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Middlesbrough 4-2 Everton - December 26, 1996 / Premier League 1996/1997

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Premier League 1996/1997 - Round 19

BT Cellnet Riverside Stadium - Middlesbrough - England

December 26, 1996

29 673

Middlesbrough

4 - 2

Everton

Craig Hignett

22'

Clayton Blackmore

37'

Juninho Paulista

58'

Juninho Paulista

74'

31'

David Unsworth

45'

Duncan Ferguson

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15' - Substitution Dave Watsonis substituted by Graham Allen

22' - Goal Craig Hignett22

31' - Goal David Unsworth

37' - Goal Clayton Blackmore37

45' - Goal Duncan Ferguson

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46' - Substitution Derek Whyteis substituted by Chris Morris46

58' - Goal Juninho Paulista58

67' - Substitution Michael Branchis substituted by Paul Rideout

71' - Substitution Graham Allenis substituted by Marc Hottiger

74' - Goal Juninho Paulista74

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Team line-ups Key figures Pre-match Competition info

Middlesbrough

4 - 2

Everton

Middlesbrough Everton

Team line-ups

Middlesbrough

Walsh

Gary Walsh

England

B.date21/03/1968

Age28 years

positionGoalkeeper

Whyte46

Derek Whyte

Scotland

B.date31/08/1968

Age28 years

H1m81

positionLeft central defender

Liddle

Craig Liddle

England

B.date21/10/1971

Age25 years

positionDefender

Vickers

Steve Vickers

England

B.date13/10/1967

Age29 years

H1m85

positionCentral defender

Cox

Neil Cox

England

B.date08/10/1971

Age25 years

H1m83

positionCentral defender

Emerson

Brazil

B.date12/04/1972

Age24 years

H1m81

positionDefensive Midfielder

Hignett22

Craig Hignett

England

B.date12/01/1970

Age26 years

H1m79

positionCentre Midfield

Blackmore37

Clayton Blackmore

Wales

B.date23/09/1964

Age32 years

H1m75

positionLeft Midfielder

Juninho Paulista5874

Juninho Paulista

Brazil

B.date22/02/1973

Age23 years

H1m67

positionPlaymaker

Beck

Mikkel Beck

Denmark

B.date04/05/1973

Age23 years

H1m85

positionStriker

Ravanelli

Fabrizio Ravanelli

Italy

B.date11/12/1968

Age28 years

H1m88

positionStriker

			Age	Match num	Note
G	Gary Walsh		28	52	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Derek Whyte	46	28	94	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Craig Liddle		25	20	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Steve Vickers		29	74	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Neil Cox		25	74	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Emerson		24	17	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Craig Hignett	22	26	68	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Clayton Blackmore	37	32	15	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Juninho Paulista	5874	23	44	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Mikkel Beck		23	10	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Fabrizio Ravanelli		28	22	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

26.5 years

Average number of matches played for the team

Everton

Southall

Neville Southall

Wales

B.date16/09/1958

Age38 years

H1m86

positionGoalkeeper

Watson15

Dave Watson

England

B.date20/11/1961

Age35 years

H1m83

positionCentral defender

Unsworth31

David Unsworth

England

B.date16/10/1973

Age23 years

H1m85

positionLeft central defender

Barrett

Earl Barrett

England

B.date28/04/1967

Age29 years

H1m80

positionRight full-back

Speed

Gary Speed

Wales

B.date08/09/1969

Age27 years

H1m75

positionCentre Midfield

Grant

Tony Grant

England

B.date14/11/1974

Age22 years

H1m76

positionCentre Midfield

Parkinson

Joe Parkinson

England

B.date11/06/1971

Age25 years

positionMidfield

Stuart

Graham Stuart

England

B.date24/10/1970

Age26 years

H1m73

positionOffensive Midfielder

Barmby

Nick Barmby

England

B.date11/02/1974

Age22 years

H1m68

positionLeft Offensive Midfielder

Branch67

Michael Branch

England

B.date18/10/1978

Age18 years

positionLeft Winger

Ferguson45

Duncan Ferguson

Scotland

B.date27/12/1971

Age24 years

H1m93

positionStriker

			Age	Match num	Note
G	Neville Southall		38	720	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Dave Watson	15	35	445	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	David Unsworth	31	23	119	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Earl Barrett		29	51	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Gary Speed		27	21	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Tony Grant		22	41	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Joe Parkinson		25	97	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Graham Stuart		26	124	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Nick Barmby		22	8	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Michael Branch	67	18	15	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Duncan Ferguson	45	24	63	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

26.3 years

Average number of matches played for the team

155

Substitutes					Age	Match num	Note
	D		Chris Morris	46	33	69	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

			Age	Match num	Note
D	Graham Allen	1571	19	1	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Marc Hottiger	71	29	12	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Paul Rideout	67	32	133	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Juninho Paulista

Phil Stamp

OUT

Mikkel Beck

Jan Age Fjortoft

OUT

Clayton Blackmore

Robbie Mustoe

OUT

Steve Vickers

Phil Whelan

OUT

Emerson

Curtis Fleming

OUT

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

David Unsworth

Craig Short

OUT

Michael Branch

Andrey Kanchelskis

OUT

Graham Stuart

Andy Hinchcliffe

OUT

Manager

Age

Match num

Bryan Robson

125

Success rate in this team:

38 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

38 %

Robson vs Everton

2 victories

0 draw

2 losses

Latest figure on December 26, 1996

Robson vs Royle

2 victories

1 draw

2 losses

Latest figure on December 26, 1996

Manager

Age

Match num

Joe Royle

104

Success rate in this team:

42 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

37 %

Royle vs Middlesbrough

13 victories

2 draws

7 losses

Latest figure on December 26, 1996

Royle vs Robson

2 victories

1 draw

2 losses

Latest figure on December 26, 1996

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Comments

Key figures

Only back at the time of Howard Kendall head of Everton (05/11/1990-04/12/1993), you can see a maanger go beneath Joe Royle with 26% of losses in Premier League (25%).

No Middlesbrough manager (with more than 30 matches on the bench) before Bryan Robson has done less than 1.05 goals scored per game in Premier League.

Craig Hignett played his game number 50 in Premier League

Read the next 14 key stats

Pre-match

Current form

Home

VMiddlesbrough 5-1 Huddersfield Town22/10/1996

DMiddlesbrough 0-0 Wimbledon FC26/10/1996

DMiddlesbrough 2-2 Manchester United23/11/1996

VMiddlesbrough 3-1 Newcastle United27/11/1996

LMiddlesbrough 0-2 Leicester03/12/1996

DMiddlesbrough 0-0 Leeds United07/12/1996

Overall

VMiddlesbrough 5-1 Huddersfield Town22/10/1996

DMiddlesbrough 0-0 Wimbledon FC26/10/1996

DMiddlesbrough 2-2 Manchester United23/11/1996

VMiddlesbrough 3-1 Newcastle United27/11/1996

LMiddlesbrough 0-2 Leicester03/12/1996

DMiddlesbrough 0-0 Leeds United07/12/1996

Current form

Overall

VEverton 2-0 Sheffield Wednesday28/09/1996

VEverton 2-1 West Ham12/10/1996

DEverton 1-1 Coventry04/11/1996

VEverton 7-1 Southampton16/11/1996

LEverton 1-3 Sunderland30/11/1996

DEverton 0-0 Leeds United21/12/1996

Running streaks

	Home	Total
Drawing streak	1	1
Unbeaten streak	1	1
Winless streak	2	2
Goalless streak	2	2
Invincibility streak	1	1

Running streaks

	Away	Total
Drawing streak	0	1
Unbeaten streak	0	1
Winless streak	0	2
Goalless streak	0	1
Invincibility streak	0	1

Statistical comparison of the season

Results

18	Number of games (Competition total)	18
9	Number of games (Home / Away)	9
3	Victories (Competition total)	7
2	Victories (Home / Away)	3
6	Draws (Competition total)	7
4	Draws (Home / Away)	5
9	Losses (Competition total)	4
3	Losses (Home / Away)	1

Goals

21	Goals scored (Competition total)	26
13	Goals scored (Home / Away)	10
33	Goals conceded (Competition total)	20
13	Goals conceded (Home / Away)	11
1.17	Goals scored per match average (Competition total)	1.44
1.44	Goals scored per match average (Home / Away)	1.11
1.83	Conceced goals per match average (Competition total)	1.11
1.44	Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away)	1.22

Betting aid

11	Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total)	8
5	Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away)	4
3	Clean sheets (Competition total)	6
3	Clean sheets (Home / Away)	3
8	Matches without scoring (Competition total)	4
5	Matches without scoring (Home / Away)	2
9	The 2 teams score (Competition total)	10
3	The 2 teams score (Home / Away)	5
0-2 (2 times)	Most frequent score (Home / Away)	2-2 (2 times)

Bookings

16	Yellow cards (Competition total)	13
16	Yellow cards (Home / Away)	0
0	Red cards (Competition total)	0
0	Red cards (Home / Away)	0

Key players

Fabrizio Ravanelli	7 goals	Team's best scorer (Competition total)	5 goals	Gary Speed
Fabrizio Ravanelli	7 goals	Team's best scorer (Home / Away)		-
Fabrizio Ravanelli	1 penalty	Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total)	1 penalty	David Unsworth
Fabrizio Ravanelli	1 penalty	Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away)		-
Juninho Paulista	1 assist	Player with most assists (Competition total)		-
Juninho Paulista	1 assist	Player with most assists (Home / Away)		-
Fabrizio Ravanelli	1 goal during the last 3 matches	The fittest player	4 goals during the last 5 matches	Gary Speed

Historical head to head

Home

46 matches

21 v

12 d

13 l

78 gf

53 ga

Away

51 matches

4 v

12 d

35 l

51 gf

119 ga

Neutral ground

2 matches

0 v

2 d

0 l

2 gf

2 ga

Total

99 matches

25 v

26 d

48 l

131 gf

174 ga

Historical head to head

Home

51 matches

35 v

12 d

4 l

119 gf

51 ga

Away

46 matches

13 v

12 d

21 l

53 gf

78 ga

Neutral ground

2 matches

0 v

2 d

0 l

2 gf

2 ga

Total

99 matches

48 v

26 d

25 l

174 gf

131 ga

Largest victory

Overall	6 - 1	September 28, 1935
Home	6 - 1	September 28, 1935

Largest victory

Overall	4 - 0	December 26, 1995
Away	2 - 0	March 02, 1996

Latest head to head

September 14, 1996 - Premier League 1996/1997

Everton

1 - 2

Middlesbrough logo Middlesbrough

March 02, 1996 - Premier League 1995/1996

Middlesbrough

0 - 2

Everton

December 26, 1995 - Premier League 1995/1996

Everton

4 - 0

Middlesbrough logo Middlesbrough

April 10, 1993 - Premier League 1992/1993

Middlesbrough

1 - 2

Everton

December 26, 1992 - Premier League 1992/1993

Everton

2 - 2

Middlesbrough logo Middlesbrough

Best historical scorers against Everton

David Mills	5 goals	1975 - 1978
David Armstrong	4 goals	1975 - 1979
Willie Maddren	2 goals	1974 - 1975
William Woof	2 goals	1976 - 1977
Craig Johnston	2 goals	1979 - 1979
Gary Parkinson	2 goals	1989 - 1990

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 03/09/1927. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Best historical scorers against Middlesbrough

Tommy Lawton	9 goals	1937 - 1939
Dixie Dean	8 goals	1927 - 1936
Bob Latchford	8 goals	1974 - 1979
Albert Geldard	3 goals	1932 - 1937
Graeme Sharp	3 goals	1982 - 1988
Asa Hartford	3 goals	1980 - 1981

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 03/09/1927. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs Everton

David Armstrong	16 matches	1974 - 1981
John Craggs	15 matches	1974 - 1981
Anthony McAndrew	14 matches	1976 - 1982
Jim Platt	12 matches	1974 - 1982
Stuart Boam	12 matches	1974 - 1979
Billy Ashcroft	10 matches	1977 - 1982

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 03/09/1927. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs Middlesbrough

Lyons Michael	17 matches	1974 - 1981
Bob Latchford	14 matches	1974 - 1980
Neville Southall	14 matches	1982 - 1996
Edward Sagar	14 matches	1930 - 1939
Dixie Dean	13 matches	1927 - 1937
Martin Dobson	11 matches	1975 - 1979