Middlesbrough v Sunderland, 26 April 2017

Score1-0 to Middlesbrough
RefereeMike Dean
CompetitionPremier League
VenueRiverside Stadium
Attendance30,742

View Middlesbrough v Sunderland head to head

Kick-off: 7.45pm Middlesbrough had now completed a league double over Sunderland for the first time since the 2002-03 season.

1 Middlesbrough

0 Sunderland

Goals:

Marten de Roon 8 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Brad Guzan
Defender Ben Gibson
Defender/Centre back Daniel Ayala
Defender/Midfielder Calum Chambers
Defender/Midfielder George Friend
Midfielder Adam Clayton
Midfielder Marten de Roon
Midfielder Stewart Downing
Midfielder Adam Forshaw
Forward Álvaro Negredo
Forward Cristhian Stuani

Starting lineup:

Jordan Pickford Goalkeeper
Jason Denayer Defender
Billy Jones Defender
Javi Manquillo Defender
John O'Shea Defender
Didier Ndong Defender/Midfielder
Lee Cattermole Midfielder
Darron Gibson Midfielder
Victor Anichebe Forward
Jermain Defoe Forward
Wahbi Khazri Forward

Substitutions:

Fábio Da Silva for Daniel Ayala 54
Rudy Gestede for Álvaro Negredo 76

Substitutions:

Fabio Borini for Darron Gibson 65
Adnan Januzaj for Wahbi Khazri 77
Jack Rodwell for Lee Cattermole 84

Cards:

George Friend 28 Y
Adam Clayton 31 Y
Fábio Da Silva 71 Y

Cards:

John O'Shea 37 Y
Darron Gibson 45 Y
Billy Jones 75 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Dimi Konstantopoulos
Defender Bernardo
Defender/Midfielder Fábio Da Silva
Midfielder/Forward Viktor Fischer
Midfielder/Forward Adama Traoré
Forward Patrick Bamford
Forward Rudy Gestede

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Vito Mannone
Defender Lamine Koné
Defender Joleon Lescott
Defender/Midfielder Jack Rodwell
Midfielder Adnan Januzaj
Midfielder Steven Pienaar
Forward Fabio Borini

Comments:

League position: 19th This was Middlesbrough's first win in their last 17 games in the Premier League. Boro became the last team in the top five European leagues and England's top four division to win a league game in 2017. With his late substitute appearance, Rudy Gestede ended a Premier League record run of 43 games without playing in a winning team. Middlesbrough caretaker manager Steve Agnew said: "It feels great. Everybody is absolutely delighted with the three points. We had to defend for long spells but we got the goal early. I'm so proud of the players. Clean sheets are obviously something you build on. I think it was important, the early goal. It gave everybody a lift and a confidence to see the game through."

Comments:

League position: 20th Sunderland were now without a win in their last nine games in the Premier League (lost seven). The Black Cats had now lost their last four away games in the Premier League without scoring. They had now trailed for 20 hours and 22 minutes during their Premier League games so far in this season; longer than any other team. Sunderland manager David Moyes said: "I've never been in this position before so it's new to me. It's something I'm not enjoying. We didn't get a good result but I thought we played well. It was a poor goal that we gave away but I can't fault the players or their efforts. We tried to build play up, make opportunities, but I wasn't disappointed with the performance. While there's a chance, we'll keep going."

1 Middlesbrough

Goals:

Marten de Roon 8 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Brad Guzan
Defender Ben Gibson
Defender/Centre back Daniel Ayala
Defender/Midfielder Calum Chambers
Defender/Midfielder George Friend
Midfielder Adam Clayton
Midfielder Marten de Roon
Midfielder Stewart Downing
Midfielder Adam Forshaw
Forward Álvaro Negredo
Forward Cristhian Stuani

Substitutions:

Fábio Da Silva for Daniel Ayala 54
Rudy Gestede for Álvaro Negredo 76

Cards:

George Friend 28 Y
Adam Clayton 31 Y
Fábio Da Silva 71 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Dimi Konstantopoulos
Defender Bernardo
Defender/Midfielder Fábio Da Silva
Midfielder/Forward Viktor Fischer
Midfielder/Forward Adama Traoré
Forward Patrick Bamford
Forward Rudy Gestede

Comments:

League position: 19th This was Middlesbrough's first win in their last 17 games in the Premier League. Boro became the last team in the top five European leagues and England's top four division to win a league game in 2017. With his late substitute appearance, Rudy Gestede ended a Premier League record run of 43 games without playing in a winning team. Middlesbrough caretaker manager Steve Agnew said: "It feels great. Everybody is absolutely delighted with the three points. We had to defend for long spells but we got the goal early. I'm so proud of the players. Clean sheets are obviously something you build on. I think it was important, the early goal. It gave everybody a lift and a confidence to see the game through."

0 Sunderland

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Jordan Pickford Goalkeeper
Jason Denayer Defender
Billy Jones Defender
Javi Manquillo Defender
John O'Shea Defender
Didier Ndong Defender/Midfielder
Lee Cattermole Midfielder
Darron Gibson Midfielder
Victor Anichebe Forward
Jermain Defoe Forward
Wahbi Khazri Forward

Substitutions:

Fabio Borini for Darron Gibson 65
Adnan Januzaj for Wahbi Khazri 77
Jack Rodwell for Lee Cattermole 84

Cards:

John O'Shea 37 Y
Darron Gibson 45 Y
Billy Jones 75 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Vito Mannone
Defender Lamine Koné
Defender Joleon Lescott
Defender/Midfielder Jack Rodwell
Midfielder Adnan Januzaj
Midfielder Steven Pienaar
Forward Fabio Borini

Comments:

League position: 20th Sunderland were now without a win in their last nine games in the Premier League (lost seven). The Black Cats had now lost their last four away games in the Premier League without scoring. They had now trailed for 20 hours and 22 minutes during their Premier League games so far in this season; longer than any other team. Sunderland manager David Moyes said: "I've never been in this position before so it's new to me. It's something I'm not enjoying. We didn't get a good result but I thought we played well. It was a poor goal that we gave away but I can't fault the players or their efforts. We tried to build play up, make opportunities, but I wasn't disappointed with the performance. While there's a chance, we'll keep going."