
Grant Leadbitter Midfielder
Lee Tomlin Midfielder/Forward
Patrick Bamford Forward
Kike Forward

Substitutions:

Adam Reach for Patrick Bamford 54
Jelle Vossen for Lee Tomlin 54

Cards:

Jelle Vossen 85 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Connor Ripley
Defender James Husband
Defender Jonathan Woodgate
Defender/Midfielder Adam Reach
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Emilio Nsué
Midfielder Dean Whitehead
Forward Jelle Vossen

Comments:

Prior to this game, Middlesbrough had kept 17 clean sheets in the 2014-15 season (14 in the League Championship). They had conceded only one goal in their last six away games in all competitions. Boro have now won two of their last 12 FA Cup games against Premier League opposition.