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  1. Road with cars in the distance. There are trees and shrubbery on either side. The sky is cloudy.

  2. Sam Byram celebrates scoring for Leeds

  3. A line of police in riot gear facing a group of people. A bin has been tipped over and is on fire and rubbish is all over the road.

  4. Charlie Roberts has brown eyes and is wearing a white hat and brown coat. He is smiling at the camera while sitting in a push chair.

  5. A selfie on John Donaldson who has short, light hair. He is wearing a black hoodie and has black headphones in his ears.

  6. Pick of the stats - Middlesbrough v Blackburn Rovers

    Middlesbrough v Blackburn Rovers

    Middlesbrough's emphatic goal scoring in their past three league games - including six in their dominant displayed over Oxford United on Saturday - has propelled them up to fifth in the Championship table off the back of three convincing wins.

    Striker Emmanuel Latte Lath has been responsible for five of the 15 scored in those three victories and will be hoping to add to his tally as Blackburn Rovers come to town on Wednesday.

    Meanwhile Rovers' match against Portsmouth was called off at the weekend due to Storm Burt but they will certainly be looking to cause some disruption of their own when they finally take to the pitch for the first time since 9 November.

    • Middlesbrough have won two of their last 18 league games against Blackburn Rovers (D9 L7) and drew 0-0 in the most recent meeting in March.

    • Seven of Blackburn’s last nine league visits to Middlesbrough have been drawn, with Rovers winning the other two in 2021 and 2022.

    • Middlesbrough have lost two of their last four home league games (W2), one more defeat than in their previous 10 such games (W6 D3).

    • Blackburn are looking to win successive away league games for the first time since their final two such matches of 2023-24, having beaten Cardiff 3-1 in their most recent such game.

    • Middlesbrough’s Tommy Conway has netted three goals in his three previous Championship appearances against Blackburn, including two for Bristol City in April last season.

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  7. Carrick has 'moved on' from Oxford thrashing

    The Middlesbrough head coach spoke to BBC Radio Tees' Matty Nixon ahead of the game at the Riverside.

    Middlesbrough head coach Michael Carrick has said he has moved on from his side’s 6-2 thrashing of Oxford United on Saturday.

    The impressive victory meant Boro have now scored 15 goals in their last three games - the first time they have done so since November 1947 - but Carrick has emphasised the importance of his in-form squad looking forwards.

    "There was a lot to be happy about, that’s pretty obvious," he told BBC Radio Tees. "I have to say we’ve moved on though in terms of [being] ready for the next game.

    "I'm delighted the way the boys have come in and got their heads on the next game already."

    Boro welcome Blackburn Rovers to the Riverside on Wednesday night after their fixture against Portsmouth at Ewood Park on Saturday fell victim to the weather.

    The postponement means John Eustace's side have not been in action since before the international break but Carrick does not they believe this will give them an advantage in midweek.

    "Between Saturday and Wednesday there's more than enough time to recover for a game anyway- whether we played or didn't play, I don't think it would have made a major impact," Carrick added.

    "It is what it is, we know where we're at, the boys have recovered well and that's all we can ask for."

  8. The Suit Direct stadium in Hartlepool, a blue two-storey structure with the reception area on the left. The stadium's floodlight can be seen towering in the background.

  9. Dot Taylor is smiling at the camera. She has a long braided hair, which is black in the roots and died white in the ends. She has a fringe and is wearing a black puffer jacker with fluffy hood. Her top is orange.

  10. Side view of the silhouette of a woman who has long hair and is holding a hand to her face. There are yellow curtains behind her.

  11. A woman's mouth is being inspected by a dentist. The dentist is wearing blue gloves and holding inspection tools including a mirror over her open mouth.

  12. Four police officers with helmets and shields standing in a line in front of a red car on fire.

  13. Dom Hyam celebrates a goal for Blackburn at Middlesbrough

  14. Jonathan Brash MP. He has ginger hair which is closely cut and neat as well as a ginger beard and goatee. He is wearing a pair of black glasses.

  16. Fire at the derelict school. Flames are ripping through the roof.

  17. A close-up head shot of John Donaldson wearing a grey hoodie and smiling.

  18. Pictured left to right, Jasper, Dutch and Axel have all gone from being abandoned puppies to becoming qualified young police dogs

  19. Preston Park Museum & Gardens main Victorian building with its domes glass conservatory pictures on a sunny evening with long shadows from the trees over the grass lawn and a moody blue sky overhead.

  20. Michael Carrick watching Middlesbrough from the touchline

  21. Boro hit six away from home for first time since 1960

    Middlesbrough striker Emmanuel Latte Lath gestures to the crowd with his arms out wide with Hayden Hackney after scoring against Sheffield United.Rex Features

    Emmanuel Latte Lath has now scored five goals in his last three matches for Middlesbrough.

    Middlesbrough scored six goals in an away league game for the first time since October 1960 after thumping Oxford United on Saturday.

    A hat-trick from Emmanuel Latte Lath, two goals from Finn Azaz and another from substitute Tommy Conway saw a rampant Boro climb into the Championship play-off positions.

    Boro racked up 16 shots in total, 12 of which were on target.

    The win also means Boro have scored 15 goals in their last three league games following their 4-1 win at QPR and 5-1 victory over Luton Town before the international break.

    Incredibly, the last time Boro scored six on the road they failed to win in a 6-6 draw at Charlton Athletic which featured a hat-trick from the late Brian Clough.

    That match became the joint-highest score draw in English league football alongside Arsenal's 6-6 draw with Leicester City in April 1930.

  22. Homes on Silverdale Gardens. Two detached houses stand on either saide of a patch of grassland. A row of trees can be seen in the gap running behind the houses. The street sign stands by the pavement.

  23. The section of the promenade, closed by metal fencing with signage either end. The hole in the ground where one of the deck slabs is missing is also visible in the middle of the closed section.

  24. Samantha is sitting in a 'Welcome Space'. She is smiling a little and wearing a thick woolly jumper and glasses. There is wallpaper of winter trees behind her and a bookshelf beside her.