Tony Pulis has paid tribute to Middlesbrough’s players for holding their nerve after a narrow 1-0 victory over Stoke earned a play-off spot once again.
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Assombalonga fires Boro back into the play-offs
Britt Assombalonga’s 14th goal of the season lifted Middlesbrough back into the Sky Bet Championship’s top six by securing a 1-0 win over Stoke at the Riverside Stadium.
Adkins left frustrated as Hull lose at Middlesbrough
Hull manager Nigel Adkins could not believe his team left Middlesbrough pointless after a couple of big incidents in their 1-0 defeat at the Riverside Stadium.
Britt Assombalonga winner keeps Middlesbrough’s play-off dream alive
Britt Assombalonga’s 13th goal of the season kept Middlesbrough’s play-off hopes alive as they beat Hull 1-0.
Bolton schoolboy Fletcher grows up and impresses Pulis
Tony Pulis praised two-goal Ashley Fletcher as Middlesbrough defeated crisis club Bolton to bounce back into the Skybet Championship play-off picture.
Ashley Fletcher brace helps Middlesbrough end seven-game winless run
Ashley Fletcher scored two first-half goals against his boyhood club as Middlesbrough ended six successive defeats with a 2-0 Sky Bet Championship victory at relegation-haunted Bolton.
It’s up to the players to pick themselves up, says Pulis as Boro lose again
Tony Pulis has told his Middlesbrough players it is down to them to revive their fading play-off hopes after suffering a sixth successive Championship defeat The last time Boro lost six games in a row was November 2000 when they were a Premier League team and Saturday’s 3-1 loss at Swansea left them four points outside the top six.
Swansea pile pressure on Boro boss Pulis
Swansea piled the pressure on Tony Pulis as they eased to a 3-1 victory over Middlesbrough at the Liberty Stadium on Saturday – a sixth successive defeat for the visitors.
That Giggs goal and a Gazza classic – Memorable FA Cup semi-finals
The FA Cup reaches the semi-final stage this weekend with Brighton facing the daunting task of dumping red-hot favourites Manchester City out of the competition to meet either Watford or Wolves in the final.
Johnson praises ‘young gunslingers’ as Bristol City climb into play-offs
Lee Johnson likened his Bristol City side to “young gunslingers” as they shot down Middlesbrough to climb into the Sky Bet Championship play-off positions.
Bristol City move into play-off places and heap more misery on Middlesbrough
Bristol City moved into the Sky Bet Championship play-off places as Adam Webster’s first-half header secured a 1-0 win at out-of-form Middlesbrough.
Farke hails ‘massive’ win as Norwich extend Championship lead
Norwich manager Daniel Farke described his side’s 1-0 win over Middlesbrough as being “massive” as the Canaries edged further clear at the top of the Sky Bet Championship .
Leaders Norwich extend advantage with victory over Middlesbrough
Norwich took another step towards the Premier League with a 1-0 win at Middlesbrough, whose own promotion chances have nosedived in recent weeks.
We’ve a smile on our faces again – Villa boss Dean Smith
Dean Smith claims his players now have a spring in their step after Aston Villa returned to the top six for the first time in six months following a 3-0 home win over Middlesbrough.
Grealish inspires Villa to fourth successive victory as McGinn strikes again
Jack Grealish was again the central figure in Aston Villa’s comfortable 3-0 home victory over Middlesbrough to lift Dean Smith’s side back into the Championship’s play-off places.
Alex Neil feels for Tony Pulis over controversial Daniel Ayala dismissal
Alex Neil had sympathy for Middlesbrough counterpart Tony Pulis after a controversial sending-off helped Preston leave the Riverside Stadium with three points after a 2-1 win.
Middlesbrough suffer successive defeat after letting lead slip
Middlesbrough lost for the second home game in a row after letting a lead slip as they were beaten 2-1 by Preston.
Thomas Frank responds to critics after Brentford secure rare away win
Thomas Frank believes Brentford silenced the critics who have labelled his team “weak” by securing a first win at Middlesbrough since 1938.
Brentford dent Boro’s automatic-promotion hopes
Middlesbrough’s fading hopes of an automatic-promotion spot took a battering at the Riverside Stadium when Brentford came from behind to win 2-1.
Wigan boss Paul Cook happy with a point against Middlesbrough
Wigan boss Paul Cook admits he would have taken a point against high-flying Middlesbrough after watching the two sides play out a 0-0 draw at the DW Stadium.