Middlesbrough v Stoke City, 13 August 2016

Score1-1
RefereeKevin Friend
CompetitionPremier League
VenueRiverside Stadium
Attendance32,110

View Middlesbrough v Stoke City head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm The two previous meetings in the Premier League had both been won by the home team.

1 Middlesbrough

1 Stoke City

Goals:

Álvaro Negredo 11 G

Goals:

Xherdan Shaqiri 67 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Victor Valdés
Defender Antonio Barragán
Defender Ben Gibson
Defender/Midfielder George Friend
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Emilio Nsué
Midfielder Albert Adomah
Midfielder Adam Clayton
Midfielder Marten de Roon
Midfielder Stewart Downing
Midfielder Gastón Ramirez
Forward Álvaro Negredo

Starting lineup:

Shay Given Goalkeeper
Phil Bardsley Defender
Erik Pieters Defender
Phillip Wollscheid Defender
Ryan Shawcross Defender/Centre back
Giannelli Imbula Midfielder
Glenn Whelan Midfielder
Xherdan Shaqiri Midfielder/Forward
Marko Arnautović Forward
Mame Biram Diouf Forward
Bojan Krkić Forward

Substitutions:

Adam Forshaw for Marten de Roon 22
David Nugent for Gastón Ramirez 88

Substitutions:

Jon Walters for Mame Biram Diouf 69
Joe Allen for Bojan Krkić 78

Cards:

Stewart Downing 29 Y
Gastón Ramirez 30 Y
Adam Forshaw 90 Y

Cards:

Ryan Shawcross 22 Y
Shay Given 30 Y
Phil Bardsley 48 Y
Phillip Wollscheid 84 Y
Marko Arnautović 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Dimi Konstantopoulos
Defender Alex Baptiste
Midfielder Adam Forshaw
Midfielder/Forward Viktor Fischer
Forward David Nugent
Forward Jordan Rhodes
Forward Cristhian Stuani

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jakob Haugaard
Defender Marc Muniesa
Defender/Midfielder Geoff Cameron
Midfielder Charlie Adam
Midfielder Joe Allen
Forward Peter Crouch
Forward Jon Walters

Comments:

Newly-promoted Middlesbrough had now won only two of their opening Premier League games in 15 seasons. Including the previous season's promotion campaign, Boro were now unbeaten in their last 11 league games. Alvaro Negredo had now scored with his first shot on target in the Premier League for both Manchester City and Middlesbrough. Adam Forshaw was booked in the first minute of added time in the second half.

Comments:

Stoke City were now without a win in their last seven Premier League season opening games (lost four). The Potters had now failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 11 Premier League games. At 40 years and 115 days, City keeper Shay Given became the third oldest player to appear in the opening game of a Premier League season after Brad Friedel (41 years and 92 days) and Teddy Sheringham (40 years and 139 days). Marko Arnautovic was booked in the fourth minute of added time in the second half.

1 Middlesbrough

Goals:

Álvaro Negredo 11 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Victor Valdés
Defender Antonio Barragán
Defender Ben Gibson
Defender/Midfielder George Friend
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Emilio Nsué
Midfielder Albert Adomah
Midfielder Adam Clayton
Midfielder Marten de Roon
Midfielder Stewart Downing
Midfielder Gastón Ramirez
Forward Álvaro Negredo

Substitutions:

Adam Forshaw for Marten de Roon 22
David Nugent for Gastón Ramirez 88

Cards:

Stewart Downing 29 Y
Gastón Ramirez 30 Y
Adam Forshaw 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Dimi Konstantopoulos
Defender Alex Baptiste
Midfielder Adam Forshaw
Midfielder/Forward Viktor Fischer
Forward David Nugent
Forward Jordan Rhodes
Forward Cristhian Stuani

Comments:

Newly-promoted Middlesbrough had now won only two of their opening Premier League games in 15 seasons. Including the previous season's promotion campaign, Boro were now unbeaten in their last 11 league games. Alvaro Negredo had now scored with his first shot on target in the Premier League for both Manchester City and Middlesbrough. Adam Forshaw was booked in the first minute of added time in the second half.

1 Stoke City

Goals:

Xherdan Shaqiri 67 G

Starting lineup:

Shay Given Goalkeeper
Phil Bardsley Defender
Erik Pieters Defender
Phillip Wollscheid Defender
Ryan Shawcross Defender/Centre back
Giannelli Imbula Midfielder
Glenn Whelan Midfielder
Xherdan Shaqiri Midfielder/Forward
Marko Arnautović Forward
Mame Biram Diouf Forward
Bojan Krkić Forward

Substitutions:

Jon Walters for Mame Biram Diouf 69
Joe Allen for Bojan Krkić 78

Cards:

Ryan Shawcross 22 Y
Shay Given 30 Y
Phil Bardsley 48 Y
Phillip Wollscheid 84 Y
Marko Arnautović 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jakob Haugaard
Defender Marc Muniesa
Defender/Midfielder Geoff Cameron
Midfielder Charlie Adam
Midfielder Joe Allen
Forward Peter Crouch
Forward Jon Walters

Comments:

Stoke City were now without a win in their last seven Premier League season opening games (lost four). The Potters had now failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 11 Premier League games. At 40 years and 115 days, City keeper Shay Given became the third oldest player to appear in the opening game of a Premier League season after Brad Friedel (41 years and 92 days) and Teddy Sheringham (40 years and 139 days). Marko Arnautovic was booked in the fourth minute of added time in the second half.