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  1. From left to right: Leeds manager Daniel Farke, Middlesbrough striker Emmanuel Latte Lath, Coventry City head coach Frank Lampard and Watford midfielder Giorgi Chakvetadze

  2. Middlesbrough's Dan Barlaser and Burnley player Josh Laurent challenge for the ball in the air

  3. A train crosses a railway viaduct. Two dogs are sitting at is base

  4. Carrick at a loss after Boro collapse

    Captain Hayden Hackney leads a group of disconsolate Middlesbrough players after they let slip a 3-0 lead. Getty Images

    Middlesbrough have conceded three goals in three of their past four matches

    Middlesbrough head coach Michael Carrick was at a loss to explain how his side gave up a three-goal lead and drew 3-3 at home to Sheffield Wednesday.

    Finn Azaz's double and a goal from Ben Doak had them three up after 30 minutes and seemingly cruising towards three points.

    But three goals in 14 second-half minutes, which also included a red card for Boro defender Rav van den Berg, saw the Owls stage an incredible comeback.

    It meant Carrick's team slipped out of the Championship's top six.

    "There were so many good things in the first half to be in a position like we were in and be in a commanding position going into the second half," Carrick told BBC Radio Tees.

    "To let the game unravel and get away from us that quickly, it can't happen. It's pretty obvious to say that, but it can't happen.

    "It went so quickly and we made some bad decisions, didn't react to it too well and then a couple of deflections and they score the goals, but it can't happen."

  5. A footballer in the red shirt and shorts of Middlesbrough leaps into the air punching his fist. A teammate is running towards him smiling. In the background is a full stand of cheering fans.

  6. Pick of the stats - Middlesbrough v Sheffield Wednesday

    Middlesbrough v Sheff Wed graphic

    Middlesbrough are currently in the final Championship play-off spot in a tight battle for the top six at the midway point of the season.

    They are level on points with seventh-placed West Bromwich Albion while just five points separate fifth-placed Blackburn Rovers and ninth-placed Sheffield Wednesday.

    The Owls travel to the Riverside having won two games in a row whereas Boro have won just once in their past four games.

    • Middlesbrough have won three of their last five league matches against Sheffield Wednesday (D1 L1) and won 2-0 at the Riverside last season.

    • Sheffield Wednesday have lost their last two league visits to Middlesbrough since a 4-1 victory under Garry Monk in September 2019.

    • This is the fourth league meeting between Middlesbrough and Sheffield Wednesday on Boxing Day – Boro won 1-0 in 1930 but the Owls have won the last two in 1999 and 2018.

    • Middlesbrough have won nine of their last 12 league games on Boxing Day but did lose 1-0 away at Rotherham United last season.

    • Sheffield Wednesday lost 2-0 to Coventry on Boxing Day last year but haven't lost on consecutive years since 2000 (2-0 vs. Bolton) and 2001 (1-0 vs. Birmingham).

  7. Rotation will benefit squad in long term - Carrick

    Carrick's side lie sixth as they prepare to host ninth-placed Sheffield Wednesday

    Middlesbrough head coach Michael Carrick believes he will see his side reap the benefits of rotating the starting line-up during the second half of the season.

    The 43-year-old opted to select Tommy Conway ahead of Emmanuel Latte Lath for Boro's entertaining 3-3 draw with Plymouth Argyle on Saturday, one of three changes from the side that started the victory over Millwall seven days earlier.

    "I think as a whole group the boys have played a lot of games between them and that has been a big plus for us moving through the season," Carrick told BBC Radio Tees ahead of his side's Boxing Day sell-out clash with Sheffield Wednesday.

    Latte Lath was a 75th-minute substitute at Home Park, scoring nine minutes after coming on to the pitch, and Carrick believes alternating his top attacking talent will improve his side's chances of a play-off surge in the new year.

    "Tommy [Conway] scored a goal which was onside which was given offside, it was a good finish from Tommy, and Manu [Latte Lath] took his chance fantastically well and got us right back in the game so, yeah, pleased with both of them.

    "I would like to think that we'll get the benefits further through the season - I think the boys individually are looking in a good place".

  8. Yan Valery is congratulated by Sheff Wed captain Barry Bannan for his goal

  9. Bear the cat sitting on a fluffy blanket and wearing a cone. Bear is small and black.

  10. Five-year-old Evie hugging a snowglobe and looking at the camera

  11. A pair of elderly hands in front of an electric heater

  12. Carrick hails Boro character after six-goal thriller

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    Michael Carrick applauds the Middlesbrough fans after their draw at Plymouth

    Middlesbrough head coach Michael Carrick was not happy with his team's defending but hailed their character after Saturday's 3-3 draw at Plymouth.

    "I was pleased with the boys' character and commitment and belief to keep pegging it back second half like we did," he told BBC Radio Tees.

    "I thought we were the better team second half, but first half we weren't at our best.

    "You can't concede that many opportunities and goals and expect to win games every week.

    "[With] the attacking play and opportunities we maybe could have scored more, but we just gave ourselves too much to do really."

  13. Part of the front of a building with glass panels around a glass front door. There are metal rails leading to the front door with the blurred figure of a man walking towards it. A sign at the top of the building reads "Tees Valley".

  14. Hayden Hackney celebrates

  15. The exterior of Cineworld, with prominent branding to the front and upcoming film posters over the entrance

  16. Carlton Morris celebrates goal

  17. A large red brick court building with long dark windows and large columns supporting a porch.

  18. James Hitchcock, who is a white man in his 30s with brown hair and a beard

  19. Middlesbrough forward Emmanuel Latte Lath celebrating scoring

  20. Pick of the stats: Plymouth v Middlesbrough

    Plymouth v Middlesbrough badges

    Plymouth will seek to get back on track, and out of the Championship drop-zone, when Wayne Rooney welcomes former teammate Michael Carrick and Middlesbrough to Home Park.

    Argyle are second bottom and a point from safety, albeit with a much more inferior goal difference on their rivals in the bottom three, while Boro are sixth and looking to close an eight-point gap to the automatic promotion places.

    • Plymouth Argyle have lost three of their past nine league games against Middlesbrough (W2 D4), with this fixture last season finishing 3-3

    • Middlesbrough are unbeaten across their past eight away league games against Plymouth Argyle (W4 D4), since a 1-0 loss back in October 1964

    • Plymouth have lost each of their past four league games, conceding 14 goals in total during that time. Not since March 2021 have the Pilgrims endured a longer losing run in the same season (five games)

    • Middlesbrough have scored 19 goals in total across their away games in the Championship so far this season – the most of any side in the competition

    • Middlesbrough's Finn Azaz has recorded 14 goal contributions in the Championship this season (six goals, eight assists), with only Norwich's Borja Sainz managing more (15 goals, two assists)

    • Azaz is one of only two players to record both at least five goals and assists in the competition, alongside Sheffield United's Gustavo Hamer

  21. Middlesbrough Town Hall which is a brown gothic-style building with lots of windows.

  22. Middlesbrough goalkeeper Sol Brynn in action against Millwall in the Championship

  23. Helen Clay. She is standing in her home holding a framed collection of her grandfather's ammonite sketches. She is smiling at the camera and wearing glasses.

  24. A black and white photo of Joshua Reeson looking at the camera. He has brown hair and is wearing a white shirt.