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Middlesbrough boss Rob Edwards was delighted to see his side continue their 100% start to the season after a nervy finish against Norwich at Carrow Road.

Boro came out on top 2-1, conceding their first goal of the campaign late in the game after Finn Azaz and Tommy Conway had put them in front.

"It's a really difficult place to come and win games of football - it felt like a number of games within one game," Edwards told BBC Radio Tees.

"At the start, you could see two good teams trading blows, you could see the shape (of each) and how they could hurt each other.

"To go in 2-0 up at half-time was fantastic but you'd like to take the game away from them then or not give them any belief, and we did towards the end when we could have gone 3-0 up and 10 seconds later it's in the back of our net.

"Then the stadium starts believing and it became a little bit nervy. You just want to be able to take the sting out of it, keep the ball, manage it, make good decisions - they were charging at us from everywhere but we got over the line and won the game."

Edwards' side play their final game before the international break at home to Sheffield United next Saturday in a lunchtime kick-off.

Liam Manning's Norwich City will go after their first home win of the season as they take on Middlesbrough on Saturday (15:00 BST).

Rob Edwards' side sit second in the Championship table after victories over Swansea City and Millwall as they look to extend their winning run.

• Norwich City are winless across their last seven league games against Middlesbrough (D3 L4), conceding 15 goals in total across that time.

• Middlesbrough are unbeaten across their last four away league games against Norwich City (W2 D2). They will be looking to remain unbeaten in five successive games for the first time in the EFL.

• After beating Portsmouth 2-1 last time out, Norwich City will be looking to win consecutive Championship matches for the first time since February.

• Middlesbrough will be looking to win their opening three games of a league season for the first time since 1994-95.

• Middlesbrough and Charlton Athletic are the only two sides in the Championship to have kept a clean sheet in both of their first two league games.

"There are multiple top clubs who were in for him this summer.

"It's not an area in the squad that desperately needs addressing but... Boro felt we can't not take this opportunity when we have it."

BBC Radio Tees' Mark Drury is joined by Dom Shaw and Colin Young to discuss Middlesbrough's newest signing, defender Adilson Malanda.

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Southampton have made a £12m bid for 24-year-old Republic of Ireland and Middlesbrough attacking midfielder Finn Azaz. (Daily Mail, external)

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Middlesbrough's new signing, Sverre Nypan, has received high praise from a Norwegian football expert.

Sports journalist and former goalkeeper Stian André De Wahl says that Nypan has been a huge topic in Norway for quite a while prior to his move to Manchester City earlier this summer.

The 18-year-old made the move from Rosenborg to City for £12.5m and has now landed Teesside, looking to help fire Boro into the playoff places.

"First of all, Sverre Nypan has been a huge topic in Norway for quite a while; there's been a lot of speculation about his future, and then the big City transfer happened this summer after a lot of clubs were after him," De Wahl told BBC Radio Tees.

"Everyone knows about Arsenal, but also the sporting director of Aston Villa was in Norway to try to seal a deal, but after all he ended up at City and now to Middlesbrough on loan.

"He's a central offensive midfielder; he can play as an eight or as a 10. When he was younger at Rosenborg, they had a lack of strikers, and he played as a striker at 17 years old in the top league in Norway, but I would say he is more of a central offensive midfielder with a very high football IQ.

"He's very smart for his age; he takes the next level he's put at very quickly. I don't think you see that a lot in young players; he plays as a very mature player. Many people think he plays at a higher level than his age."

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Rob Edwards sent a timely reminder to Middlesbrough supporters and the Championship that he still has the magic touch in this league.

Boro bounced back from a shock Carabao Cup loss to Doncaster Rovers in the week to secure back-to-back league wins away at a fiery Den.

The 3-0 win in the capital means Boro won their first away game of a season since 2016 and start a new campaign with two league victories for the first time since 1994-95.

Millwall were excellent in the first half with Boro struggling to keep up. Then Edwards, at half-time, made some tweaks to his system.

Boro came out more aggressive, energetic and clinical. A different side in the second half, which led to three unanswered goals.

Impressive from Edwards against a strong opponent with both teams having ambitions of the top six come May.

Boro fans will be hoping this is the start of something special under Edwards after his promotion success with Luton back in 2023. It will be hard for some not to get carried away already...

Middlesbrough boss Rob Edwards was delighted after a 'brave' performance saw his side run out 3-0 winners at Millwall in London.

Edwards told BBC Radio Tees: "This is a difficult place to come but we stood up to it. We were brave and played our own way so I am really pleased. Even when we didn't have the ball we were trying to do the right thing and grow into the game.

"In the first half when we were winning the duels we were in threatening positions so I though bringing [Sontje] Hansen on at half-time would allow us to unlock that. He and Hayden [Hackney] were brilliant today.

"It has been a great start. Two clean sheets, and we have looked very solid across these two games. We want consistency, and we will keep trying to do the right things. I like where we are at but his this is a long, hard season.

"That was a good day for us, and a really good response from midweek. After you see a performance like that and last Saturday, it makes you annoyed by the [Doncaster] result on Wednesday because you have to show the same mentality every game, every week, and every day."

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Middlesbrough manager Rob Edwards has called for "a response" to his side's humbling Carabao Cup exit to Doncaster Rovers when they resume their Championship campaign at Millwall on Saturday.

The Boro boss branded the 4-0 loss on Tuesday "unacceptable" on the night as they were thrashed by a side playing League Two football last season.

But with a few days to reset on the training ground, Edwards believes his side are ready to build on their 1-0 opening-day league win over Swansea.

"We move forward and we build on the good work from last week," Edwards told BBC Radio Tees. "That is how we've got to see it. It is done and we want a response.

"Maybe we can reference it [as we progress through the season] but we know there were certain elements which weren't good enough.

"I want to focus on going forward and go into a really difficult game in a positive frame of mind."

Edwards' side travel to south London to take on Alex Neil's Millwall, who have won both their games so far, 2-1 at Norwich in their league opener before edging past Newport County 1-0 in the cup.

"It is going to be a tough game as they have great physicality but they have players who can play, they know where they want to play the game and they play it very well," he added.

Middlesbrough are set to loan Man City's 18-year-old Norwegian midfielder Sverre Nypan, who recently moved to the Etihad from Rosenborg for £12.5m. (Fabrizio Romano, external)

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Middlesbrough will look to bounce back from a dispiriting home Carabao Cup loss to Doncaster Rovers when they visit Millwall on Saturday (15:00 BST).

Boro boss Rob Edwards called their 4-0 defeat on Tuesday "unacceptable" and will hope his side respond with something more to his liking this time around.

For Millwall, it's a different story. Head coach Alex Neil was "pleased" with his team's midweek cup win at Newport County and so he should - the Lions are yet to lose this season after also beating Norwich City in their Championship opener.

• Millwall have lost just one of their last five home league games against Middlesbrough (W3 D1), keeping four clean sheets in the process.

• Middlesbrough have won three of their last five league games against Millwall (L2), as many as in their prior 11 encounters (D5 L3).

• Following their 2-1 win at Norwich on MD1, Millwall will be looking to start a league campaign with back-to-back wins for the first time since 2014-15 in the Championship.

• Middlesbrough beat Swansea 2-1 at home on MD1, but haven't started a league campaign with consecutive wins since 1994-95 in the second tier.

• On his Millwall debut last weekend, Alfie Doughty played 18 passes into the opposition's penalty area – the most of any player on MD1 in the Championship.

"Boro have got a good chunk of money there to do some more business with, they do want to do more business and it's helpful timing, it's a move that suits everyone."

BBC Radio Tees' duo Mark Drury and Paul Addison are joined by Dom Shaw of the Northern Echo to discuss Rav van den Berg's departure to Bundesliga side Cologne and what that means for Boro.

Listen to the full episode of the 'Boro podcast and more on BBC Sounds.

"He [Rob Edwards] will want a massive reaction on Saturday, he will want a reaction with work rate, getting the system right, he will want absolutely everything in that match."

BBC Radio Tees' Paul Addison and former Boro midfielder Neil Maddison react to Middlesbrough's 4-0 home defeat by Doncaster Rovers in the Carabao Cup first round.

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Middlesbrough have agreed a fee with FC Koln that would see Dutch defender Rav van den Berg, 21, leave the Riverside Stadium for Germany. (Teesside Live), external

Dutch striker Sontje Hansen is set to join Boro after the Teesside club reached a verbal agreement with NEC worth around £3.8m. (Soccer News), external

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