Middlesbrough v Liverpool, 14 December 2016

Score3-0 to Liverpool
RefereeJonathan Moss
CompetitionPremier League
VenueRiverside Stadium
Attendance32,704

View Middlesbrough v Liverpool head to head

Kick-off: 7.45pm This was Liverpool's first win in their last eight Premier League visits to Middlesbrough since March 2002.

0 Middlesbrough

Manager: Aitor Karanka

3 Liverpool

Manager: Jürgen Klopp

Goals:

Goals:

Adam Lallana 29 G
Divock Origi 60 G
Adam Lallana 68 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Victor Valdés
Defender Antonio Barragán
Defender Ben Gibson
Defender/Midfielder Calum Chambers
Defender/Midfielder Fábio Da Silva
Midfielder Adam Clayton
Midfielder Marten de Roon
Midfielder Adam Forshaw
Midfielder/Forward Viktor Fischer
Midfielder/Forward Adama Traoré
Forward Álvaro Negredo

Starting lineup:

Simon Mignolet Goalkeeper
Nathaniel Clyne Defender
Ragnar Klavan Defender
Dejan Lovren Defender
Jordan Henderson Defender/Midfielder
James Milner Defender/Midfielder
Georginio Wijnaldum Midfielder
Roberto Firmino Midfielder/Forward
Adam Lallana Midfielder/Forward
Sadio Mané Midfielder/Forward
Divock Origi Forward

Substitutions:

Stewart Downing for Viktor Fischer 56
Grant Leadbitter for Adam Clayton 56
Jordan Rhodes for Álvaro Negredo 77

Substitutions:

Lucas Leiva for Adam Lallana 82
Ovie Ejaria for Georginio Wijnaldum 87
Trent Alexander-Arnold for Divock Origi 90

Cards:

Ben Gibson 69 Y

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Brad Guzan
Defender Bernardo
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Emilio Nsué
Midfielder Stewart Downing
Midfielder Grant Leadbitter
Forward David Nugent
Forward Jordan Rhodes

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Loris Karius
Defender Alberto Moreno
Defender/Midfielder Trent Alexander-Arnold
Defender/Midfielder Lucas Leiva
Defender/Midfielder Kevin Stewart
Midfielder Ovie Ejaria
Forward Ben Woodburn

Comments:

League position: 17th Middlesbrough had now taken seven points from their home games in this season; the joint lowest tally in the Premier League along with Crystal Palace and Sunderland. Boro were now the lowest scorers so far in this Premier League season with 13 goals. They had failed to score in six of their 16 games so far in this Premier League season.

Comments:

League position: 2nd Liverpool had now scored more goals than any other team so far in this Premier League season with 40 goals from 16 games. Adam Lallana's opening goal was the Reds' 50th of the season in all competitions (played 20). Divock Origi marked his 50th appearance for Liverpool by scoring in a fifth consecutive game.

0 Middlesbrough

Manager: Aitor Karanka

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Victor Valdés
Defender Antonio Barragán
Defender Ben Gibson
Defender/Midfielder Calum Chambers
Defender/Midfielder Fábio Da Silva
Midfielder Adam Clayton
Midfielder Marten de Roon
Midfielder Adam Forshaw
Midfielder/Forward Viktor Fischer
Midfielder/Forward Adama Traoré
Forward Álvaro Negredo

Substitutions:

Stewart Downing for Viktor Fischer 56
Grant Leadbitter for Adam Clayton 56
Jordan Rhodes for Álvaro Negredo 77

Cards:

Ben Gibson 69 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Brad Guzan
Defender Bernardo
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Emilio Nsué
Midfielder Stewart Downing
Midfielder Grant Leadbitter
Forward David Nugent
Forward Jordan Rhodes

Comments:

League position: 17th Middlesbrough had now taken seven points from their home games in this season; the joint lowest tally in the Premier League along with Crystal Palace and Sunderland. Boro were now the lowest scorers so far in this Premier League season with 13 goals. They had failed to score in six of their 16 games so far in this Premier League season.

3 Liverpool

Manager: Jürgen Klopp

Goals:

Adam Lallana 29 G
Divock Origi 60 G
Adam Lallana 68 G

Starting lineup:

Simon Mignolet Goalkeeper
Nathaniel Clyne Defender
Ragnar Klavan Defender
Dejan Lovren Defender
Jordan Henderson Defender/Midfielder
James Milner Defender/Midfielder
Georginio Wijnaldum Midfielder
Roberto Firmino Midfielder/Forward
Adam Lallana Midfielder/Forward
Sadio Mané Midfielder/Forward
Divock Origi Forward

Substitutions:

Lucas Leiva for Adam Lallana 82
Ovie Ejaria for Georginio Wijnaldum 87
Trent Alexander-Arnold for Divock Origi 90

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Loris Karius
Defender Alberto Moreno
Defender/Midfielder Trent Alexander-Arnold
Defender/Midfielder Lucas Leiva
Defender/Midfielder Kevin Stewart
Midfielder Ovie Ejaria
Forward Ben Woodburn

Comments:

League position: 2nd Liverpool had now scored more goals than any other team so far in this Premier League season with 40 goals from 16 games. Adam Lallana's opening goal was the Reds' 50th of the season in all competitions (played 20). Divock Origi marked his 50th appearance for Liverpool by scoring in a fifth consecutive game.