Arsenal v Middlesbrough, 22 October 2016

Score0-0
RefereeMike Dean
CompetitionPremier League
VenueEmirates Stadium
Attendance59,982

View Arsenal v Middlesbrough head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm This was the first goalless meeting since 10 February 1979 at Highbury in League Division One.

0 Arsenal

0 Middlesbrough

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Petr Čech
Defender Héctor Bellerín
Defender Laurent Koscielny
Defender Nacho Monreal
Defender Shkodran Mustafi
Midfielder Francis Coquelin
Midfielder Mohamed El Neny
Midfielder Mesut Özil
Midfielder/Forward Alex Iwobi
Midfielder/Forward Alexis Sánchez
Midfielder/Forward Theo Walcott

Starting lineup:

Victor Valdés Goalkeeper
Antonio Barragán Defender
Ben Gibson Defender
Daniel Ayala Defender/Centre back
George Friend Defender/Midfielder
Adam Clayton Midfielder
Marten de Roon Midfielder
Adam Forshaw Midfielder
Gastón Ramirez Midfielder
Adama Traoré Midfielder/Forward
Álvaro Negredo Forward

Substitutions:

Lucas Pérez for Alex Iwobi 67
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain for Mohamed El Neny 74

Substitutions:

Stewart Downing for Gastón Ramirez 85
Cristhian Stuani for Álvaro Negredo 90

Cards:

Shkodran Mustafi 64 Y

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper David Ospina
Defender Gabriel Paulista
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Gibbs
Midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
Midfielder Jeff Reine-Adelaide
Midfielder/Forward Ainsley Maitland-Niles
Forward Lucas Pérez

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Brad Guzan
Defender Bernardo
Defender/Midfielder Fábio Da Silva
Midfielder Julien De Sart
Midfielder Stewart Downing
Forward David Nugent
Forward Cristhian Stuani

Comments:

League position: 1st Arsenal went to the top of the Premier League table on manager Arsene Wenger's 67th birthday. The Gunners failed to score at home in the Premier League for the first time in 12 games since February 2016. They had now lost only one of their last 22 games in all competitions (13 clean sheets).

Comments:

League position: 17th Middlesbrough kept their first clean sheet in London in 24 Premier League games since a 1-0 win at Crystal Palace in April 2005. This was Boro's second clean sheet in their last 20 Premier League away games. They had now won only one of their last 15 Premier League games (lost eight). Cristhian Stuani replaced Alvaro Negredo in the second minute of added time in the second half.

0 Arsenal

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Petr Čech
Defender Héctor Bellerín
Defender Laurent Koscielny
Defender Nacho Monreal
Defender Shkodran Mustafi
Midfielder Francis Coquelin
Midfielder Mohamed El Neny
Midfielder Mesut Özil
Midfielder/Forward Alex Iwobi
Midfielder/Forward Alexis Sánchez
Midfielder/Forward Theo Walcott

Substitutions:

Lucas Pérez for Alex Iwobi 67
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain for Mohamed El Neny 74

Cards:

Shkodran Mustafi 64 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper David Ospina
Defender Gabriel Paulista
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Gibbs
Midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
Midfielder Jeff Reine-Adelaide
Midfielder/Forward Ainsley Maitland-Niles
Forward Lucas Pérez

Comments:

League position: 1st Arsenal went to the top of the Premier League table on manager Arsene Wenger's 67th birthday. The Gunners failed to score at home in the Premier League for the first time in 12 games since February 2016. They had now lost only one of their last 22 games in all competitions (13 clean sheets).

0 Middlesbrough

Starting lineup:

Victor Valdés Goalkeeper
Antonio Barragán Defender
Ben Gibson Defender
Daniel Ayala Defender/Centre back
George Friend Defender/Midfielder
Adam Clayton Midfielder
Marten de Roon Midfielder
Adam Forshaw Midfielder
Gastón Ramirez Midfielder
Adama Traoré Midfielder/Forward
Álvaro Negredo Forward

Substitutions:

Stewart Downing for Gastón Ramirez 85
Cristhian Stuani for Álvaro Negredo 90

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Brad Guzan
Defender Bernardo
Defender/Midfielder Fábio Da Silva
Midfielder Julien De Sart
Midfielder Stewart Downing
Forward David Nugent
Forward Cristhian Stuani

Comments:

League position: 17th Middlesbrough kept their first clean sheet in London in 24 Premier League games since a 1-0 win at Crystal Palace in April 2005. This was Boro's second clean sheet in their last 20 Premier League away games. They had now won only one of their last 15 Premier League games (lost eight). Cristhian Stuani replaced Alvaro Negredo in the second minute of added time in the second half.