Gossip: Boro close on Edmundsonpublished at 12:09 24 January
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Ipswich defender George Edmundson will undergo a medical at Middlesbrough ahead of a £2.5m move today. (Talksport, external)
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Ipswich defender George Edmundson will undergo a medical at Middlesbrough ahead of a £2.5m move today. (Talksport, external)
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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.
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., external
Fleet-footed Johnson will link-up with Mark Tinkler's Under-21 side.
Boro bag a big win
"It wasn't bad was it...? No keeper was saving that," Middlesbrough midfielder Hayden Hackney tells the Red Alert podcast after team-mate Ben Doak curls home their second goal for a 2-0 win over West Bromwich Albion.
BBC Radio Tees' Paul Addison is joined by former Middlesbrough midfielder Neil Maddison and Boro fan Dana Malt as they react to a big three points against fellow play-off contenders.
Plus post-match interviews with Hackney and boss Michael Carrick.
Listen to the full episode on BBC Sounds.