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  2. Pieces of metal protruding from the school roof. The building is mostly made of brown bricks and glass.

  3. Front entrance to the Stadium of Light in Sunderland with the club's logo on the wall above and the words Stadium of Light written in gold lettering below that. Fans - deliberately blurred by the camera to show motion - are in the foreground.

  4. The frontage of St Stephen's Church in Willington on a sunny winter day. There are thousands of brown leaves in front of the church and the trees are bare. The church is a classically old building with gravestones outside in the yard.

  5. 'We shot ourselves in the foot' - Carrick

    Middlesbrough boss Michael CarrickRex Features

    Middlesbrough manager Michael Carrick says his side "shot themselves in the foot" during their 2-1 defeat to Preston at Deepdale.

    Goals from Stefan Stefan Thordarson and Emil Riis secured the victory after Delano Burgzorg levelled for the visitors.

    The result leaves Boro in sixth, and although Carrick says they are still very much in the promotion picture, errors cost them.

    "Today I thought it was there for us," he told BBC Radio Tees.

    "We started well, defended well and took control for large parts.

    "There were a couple of moments where we shot ourselves in the foot. The boys are devastated, I'm disappointed. It is a horrible day to be sitting here with nothing.

    "We were really good for a lot of the game; when Delano scored, the emotion was great to be part of. We thought it was coming again and it went to other way.

    "There is a hell of an opportunity in front of us, an awful lot to play for and big games coming up. We've got to learn.

    Boro's top scorer Emmanuel Latte Lath was forced off injured early on in the game, and they face a wait to understand the severity of the issue,

    "He felt his groin, how badly and to what extent I don't know as yet, we'll have to wait and see," Carrick added. It was a blow but I felt we dealt with it well and should have won the game."

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  9. A worker in an orange hi-vis jacket is taking a chainsaw to a large fallen tree.

  10. George Edmundson in action this season for Middlesbrough

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  12. A big tree lying across a road and the front gardens of white-brick terrace houses.

  13. Morgan Whittaker celebrates scoring for Plymouth in the FA Cup

  14. Emil Riis celebrates his goal against Middlesbrough

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  17. Ryan Giles playing for Hull against Middlesbrough

  18. Micah Hamilton playing for Middlesbrough

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  22. Pick of the stats: Preston North End v Middlesbrough

    Side-by-side of Preston North End and Middlesbrough club badges

    Middlesbrough make the trip to Deepdale on Saturday afternoon (15:00 GMT) as they look to strength their position in the Championship play-off places.

    Boro beat fellow promotion contenders West Bromwich Albion 2-0 to go fifth in the table.

    Preston North End have not lost in their past three league games and earned a point against Middlesbrough in September's reverse fixture.

    • Preston have won each of their past four home league games against Middlesbrough since December 2020, as many victories as across their 18 prior matches at Deepdale combined (W4 D6 L8).

    • Middlesbrough have won two of their past four league games against Preston 4-0 (W2 D1 L1), though both of those victories came at the Riverside Stadium.

    • Preston are unbeaten across their past seven home league games (W2 D5), last enjoying a longer run at Deepdale between April and November 2019 (11 games).

    • Middlesbrough lost 2-1 at Portsmouth in their last away league match, last losing consecutive games on the road back in December 2023.

    • Preston's Emil Riis has struck six goals across his seven league games against Middlesbrough, his most goals against any side in his English league career. Five of those strikes have also come at Deepdale.

  23. Boro win race for non-league prospect Johnson

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    Middlesbrough have won the race to sign highly-rated non-league starlet Brayden Johnson.

    The 18-year-old midfielder has caught the eye in 22 appearances for Eastbourne Borough in National League South this season.

    The Londoner reportedly received interest from Premier League West Ham and Ipswich and Championship side QPR, but has now signed his first professional deal at the Riverside.

    Fleet-footed Johnson will link-up with Mark Tinkler's Under-21 side.

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