- Olsson (53)
- Date:2008-09-27
- Kick-off:15:00
- Venue:The Riverside Stadium
- Attendance:26248
- Referee:Foy, C
Live Commentary
90mins
Full-Time: MIDDLESBROUGH 0-1 WEST BROM.
90mins
Into stoppage time and West Brom are closing in on a great away win
87mins
Another Wheater header is saved well by Carson again as West Brom continue to hang on desperately late on
85mins
An Alves free-kick is well held by Carson. Time beginning to run out for Boro now
83mins
Johnson does well to get past a few players but his cross evades everyone
80mins
Cech's shot is deflected wide as the sub gets involved straight away
78mins
Marek Cech comes on in place of Morrison for Albion
77mins
O'Neil forces Carson into another great save, Boro well on top but they still trail
75mins
After a succession of shots are blocked, Mido eventually blasts the ball over. Boro getting closer though
71mins
Wheater's header goes over as Boro threaten again
69mins
Bednar is booked after a foul on Taylor
66mins
It's been better from Boro in the last 10 minutes or so as they search for a goal to level the score
64mins
Downing's cross finds Mido but Carson produces a fine save to deny the Boro frontman an equaliser
63mins
West Brom continue to frustrate Boro and are defending their 1-0 lead well at the moment
60mins
Aliadiere is also off and Adam Johnson is on in his place
60mins
Gareth Southgate makes a double change with Shawky replaced by Didier Digard
58mins
Mido is the latest to be booked for a foul on Donk - five players on a yellow now
55mins
The goal has stunned the home fans as Mido wastes a great chance to bring them level almost immediately as he shoots straight at Scott Carson from inside the six-yard box
54mins
Olsson was booked just after the goal too
53mins
Jonas Olsson puts West Brom in front, turning home Miller's cross from close range
50mins
David Wheater heads just wide as Boro advance forward - a decent chance wasted by the home side
47mins
Bednar's offside as Albion try to break again
45mins
MacDonald is replaced by Ishmael Miller for West Brom at the break
45mins
The second half begins at the Riverside
45mins
Goalless at the break but Mido has hit the bar for Boro and Donk's header forced Turnbull into a fine save at the other end.
44mins
MacDonald fires a shot over as the Baggies break forward again
42mins
Approaching half time and it's been a fairly equal game so far with decent openings at either end
39mins
Alves retaliates for Boro at the other end and his header is cleared off the line. The match coming to life late on in the first half
37mins
Ryan Donk almost puts West Brom into the lead but Turnbull saves his header brilliantly
36mins
Sherjill MacDonald is now booked after a poor tackle on Aliadiere
34mins
Andrew Taylor's foul on Bednar is late and earns the Boro man the second yellow card of the game
32mins
Boro win a corner but O'Neil's delivery is disappointing and Albion clear
30mins
The Baggies are retaining possession better than the home side and it's a bit of a stalemate so far
27mins
Alves is offside and the Boro forward looks frustrated just at the moment
25mins
Bednar fires an effort on goal but again it's straightforward for Turnbull
22mins
Alves' poor free-kick comes back off the West Brom wall
21mins
Boro are trying to raise the tempo of the game but West Brom are defending well so far
19mins
Things beginning to liven up at the Riverside after an initial quiet start to the game
17mins
Afonso Alves plays a nice one-two with Mido before crashing a shot off the bar. The rebound then falls to Aliadiere but he can't get a shot in
15mins
Roman Bednar turns well before firing a shot goalwards but Ross Turnbull is behind it
13mins
Morrison is penalised for a foul on Mohamed Shawky
10mins
Greening is booked for a poor challenge on Gary O'Neil
9mins
Both sides are struggling to hold onto the ball for any length of time so far and it's been a rather scrappy opening
6mins
No early chances in the game but West Brom have had to reshuffle after that injury to Do-heon Kim
4mins
Jonathan Greening, against his old club, fires over a corner but Andrew Taylor clears it
3mins
The Baggies are forced into making a very early change as Do-heon Kim has picked up an injury and is replaced by Sherjill MacDonald
0mins
The action at the Riverside gets underway
0mins
Mido replaces Jeremie Aliadiere for Boro, while West Brom boss Tony Mowbray - back at his former club - replaces defender Leon Barnett with Ryan Donk.
Match Preview
Middlesbrough's impressive start to the new season was left in tatters following last weekend's 2-0 derby defeat to Sunderland.
Therefore a return to winning ways against one of the newly-promoted sides in the shape of West Bromwich Albion will be top of manager Gareth Southgate's wish-list this week.
The Teessiders had stormed out of the blocks at the start of the new season with victories over Tottenham and Stoke City resulting in Southgate winning the August manager of the month accolade.
Back-to-back league defeats have stalled Boro's forward momentum, but a return to winning ways against the Baggies would provide a timely boost this weekend.
Tuesday's 3-1 Carling Cup defeat at Manchester United, in which Emanuel Pogatetz saw red and will be suspended, hardly improved morale.
"We have to keep belief and keep playing football the way it should be played," said Southgate during the week.
"If we get a good result against West Brom in our next game then it's still been a really good start to the season for us - the dividing line between success and failure is such a narrow one."
Turkey forward Tuncay will again miss out with the knee ligament injury which has sidelined him for the past few weeks, while three-goal top-scorer Mido is unlikely to start after being hampered by a hamstring niggle.
Bad news comes in threes for West Bromwich Albion after Sunday's 2-1 derby defeat at the hands of Aston Villa was followed by a double injury blow.
Midfielder Chris Brunt could be out of action for up to month with a hamstring injury and defender Abdoulaye Meite is expected to be sidelined for three weeks with a calf problem.
Defeat at home to Villa was the Baggies' third loss in five Premier League games this season and four points from a possible 15 is not the start manager Tony Mowbray would have wanted from the opening weeks of the new season.
Mowbray has admitted the Premier League is "brutal" this week and accused his side of naive defending, but believes their disappointing start to the season will ultimately stand his players in good stead.
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Match Report
West Bromwich Albion manager Tony Mowbray celebrated a win before fans who idolised him in his folk hero days at Ayresome Park.
Mowbray was a legendary figure for Middlesbrough at the height of his playing career 20 years ago.
After leading West Brom to promotion last season, Mowbray hopes his side can hold on to their Premier League status.
Three points at the Riverside Stadium should boost confidence but at times Lady Luck was with the visitors.
Middlesbrough struck the crossbar with goalkeeper Scott Carson well beaten and had two goal-line attempts cleared off the line by James Morrison, ironically a product of Middlesbrough's highly-rated Academy.
In the absence of the suspended Emanuel Pogatetz, England international Stewart Downing captained the home team.
West Brom suffered a first minute blow when Kim Do-Heon went down injured. It looked as though the midfield player fell awkwardly, but it was obvious he could not continue and he was stretchered off.
West Brom skipper Jonathan Greening, a former Middlesbrough player, was the first to go into the referee's book for a foul in the 11th minute.
Middlesbrough striker Afonso Alves thought he had ended his lean scoring spell when he played a one-two with Mido, but his fierce shot struck the crossbar.
West Brom were prepared to maintain their reputation of attacking football, but Boro centre-half Robert Huth came close to scoring from a Gary O'Neil corner.
A brilliant Ross Turnbull save denied Jonas Olsson following a Greening corner, before Morrison came to the visitors' rescue when he cleared an Alves header off the line.
West Brom sent on substitute Ishmael Miller, for first-half substitute Sherjill MacDonald and he was involved in West Brom taking the lead through Olsson.
When Turnbull flapped at a Greening corner, Miller passed to Olsson who scored from close range.
Morrison was then the goal-line saviour again when he cleared from David Wheater.
Middlesbrough piled on pressure in a desperate bid to pull the game round, as West Brom battled in defence and were fortunate, while at times they were indebted to brilliant goalkeeping by Carson.
Late breakaways by Miller gave him glorious chances to put the issue beyond doubt, but he failed on each occasion.
Middlesbrough Team
West Bromwich Albion Team
Middlesbrough | West Bromwich Albion |
Corners
| 11 | 8 |
Fouls
| 14 | 13 |
Goal attempts
| 22 | 13 |
Shots off target
| 8 | 5 |
Offsides
| 4 | 1 |
90mins
Miller almost scores a second on the break but he drags his shot wide