Sam Gallagher’s strike was enough to earn Blackburn a vital 1-0 win over Middlesbrough which propels them into the Championship’s top two.In an absorbing contest between two of the division’s form sides, Rovers had to do without 20-goal top scorer Ben Brereton Diaz who is on international duty.But Gallagher made light of the Chilean’s absence with a clinical 76th-minute s...Full Story »

Middlesbrough boss Chris Wilder said his side “took gambles” and “found a bit of quality” to come from behind and beat Reading 2-1 at the Riverside Stadium.Two late goals from midfielder Matt Crooks saw Boro bounce back after Andy Carroll had put the Royals ahead in the 67th minute.Victory saw the hosts move into the Sky Bet Championship play-off places after making it fo...Full Story »

A stoppage-time goal from Matt Crooks saw Middlesbrough come from behind to beat Reading 2-1 at the Riverside Stadium.Andy Carroll opened the scoring for the visitors after 67 minutes with a header before Crooks equalised in the 85th minute and headed home the winner late in the game.The result sees Boro move into the Sky Bet Championship play-off places, while Reading still linger above the rel...Full Story »

Middlesbrough could hand a debut to on-loan Arsenal forward Folarin Balogun against Sky Bet Championship strugglers Reading.England Under-21 international Balogun has joined for the remainder of the season, while Republic of Ireland forward Aaron Connolly could also feature for the first time following his loan switch from Brighton.Midfielder Caolan Boyd-Munce, a permanent transfer from Birmingh...Full Story »

Middlesbrough manager Chris Wilder was a relieved man as his side scraped into the FA Cup fourth round with a stoppage-time goal to win 3-2 after a terrific tie at League Two Mansfield.Championship side Boro were 2-0 up inside 14 minutes but Stags roared back to level after the break only for John-Joe O’Toole to put through his own goal in the fifth added minute.“I have to give an en...Full Story »

League Two Mansfield Town were pipped at the death after a brave fightback in a 3-2 home FA Cup third-round defeat by Middlesbrough.The visitors were in command with two goals in the first 14 minutes.But Stags dominated the second half and thought they had forced extra time when Rhys Oates levelled after 85 minutes only to be undone by a John-Joe O’Toole own goal in stoppage time.Mansfield...Full Story »

Mansfield manager Nigel Clough is hopeful that a trio of players can return for his side’s FA Cup clash with Middlesbrough.Clough is hoping George Lapslie, Stephen Quinn and Harry Charsley can return to the fold after missing the 3-2 win against Hartlepool on Boxing Day.The Stags have had their last two games postponed due to Covid and Clough admitted his team have had “a couple more...Full Story »

Blackpool boss Neil Critchley has a major selection headache ahead of Wednesday night’s Sky Bet Championship clash with in-form Middlesbrough.Already missing Chris Maxwell, Luke Garbutt, Kevin Stewart, Matty Virtue and Grant Ward, the list of absentees grew significantly ahead of the Boxing Day trip to Huddersfield, with Reece James, Callum Connolly, Ryan Wintle and Owen Dale added to it a...Full Story »

Chris Wilder enjoyed an “electric afternoon” as his Middlesbrough side climbed into the Sky Bet Championship play-off places in front of a crowd of almost 30,000 at the Riverside.Boro rose to their highest position of the season so far as a first-half own goal from Ryan Yates and second-half strike from Andraz Sporar secured a 2-0 win over Nottingham Forest that made it 13 points fro...Full Story »

Middlesbrough moved into the Sky Bet Championship play-off places for only the second time this season as they beat Nottingham Forest 2-0 at the Riverside.Chris Wilder’s in-form side claimed a fourth success from their last five matches as a comical own goal from Ryan Yates and second-half strike from Andraz Sporar secured a deserved win.Forest were outplayed throughout, with their own goo...Full Story »

Marc Bola is out of Middlesbrough’s festive programme, starting against Nottingham Forest, as he faces up to two months on the sidelines.The defender is expected to be unavailable for six to eight weeks after suffering a knee injury in training.Manager Chris Wilder otherwise has no fresh selection problems with Lee Peltier and Marcus Browne back in training after positive Covid-19 tests, a...Full Story »

Middlesbrough boss Chris Wilder has no fresh selection problems ahead of the Boxing Day clash with Nottingham Forest.Full-back Neil Taylor emerged unscathed from his debut in Saturday’s 1-0 Sky Bet Championship win over Bournemouth and will hope to retain his place in the starting line-up for the busy festive programme.Midfielder Matt Crooks and striker Duncan Watmore were doubts for that ...Full Story »

Chris Wilder praised the evergreen Neil Taylor after the 32-year-old impressed on his Middlesbrough debut during his side’s 1-0 win over Bournemouth.Taylor joined Boro as a free agent last month after he had been unable to secure a contract with anyone in the summer following his release from Aston Villa.He has built up his fitness with a couple of outings for the Teessiders’ under-2...Full Story »

Middlesbrough’s improvement under Chris Wilder continued as they made it 10 points from the last four matches with a 1-0 win over Bournemouth.Andraz Sporar’s second-half penalty settled things at the Riverside, with the Slovenian slotting home after Isaiah Jones had been fouled on the corner of the box.Bournemouth only had themselves to blame as they missed out on the chance to move ...Full Story »

Middlesbrough are hopeful that Matt Crooks will be fit to face Bournemouth.The 27-year-old, along with fellow midfielder Duncan Watmore, had to be substituted in the draw against Stoke after both sustained knocks.Boro boss Chris Wilder is confident Watmore will be available but there have been slight concerns about Crooks.Isaiah Jones was also on the receiving end of a heavy challenge late on at...Full Story »

Chris Wilder believes Middlesbrough could have nicked a third successive Sky Bet Championship victory at Stoke and might have done so but for Duncan Watmore’s early miss.Watmore’s glaring 15th-minute error proved pivotal, although a draw between two sides with play-off ambitions was probably the right result.Stoke star Tyrese Campbell will also feel guilty he did not convert his own ...Full Story »

Stoke midfielder Romaine Sawyers is in danger of missing Saturday’s home game against Middlesbrough.Sawyers, who is on loan from West Brom, limped out of the 2-0 win at QPR last Sunday with a thigh injury and has undergone a scan.Stoke are already without injured quartet Harry Souttar, Joe Bursik, Jordan Thompson and Nick Powell.Tyrese Campbell is fit, however, with the striker’s wit...Full Story »

Chris Wilder was delighted with the resilience and grittiness of his Middlesbrough side as they ground out a 1-0 Championship victory over Swansea.Isaiah Jones’ first-half winner proved sufficient to secure the first home win over Wilder’s Riverside reign, with Boro only recording two efforts on target all afternoon.Swansea had much better chances, but thanks to a combination of some...Full Story »

Chris Wilder claimed his first home win as Middlesbrough manager as his side ground out a hard-fought 1-0 Championship victory over Swansea.Isaiah Jones’ first-half finish settled things at the Riverside, with Boro building on last weekend’s victory at Huddersfield to claim back-to-back successes for the first time since October.Swansea had plenty of the ball as they looked to get ba...Full Story »

Middlesbrough manager Chris Wilder expects to receive a double injury boost ahead of the Sky Bet Championship game against Swansea.Dael Fry and Martin Payero both returned to training this week after injury and have come through the sessions unscathed.The pair will be assessed on Friday before Wilder decides whether to add them to his squad.Lee Peltier remains sidelined with the hamstring injury...Full Story »