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MIDDLESBROUGH v PORTSMOUTH BIG MATCH FACTS
General Facts
There have been one hundred previous encounters between Middlesbrough and Portsmouth.
All three previous Premier League games on Teesside have ended in draws (0-0, 1-1 and 1-1 respectively) whilst Middlesbrough are yet to win against Portsmouth since the Premier League came into being.
Portsmouth's last win on Teesside was on 16 April 1994 where they beat Middlesbrough 2-0. Their last win in the top flight was on 3 September 1949 where a Peter McKennan penalty was scant consolation for Boro in a 5-1 reverse.
Middlesbrough
Boro are going for their first back-to-back League victories since April when they beat Bolton 4-3 at home and then a Lee Cattermole goal saw off Manchester City at the City of Manchester Stadium.
Boro's defeat of Chelsea on Wednesday is their only win in the last seven competitive games and their first League win in six.
Despite this, this is Middlesbrough's best start to a season since 2000.
Tonight's game will mark the 300th appearance of Mark Schwarzer in goal.
If Yakubu scores against his former club he will take his tally to fifty goals in English League Football.
Right-back Stuart Parnaby will make his 100th Boro start if he is named on the team-sheet for tonight's battle at the Riverside. Similarly Chris Riggott will make his 150th career start if he is named in tonight's starting eleven.
Portsmouth
Portsmouth are the only club this season to have kept a clean sheet for all of their games so far.
Their record of four points from their opening two games is the same record they obtained two years ago on their first foray in the Premiership. To keep this up, they need to beat Middlesbrough tonight.
If David Thompson plays some part in tonight's proceedings he will be making his 200th career League appearance.
Head To Head
League: Middlesbrough 37, Portsmouth 34, Draws 23
Prem: Middlesbrough 0, Portsmouth 3, Draws 3
At Middlesbrough:
League: Middlesbrough 27, Portsmouth 6, Draws 13
Prem: Middlesbrough 0, Portsmouth 0, Draws 3
PORTSMOUTH FANS WELCOME IN THE NEW HOLGATE MESSAGE BOARD
BORO v PORTSMOUTH MATCH PROGRAMME INDEX
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