2016-17_Middlesbrough_F.C._season

2016–17 Middlesbrough F.C. season

Middlesbrough 2016–17 football season

The 2016–17 season was Middlesbrough's fifteenth season in the Premier League, their first since relegation in the 2008–2009 season, after gaining promotion the previous season in their 141st year in existence.^[2] Along with the Premier League, the club also competed in the FA Cup and EFL Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.

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Middlesbrough

2016–17 season

Middlesbrough celebrate taking the lead at Old Trafford; Manchester United would win the match 2–1, in December 2016

Chairman

Steve Gibson

Manager

Aitor Karanka
(until 16 March 2017)^[1]
Steve Agnew (caretaker)
(from 16 March 2017)

Stadium

19th (relegated)

Top goalscorer

League: Álvaro Negredo (9)
All: Álvaro Negredo (10)

Highest home attendance

32,704 Middlesbrough 0–1 Chelsea Middlesbrough 0–3 Liverpool

Lowest home attendance

23,661 Middlesbrough 3–0 Sheffield Wednesday

Average home league attendance

30,449 (Premier League)

Home colours

Away colours

Third colours

← 2015–16

2017–18 →

Middlesbrough's long-awaited return to the top flight proved to be disastrous, as the team struggled to score goals all season, despite boasting a strong defensive record compared to other teams in the bottom half of the table. Their total of 27 goals scored throughout the season was the lowest in the Premier League, leading to manager Aitor Karanka's dismissal in March. Caretaker manager Steve Agnew could not improve the team's fortunes as they were mathematically relegated back to the Championship on 8 May 2017 following their 3–0 away defeat to Chelsea, who would go on to become champions.^[3]

Squad

First team squad

As of 2 February 2017.^[4]

More information Squad No., Name ...

Squad No.	Name	Position(s)	Date of Birth (Age)	Previous Team
Goalkeepers
1	Dimitrios Konstantopoulos	GK	(1978-11-29)29 November 1978 (aged 38)	AEK Athens
12	Brad Guzan	GK	(1984-09-09)9 September 1984 (aged 32)	Aston Villa
26	Victor Valdes	GK	(1987-01-14)14 January 1987 (aged 30)	Barcelona
Defenders
2	Fábio	FB	(1990-07-09)9 July 1990 (aged 26)	Cardiff City
3	George Friend	LB	(1987-10-17)17 October 1987 (aged 29)	Doncaster Rovers
4	Daniel Ayala	CB	(1990-11-07)7 November 1990 (aged 26)	Norwich City
5	Bernardo Espinosa	CB	(1989-07-11)11 July 1989 (aged 27)	Sporting Gijón
6	Ben Gibson	CB	(1993-01-15)15 January 1993 (aged 24)	Academy
17	Antonio Barragán	RB	(1987-06-12)12 June 1987 (aged 30)	Valencia
22	Dael Fry	CB	(1997-08-30)30 August 1997 (aged 19)	Academy
25	Calum Chambers L	RB / CB	(1995-01-20)20 January 1995 (aged 22)	Arsenal
40	James Husband	LB	(1994-01-03)3 January 1994 (aged 23)	Doncaster Rovers
-	Jordan McGhee L	RB	(1996-07-24)24 July 1996 (aged 20)	Hearts
-	Nathan McGinley	LB	(1996-09-15)15 September 1996 (aged 20)	Academy
Midfielders
7	Grant Leadbitter	DM / CM	(1986-01-07)7 January 1986 (aged 31)	Ipswich Town
8	Adam Clayton	DM / CM	(1989-01-14)14 January 1989 (aged 28)	Huddersfield Town
14	Marten de Roon	DM / CM	(1991-03-29)29 March 1991 (aged 26)	Atalanta
18	Cristhian Stuani	RM / CF	(1986-10-12)12 October 1986 (aged 30)	Espanyol
19	Stewart Downing	AM / LM / RM	(1984-07-22)22 July 1984 (aged 32)	West Ham United
21	Gastón Ramírez	AM	(1990-12-02)2 December 1990 (aged 26)	Southampton
27	Adlène Guedioura	CM	(1985-11-12)12 November 1985 (aged 31)	Watford
34	Adam Forshaw	CM / DM	(1991-10-08)8 October 1991 (aged 25)	Wigan Athletic
-	Alex Pattison	AM	(1997-09-06)6 September 1997 (aged 19)	Academy
-	Lewis Maloney	CM	(1995-05-05)5 May 1995 (aged 22)	Academy
Strikers
10	Álvaro Negredo L	CF	(1985-08-20)20 August 1985 (aged 31)	Valencia
11	Viktor Fischer	LW	(1994-06-09)9 June 1994 (aged 23)	Ajax
20	Patrick Bamford	CF	(1993-09-05)5 September 1993 (aged 23)	Chelsea
29	Rudy Gestede	FW	(1988-10-10)10 October 1988 (aged 28)	Aston Villa
37	Adama Traoré	RW	(1996-01-25)25 January 1996 (aged 21)	Aston Villa

L = Player on Loan

Transfers

Transfers in

More information Date from, Position ...

Date from	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2016	DF	Bernardo Espinosa	Sporting Gijón	Free	^[5]
1 July 2016	FW	Viktor Fischer	Ajax	£3,800,000	^[6]^[7]
4 July 2016	MF	Marten de Roon	Atalanta	£12,000,000	^[8]^[9]
7 July 2016	GK	Víctor Valdés	Manchester United	Free	^[10]
15 July 2016	DF	Antonio Barragán	Valencia	£3,000,000	^[11]
18 July 2016	MF	Gastón Ramírez	Southampton	Free	^[12]
29 July 2016	GK	Brad Guzan	Aston Villa	Free	^[13]
12 August 2016	DF	Fábio	Cardiff City	£2,000,000	^[14]
31 August 2016	FW	Adama Traoré	Aston Villa	£7,500,000	^[15]
4 January 2017	FW	Rudy Gestede	Aston Villa	£6,000,000	^[16]
5 January 2017	FW	Mikael Soisalo	Ilves	Undisclosed	^[17]
18 January 2017	FW	Patrick Bamford	Chelsea	£6,000,000	^[18]
31 January 2017	MF	Adlène Guedioura	Watford	£4,500,000	^[19]
2 February 2017	MF	William Opoku Asiedu	Okyeman Planners	Free	^[20]

Total spending

£20,800,000

Loans in

More information Date from, Position ...

Date from	Position	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
5 July 2016	DF	Jordan McGhee	Hearts	End of season	^[21]
20 July 2016	FW	Álvaro Negredo	Valencia	End of season	^[22]
30 August 2016	DF	Calum Chambers	Arsenal	End of season	^[23]
2 February 2017	DF	Pedro Silva Torrejón	Boca Juniors	End of season	^[24]

Loans out

More information Date from, Position ...

Date from	Position	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
1 July 2016	DF	Jonny Burn	Kilmarnock	4 January 2017	^[25]
9 July 2016	GK	Connor Ripley	Oldham Athletic	End of season	^[26]
12 August 2016	MF	Harry Chapman	Sheffield United	End of season	^[27]
30 August 2016	FW	Bradley Fewster	Hartlepool United	End of season	^[28]
31 August 2016	DF	Alex Baptiste	Preston North End	End of season	^[29]
31 August 2016	DF	Dael Fry	Rotherham United	4 January 2017	^[30]^{[lower-alpha 1]}
5 January 2017	MF	Julien De Sart	Derby County	End of season	^[32]
5 January 2017	GK	Tomás Mejías	Rayo Vallecano	End of season	^[33]
26 January 2017	GK	Joseph Fryer	Hartlepool United	End of season	^[34]
27 January 2017	DF	Mark Kitching	Rochdale	31 January 2017	^[35]^{[lower-alpha 2]}
31 January 2017	MF	Harry Chapman	Sheffield United	End of season	^[37]
31 January 2017	MF	Callum Cooke	Crewe Alexandra	End of season	^[38]
31 January 2017	MF	Carlos de Pena	Real Oviedo	End of season	^[39]
1 February 2017	FW	Jordan Rhodes	Sheffield Wednesday	End of season	^[40]
2 February 2017	MF	William Opoku Asiedu	Levadia	End of next season	^[20]
2 February 2017	MF	Robbie Tinkler	North Ferriby United	End of season	^[41]

On 4 January 2017, Dael Fry was recalled back from his loan at Rotherham United.^[31]
On 31 January 2017, Mark Kitching's loan was made permanent.^[36]

Transfers out

More information Date from, Position ...

Date from	Position	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2016	DF	Damià Abella	Retired	Released	^[42]
1 July 2016	DF	Jonathan Woodgate	Retired	Released	^[42]
1 July 2016	DF	Rhys Williams	Perth Glory	Free	^[43]
1 July 2016	GK	Luke Coddington	Huddersfield Town	Free	^[44]
1 July 2016	MF	Jordan Jones	Kilmarnock	Free	^[42]
1 July 2016	DF	Andre Bennett	Bishop Auckland	Free	^[42]
30 August 2016	DF	Adam Jackson	Barnsley	Undisclosed	^[45]
30 August 2016	DF	Brad Halliday	Cambridge United	Undisclosed	^[46]
31 August 2016	MF	Mustapha Carayol	Nottingham Forest	Free	^[47]
31 August 2016	MF	Albert Adomah	Aston Villa	Undisclosed	^[48]
31 August 2016	MF	Adam Reach	Sheffield Wednesday	£5,000,000	^[49]
9 January 2017	FW	David Nugent	Derby County	Undisclosed	^[50]
18 January 2017	DF	Emilio Nsue	Birmingham City	Undisclosed	^[51]
20 January 2017	MF	Bryn Morris	Shrewsbury Town	Undisclosed	^[52]
26 January 2017	DF	Jonny Burn	Bristol Rovers	Undisclosed	^[53]
31 January 2017	FW	Arnel Jakupovic	Empoli	Undisclosed	^[54]
31 January 2017	DF	Mark Kitching	Rochdale	Undisclosed	^[36]
1 February 2017	FW	Jordan Rhodes	Sheffield Wednesday	Undisclosed	^[40]

New contracts

More information No., Pos ...

No.	Pos	Player	Contract length	Contract end	Date	Source
4	CB	Daniel Ayala	4 years	2020	5 August 2016	^[55]
3	LB	George Friend	4 years	2020	13 August 2016	^[56]
6	CB	Ben Gibson	5 years	2021	20 August 2016	^[57]
34	CM	Adam Forshaw	4 years	2020	26 August 2016	^[58]
22	CB	Dael Fry	5 years	2021	31 August 2016	^[59]

Competitions

Overview

More information Competition, Record ...

Competition	Record
Competition	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Premier League	38	5	13	20	27	53	−26	013.16
FA Cup	4	3	0	1	7	4	+3	075.00
League Cup	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Total	43	8	13	22	35	59	−24	018.60

Updated to match played 8 May 2017
Source: Competitions

Pre-season friendlies

Win Draw Loss

York City

Middlesbrough

9 July 2016 Friendly	York City	0–6	Middlesbrough	York
12:30 PM BST		Report	Flinders 19' (o.g.) Nugent 23' Adomah 33' Rhodes 63', 87' Reach 75'	Stadium: Bootham Crescent Attendance: 2,812 (2,000 Boro – approx)

Doncaster Rovers

Middlesbrough

16 July 2016 Friendly	Doncaster Rovers	0–2	Middlesbrough	Doncaster
3:00 PM BST		Report	Downing 13' Pattison 82'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 2,886 (1,118 Boro) Referee: Darren England

Real Betis

Middlesbrough

19 July 2016 Friendly	Real Betis	2–1	Middlesbrough	Marbella
8:00 PM WET	Ceballos 26' Castro 72'	Report	Rhodes 74'	Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Marbella

Alcorcón

Middlesbrough

23 July 2016 Friendly	Alcorcón	2–2	Middlesbrough	Marbella
6:30 PM WET	Bautista Romagnoli 55' Alejo 90'	Report	Negredo 34' Rhodes 90'	Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Marbella

Al-Ahli

Middlesbrough

25 July 2016 Friendly	Al-Ahli	0–2	Middlesbrough	Marbella
11:00 PM WET		Report	Nugent 58' De Sart 68'	Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Marbella

Aston Villa

Middlesbrough

30 July 2016 Friendly	Aston Villa	1–3	Middlesbrough	Birmingham
3:00 PM BST	Baker 14'	Report	Negredo Fischer Rhodes	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 14,863 (869 Boro) Referee: Steve Martin

Udinese

Middlesbrough

3 August 2016 Friendly	Udinese	0–0	Middlesbrough	Udine
8:30 PM BST		Report		Stadium: Stadio Friuli

Middlesbrough

Real Sociedad

6 August 2016 Friendly	Middlesbrough	0–0	Real Sociedad	Middlesbrough
3:00 PM BST		Report		Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 9,726 Referee: Neil Swarbrick

Premier League

Main article: 2016–17 Premier League

Matches

Win Draw Loss

Middlesbrough v Stoke City

13 August 2016 1	Middlesbrough	1–1	Stoke City	Middlesbrough
15:00 BST	Negredo 11' Downing 29' Ramírez 30' Forshaw 90'	Report	Shaqiri 67' Shawcross 22' Given 30' Bardsley 48' Wollscheid 90' Arnautović 90+3'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 32,110 Referee: Kevin Friend

Sunderland v Middlesbrough

21 August 2016 2	Sunderland	1–2	Middlesbrough	Sunderland
13:30 BST	Van Aanholt 71' Gooch 81'	Report	Stuani 13', 46' Clayton 26'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 43,515 Referee: Martin Atkinson

West Bromwich Albion v Middlesbrough

28 August 2016 3	West Bromwich Albion	0–0	Middlesbrough	West Bromwich
13:30 BST	Yacob 65'	Report	Ayala 1' Ramírez 49' Barragán 77'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 23,690 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Middlesbrough v Crystal Palace

10 September 2016 4	Middlesbrough	1–2	Crystal Palace	Middlesbrough
15:00 BST	Ayala 38' Ramírez 60'	Report	Benteke 15' Zaha 47' Ward 82' Zaha 90'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 30,551 Referee: Neil Swarbrick

Everton v Middlesbrough

17 September 2016 5	Everton	3–1	Middlesbrough	Liverpool
17:30 BST	Stekelenburg 22' Barry 24', 45' Coleman 42' Lukaku 45'	Report	Stekelenburg 21' (o.g.) Ayala 37'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 39,074 Referee: Lee Mason

Middlesbrough v Tottenham Hotspur

24 September 2016 6	Middlesbrough	1–2	Tottenham Hotspur	Middlesbrough
15:00 BST	Gibson 65' Traoré 87' Friend 90'	Report	Son 7', 23' Walker 63'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 32,703 Referee: Graham Scott

West Ham United v Middlesbrough

1 October 2016 7	West Ham United	1–1	Middlesbrough	Stratford, London
15:00 BST	Obiang 11' Payet 57' Arbeloa 90'	Report	Stuani 51', 80' De Roon 62' Barragán 88'	Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 56,945 Referee: Neil Swarbrick

Middlesbrough v Watford

15 October 2016 8	Middlesbrough	0–1	Watford	Middlesbrough
12:30 BST	Barragán 21' Stuani 38' Ramírez 42' De Roon 74'	Report	Holebas 54' Amrabat 65'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 28,131 Referee: Roger East

Arsenal v Middlesbrough

22 October 2016 9	Arsenal	0–0	Middlesbrough	Holloway, London
15:00 BST	Mustafi 64'	Report		Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,962 Referee: Mike Dean

Middlesbrough v AFC Bournemouth

29 October 2016 10	Middlesbrough	2–0	AFC Bournemouth	Middlesbrough
15:00 BST	Ramírez 24', 39' Downing 56' Chambers 90+2'	Report	Smith 25'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 29,600 Referee: Stuart Attwell

Manchester City v Middlesbrough

5 November 2016 11	Manchester City	1–1	Middlesbrough	Manchester
15:00 BST	Agüero 43', 88'	Report	Forshaw 20' Clayton 52' De Roon 89', 90+1'	Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 54,294 Referee: Kevin Friend

Middlesbrough v Chelsea

20 November 2016 12	Middlesbrough	0–1	Chelsea	Middlesbrough
16:00 BST	Clayton 8' Chambers 74'	Report	Costa 41' Azpilicueta 51' David Luiz 64' Kanté 73'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 32,704 Referee: Jonathan Moss

Leicester City v Middlesbrough

26 November 2016 13	Leicester City	2–2	Middlesbrough	Leicester
15:00 BST	Albrighton 29' Mahrez 34' (pen.) Amartey 51' Vardy 65' Slimani 90+4' (pen.)	Report	Negredo 13', 71', 34' Chambers 31' Valdés 90+2' De Roon 90+3'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 32,058 Referee: Lee Mason

Middlesbrough v Hull City

5 December 2016 14	Middlesbrough	1–0	Hull City	Middlesbrough
20:00 BST	Ramírez 60' Fábio 72'	Report	Livermore 15'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 27,395 Referee: Mike Dean

Southampton v Middlesbrough

11 December 2016 15	Southampton	1–0	Middlesbrough	Southampton
14:15 GMT	Tadić 22' Boufal 45+1', 53' Fonte 55' Romeu 58'	Report	Barragán 17' Forshaw 52' Clayton 80'	Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 28,976 Referee: Stuart Attwell

Middlesbrough v Liverpool

14 December 2016 16	Middlesbrough	0–3	Liverpool	Middlesbrough
19:45 GMT	Gibson 69'	Report	Lallana 29', 68' Origi 60'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 32,704 Referee: Jonathan Moss

Middlesbrough v Swansea City

17 December 2016 17	Middlesbrough	3–0	Swansea City	Middlesbrough
15:00 BST	Negredo 18', 29', 90' De Roon 58'	Report		Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 28,302 Referee: Neil Swarbrick

Burnley v Middlesbrough

26 December 2016 18	Burnley	1–0	Middlesbrough	Burnley
15:00 BST	Boyd 21' Mee 42' Flanagan 53' Ward 65' Gray 73', 80' Hendrick 85'	Report	De Roon 2' Ramírez 31' Barragán 45+2' Fábio 80' Negredo 90+4'	Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 21,562 Referee: Craig Pawson

Manchester United v Middlesbrough

31 December 2016 19	Manchester United	2–1	Middlesbrough	Trafford, Manchester
15:00 BST	Blind 57' Martial 85' Pogba 86'	Report	Leadbitter 67' Chambers 90+2'	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 75,314 Referee: Lee Mason

Middlesbrough v Leicester City

2 January 2017 20	Middlesbrough	0–0	Leicester City	Middlesbrough
12:30 GMT	Ramírez 26' Gibson 43' Clayton 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 32,437 Referee: Robert Madley

Watford v Middlesbrough

14 January 2017 21	Watford	0–0	Middlesbrough	Watford
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Vicarage Road

Middlesbrough v West Ham

21 January 2017 22	Middlesbrough	1–3	West Ham	Middlesbrough
15:00 BST	Stuani 27' Gibson 80' Bernardo 83'	Report	Lanzini 6' Carroll 9', 43' Calleri 90+4'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 30,848 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Middlesbrough v West Bromwich Albion

31 January 2017 23	Middlesbrough	1–1	West Bromwich Albion	Middlesbrough
19:45 BST	Negredo 17' (pen.), 51' Bernardo 45'	Report	Morrison 6' Dawson 89'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 27,316 Referee: Stuart Attwell

Tottenham Hotspur v Middlesbrough

4 February 2017 24	Tottenham Hotspur	1–0	Middlesbrough	Tottenham, London
17:30 GMT	Kane 58' (pen.)	Report	De Roon 38'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 31,949 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

Middlesbrough v Everton

11 February 2017 25	Middlesbrough	0–0	Everton	Middlesbrough
17:30 GMT	Clayton 31' Ramírez 85'	Report		Stadium: Riverside Attendance: 31,496 Referee: Mike Dean

Crystal Palace v Middlesbrough

25 February 2017 26	Crystal Palace	1–0	Middlesbrough	South Norwood, London
15:00 GMT	Cabaye 30' Van Aanholt 34' McArthur 76' Ward 83'	Report	Fábio 75'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 25,416 Referee: Robert Madley

Stoke City v Middlesbrough

4 March 2017 27	Stoke City	2–0	Middlesbrough	Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT	Shawcross 21' Arnautović 29', 43'	Report	Friend 45+2' De Roon 78'	Stadium: Britannia Stadium Attendance: 27,644 Referee: Craig Pawson

Middlesbrough v Manchester United

19 March 2017 28	Middlesbrough	1–3	Manchester United	Middlesbrough
12:30 GMT	Clayton 33' Gestede 77'	Report	Jones 25' Fellaini 30' Lingard 62' Valencia 90+3'	Stadium: Riverside Attendance: 32,689 Referee: Jonathan Moss

Swansea City v Middlesbrough

2 April 2017 29	Swansea City	0–0	Middlesbrough	Swansea
13:30 BST	Fer 16' Mawson 58'	Report	Fábio 23' Negredo 69' Gestede 79'	Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 20,354 Referee: Bobby Madley

Hull City v Middlesbrough

5 April 2017 30	Hull City	4–2	Middlesbrough	Kingston upon Hull
19:45 BST	Marković 14' Clucas 19' Niasse 27' Hernández 33' Maguire 70' N'Diaye 85'	Report	Negredo 5' Clayton 21' De Roon 45+1'	Stadium: KCOM Stadium Attendance: 20,380 Referee: Michael Oliver

Middlesbrough v Burnley

8 April 2017 31	Middlesbrough	0–0	Burnley	Middlesbrough
15:00 BST		Report	Ward 45+1' Barnes 48' Keane 85'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 29,547 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Middlesbrough v Arsenal

17 April 2017 32	Middlesbrough	1–2	Arsenal	Middlesbrough
20:00 BST	Leadbitter 7' Negredo 50' Gestede 82'	Report	Oxlade-Chamberlain 4' Sánchez 42' Gabriel 43' Özil 71'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 31,298 Referee: Anthony Taylor

AFC Bournemouth v Middlesbrough

23 April 2017 (2017-04-23) 33	AFC Bournemouth	4–0	Middlesbrough	Bournemouth
15:00	King 2' Afobe 16' Pugh 65' Daniels 70'	Report	Ramírez 14' 20' Friend 58' Ayala 67'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 10,890 Referee: Graham Scott

Middlesbrough v Sunderland

26 April 2017 34	Middlesbrough	1–0	Sunderland	Middlesbrough
19:45 BST	De Roon 9' Friend 29' Clayton 31' Fábio 71'	Report	O'Shea 37' Gibson 45+2' Jones 75'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 30,742 Referee: Mike Dean

Middlesbrough v Manchester City

30 April 2017 35	Middlesbrough	2–2	Manchester City	Middlesbrough
14:05 BST	Stuani 16' Negredo 38' Forshaw 54' Fábio 67' De Roon 68' Chambers 78'	Report	Kompany 31' Sané 68' Agüero 69' (pen.) Otamendi 76' Sterling 81' Jesus 85'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 29,763 Referee: Kevin Friend

Chelsea v Middlesbrough

8 May 2017 36	Chelsea	3–0	Middlesbrough	Fulham, London
20:00 BST	Costa 23' Alonso 34' Matić 65'	Report	Fábio 60' Bamford 89'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,500 Referee: Craig Pawson

Middlesbrough v Southampton

13 May 2017 37	Middlesbrough	1–2	Southampton	Middlesbrough
15:00 BST	Clayton 66' Bamford 72' Gibson 86' de Roon 90'	Report	Rodriguez 42' Redmond 57'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 28,203 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Liverpool v Middlesbrough

21 May 2017 38	Liverpool	3–0	Middlesbrough	Liverpool
15:00 BST	Wijnaldum 45+1' Coutinho 51' Lallana 56'	Report	Gestede 66'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 53,191 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Results by matchday

More information Matchday, Ground ...

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A
Result	D	W	D	L	L	L	D	L	D	W	D	L	D	W	L	L	W	L	L	D	D	L	D	L	D	L	L	L	D	L	D	L	L	W	D	L	L	L
Position	9	6	6	9	13	16	16	17	17	15	15	15	15	13	16	17	14	15	16	16	16	16	15	15	16	17	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19

Updated to match(es) played on 21 May 2017. Source: Statto
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results summary

More information Overall, Home ...


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	5	13	20	27	53	−26	28	4	6	9	17	22	−5	1	7	11	10	31	−21

Last updated: 21 May 2017.
Source: Premier League

League table

More information Pos, Pld ...

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
16	Burnley	38	11	7	20	39	55	−16	40
17	Watford	38	11	7	20	40	68	−28	40
18	Hull City (R)	38	9	7	22	37	80	−43	34	Relegation to the EFL Championship
19	Middlesbrough (R)	38	5	13	20	27	53	−26	28
20	Sunderland (R)	38	6	6	26	29	69	−40	24

Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).^[60]^[61]
(R) Relegated

FA Cup

Main article: 2016–17 FA Cup

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Middlesbrough v Sheffield Wednesday

8 January 2017 Third round	Middlesbrough	3–0	Sheffield Wednesday	Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT	Negredo 24', 67' De Roon 48', 90+1' Leadbitter 58', 60' Ayala 59'	Report	Fletcher 27' Bannan 56'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 23,661 Referee: David Coote

Middlesbrough v Accrington Stanley

28 January 2017 Fourth round	Middlesbrough	1–0	Accrington Stanley	Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT	Leadbitter 64' Downing 69', 88' Clayton 81' Gibson 90+4'	Report	Conneely 14' Clare 85' Rodgers 90+5'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 24,040 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Middlesbrough v Oxford United

18 February 2017 Fifth round	Middlesbrough	3–2	Oxford United	Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT	Leadbitter 26' (pen.) Gestede 34' Ayala 62' Chambers 71' Stuani 86' Negredo 90+2'	Report	Maguire 62' Martínez 65' Ledson 76' Johnson 90+4'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 28,198 Referee: Andre Marriner

Middlesbrough v Manchester City

11 March 2017 Quarter-final	Middlesbrough	0–2	Manchester City	Middlesbrough
12:15 GMT	Barragán 17' Leadbitter 45' Traoré 45+3' De Roon 83'	Report	Silva 3' Agüero 67'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 32,228 Referee: Mike Dean

EFL Cup

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Fulham v Middlesbrough

22 August 2016 Second round	Fulham	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Middlesbrough	Fulham, London
19:45 BST	Adeniran 15' De Sart 54' (o.g.) Kavanagh 72' Stearman 79' Christensen 113'	Report	Nugent 8' Ayala 32'	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 8,522 Referee: David Coote

Statistics

Appearances

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No.	Pos.	Name	Premier League			FA Cup			EFL Cup			Total			Discipline
No.	Pos.	Name	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists
1	GK	Dimitrios Konstantopoulos	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
2	DF	Fábio	21 (3)	0	0	3 (1)	0	0	1	0	1	25 (3)	0	1	8	0
3	DF	George Friend	20 (4)	0	2	2	0	0	0 (1)	0	0	22 (5)	0	2	4	0
4	DF	Daniel Ayala	11 (3)	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	14 (3)	1	0	5	1
5	DF	Bernardo Espinosa	10 (1)	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	14 (1)	0	0	2	0
6	DF	Ben Gibson	38	1	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	41	1	1	5	0
7	MF	Grant Leadbitter	7 (6)	1	0	4	2	1	0	0	0	11 (6)	3	1	4	0
8	MF	Adam Clayton	32 (2)	0	2	4	0	0	1	0	0	36 (2)	0	2	11	0
10	FW	Álvaro Negredo	33 (3)	9	4	1 (2)	1	1	0	0	0	34 (5)	10	5	5	0
11	FW	Viktor Fischer	6 (7)	0	3	2	0	0	1	0	0	9 (7)	0	3	0	0
12	GK	Brad Guzan	10	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	14	0	0	0	0
14	MF	Marten de Roon	32 (1)	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	34 (1)	5	0	9	0
17	DF	Antonio Barragán	26	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	27	0	0	5	0
18	MF	Cristhian Stuani	16 (7)	4	0	2 (2)	1	0	0 (1)	0	0	18 (10)	5	0	4	0
19	MF	Stewart Downing	24 (6)	1	3	2 (1)	1	0	1	0	0	27 (7)	2	3	2	0
20	FW	Patrick Bamford	2 (6)	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3 (6)	1	0	1	0
21	MF	Gastón Ramírez	20 (4)	2	3	0 (2)	0	0	0	0	0	20 (6)	2	3	9	1
22	DF	Dael Fry	0	0	0	0 (2)	0	0	0	0	0	0 (2)	0	0	0	0
25	DF	Calum Chambers	24	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	26	1	1	5	0
26	GK	Víctor Valdés	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	0	0	1	0
27	MF	Adlène Guedioura	0 (5)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0 (5)	0	0	0	0
29	FW	Rudy Gestede	4 (12)	1	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	7 (12)	2	0	2	0
34	MF	Adam Forshaw	30 (4)	0	1	0	0	0	0 (1)	0	0	30 (5)	0	1	4	0
37	FW	Adama Traoré	16 (11)	0	1	3 (1)	0	0	0	0	0	19 (12)	0	1	2	0
40	DF	James Husband	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Players who left the club in August/January transfer window or on loan
9	FW	Jordan Rhodes	2 (4)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2 (4)	0	0	0	0
13	GK	Tomás Mejías	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	DF	Alex Baptiste	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
16	MF	Carlos de Pena	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	MF	Adam Reach	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	MF	Julien De Sart	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
24	DF	Emilio Nsue	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	0
27	MF	Albert Adomah	1 (1)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1 (1)	0	0	0	0
35	FW	David Nugent	0 (4)	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1 (4)	1	0	0	0
-	MF	Bryn Morris	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Top scorers

The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

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Rnk	Pos	No.	Player	Premier League	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
1	FW	10	Álvaro Negredo	9	1	0	10
2	RM	18	Cristhian Stuani	4	1	0	5
2	CM	14	Marten de Roon	4	1	0	5
4	CM	7	Grant Leadbitter	1	2	0	3
5	AM	21	Gastón Ramírez	2	0	0	2
	LM	19	Stewart Downing	1	1	0	2
	FW	29	Rudy Gestede	1	1	0	2
8	CB	4	Daniel Ayala	1	0	0	1
	CB	6	Ben Gibson	1	0	0	1
	FW	20	Patrick Bamford	1	0	0	1
	CB	25	Calum Chambers	1	0	0	1
	FW	35	David Nugent	0	0	1	1
Own goals				1	0	0	1
Total				27	7	1	35

Clean sheets

The list is sorted by shirt number when total appearances are equal.

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Rnk	No.	Player	Premier League	FA Cup	Total
1	26	Víctor Valdés	8	0	8
2	12	Brad Guzan	3	1	4
3	1	Dimitrios Konstantopoulos	0	1	1
4	13	Tomás Mejías	0	0	0
Total			11	2	13

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