Middlesbrough v Arsenal, 17 April 2017

Score2-1 to Arsenal
RefereeAnthony Taylor
CompetitionPremier League
VenueRiverside Stadium
Attendance31,298

View Middlesbrough v Arsenal head to head

Kick-off: 8.00pm This was Arsenal's first win at Middlesbrough since 9 April 2005 when Robert Pires scored the only goal in a Premier League game.

1 Middlesbrough

2 Arsenal

Goals:

Álvaro Negredo 50 G

Goals:

Alexis Sánchez 42 G
Mesut Özil 71 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Brad Guzan
Defender Antonio Barragán
Defender Ben Gibson
Defender/Centre back Daniel Ayala
Defender/Midfielder Fábio Da Silva
Midfielder Adam Clayton
Midfielder Marten de Roon
Midfielder Stewart Downing
Midfielder Grant Leadbitter
Midfielder Gastón Ramirez
Forward Álvaro Negredo

Starting lineup:

Petr Čech Goalkeeper
Gabriel Paulista Defender
Rob Holding Defender
Laurent Koscielny Defender
Nacho Monreal Defender
Granit Xhaka Defender/Midfielder
Mesut Özil Midfielder
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain Midfielder
Aaron Ramsey Midfielder
Alexis Sánchez Midfielder/Forward
Olivier Giroud Forward

Substitutions:

George Friend for Fábio Da Silva 17
Adama Traoré for Gastón Ramirez 68
Rudy Gestede for Marten de Roon 79

Substitutions:

Héctor Bellerín for Mesut Özil 90
Francis Coquelin for Alexis Sánchez 90

Cards:

Grant Leadbitter 7 Y
Rudy Gestede 82 Y

Cards:

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain 4 Y
Gabriel Paulista 43 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Dimi Konstantopoulos
Defender Bernardo
Defender/Midfielder George Friend
Midfielder Adam Forshaw
Midfielder/Forward Adama Traoré
Forward Patrick Bamford
Forward Rudy Gestede

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez
Defender Héctor Bellerín
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Gibbs
Midfielder Francis Coquelin
Midfielder Mohamed El Neny
Midfielder/Forward Alex Iwobi
Midfielder/Forward Theo Walcott

Comments:

League position: 19th Álvaro Negredo had now scored five of Middlesbrough's 13 goals in home games in the Premier League so far in this season; no other player had scored more than two goals. Boro had now scored only 23 goals in their 32 games so far in this Premier League season. They remained without a win in the Premier League in 2017 (played 15, lost nine). Middlesbrough caretaker manager Steve Agnew: "We are bitterly disappointed with the result but the players gave everything they had. We couldn't ask more of them. We played on the front foot, put them under pressure. I felt we might get the second goal after Negredo scored."

Comments:

League position: 6th Alexis Sánchez's opener was Arsenal’s 3,000th goal in away league games. Only Manchester United had scored more (3,226). This was the first time that the Gunners made at least six changes to the starting line-up from their previous Premier League game during a season since a visit to Birmingham City on New Year's Day in 2011. They avoided losing lose five consecutive away games in the top division for the first time since December 1984. Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger said: "It was a big test, Middlesbrough gave everything. It's one of their last chances to stay in the league. We have to win every game to have a chance to get in the top four, starting tonight. I think it will make the team a bit more serene."

1 Middlesbrough

Goals:

Álvaro Negredo 50 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Brad Guzan
Defender Antonio Barragán
Defender Ben Gibson
Defender/Centre back Daniel Ayala
Defender/Midfielder Fábio Da Silva
Midfielder Adam Clayton
Midfielder Marten de Roon
Midfielder Stewart Downing
Midfielder Grant Leadbitter
Midfielder Gastón Ramirez
Forward Álvaro Negredo

Substitutions:

George Friend for Fábio Da Silva 17
Adama Traoré for Gastón Ramirez 68
Rudy Gestede for Marten de Roon 79

Cards:

Grant Leadbitter 7 Y
Rudy Gestede 82 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Dimi Konstantopoulos
Defender Bernardo
Defender/Midfielder George Friend
Midfielder Adam Forshaw
Midfielder/Forward Adama Traoré
Forward Patrick Bamford
Forward Rudy Gestede

Comments:

League position: 19th Álvaro Negredo had now scored five of Middlesbrough's 13 goals in home games in the Premier League so far in this season; no other player had scored more than two goals. Boro had now scored only 23 goals in their 32 games so far in this Premier League season. They remained without a win in the Premier League in 2017 (played 15, lost nine). Middlesbrough caretaker manager Steve Agnew: "We are bitterly disappointed with the result but the players gave everything they had. We couldn't ask more of them. We played on the front foot, put them under pressure. I felt we might get the second goal after Negredo scored."

2 Arsenal

Goals:

Alexis Sánchez 42 G
Mesut Özil 71 G

Starting lineup:

Petr Čech Goalkeeper
Gabriel Paulista Defender
Rob Holding Defender
Laurent Koscielny Defender
Nacho Monreal Defender
Granit Xhaka Defender/Midfielder
Mesut Özil Midfielder
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain Midfielder
Aaron Ramsey Midfielder
Alexis Sánchez Midfielder/Forward
Olivier Giroud Forward

Substitutions:

Héctor Bellerín for Mesut Özil 90
Francis Coquelin for Alexis Sánchez 90

Cards:

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain 4 Y
Gabriel Paulista 43 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez
Defender Héctor Bellerín
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Gibbs
Midfielder Francis Coquelin
Midfielder Mohamed El Neny
Midfielder/Forward Alex Iwobi
Midfielder/Forward Theo Walcott

Comments:

League position: 6th Alexis Sánchez's opener was Arsenal’s 3,000th goal in away league games. Only Manchester United had scored more (3,226). This was the first time that the Gunners made at least six changes to the starting line-up from their previous Premier League game during a season since a visit to Birmingham City on New Year's Day in 2011. They avoided losing lose five consecutive away games in the top division for the first time since December 1984. Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger said: "It was a big test, Middlesbrough gave everything. It's one of their last chances to stay in the league. We have to win every game to have a chance to get in the top four, starting tonight. I think it will make the team a bit more serene."