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Double bugger! The Clarets regain the lead through Connor Roberts in the 66th minute. I sincerely hope that MC hasn't developed a blind spot as far...
Boro draw level thanks to a penalty (Archer brought down by Cullen in the box) taken by Chuba (who else?) in the 48th minute! 🙂 Fingers crossed...
Bugger! Burnley a goal up after 12 minutes (Ashely Barnes). 🙁
The match finished 4-4! Judging by the comments of the BBC journos looking forward to this evening's match, they're assuming that victory for Burnle...
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Black Cats vs Hull 2-2 after just 25 minutes!
The Terriers are currently beating the Hornets at Vicarage Road with a couple of minute of injury time to go (3-2 - Britt pulled one back for Watford ...
And the German is so close to the English as to be not really worth translating: aus dem Auge ("eye") aus dem Sinn (normally "sense", "meaning" or "u...
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A Boro match finally warrants a proper report in The Sunday Times (not in the on-line version)as opposed to a paragraph or two in the Championship rou...
Vic's verdict at full-time: FT: 4-0. Excellent. Almost a perfect display. Creative, fluid, entertaining, industrious, exciting and, in the second ha...
Forss puts it beyond all doubt ( 😉 ) in the dying seconds of the game, assisted (again) by Giles: 4-0! 🙂
Finally! Barlaser on for Jonny H in the 83rd minute (!!!), along with Ramsey for Archer.
Bola on for McGree & Mowatt for Hackney in the 72nd minute. How about giving the old man, Jonny H, a bit of a breather?
3-0: a second for Archer in the 58th minute, this time assisted by Chuba! 🙂
Archer makes it 2-0 in the 52nd minute, assisted by Giles. Middlesbrough3, here we come... Zach booked in the 50th minute.
Had to smile at Vic's half-time assessment: HT: 1-0. Chuba. Obviously. The goal aside, some beautiful, evocative, colourful, fluid football full of ...
Chuba gives us the lead in the 22nd minute from a pass by Archer.
Today's starting XI - Fry back, but Barlaser still on the bench, along with Crooks, who must be more or less fit again:
So it finishes 1-1. 🙁 Sigh. I suppose it had to happen sooner or later, but I found myself desperately wishing for a sucker punch in the five minu...
Vic's half-time verdict: HT: 1-1. Preston [sic!] started well but Chuba rattled the bar and Boro took control, scored and looked to be well on top o...
For once, Boro score first: Chuba in the 23rd minute, assisted by McGree.
This evening's starting XI - unchanged, if I'm not mistaken, but Fry back & on the bench:
Vic's verdict at full time: FT: 3-1. Excellent. Boro dominated throughout. Passed & probed & stayed patient & calm after falling behind ...
Whoops! Bet365 got that wrong & Chuba got in on the act, as David reported.
Penalty by Ramsey in the 77th minute makes it 3!
Even better news: the Blades a goal down at home to Luton!
Archer makes it two four minutes later, assisted by HH. Middlesbrough3 here we come...
The Swans had a second goal disallowed for offside in the 53rd minute, just before Boro equalised through Ramsey. 😉
Big deflection off Smith, according to Vic; Piroe credited with it.