Middlesbrough v Sunderland, 10 January 2009
| Score | 1-1 |
| Referee | Phil Dowd |
| Competition | Premier League |
| Venue | Riverside Stadium |
| Attendance | 29,310 |
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Goals:
| Afonso Alves | 45 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Ross Turnbull
Defender/Right back
Tony McMahon
Defender
Emanuel Pogatetz
Defender/Centre back
Chris Riggott
Defender/Centre back
David Wheater
Defender/Midfielder
Julio Arca
Defender/Midfielder
Josh Walker
Midfielder
Didier Digard
Midfielder
Stewart Downing
Midfielder/Forward
Afonso Alves
Forward
Tuncay Şanlı
Substitutions:
| Adam Johnson for Josh Walker | 47 |
| Matthew Bates for Didier Digard | 65 |
| Mido for Afonso Alves | 86 |
Cards:
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Brad Jones
Defender
Matthew Bates
Defender
Robert Huth
Defender
Andrew Taylor
Midfielder
Adam Johnson
Midfielder/Forward
Marvin Emnes
Forward
Mido
Comments:
League position: 16thGoals:
| Kenwyne Jones | 82 |
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Starting lineup:
Márton Fülöp
Goalkeeper
Pascal Chimbonda
Defender/Right back
Danny Collins
Defender
Kieran Richardson
Defender
Anton Ferdinand
Defender/Centre back
Nyron Nosworthy
Defender/Midfielder
Steed Malbranque
Midfielder
Dean Whitehead
Midfielder
Djibril Cissé
Forward
El Hadji Diouf
Forward
Kenwyne Jones
Forward
Substitutions:
| Carlos Edwards for Steed Malbranque | 54 |
| Andy Reid for El Hadji Diouf | 67 |
| David Healy for Kieran Richardson | 80 |
Cards:
| Steed Malbranque | 8 | Y |
| Kieran Richardson | 56 | Y |
| Nyron Nosworthy | 58 | Y |
| Kenwyne Jones | 83 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Nick Colgan
Defender/Midfielder
Carlos Edwards
Midfielder
Andy Reid
Midfielder
Teemu Tainio
Forward
David Healy
Forward
Daryl Murphy
Forward
Dwight Yorke
Comments:
League position: 16thComments:
League position: 13th