Much of the pre-match attention had focused on Boro’s threadbare defence, with Michael Carrick having to play Neto Borges at centre-half in the absence of George Edmundson, Rav van den Berg and ...

Middlesbrough finally got back to winning ways for the first time in six games as they beat Stoke City 3-1 at the bet365 Stadium. Ending a five-match losing run, Boro won thanks to goals from ...