English Premier League

FT Saturday, August 30, 2008
Stoke City WDLWW 1
–
Middlesbrough WWWLW 2
The Riverside Stadium · 27,627 att.

Team Stats

18
Fouls
15
4
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
5
Corner Kicks
4
4
Saves
1
33
Possession
67
8
SHOTS
22
1
ON GOAL
6
0.1
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
142
Accurate Passes
380
223
Passes
453
0.6
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
7
16
Crosses
20
0.1
Cross %
0.4
49
Long Balls
73
17
Accurate Long Balls
50
0.3
Long Balls %
0.7
2
Blocked Shots
6
13
Effective Tackles
10
15
Tackles
13
0.9
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
9
Effective Clearances
10
20
Clearances
22

Lineups

MID · 4-4-2

  1. 21Ross TurnbullG
  2. 31David WheaterCD-L
  3. 14Robert HuthCD-R
  4. 6Emanuel PogatetzLB
  5. 2Justin HoyteRB
  6. 4Gary O'NeilCM-L
  7. 15Mohamed ShawkyCM-R
  8. 19Stewart DowningLM
  9. 10Jeremie AliadiereRM
  10. 12Afonso AlvesCF-L
  11. 17Tuncay SanliCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 8Didier DigardSUB
  2. 32Jason SteeleSUB
  3. 5Chris RiggottSUB
  4. 28Adam JohnsonSUB
  5. 3Andrew TaylorSUB
  6. 11Marvin EmnesSUB
  7. 9Ahmed Hossam MidoSUB

STK · 4-4-2

  1. 29Thomas SorensenG
  2. 25Abdoulaye FayeCD-L
  3. 5Leon CortCD-R
  4. 31Carl DickinsonLB
  5. 2Andy GriffinRB
  6. 4Seyi OlofinjanaCM-L
  7. 19Amdy FayeCM-R
  8. 24Rory DelapLM
  9. 7Liam LawrenceRM
  10. 12Dave KitsonCF-L
  11. 10Ricardo FullerCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 9Richard CresswellSUB
  2. 28Andy WilkinsonSUB
  3. 6Glenn WhelanSUB
  4. 18Salif DiaoSUB
  5. 1Steve SimonsenSUB
  6. 17Ryan ShawcrossSUB
  7. 11Mamady SidibeSUB
  8. 22Lewis BuxtonSUB

Timeline

  1. 37'
  2. 62'
  3. 64'
  4. 69'
  5. 71'
  6. 72'
  7. 75'
  8. 77'
  9. 83'
  10. 85'

Premier League News

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