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Chelsea 2-0 Middlesbrough - September 26, 1998 / Premier League 1998/1999

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Premier League 1998/1999 - Round 7

Stamford Bridge - London - England

September 26, 1998

34 811

Chelsea

2 - 0

Middlesbrough

(o.g) Gary Pallister

46'

Gianfranco Zola

81'

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46' - Own goal Gary Pallister photo Tore André Flo

46' - Substitution Pierluigi Casiraghiis substituted by Tore André Flo46

57' - Substitution Mikkel Beckis substituted by Phil Stamp

75' - Substitution Brian Laudrupis substituted by Dan Petrescu75

81' - Goal Gianfranco Zola81

83' - Substitution Frank Leboeufis substituted by Michael Duberry83

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Team line-ups Key figures Pre-match Competition info

Chelsea

2 - 0

Middlesbrough

Chelsea Middlesbrough

Team line-ups

Chelsea

de Goeij

Ed de Goeij

Netherlands

B.date20/12/1966

Age31 years

H1m97

positionGoalkeeper

Leboeuf83

Frank Leboeuf

France

B.date22/01/1968

Age30 years

H1m84

positionSweeper

Desailly

Marcel Desailly

France

B.date07/09/1968

Age30 years

H1m85

positionCentral defender

Ferrer

Albert Ferrer

Spain

B.date06/06/1970

Age28 years

H1m70

positionRight full-back

Le Saux

Graeme Le Saux

England

B.date17/10/1968

Age29 years

H1m75

positionLeft full-back

Babayaro

Celestine Babayaro

Nigeria

B.date29/08/1978

Age20 years

H1m75

positionLeft full-back

Di Matteo

Roberto Di Matteo

Italy

B.date29/05/1970

Age28 years

H1m78

positionCentre Midfield

Poyet

Gustavo Poyet

Uruguay

B.date15/11/1967

Age30 years

H1m87

positionPlaymaker

Laudrup75

Brian Laudrup

Denmark

B.date22/02/1969

Age29 years

H1m86

positionStriker

Casiraghi46

Pierluigi Casiraghi

Italy

B.date04/03/1969

Age29 years

H1m82

positionStriker

Zola81

Gianfranco Zola

Italy

B.date05/07/1966

Age32 years

H1m68

positionSecond striker

			Age	Match num	Note
G	Ed de Goeij		31	50	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Frank Leboeuf	83	30	90	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Marcel Desailly		30	8	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Albert Ferrer		28	6	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Graeme Le Saux		29	132	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Celestine Babayaro		20	21	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Roberto Di Matteo		28	95	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Gustavo Poyet		30	27	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Brian Laudrup	75	29	6	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Pierluigi Casiraghi	46	29	8	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Gianfranco Zola	81	32	78	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

28.7 years

Average number of matches played for the team

Middlesbrough

Schwarzer

Mark Schwarzer

Australia

B.date06/10/1972

Age25 years

H1m94

positionGoalkeeper

Vickers

Steve Vickers

England

B.date13/10/1967

Age30 years

H1m85

positionCentral defender

Festa

Gianluca Festa

Italy

B.date12/03/1969

Age29 years

H1m84

positionRight central defender

Pallister46

Gary Pallister

England

B.date30/06/1965

Age33 years

H1m93

positionCentral defender

Cooper

Colin Cooper

England

B.date28/02/1967

Age31 years

H1m75

positionLeft central defender

Gordon

Dean Gordon

England

B.date10/02/1973

Age25 years

H1m83

positionLeft central defender

Townsend

Andy Townsend

Republic of Ireland

B.date23/07/1963

Age35 years

H1m80

positionCentre Midfield

Mustoe

Robbie Mustoe

England

B.date28/08/1968

Age30 years

H1m78

positionMidfield

Gascoigne

Paul Gascoigne

England

B.date27/05/1967

Age31 years

H1m79

positionPlaymaker

Beck57

Mikkel Beck

Denmark

B.date04/05/1973

Age25 years

H1m85

positionStriker

Hamilton

Ricard Hamilton

Colombia

B.date01/01/1974

Age24 years

H1m84

positionStriker

			Age	Match num	Note
G	Mark Schwarzer		25	61	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Steve Vickers		30	140	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Gianluca Festa		29	74	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Gary Pallister	46	33	43	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Colin Cooper		31	43	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Dean Gordon		25	8	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Andy Townsend		35	52	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Robbie Mustoe		30	152	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Paul Gascoigne		31	17	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Mikkel Beck	57	25	89	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Ricard Hamilton		24	17	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

28.9 years

Average number of matches played for the team

			Age	Match num	Note
D	Michael Duberry	83	22	88	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Dan Petrescu	75	30	120	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Tore André Flo	46	25	51	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Substitutes					Age	Match num	Note
	M		Phil Stamp	57	22	69	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Roberto Di Matteo

Dennis Wise

OUT

Brian Laudrup

Michael Duberry

OUT

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Mark Schwarzer

Marlon Beresford

OUT

Andy Townsend

Neil Maddison

OUT

Robbie Mustoe

Clayton Blackmore

OUT

Gianluca Festa

Craig Harrison

OUT

Gary Pallister

Robbie Stockdale

OUT

Dean Gordon

Phil Stamp

OUT

Manager

Age

Match num

Gianluca Vialli

Success rate in this team:

61 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

61 %

Vialli vs Middlesbrough

2 victories

0 draw

0 loss

Latest figure on September 26, 1998

Vialli vs Robson

2 victories

0 draw

0 loss

Latest figure on September 26, 1998

Manager

Age

Match num

Bryan Robson

218

Success rate in this team:

44 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

44 %

Robson vs Chelsea

2 victories

0 draw

5 losses

Latest figure on September 26, 1998

Robson vs Vialli

0 victory

0 draw

2 losses

Latest figure on September 26, 1998

Referee

Mike Reed

6 victories	10 draws	6 losses	Chelsea22 matches	General total	Middlesbrough7 matches	2 victories	2 draws	3 losses
1 victory	2 draws	0 loss	Chelsea3 matches	Season total	Middlesbrough3 matches	1 victory	1 draw	1 loss
Latest figure on May 06, 2000					Latest figure on May 01, 1999

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Key figures

Chelsea keeps its 7 consecutive matches without a loss at home running (since 10/05/1998). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 27/09/1997-26/12/1997 time period (10 matches).

It's the first time Gianfranco Zola scores 1 goal vs Middlesbrough in his professional career

The last time Middlesbrough has ended with the score 0-2 in Premier League, It was on the 01/01/1997 (vs )

Read the next 12 key stats

Pre-match

Current form

Home

LChelsea 0-1 Blackburn29/04/1998

VChelsea 2-0 Bolton Wanderers10/05/1998

DChelsea 1-1 Newcastle United22/08/1998

DChelsea 0-0 Arsenal09/09/1998

VChelsea 2-1 Nottingham Forest12/09/1998

VChelsea 1-0 Helsingborgs IF17/09/1998

Overall

DChelsea 1-1 Newcastle United22/08/1998

VReal Madrid 0-1 Chelsea28/08/1998

DChelsea 0-0 Arsenal09/09/1998

VChelsea 2-1 Nottingham Forest12/09/1998

VChelsea 1-0 Helsingborgs IF17/09/1998

VBlackburn 3-4 Chelsea21/09/1998

Current form

Away

VReading 0-1 Middlesbrough13/04/1998

VPort Vale 0-1 Middlesbrough24/04/1998

LAston Villa 3-1 Middlesbrough23/08/1998

VLeicester 0-1 Middlesbrough09/09/1998

VTottenham 0-3 Middlesbrough13/09/1998

DWycombe Wanderers 1-1 Middlesbrough22/09/1998

Overall

DMiddlesbrough 1-1 Derby County29/08/1998

VLeicester 0-1 Middlesbrough09/09/1998

VTottenham 0-3 Middlesbrough13/09/1998

VMiddlesbrough 2-0 Wycombe Wanderers16/09/1998

DMiddlesbrough 2-2 Everton19/09/1998

DWycombe Wanderers 1-1 Middlesbrough22/09/1998

Running streaks

	Home	Total
Winning streak	2	3
Unbeaten streak	5	6
Drawless streak	2	3
Scoring streak	2	3
Conceding streak	0	1
Invincibility streak	1	0

Running streaks

	Away	Total
Drawing streak	1	2
Unbeaten streak	3	6
Winless streak	1	2
Scoring streak	6	7
Conceding streak	1	2

Statistical comparison of the season

Results

5	Number of games (Competition total)	6
3	Number of games (Home / Away)	3
2	Victories (Competition total)	2
1	Victories (Home / Away)	2
2	Draws (Competition total)	3
2	Draws (Home / Away)	0
1	Losses (Competition total)	1
0	Losses (Home / Away)	1

Goals

8	Goals scored (Competition total)	8
3	Goals scored (Home / Away)	5
7	Goals conceded (Competition total)	6
2	Goals conceded (Home / Away)	3
1.6	Goals scored per match average (Competition total)	1.33
1	Goals scored per match average (Home / Away)	1.67
1.4	Conceced goals per match average (Competition total)	1
0.67	Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away)	1

Betting aid

3	Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total)	3
1	Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away)	2
1	Clean sheets (Competition total)	3
1	Clean sheets (Home / Away)	2
1	Matches without scoring (Competition total)	1
1	Matches without scoring (Home / Away)	0
4	The 2 teams score (Competition total)	3
2	The 2 teams score (Home / Away)	1
1-1 (1 times)	Most frequent score (Home / Away)	1-3 (1 times)

Bookings

13	Yellow cards (Competition total)	7
7	Yellow cards (Home / Away)	3
1	Red cards (Competition total)	0
0	Red cards (Home / Away)	0

Key players

Tore André Flo	2 goals	Team's best scorer (Competition total)	5 goals	Ricard Hamilton
Celestine Babayaro	1 goal	Team's best scorer (Home / Away)	2 goals	Ricard Hamilton
Tore André Flo	2 goals during the last match	The fittest player	5 goals during the last 4 matches	Ricard Hamilton

Historical head to head

Home

43 matches

28 v

10 d

5 l

86 gf

35 ga

Away

42 matches

7 v

14 d

21 l

46 gf

75 ga

Neutral ground

5 matches

3 v

0 d

2 l

6 gf

4 ga

Total

90 matches

38 v

24 d

28 l

138 gf

114 ga

Historical head to head

Home

42 matches

21 v

14 d

7 l

75 gf

46 ga

Away

43 matches

5 v

10 d

28 l

35 gf

86 ga

Neutral ground

5 matches

2 v

0 d

3 l

4 gf

6 ga

Total

90 matches

28 v

24 d

38 l

114 gf

138 ga

Largest victory

Overall	5 - 0	February 04, 1996
Home	5 - 0	February 04, 1996

Largest victory

Overall	7 - 2	December 16, 1978
Away	2 - 1	March 22, 1975

Latest head to head

March 29, 1998 - League Cup 1997/1998

Chelsea

2 - 0

Middlesbrough logo Middlesbrough

May 17, 1997 - FA Cup 1996/1997

Chelsea

2 - 0

Middlesbrough logo Middlesbrough

March 22, 1997 - Premier League 1996/1997

Middlesbrough

1 - 0

Chelsea

August 21, 1996 - Premier League 1996/1997

Chelsea

1 - 0

Middlesbrough logo Middlesbrough

February 04, 1996 - Premier League 1995/1996

Chelsea

5 - 0

Middlesbrough logo Middlesbrough

Best historical scorers against Middlesbrough

Gavin Peacock	3 goals	1996 - 1996
Roberto Di Matteo	3 goals	1996 - 1998
Ian Hutchinson	2 goals	1970 - 1974
John Spencer	2 goals	1993 - 1996
Mal Donaghy	1 goal	1993 - 1993
Frank Sinclair	1 goal	1998 - 1998

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 13/09/1967. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Best historical scorers against Chelsea

Micky Burns	4 goals	1978 - 1978
David Shearer	2 goals	1978 - 1978
David Armstrong	2 goals	1978 - 1979
Juninho Paulista	1 goal	1997 - 1997
Jan Aage Fjörtoft	1 goal	1995 - 1995
John Craggs	1 goal	1975 - 1975

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 13/09/1967. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs Middlesbrough

Steve Clarke	9 matches	1988 - 1998
Ron Harris	8 matches	1967 - 1979
Frank Sinclair	7 matches	1992 - 1998
Eddie Newton	6 matches	1992 - 1998
Dennis Wise	6 matches	1992 - 1998
Dan Petrescu	5 matches	1996 - 1998

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 13/09/1967. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs Chelsea

Stuart Boam	6 matches	1974 - 1979
Craig Hignett	6 matches	1992 - 1997
Nigel Pearson	6 matches	1995 - 1998
Steve Vickers	6 matches	1995 - 1998
David Armstrong	6 matches	1974 - 1979
Robbie Mustoe	5 matches	1993 - 1998