Chris Wilder suffered a miserable return to Bramall Lane as Sheffield United swept aside Middlesbrough 4-1 to maintain their promotion challenge.Wilder received a great reception from the United supporters having led the club from League One to the Premier League during his time in charge.Goals from Sander Berge, Billy Sharp, Jack Robinson and Morgan Gibbs-White secured victory for the Blades, w...Full Story »

Middlesbrough are hoping for a double fitness boost ahead of the visit of Luton.Both Aaron Connolly and Riley McGree are in line to return after failing late fitness tests ahead of the FA Cup fifth-round win over Tottenham.Marc Bola made his return from a knee injury during extra time of that win and will be looking for his first league action since December.Darnell Fisher and Sammy Ameobi are o...Full Story »

Teenager Josh Coburn was the hero as Middlesbrough produced another FA Cup upset by knocking out Tottenham with a 1-0 extra-time victory in the fifth round.Boro dumped Manchester United out on penalties at Old Trafford in the fourth round and followed it up in style to beat Spurs, with 19-year-old Josh Coburn’s 107th-minute strike settling the tie.The Championship outfit were the better si...Full Story »

Middlesbrough will welcome back FA Cup hero Matt Crooks for the fifth-round visit of Tottenham.Crooks scored the goal against Manchester United that sent the fourth-round tie to extra time, with Boro going on to win on penalties, but has been serving a two-match suspension in the league.Riley McGree missed the 3-2 defeat at Barnsley on Saturday with a knock and he will be assessed before kick-of...Full Story »

Barnsley sealed successive wins in their battle against Championship relegation as they held off a fightback from play-off chasing Middlesbrough to secure a 3-2 victory.A goal from Mads Andersen and Amine Bassi’s double was enough to seal all three points and move Barnsley within six points of safety with a game in hand.Middlesbrough fought back through Andraz Sporar and a Liam Kitching ow...Full Story »

Barnsley manager Poya Asbaghi has no new injury worries for the visit of Middlesbrough.Romal Palmer, Aaron Leya Iseka and Liam Kitching will be assessed on Friday and could return to the bench after injury.Cauley Woodrow, Clarke Oduor and Victor Adeboyejo remain sidelined.Midfielder Joe Ackroyd has joined Czech side MFK Vyskov on loan until June 30.Middlesbrough manager Chris Wilder will be with...Full Story »

Middlesbrough boss Chris Wilder could hand Riley McGree his first start for the club in the home game against West Brom.McGree, signed from US side Charlotte FC in January after his loan spell at Birmingham, made his second appearance off the bench in Saturday’s defeat at Bristol City.Fellow midfielder Matt Crooks will start a two-game ban after reaching 10 yellow cards this season and McG...Full Story »

Nigel Pearson was proud that his Bristol City team turned in a committed display to honour the ‘Ashton Gate Eight’.City marked the 40th anniversary of eight players tearing up their contracts to save the club from going out of business in February 1982 with an impressive win over Middlesbrough.Six of the them – Geoff Merrick, Trevor Tainton, Gerry Sweeney, David Rodgers, Julian...Full Story »

Daniel Bentley will make his first start in the Bristol City goal for two months at home to Middlesbrough.The Robins captain lost his place following a 3-2 home defeat to Huddersfield on December 18, but Max O’Leary suffered a dead leg at Swansea last weekend and has been ruled out of the Sky Bet Championship clash.Boss Nigel Pearson is expected to make several changes after a furious atta...Full Story »

Middlesbrough manager Chris Wilder felt their comprehensive 4-1 win over Derby capped off a great week for the football club.Boro moved into the Championship play-off places at the end of a nine-day spell in which they knocked Manchester United out of the FA Cup and drew at promotion rivals QPR.Isaiah Jones produced three first-half assists at the Riverside Stadium on Saturday as a Lee Buchanan ...Full Story »

Middlesbrough moved into the Sky Bet Championship play-off places with a resounding 4-1 victory over Derby at the Riverside Stadium.All the talk in the build up to the game was surrounding the off-field drama between the two clubs, with a resolution to Boro’s legal claim against the Rams having been agreed this week.But Derby were left with plenty to resolve on the pitch after being disman...Full Story »

Riley McGree is pushing for a Middlesbrough debut in their Sky Bet Championship clash with Derby.The Australia midfielder was in the squad for the first time for Wednesday’s draw with QPR after recovering from a bout of Covid-19 that delayed his return from international duty.Goalkeeper Joe Lumley made a costly mistake in the 2-2 stalemate but received the backing of manager Chris Wilder.D...Full Story »

Middlesbrough boss Chris Wilder refused to blame Joe Lumley after the goalkeeper’s horrendous mistake in the 2-2 draw at QPR.Ilias Chair put the home side in front before Dael Fry levelled with only the second goal of his career.The hosts regained the lead 16 seconds into the second half when Lumley, playing against his former club, collected Anfernee Dijksteel’s back-pass and gifted...Full Story »

Albert Adomah’s own goal spared Joe Lumley’s blushes and helped Middlesbrough secure a point in an action-packed 2-2 draw at QPR.Ilias Chair put Rangers ahead before defender Dael Fry levelled in first-half stoppage time with only the second goal of his career.The hosts regained the lead just 16 seconds into the second half following an horrendous error by their former goalkeeper Lum...Full Story »

David Marshall will continue in goal for QPR in their Sky Bet Championship clash with Middlesbrough on Wednesday.First-choice Seny Dieng was part of the Senegal squad that triumphed in the Africa Cup of Nations and will not make it back to London in time.Chris Willock, Sam Field and Yoann Barbet are all set to return after being rested for the FA Cup fourth round defeat at Peterborough.Sam McCal...Full Story »

Middlesbrough celebrated a famous penalty shoot-out victory at Old Trafford after Anthony Elanga’s miss saw Manchester United make an embarrassing early exit from the FA Cup.The fourth round got off to a stunning start on Friday night as the Premier League giants arguably saw their last realistic hope of silverware this season extinguished by Chris Wilder’s Championship outfit.Jadon ...Full Story »

Chris Wilder thinks the match-winning impact of his substitutes against Coventry highlights just how much progress Middlesbrough have made in a short space of time under his watch.Wilder was satisfied with the way his side bounced back from defeat at Blackburn last Monday by recording a 1-0 victory over rivals for a play-off place.Andraz Sporar’s eighth goal of the season proved the differ...Full Story »

Andraz Sporar’s fourth goal in his last six matches lifted Middlesbrough up to sixth after sealing a 1-0 win over Coventry.The Sky Blues, who were only a place and a couple of points behind Boro beforehand, had their chances and hammered the woodwork at the Riverside.But it was Sporar’s eighth goal of the season that proved decisive to return Middlesbrough to winning ways on a bluste...Full Story »

Middlesbrough boss Chris Wilder could make changes for Saturday’s Sky Bet Championship clash with Coventry in response to Monday night’s defeat at Blackburn.Wilder was unhappy with the display in a 1-0 reverse at Ewood Park, in which he fielded the same team as had started the 2-1 win over Reading nine days earlier, and has hinted he may shake things up.Duncan Watmore, who has been u...Full Story »

Tony Mowbray hailed Sam Gallagher’s “rocket” of a right foot after his strike gave Championship promotion hopefuls Blackburn a crucial 1-0 win over Middlesbrough.Rovers are without top scorer Ben Brereton Diaz for two games but Gallagher took responsibility in a tight game between two of the division’s form sides to rifle in a 76th-minute winner that ultimately proved the...Full Story »