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Starting XI for today's match as predicted by Boro News: RvdB likely to return & Jonny H moved back alongside Lewis O'Brien, so Barlaser drop...
Echo player ratings - cf. comment on Barlaser, its MotM, & Howson:
Engel on for Thomas in the 75th minute, Dijksteel for Jones in the 83rd minute & Silvera for ELL in the 84th. Gilbert replaced Azaz in the 88th ...
Greenwood misses a penalty in the 82nd minute - CJ: Greenwood smashes it off the post. Feel for Greenwood. He's done well today. Deserved a goal. Re...
Izzy makes it 2-0 in the 73rd minute, assisted by Ayling.
Boro leads at half-time through a Wendies OG (the first for Boro this season? Who cares? 😉 ) initially credited to ELL. CJ: Decent first half fr...
Didn't know where to put this, but a sobering reflection by FLW on the damage inflicted on Boro by Garry Monk in 2017: 🙁
Echo player ratings - Dieng Dom Shaw's MotM:
Dom Shaw's match report for The Echo:
ELL now into double figures for the season. CJ: In truth, it's a goal that's probably more impactful for Southampton, with Boro now nine points off...
Sucker punch FOR Boro in the 90th minute: ELL, assisted by Alex Gilbert, who had been sent on to replace an injured Jones nine minutes earlier. I'll...
First Boro substitution: Silvera for Greenwood in the 75th minute! Azaz booked in the 62nd minute, O'Brien in the 70th.
Jones & ELL both booked in the 50th minute, then: Let-off for Dieng Southampton goal ruled out for offside. Sulemana in behind on the right a...
CJ: Boro behind. Ayling beaten by Sulemana on the right, but the cross should be dealt with by Howson. He shanks his attempted volleyed clearance an...
"Scum" (that's what the Pompey fans call Southampton!) a goal up through Adam Armstrong after 12 minutes. 🙁
CJ on Dijksteel & Thomas after the match line-up was announced: Today's team isn't exactly the most glowing of endorsements for Dijskteel and T...
CJ: Detailed Boro tem news Three changes as Barlaser, Azaz and Greenwood come in for McNair, Forss and McGree. We expected the latter two to miss...
Azaz has been on since the 19th minute, when Forss was forced off (no pun intended) by injury. 🙁 Barlaser, Greenwood & Silvera on for O'Brien,...
Luke Ayling booked in the 57th minute. CJ on the start of the second half: Started well Still let down so far by sloppy passes and touches so fa...
ELL booked in the 31st minute - handbags with Wharton, who was also booked.
CJ, on the other hand, says: Very fluid. Out of possession Ayling tucks in and Jones drops deeper. But in possession, Jones gets very high and invol...
CJ in the 9th minute: How has that not gone in for Boro? Howson corner flicked on by Ayling at the front post. Looked to be going in from our angl...
RvdB apparently injured 🙁 - starting XI courtesy of the Echo: Dieng, Jones, Ayling, McNair, Clarke, Engel, Howson, O'Brien, Forss, McGree, Latte La...
Somebody agrees with you, FD: 😉
CJ agrees with you (& FD), Len:
Echo player ratings: MotM: Paddy Mac. I commented earlier that the stats quoted in the introduction to the Beeb's live text comentary on the m...
Phew! Boro now up to 9th with 53 points from 37 games & a GD of +1. ELL's name followed Jonny H's into the ref's book in injury time.
Greenwood on for Forss in the 65th minute. CJ: Carrick perhaps trying to spark a bit of life into his lacklustre side. Boro need to step up. Azaz...
Quote from Calvin Andrew (ex-Rochdale, Mansfield & Port Vale forward) on the Beeb's live text commentary: Luke Ayling has had an effect at Middl...
CJ: Boro lead [after 17 minutes]! Great play by Ayling to step up and intercept a ball in Birmingham's half. He then lays it off for McGree to his l...