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Courtesy of the Echo: MIDDLESBROUGH (3-4-2-1): Brynn; Ayling, Fry, Jones; Brittain, Morris, Hackney, Silvera; Whittaker, Azaz; Conway. Subs: Glove...
Boro second in the table behind Stoke on GD.
Am I seeing things? Burgzorg adds a third in the seventh minute of injury time, assisted by Azaz! Welcome back to Bob's favourite Boro3! 😀...
Alfie Jones makes it 0-2 with his maiden Boro goal in the 87th minute: Corner from the right. It's scruffy, but who cares. Ayling keeps it alive. Hi...
Finn Azaz & Burgzorg on for Whittaker & Conway in the 69th minute.
Hansen on for Kanté at the start of the second half & Boro nicks the first goal: HH in the 49th minute, assisted by Whittaker. Hansen involved....
One of them for Coburn. First half (45+3) survived. Can Boro hold out for 45+ more? CJ's assessment of the first half: Not too bad so far for...
Fry has the captain's armband again.
Needless to say, Big Josh starts for The Lions.
Courtesy of CJ: One change from the team that started the Swansea win. Kante starts ahead of Burgzorg. Hansen on the bench, as are Azaz and Edmundso...
From the Beeb's match round-up: Middlesbrough fans are making their feelings very clear. This was not good enough. Doncaster, newly promoted from ...
Now 0-4. If RE didn't appreciate the size of the task confronting him, he will now...
TEN minutes of injury time! Nowhere near enough!
Hamilton & Forss on for McCabe & Ayling in the 77th minute. Donny makes it 0-3 in the 84th minute! I give up!
Fry, Hackney & Morris on for McCormick, Kanté & Conway in the 60th minute.
CJ again at the start of the second half: Looks like they'll be unchanged for the start of the second half. Suspect Edwards has had some choice word...
CJ's assessment of the first half: Boro behind after a shocking opening 30 here. They couldn't match Doncaster's physicality, particularly when tryi...
CJ after 30 minutes: Boro starting to unravel a bit here. Direct ball searching for the feet of Conway, but he's again outmuscled by McGrath. Doncas...
Make that two down after 23 minutes, apparently a Jones OG - CJ: Boro played through far too easily. Cross from the right is all the way through to ...
CJ: Boro caught out playing it around in their own half and Borges' hurried clearance gifts Doncaster possession. A shot deflects kindly to Sharp in...
Boro a goal down after 11 minutes! 😮
Should have made it clear that that was in reference to Silvera's absence.
CJ: Nothing in the fact he's absent tonight. Just not being risked ahead of the weekend.
I see that the Robins thumped the Blades by 1-4 at Bramall Lane to go straight to the top of the fledgling table. I must confess that I was so engros...
Interesting match report by Dom Shaw in the Echo:
Player ratings from the Hartlepool Mail:
According to CJ, there were 26,035 at the match! Decent turnout...
From the Beeb's overview of today's Championship matches: Dael Fry's flashing angled header from Morgan Whittaker's corner, just after half-time, w...
And they did, thank God! Can't complain about a 1-0 win in the opening game of the season.
Still 1-0 at normal full-time, but SIX minutes of injury time. Will they hold out?