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Sunderland vs Middlesbrough

Championship
Sunderland
11-6-19
3-2
Final
Boro
8-12-16
Stadium of Light

Match pulse

SUNAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'MID
52%Possession48%
10Shots10
5On target6
7Corners1
4Saves6
13Fouls9
34'Kieran RichardsonSUN39'David WheaterMID39'Michael ChopraSUN45'+3'Dean WhiteheadSUN67'Emanuel PogatetzMID

Who won: Sunderland 3-2

Sunderland beat Middlesbrough 3-2 on Saturday, April 26, 2008 at Stadium of Light. Goals for Sunderland: Danny Higginbotham (6'), Michael Chopra (45'+1') and Emanuel Pogatetz (own goal) (90'+2'). Goals for Boro: Tuncay Sanli (4') and Afonso Alves (73').

What it means

  • Boro has dropped 4 of the last 5.

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Lineups

Boro2nd in English League Championship
Lineup
  1. 1Brad JonesG
  2. 2Luke YoungD
  3. 3David WheaterD
  4. 4Emanuel PogatetzD
  5. 5Andrew TaylorD
  6. 6Lee CattermoleM
  7. 7George BoatengM
  8. 8Julio ArcaM
  9. 9Stewart DowningM
  10. 10Afonso AlvesF
  11. 11Tuncay SanliF
Sunderland17th in English Premier League
Lineup
  1. 1Craig GordonG
  2. 2Nyron NosworthyD
  3. 3Danny HigginbothamD
  4. 4Danny CollinsD
  5. 5Dean WhiteheadM
  6. 6Carlos EdwardsM
  7. 7Andy ReidM
  8. 8Liam MillerM
  9. 9Kieran RichardsonM
  10. 10Michael ChopraF
  11. 11Kenwyne JonesF

Head to head

MID leads series 3-1-1
Last meeting: Boro 3, Sunderland 0 (Sep 10)

Last 5

MID
  • Lvs BOL0-1
  • T@ TOT1-1
  • Tvs MAN2-2
  • L@ CHE0-1
  • Wvs DER1-0
SUN
  • L@ NEW0-2
  • Lvs MNC1-2
  • W@ FUL3-1
  • Wvs WHU2-1
  • W@ AVL1-0

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Game info

Venue
Stadium of Light, Sunderland, England · Attendance 45,059
Officials
S Bennett (Referee), S Bennett (Referee)

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Season seriesMID leads series 3-1-1

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