Middlesbrough 2 Stoke City 1
Outcome: Won
Date: 8/30/2008
Manager: Gareth Southgate
Attendance: 27627
Competition: Premier League
Played at: Riverside Stadium
Goals:
| Goals | Time | Assists | |
| Afonso Alves | 37 | ||
| Tuncay Sanli | 85 | ||
Team
| Player | Yellow | Red | Subbed |
| Ross Tunrbull | |||
| Justin Hoyte | |||
| David Wheater | |||
| Robert Huth | |||
| Emanuel Pogatetz | |||
| Stewart Downing | |||
| Gary ONeil | |||
| Mohamed Shawky | |||
| Tuncay Sanli | |||
| Jeremie Aliadiere | |||
| Afonso Alves |
Subs
| Player | Yellow | Red | Subbed |
| Andrew Taylor | |||
| Didier Digard | |||
| Mido |