Thierry Henry levelled from the penalty spot, but Arsenal could not find a winner.

Southgate opted to pack the midfield, and in doing so seemed to restrict his team's attacking options.

But on 21 minutes they took a shock lead. Morrison made progress down the right, and played a neat one-two with JasonEuell on the edge of the Arsenal area. The youngster continued his run, and dispatched a cool finish under Jens Lehmann.

As the hour mark passed, Styles cautioned Euell for dissent and was soon reaching for his pocket again.

Boateng went flying into Ljungberg just in front of the dug-out, and ended up in a heap on the floor himself. The referee immediately ran over and produced a yellow card for the Boro captain, followed by a red. However, it seemed as if Styles confused the two Boro players, believing he had just issued a caution to the Dutchman rather than Euell. Southgate was incensed, his captain eventually carried off on a stretcher.

And things got worse for the Boro manager with 23 minutes left.

Eboue darted into the right side of the area, and was caught by Stewart Downing. Styles pointed to the spot, with Henry making no mistake. The home side had to work hard for the draw but Middlesbrough will still feel disappointed with the point.