Good Stuff: 24 shots on goal.
Bad Stuff: Poor finishing.
Noticeable: Schwarzer made 14 saves, yet Arsenal could not still not score from open play.
Star Man:
| Arsenal | Stat | Middlesborough |
| 12 | Shots on Target | 1 |
| 12 | Shots off target | 1 |
| 15 | Corners | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 5 | Fouls | 17 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 6 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 67% | Possession | 33% |
Arsenal (4-4-2): Lehmann, Eboue, Toure, Djourou, Gallas, Hleb, Gilberto (Rosicky 69), Fabregas, Ljungberg (Baptista 69), van Persie (Adebayor 69), Henry. Unused subs: Almunia, Flamini.
Middlesborough (4-4-2): Schwarzer, Davies, Pogatetz, Taylor, Woodgate, Boateng, Downing (Cattermole 72), Morrison (Parnaby 72), Rochemback, Euell, Yakubu (Viduka 85). Unused subs: Turnbull, Johnson.
Attendance: 60,007
