Middlesbrough manager Chris Wilder was defiant after watching his side lose more ground in the race for a play-off Championship berth with a 1-1 draw at Swansea.Wilder insisted his out-of-form team can still make the top six – even though they are now five points adrift of the cut with just three matches left to play.A goal by Australian midfielder Riley McGree gave Boro a 46th-minute lead...Full Story »

Swansea should be at full strength at home to play-off chasing Middlesbrough after Flynn Downes provided them with a fitness boost.Midfielder Downes returned to action in the 4-4 draw at Reading after missing three games with a knee injury and showed no signs of discomfort.With no new injury issues reported, boss Russell Martin could field an unchanged side.Reading’s fightback from 4-1 dow...Full Story »

Former Middlesbrough striker Jordan Rhodes returned to the Riverside to help Huddersfield to a 2-0 win that keeps their hopes of a top-two finish alive.Rhodes, who never scored on home turf during his time at Boro between February 2016 and July 2017, set up Naby Sarr’s opener four minutes before the break.And the 32-year-old scored only his second of the season on the hour to secure the vi...Full Story »

Middlesbrough will be without suspended midfielder Matt Crooks for Easter Monday’s Riverside clash against promotion rivals Huddersfield.Crooks received his 15th yellow card of the season in the Good Friday stalemate at Bournemouth and will sit out Boro’s next three games.Australia international Riley McGree could get the nod to replace Crooks, with Martin Payero recovering fitness f...Full Story »

Jordan Zemura will be absent for Bournemouth when they face Middlesbrough.The left-back was forced off against Sheffield United at the weekend with a hamstring problem and although scan results were not as bad as first feared, he will be sidelined against Boro.Junior Stanislas (hamstring) and Kieffer Moore (foot) are edging closer to a return but are still out of contention.Robbie Brady could pu...Full Story »

Frustrated Chris Wilder blamed individual errors from his Middlesbrough players after seeing their play-off hopes hit by a 1-0 defeat to Hull at the Riverside.Wilder claimed goalkeeper Joe Lumley should have kept out Keane Lewis-Potter’s curling effort 16 minutes from time which condemned Boro to a second home loss in four days.The hosts tried to hit back, Aaron Connolly missing the target...Full Story »

Keane Lewis-Potter scored his 10th goal of the season as Hull dented Middlesbrough’s play-off hopes with a 1-0 win at the Riverside.Boro, who lost at home for the second time inside a week, failed to make the most of an opportunity to climb into the Championship’s top six as Lewis-Potter settled the contest with 16 minutes remaining.It was a blow for the home side in the wake of Shef...Full Story »

Middlesbrough expect to welcome back Isaiah Jones at home to Hull.Jones, who has excelled in a wing-back role this season, missed the defeat to Sky Bet Championship leaders Fulham on Wednesday through illness.Boro’s play-off hopes were dented by that 1-0 Riverside loss and boss Chris Wilder will assess that game before finalising his starting line-up to take on the Tigers.Marc Bola, Folari...Full Story »

Aleksandar Mitrovic’s 38th goal of the season moved leaders Fulham 17 points clear of the Sky Bet Championship’s play-off zone as they claimed a 1-0 win at Middlesbrough.The Cottagers, on course for an immediate return to the Premier League, secured yet another victory, with Marco Silva’s men now 11 points clear of second-placed Bournemouth.The Serbian’s header with 17 mi...Full Story »

Manager Chris Wilder called on his Middlesbrough players to rise to the promotion challenge after blowing away lowly Peterborough 4-0.Boro jumped into the play-off places – with games in hand on their rivals – courtesy of their Weston Homes Stadium demolition job.Marcus Tavernier fired them ahead with the only breakthrough of a thrilling first half before Wilder’s men really to...Full Story »

Middlesbrough began their Championship run-in with a bang as they brushed aside relegation-bound Peterborough 4-0 to climb into the play-off places.Marcus Tavernier’s first-half opener set Chris Wilder’s men on their way to a second consecutive away win before Folarin Balogun doubled the lead soon after the break.Josh Coburn and Duncan Watmore then jumped off the bench with goals to ...Full Story »

Peterborough have forwards Jonson Clarke-Harris and Ricky-Jade Jones fit for Saturday’s Championship clash with Middlesbrough at the Weston Homes Stadium.Top-scorer Clarke-Harris, who netted twice in the 3-1 win at QPR on March 20, has completed concussion protocol and recovered from a dead leg, and Jones has returned to training following a shoulder injury.Posh have been awaiting the resu...Full Story »

Romelu Lukaku’s 12th goal of the season set Chelsea on their way to the FA Cup semi-finals in serene fashion as the club’s off-field problems were once again put to one side.A comfortable 2-0 sixth-round victory at Sky Bet Championship Middlesbrough provided a more than satisfactory conclusion to a difficult week, where the Blues’ future ownership and current operational diffic...Full Story »

Diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin lymphoma on Christmas Eve 2020, the Middlesbrough defender’s life was on the line. Sol Bamba has set his sights on Chelsea after beating cancer having been diagnosed just 15 months ago Credit: PA Sol Bamba has recalled the horror of telling his family about his cancer diagnosis Credit: Instagram @cebamba Ahead of facing Chelsea in the quarters, Bamba recalled:...Full Story »

Middlesbrough boss Chris Wilder will welcome striker Andraz Sporar back into the squad for Saturday’s FA Cup quarter-final clash with Premier League Chelsea.Sporar has missed the Sky Bet Championship club’s last two games through illness but is available once again.He will be joined in the squad by midfielder James Lea Siliki, who has also sat out recently after feeling unwell.Defend...Full Story »

Middlesbrough manager Chris Wilder was relieved to see his side pick up their first away win of 2022 as they defeated Birmingham 2-0 at St Andrew’s.Nico Gordon’s 23rd-minute own goal set Middlesbrough on their way after Aaron Connolly’s attempt was saved by Neil Etheridge.Boro ensured they returned to the Riverside with maximum points when Folarin Balogun’s impressive per...Full Story »

Middlesbrough climbed to sixth in the Championship with a 2-0 win over Birmingham at St Andrew’s to earn their first league victory away from home in 2022.Nico Gordon’s unfortunate own goal following good play between Folarin Balogun and Anfernee Dijksteel put Boro in front after 23 minutes.Despite Paddy McNair’s second-half penalty miss, Balogun extended the visitors’ le...Full Story »

Jeremie Bela is likely to be available for Birmingham when Middlesbrough visit St Andrew’s on Tuesday.The Angolan forward sat out the victory over Bristol City and draw against Hull because of illness but is expected to return as Blues attempt to extended their unbeaten run to three Sky Bet Championship matches.Defender Maxime Colin is also very close to a return, but Tuesday’s match...Full Story »

Middlesbrough boss Chris Wilder praised his side’s response to Tuesday’s defeat to Sheffield United after their goalless draw with Millwall at the Den.Both sides had chances to win the game in a competitive affair between two sides chasing the play-offs, but neither could find the all-important breakthrough and both had to settle for a point.The draw leaves Middlesbrough just one poi...Full Story »

Promotion hopefuls Millwall and Middlesbrough cancelled each other out in a hard-fought goalless draw at the Den.Both sides struck the crossbar, with Marcus Tavernier firing an early free-kick against the woodwork for Boro and Murray Wallace looping a second-half header against the bar for Millwall.However, neither side was able to make a breakthrough, meaning they both remain outside the play-o...Full Story »