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Middlesbrough 2–2 Portsmouth · Swoop

Leagues / Championship / Matchday 1

Middlesbrough 2–2 Portsmouth

MIDMiddlesbrough

2–2

Full Time

M. Emnes 24′ · assist S. McDonald
Rhys Williams 54′ · assist Nicky Bailey

D. Norris 47′ · assist Aaron Mokoena
Luke Varney 90+2′

Saturday 6 August at 15:00 · Riverside Stadium · Referee Graham Salisbury

How it happened

24′M. Emnes · assist S. McDonald · home
47′D. Norris · assist Aaron Mokoena · away
54′Rhys Williams · assist Nicky Bailey · home
56′Tal Ben Haim · away
56′Greg Halford · away
56′S. McDonald · home
58′H. Hreiðarsson · away
63′Ryan Williams on for H. Hreiðarsson · away
64′Nwankwo Kanu on for Ricardo Rocha · away
71′Rhys Williams · home
74′Joel Ward · away
76′Aaron Mokoena · away
83′Christian Dailly on for Hayden Mullins · away
90+2′Luke Varney · away
90+3′Merouane Zemmama on for M. Emnes · home

Line-ups

MIDMiddlesbrough

2Justin Hoyte
3Joe Bennett
4Matthew Bates
6S. McManus
7S. McDonaldA
9M. Emnes▾ 90+3′ (Zemmama on)
10Nicky BaileyA
13Carl Ikeme
14Rhys Williams
17B. Robson
29Tony McMahon

5

Next meetingMiddlesbrough v PortsmouthSat, 24 Aug 2024

Previous meetings · last 5

1

Middlesbrough

3

Draws

1

Portsmouth

Mar 2011Portsmouth0–0Middlesbrough
Oct 2010Middlesbrough2–2Portsmouth
Mar 2009Middlesbrough1–1Portsmouth
Sept 2008Portsmouth2–1

Merouane Zemmama

▴ 90+3′ for Emnes

Bench: T. Kink, S. Hines, Malaury Martin, Richard Smallwood

PORPortsmouth

1Jamie Ashdown
2Joel Ward
3Ricardo Rocha▾ 64′ (Kanu on)
4Aaron MokoenaA
6H. Hreiðarsson▾ 63′ (Williams on)
8Hayden Mullins▾ 83′ (Dailly on)
11Luke Varney
15Greg Halford
18Dave Kitson
19D. Norris
26Tal Ben Haim

17Ryan Williams▴ 63′ for Hreiðarsson

20Christian Dailly▴ 83′ for Mullins

27Nwankwo Kanu▴ 64′ for Rocha

Bench: Stephen Henderson

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Middlesbrough

May 2008Middlesbrough2–0Portsmouth

We go again

MIDMiddlesbrough v MillwallSat 5 Aug, 15:00 · Matchday 1MIL
PORPortsmouth v Bristol RoversSat 5 Aug, 15:00 · Matchday 1