Middlesbrough vs Brighton and Hove Albion * Official Match Thread *

Everest · Dec 10, 2011

Venue: Riverside Stadium
Date: Saturday 10 December
Kick-off: 1500 GMT

Referee: MICHAEL NAYLOR
Assistants: Ryan Newman and Sebastian Stockbridge
Fourth Official: Barry Gordon

League Matches at Middlesbrough
Brighton wins - 1
Middlesbrough wins - 9
Draws - 5
Brighton goals - 10
Middlesbrough goals - 35

League Results at Middlesbrough - all time
English Division Two (old)
21.03.1992 Middlesbrough 4-0 Brighton
04.05.1991 Middlesbrough 2-0 Brighton
18.10.1989 Middlesbrough 2-2 Brighton
31.08.1985 Middlesbrough 0-1 Brighton
27.04.1985 Middlesbrough 2-1 Brighton
10.12.1983 Middlesbrough 0-0 Brighton
English Division One (old)
20.04.1982 Middlesbrough 2-1 Brighton
11.04.1981 Middlesbrough 1-0 Brighton
24.11.1979 Middlesbrough 1-1 Brighton
English Division Two (old)
07.04.1973 Middlesbrough 1-1 Brighton
English Division Three (old)
10.12.1966 Middlesbrough 1-0 Brighton
English Division Two (old)
16.03.1962 Middlesbrough 4-0 Brighton
01.10.1960 Middlesbrough 2-2 Brighton
05.12.1959 Middlesbrough 4-1 Brighton
23.08.1958 Middlesbrough 9-0 Brighton

Head-to-head
• Middlesbrough have a 50% winning league record against Brighton, having prevailed in 15, drawn eight and lost seven of 30 meetings.
• The Teesside club have won the last four league and cup meetings, scoring a total of 13 goals in the process.
• This is Brighton's first league game at the Riverside, although they did lose 1-0 there in the League Cup in September 2003.

Middlesbrough
• Fourth placed Middlesbrough are five points below the automatic promotion spots, having avoided defeat in five of their last six.
• Tony Mowbray's club are the draw specialists of the Championship, with eight of their 20 fixtures ending all-square.
• Just over half of their league points (18 of 35), have been gained from matches in which no more than one goal was scored.

Brighton
• Brighton, one place and one point outside the play-offs, are staging a renaissance, having won their last three league games.
• Gus Poyet's side kicked off their first season in six years back at this level with five wins and a draw, then failed the win the next nine, but now they have four wins in five.
• Defeat at the Riverside will make it the Seagulls' seventh loss of this league campaign, equalling their total of the whole of last season's League One title-winning term.

del strangefish · Dec 10, 2011

Poyet says to expect a suprise today.
Surely it's too cold and the ground too hard to risk Vicente?

Driver8 · Dec 10, 2011

del strangefish said:
Poyet says to expect a suprise today.
Surely it's too cold and the ground too hard to risk Vicente?

Perhaps Gus is putting his boots on to show the midfield how it's done?

Acker79 · Dec 10, 2011

Everest · Dec 10, 2011

The same result as exactly 28 years ago will do me.

0-0

Questions · Dec 10, 2011

del strangefish said:
Poyet says to expect a suprise today.

He`s going to attack.

perseus · Dec 10, 2011

Driver8 said:
Perhaps Gus is putting his boots on to show the midfield how it's done?

Why did not I think of that before ! All problems would be solved.

Triggaaar · Dec 10, 2011

del strangefish said:
Poyet says to expect a suprise today.

2 shots at goal?

perseus · Dec 10, 2011

Thermal Underwear

Results have improved since our first visit to Middlesbrough. Anybody want to make a graph of the goals conceded at Middlesbrough?

I hope we do better than our visit to Hartlepool last season. I don't think southern clubs should visit the north during the colder months. Its not fair.

Everest · Dec 10, 2011

perseus said:
Results have improved since our first visit to Middlesbrough.

Well they'd be bloody hard pushed for them to get worse!

perseus · Dec 10, 2011

Football Ground Guide: Riverside Stadium Middlesbrough FC

New official thread topic. Link to the Borough Fans Forum etc.

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Preview from them:

Fly: Next game Brighton, a tough game but first of a cluster of home games coming up and surely an opportunity to really get the home form going and pick up a lot of points

Seagull kimchi · Dec 10, 2011

perseus said:
Results have improved since our first visit to Middlesbrough. Anybody want to make a graph of the goals conceded at Middlesbrough?

I hope we do better than our visit to Hartlepool last season. I don't think southern clubs should visit the north during the colder months. Its not fair.

As long as they don't break KLL's leg (and we don't lose) I'll be 'appy.

Butch Willykins · Dec 10, 2011

Driver8 said:
Perhaps Gus is putting his boots on to show the midfield how it's done?

How good would that be. I bet he's still got it!!!!!

Driver8 · Dec 10, 2011

Waino696969 said:
How good would that be. I bet he's still got it!!!!!

You just know he would get sent off though!

del strangefish · Dec 10, 2011

Todays Uninteresting Fact: Win 0-5 and we will go above Middlesborough. (alphabetically)

Driver8 · Dec 10, 2011

del strangefish said:
Todays Uninteresting Fact: Win 0-5 and we will go above Middlesborough. (alphabetically)

3-0 will do it on goal difference.

brunswick · Dec 10, 2011

game is during a full moon eclipse - expect red cards today all over the show.

i predict a 0-2 win.

perseus · Dec 10, 2011

Links to Other Threads

Team Predictions Thread

Score Predictor (Vote)

Middlesbrough v BHA - Score Predictor

50% vote for a Middlesbrough win.

KZNSeagull · Dec 10, 2011

2-1 to us. It will not be pretty, but we will win.

perseus · Dec 10, 2011

Fly to the Moon: No Thanks!

brunswick said:
game is during a full moon eclipse - expect red cards today all over the show.

i predict a 0-2 win.

Omens are awful with their fanzine name. We need a space cadet.

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