Sunderland v Middlesbrough, 30 October 2012
| Score | 1-0 to Middlesbrough |
| Referee | Phil Dowd |
| Competition | League Cup 4th round |
| Venue | Stadium of Light |
| Attendance | 32,535 |
View Sunderland v Middlesbrough head to head
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Kieren Westwood
Defender
Phil Bardsley
Defender
Carlos Cuellar
Defender
John O'Shea
Defender/Midfielder
Jack Colback
Midfielder
Lee Cattermole
Midfielder
Adam Johnson
Midfielder
David Vaughan
Midfielder/Forward
Stéphane Sessègnon
Forward
Steven Fletcher
Forward
Louis Saha
Substitutions:
| James McClean for Louis Saha | 59 |
| Fraizer Campbell for Adam Johnson | 82 |
Cards:
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Simon Mignolet
Defender/Centre back
Matt Kilgallon
Defender/Midfielder
David Meyler
Defender/Midfielder/Forward
James McClean
Forward
Fraizer Campbell
Forward
James McFadden
Forward
Connor Wickham
Goals:
| Scott McDonald | 39 |
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Starting lineup:
Jason Steele
Goalkeeper
André Bikey
Defender
George Friend
Defender/Midfielder
Seb Hines
Defender/Midfielder
Justin Hoyte
Defender/Midfielder
Nick Bailey
Midfielder
Faris Haroun
Midfielder
Grant Leadbitter
Midfielder
Emmanuel Ledesma
Midfielder
Scott McDonald
Forward
Ishmael Miller
Forward
Substitutions:
| Stuart Parnaby for Seb Hines | 65 |
| Adam Reach for Emmanuel Ledesma | 79 |
| Richie Smallwood for Ishmael Miller | 90 |
Cards:
| Scott McDonald | 15 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Jayson Leutwiler
Defender/Midfielder
Andy Halliday
Defender/Midfielder
Stuart Parnaby
Defender/Midfielder
Adam Reach
Midfielder
Cameron Park
Midfielder
Richie Smallwood
Midfielder
Merouane Zemmama