Last seen: September 6, 2026 6:20 pm
Johnson, Bolasie & Watmore on for Bola, Akpom & Kebano respectively in the 74th minute. Enough time to make a difference?
Vic: GRANT HALL! Header. Superb delivery from McNair (1-1,)
Grant Hall equalises! There's still hope!
Britt, Watmore & NML replaced by Spence, Kebano & Akpom, with Bolasie on the bench:
FT: 1-1 A spirited revival to force a little bit of luck that led to the leveller & a good point against a form side - but for long spells Boro la...
Goal! Middlesbrough 1, Cardiff City 1. Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough) left-footed shot from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Chuba...
Vic's view of it: Boro were going well then concede textbook Cardiff goal. Long punt forward wins throw, humped long into the box, Morrison header. ...
The Beeb has it as 5-3-2:
Fisher, Morsy, Fletcher & Kebano out, Hall, Tav ( 😀 ), Mendez-Laing & Britt ( ☹️ ) in, so Jarkko has his wish:
One pulled back (Fry) with 10 minutes to go...
Some words of encouragement: Come on then you bunch of lead-booted feckless clowns: get your fingers out and do something!
Vic's half-time assessment: HT: Absolute horror show. Boro ignored two warning shots as Bristol threatened on the break. Three gift-wrapped goals. S...
Make that treble bugger (+ some of those things that are round & bounce)! The Robins obviously out to impress Big Nige! 🙁 Diédhiou returns the...
Here we go again... Double bugger, as Vic puts it: Goal! Middlesbrough 0, Bristol City 2. Famara Diédhiou (Bristol City) right footed shot from th...
Bristol ahead. Easy downward header from unmarked Diedhiou bounced past dive of Bettinelli after another quick break and poorly defended Nagy ball int...
No changes in personnel:
I saw it when you first put it up, KP, but it now seems to have disappeared! 😯
Typical Reading, KP? I thought that one was already behind us! 😉 Thanks for the starter post. 👍
Rob Stewart's report from The Sunday Times, for what it's worth: Neil Warnock’s Middlesbrough men confirm promotion intent Reading 0 Middlesbrough...
Vic's star rat;ngs: *** Fry, Big Lighthouse ** Morsy, nuts and bolts * Bola, thunderbastard Looks as though Fry carried on from where...
Half-time summary: Well drilled & motivated Boro bossing the game. Reading had the best chance in an even opening phase, but after Fletcher's go...
Marc Bola, of all people, doubles the lead! 😀 His maiden Boro goal, I believe. 👍 Vic: Morsy carries across box, then slots it back for Bola t...
From the Beeb: Goal! Reading 0, Middlesbrough 1. Ashley Fletcher (Middlesbrough) left-footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the g...
Same again, with the exception of Fry for Hall:
Red card to be appealed: And it seems every team has its Britt:
Vic's star ratings: It was an erratic match with good spells and bad spells so hard to dish out the stars but I'm going *** Watmore ** Hall...
Vic's summary: FT: 2-1. Massive win. Boro were living dangerously & almost threw away a game that swung wildly. They were punished for a poor st...
Phew!
The Beeb reckons the goal was scored with the assistance of Isaac Fletcher! *rolls eyes*
Watmore, nips past O'Brien and Sarr, scythes into the box from the left, rams a curler shot into bottom corner (1-1, 31 mins)