Premier League · ENG · Round 2
Sunderland
1 - 2
Full time
Middlesbrough
Stadium of Light
Lineups
Sunderland4-2-3-1VM
1Mannone
DL
22Love
22LovePD
5Djilobodji
5DjilobodjiPM
19↓46'McNair
PV
3⚽van Aanholt
JR
8Rodwell
8RodwellJO
16↓37'O'Shea
DW
14↓81'Watmore
14↓81'WatmoreLG
46Gooch
46GoochAJ
44Januzaj
JD
18Defoe
18DefoeBG
12Guzan
EN
24↓83'Nsue
AB
17Barragan
BG
6Gibson
6GibsonGF
3Friend
3FriendAC
8Clayton
AF
34Forshaw
GR
21↓59'Ramirez
21↓59'RamirezCS
18⚽×2Stuani
SD
19Downing
Middlesbrough4-2-3-1Sunderland substitutes
20 Steven Pienaar ↑37'
17 Jeremain Lens ↑46'
29 Joel Asoro ↑81'
13 Jordan Pickford
48 Josh Robson
34 Tommy Robson
10 Wahbi Khazri
Coach: David Moyes
Middlesbrough substitutes
27 Albert Adomah ↑59'
4 Daniel Ayala ↑83'
35 David Nugent ↑90'
15 Alex Baptiste
1 Dimitrios Konstantopoulos
23 Julien De Sart
11 Viktor Fischer
Coach: Aitor Karanka
Match events
13'Cristhian Stuani assist: Álvaro Negredo 0 - 1⚽
26'Adam Clayton
37'↑ Steven Pienaar ↓ John O'Shea (injured)⇄
45'Cristhian Stuani assist: Álvaro Negredo 0 - 2⚽
Second half
46'↑ Jeremain Lens ↓ Patrick McNair⇄
59'↑ Albert Adomah ↓ Gaston Ramirez⇄
71'Patrick van Aanholt 1 - 2⚽
81'↑ Joel Asoro ↓ Duncan Watmore⇄
81'Lynden Gooch
83'↑ Daniel Ayala ↓ Emilio Nsue⇄
90+1'↑ David Nugent ↓ Álvaro Negredo⇄
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Match details
| Competition | Premier League |
|---|---|
| Kick-off (UTC) | Sunday, 21 August 2016, 12:30 UTC — shown in your local time at the top of this page |
| Status | Finished |
Line-ups, match events and the head-to-head record for this fixture are shown on this page where the data feed publishes them.
Head to head
2Sunderland wins2Draws5Middlesbrough wins9 past meetings on record. Biggest Sunderland win: Sunderland 2–0 Middlesbrough (2023). Biggest Middlesbrough win: Sunderland 0–1 Middlesbrough (2012).
22 Jan 2023Sunderland 2 - 0 MiddlesbroughChampionship
5 Sep 2022Middlesbrough 1 - 0 SunderlandChampionship
24 Feb 2018Sunderland 3 - 3 MiddlesbroughChampionship
6 Jan 2018Middlesbrough 2 - 0 SunderlandFA Cup
5 Nov 2017Middlesbrough 1 - 0 SunderlandChampionship
26 Apr 2017Middlesbrough 1 - 0 SunderlandPremier League
30 Oct 2012Sunderland 0 - 1 MiddlesbroughLeague Cup
8 Feb 2012Middlesbrough 1 - 2 SunderlandFA Cup
29 Jan 2012Sunderland 1 - 1 MiddlesbroughFA Cup
