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  • Kick-off: 15:00
  • Venue: The Riverside Stadium
  • Attendance: 27156
  • Referee: Halsey, M

Live Commentary

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FULL TIME: MIDDLESBROUGH 2-1 EVERTON: A 77th minute Cahill goal turned out to only be a consolation as Yakubu and Viduka fire Boro to 3 vital Premiership points in an exciting game here at the Riverside

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Yobo blocks a Viduka shot and saves a Boro third

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Moyes is furious at Boro's tatics for time

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Parnaby goes on a good run but then Yakubu goes out wide and gets a free kick

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Arteta loses possession and boro run the ball upfield and play for time out wide

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Howard fluffs at the ball and gives away a corner to the delight of the Boro fans

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Arca does then come on for Downing who has looked impressive after his performance for England last saturday

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Arca is looking to come on and waste time for Boro as a sub but is currently warming up

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Van der Meyde comes on for Nuno Valente

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Injury time is 30 seconds away and Boro get a free kick, but there are FOUR minutes of stoppage time to play

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Boro fans are praying for a third goal as every Everton attack makes a lot of home fans nervous

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McFaddens' deflected shot goes for a corner and the resulting corner is then headed away

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Arteta free kick after a Boateng foul results in a Everton corner

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Boro look nervous as they attempt to run down the clock whenever possible

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Everton are caught offside as a relieved Boro take a breather

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Parnaby comes on for Cattermole as the injury got the bettter of him

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Cattermole looks like he may be injured, though hes trying to run it off at the moment

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Davies makes a crucial tackle and Everton get a corner

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Boro have another great chance but a decent Howard save keeps it 2-1

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MIDDLESBROUGH 2-1 EVERTON (CAHILL): After a Johnson pass, Cahill nutmegs the defender and makes it a nervous finish in this already exciting game

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McFadden comes on for Davies as Everton look for a goal

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Everton look like they could easily lose their unbeaten record in the premiership as Boro take a 2 goal lead and look good for a third

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MIDDLESBROUGH 2-0 EVERTON (VIDUKA): After good work by Yakubu, Viduka score a great shot and Boro are currently looking good for 3 vital premiership points

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This is an exciting game as Everton and their fans are refusing to give up

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Cattermole spurns one of the best chances of the game as Boro are definately on top of Everton

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Yakubu decided to place his penalty rather than power it, in hindsight, perhaps an unwise choice

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A Everton handball results in a penalty for Boro, Howard then saves the penalty and makes up for his earlier error

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Downing is looking impressive and is proving to his England critics how good a player he is

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Boro get a free kick and Boro are fuming that it's called back because the ball was rolling

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The game is wide open and both teams aren't holding back.

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The ball is collected by Howard as Everton now look to attack

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Cattermole fizzes a ball across the box but Yobo puts the ball out for a corner

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Euell gets the ball stuck under his feet and loses possession in a dangerous area

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Yobo climb high but puts the header wide, Boro get a goal kickYobo climb high but puts the header wide, Boro get a goal kick

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Everton commit players forward and are looking dangerous and get a corner kick

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Cattermole recieves a booking after a bad tackle on Carsley

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Viduka is flagged offside though perhaps the culprit was his partner Yakubu

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Everton then waste a corner as Moyes lookes less than impressed

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The referee appears to be getting rewired on the touchline as technology appears to fail the official

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Huth is looking very commanding at the back but he is unfortunate to give away a free kick

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Boro starting where they left off in the first half but Yakubu loses the ball and Everton counter attack

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Boro begin the second half looking to continue their good form in this game, although Everton will be looking to hit back early on and go on to win the match.

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A Yakubu penalty is the difference between the two teams and both will be looking for more goals after the break.

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HALF TIME: MIDDLESBROUGH 1-0 EVERTON: Boro go in 1-0 up as their strike patnership of Yakubu and Viduka shine in a half in which both teams could have scored more

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Yukubu and Viduka have worked well today and have justified their selection.

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2 minutes of injury time as Everton search for that elusive goal

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Yakubu breaks after Beattie went down in the box, but the attack leads to nothing

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Arteta free kick is swung in but ends up going fractionally wide as Boro get a goal kick.

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Everton are playing to the whistle as they refuse to go into half time 1-0 down

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Everton are awarded a free kick to the dismay of the Boro fans

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Boro break forward and have advantage in numbers but waste the chance with a misplaced pass

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Johnsons' shot goes for a corner, which, is cleared by Huth

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Boro are passing the ball around well but Everton are starting to regain their composure in this game

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Yakubu goes through one on one with the keeper but blows his chance and blasts the ball high and wideYakubu goes through one on one with the keeper but blows his chance and blasts the ball high and wide

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The game has livened up with that goal and the home crowd sense that Everton are on the rocks

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Beattie comes on for defender Hibbert as Everton look to attack Boro and get a equaliser, though it appears Hibbert may be injured

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Tim Howard was lucky to escape without a card but the Boro goal was punishment enough

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Everton are rocking as Boro create another good chance but fail to score

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Boro 1-0 Everton - Yakubu scores a penalty after being brought down by Tim Howard

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Howard brings down Yakubu and a penalty is given

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A subdued Riverside crowd reflect the current action in the game

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Tim Cahill is caught offside as Everton push forward.

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Valente has a good chance but the boro keeper gets to it and denies him.

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Viduka shows international class with some good chances but he can't quite get a shot on.

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George Boateng is angry that Boro haven't recieved a corner as Everton are awarded a goal-kick

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Stuart Parnaby goes down injured but appears to be fine now as he jogs off to the side of the pitch.

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Everton clear a dangerous Boro corner, the ball comes back in but Howard is equal to it.

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Viduka goes down in the box but the referee waves away any protests

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Huth makes a vital tackle on the 6-yard line as he saves a potential chance for Everton to go 1-0 up

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Jason Euell is the most forward player for Boro as he has the brighter of starts out of both teams

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Both teams currently cant quite find that final ball as both teams try to break the deadlock at the Riverside.

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A good start to the game as Boro currently stay on top of the game

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Jason Euell has a good touch and shoots but it goes past the left hand post

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Jason Euell commits a dangerous tackle but gets away without a booking

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Both teams are looking to attack as a Boro shot goes wide

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An early Everton corner is headed clear by Huth

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Mark halsey is in the middle for the game today, and he gets the game underway as Everton look to continue their good start to the season away to a Boro team who have currently struggled under manger Gareth Southgate.

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The visitors line up at the riverside stadium with: Howard, Hibbert, Yobo, Lescott, Nuno Valente, Davies, Carsley, Neville, Cahill, Arteta, Johnson

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Middlesbrough line up in todays game with: Schwarzer, Davies, Huth, Pogatetz, Taylor, Cattermole, Euell, Boateng, Downing, Yakubu, Viduka

Match Report

This was an impressive win for Middlesbrough against an in form team.

After struggling in the previous home games between Portsmouth and Blackburn Rovers, Middlesbrough raised their game to give a lift to fans who had become worried over the threat of a relegation battle. Manager Gareth Southgate had insisted all along that his players were too good to be stranded near the foot of the table. On this form, the faith of the former Middlesbrough defender was justified.

Everton tried desperately to save the game in the closing stages but overall Middlesbrough deserved the three points.

Middlesbrough gave a Premiership debut to Robert Huth and the former Chelsea defender gave a man of the match performance. Stewart Downing was given a warm pre-match welcome by Middlesbrough fans after being roundly criticised by the media for his England performances.

Jason Euell tried the first shot of the game but was wide for Middlesbrough from outside the penalty area. Simon Davies had a go from 25 yards for Everton but he was well off target.

When Middlesbrough striker Yakubu went down in the box there were loud appeals for the penalty but the referee waved on play.

Middlesbrough were certainly showing improved form on their recent performances in an end to end game. After 26 minutes Middlesbrough were awarded a penalty when goalkeeper Tim Howard brought down Yakubu. The referee had no hesitation in pointing to the spot. Howard was clearly distraught. Yakubu slowly, almost nonchalantly placed a low shot past Howard who went the wrong way. This was only Middlesbrough's third goal in the last seven games.

Mark Viduka should have increased the lead when the Everton defence got into a tangle.

Middlesbrough were piling on pressure at this stage and looking the more dangerous side.

Everton lost Tony Hibbert through injury and substitute James Beattie took over in the 33rd minute.

Middlesbrough defender Emanuel Pogatetz blocked a shot from Simon Davies that could so easily have been the equaliser. Yakubu had a great chance to increase the lead when he broke clear but he blasted the ball over the bar with only Howard to beat.

Southgate was encouraging his players from the touchline while Everton boss David Moyes looked a little exasperated.

Middlesbrough fans were certainly enjoying the sight of their team applying strong pressure in a game fought at a cracking pace.

Huth had kept Everton striker Andrew Johnson quiet in the second half. A major talking point at half time was whether he would win the second half duel. Moyes was hoping for improvement from his team in the second half.

Middlesbrough midfield player Lee Cattermole was booked for a rash challenge on Lee Carsley early in the second half. Joseph Yobo headed over the bar for Everton and then rescued his side at the other end almost immediately.

There was a cracking atmosphere in a ding dong battle. Middlesbrough were awarded a second penalty after 65 minutes when an assistant referee ruled Joleon Lescott had handled in the area. Yakubu had a chance to enhance his reputation as a penalty taker but Howard came off best on this occasion with a full length save to his right. An escape for Everton all credit to Howard for his anticipation.

Cattermole wasted a chance for Middlesbrough before Viduka increased the lead after 71 minutes. The Australian international rounded off a flowing move with a shot following a final pass by Euell.

Everton pulled a goal back through a fine individual effort by Tim Cahill and then piled on fierce pressure in the closing stages. Middlesbrough held out in a ding dong battle that provided excellent entertainment for the fans.

Middlesbrough

Everton

Corners

1013

Fouls

129

Goal attempts

1013

Shots off target

34

Offsides

11

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