Middlesbrough v Crystal Palace, 10 September 2016

Score2-1 to Crystal Palace
RefereeNeil Swarbrick
CompetitionPremier League
VenueRiverside Stadium
Attendance30,551

View Middlesbrough v Crystal Palace head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm This was Crystal Palace's first win in their six league visits to Riverside Stadium (lost three).

1 Middlesbrough

2 Crystal Palace

Goals:

Daniel Ayala 38 G

Goals:

Christian Benteke 16 G
Wilfried Zaha 47 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Victor Valdés
Defender Antonio Barragán
Defender Ben Gibson
Defender/Centre back Daniel Ayala
Defender/Midfielder George Friend
Midfielder Adam Clayton
Midfielder Stewart Downing
Midfielder Adam Forshaw
Midfielder/Forward Viktor Fischer
Forward Álvaro Negredo
Forward Cristhian Stuani

Starting lineup:

Steve Mandanda Goalkeeper
Scott Dann Defender
Damien Delaney Defender
Martin Kelly Defender
Joel Ward Defender
Joe Ledley Midfielder
James McArthur Midfielder
Jason Puncheon Midfielder
Andros Townsend Midfielder
Wilfried Zaha Midfielder/Forward
Christian Benteke Forward

Substitutions:

Marten de Roon for Adam Clayton 57
Gastón Ramirez for Viktor Fischer 57
Adama Traoré for Cristhian Stuani 81

Substitutions:

LEE Chung-yong for Andros Townsend 77
Jonathan Benteke for Christian Benteke 84
Mathieu Flamini for Joe Ledley 84

Cards:

Gastón Ramirez 60 Y

Cards:

Joel Ward 82 Y
Wilfried Zaha 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Brad Guzan
Defender/Midfielder Calum Chambers
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Emilio Nsué
Midfielder Marten de Roon
Midfielder Gastón Ramirez
Midfielder/Forward Adama Traoré
Forward Jordan Rhodes

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey
Defender Zeki Fryers
Defender James Tomkins
Midfielder Luke Dreher
Midfielder Mathieu Flamini
Midfielder/Forward LEE Chung-yong
Forward Jonathan Benteke

Comments:

League position: 9th This was Middlesbrough's first defeat in their last 14 league games (won seven). All four of Boro's goals this season had now come in the first-half. They were now the only team not to score a second-half goal in this Premier League season. They failed in their attempt to go unbeaten in their opening four games of a top division season for the first time since 1976-77.

Comments:

League position: 11th This was Crystal Palace's first win in their last 13 away games in the Premier League. They had had won three of their 23 Premier League games in 2016 (lost 14). The Eagles avoided equalling a club record of five consecutive away defeats in the Premier League. Wilfried Zaha was booked in the fifth minute of added time in the second half.

1 Middlesbrough

Goals:

Daniel Ayala 38 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Victor Valdés
Defender Antonio Barragán
Defender Ben Gibson
Defender/Centre back Daniel Ayala
Defender/Midfielder George Friend
Midfielder Adam Clayton
Midfielder Stewart Downing
Midfielder Adam Forshaw
Midfielder/Forward Viktor Fischer
Forward Álvaro Negredo
Forward Cristhian Stuani

Substitutions:

Marten de Roon for Adam Clayton 57
Gastón Ramirez for Viktor Fischer 57
Adama Traoré for Cristhian Stuani 81

Cards:

Gastón Ramirez 60 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Brad Guzan
Defender/Midfielder Calum Chambers
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Emilio Nsué
Midfielder Marten de Roon
Midfielder Gastón Ramirez
Midfielder/Forward Adama Traoré
Forward Jordan Rhodes

Comments:

League position: 9th This was Middlesbrough's first defeat in their last 14 league games (won seven). All four of Boro's goals this season had now come in the first-half. They were now the only team not to score a second-half goal in this Premier League season. They failed in their attempt to go unbeaten in their opening four games of a top division season for the first time since 1976-77.

2 Crystal Palace

Goals:

Christian Benteke 16 G
Wilfried Zaha 47 G

Starting lineup:

Steve Mandanda Goalkeeper
Scott Dann Defender
Damien Delaney Defender
Martin Kelly Defender
Joel Ward Defender
Joe Ledley Midfielder
James McArthur Midfielder
Jason Puncheon Midfielder
Andros Townsend Midfielder
Wilfried Zaha Midfielder/Forward
Christian Benteke Forward

Substitutions:

LEE Chung-yong for Andros Townsend 77
Jonathan Benteke for Christian Benteke 84
Mathieu Flamini for Joe Ledley 84

Cards:

Joel Ward 82 Y
Wilfried Zaha 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey
Defender Zeki Fryers
Defender James Tomkins
Midfielder Luke Dreher
Midfielder Mathieu Flamini
Midfielder/Forward LEE Chung-yong
Forward Jonathan Benteke

Comments:

League position: 11th This was Crystal Palace's first win in their last 13 away games in the Premier League. They had had won three of their 23 Premier League games in 2016 (lost 14). The Eagles avoided equalling a club record of five consecutive away defeats in the Premier League. Wilfried Zaha was booked in the fifth minute of added time in the second half.