Summary

  • Leeds hold on to beat Boro

  • Early Mowatt goal enough for visitors

  • Leeds keeper Silvestri makes flurry of saves

  • Hosts have 27 shots on goal

Live Reporting

Mandeep Sanghera

  1. Former Middlesbrough & Leeds defender Danny Mills
    BBC Radio 5 live at the Riverside Stadium

    "What a challenge from Sol Bamba. He stopped a certain goal there, but you can tell the Leeds players are starting to tire. That is to be expected, they have been working so hard to defend this lead. Now there is a dilemma for Neil Redfearn. Does he risk disrupting the game to bring on fresh legs? Or does he let these players soldier on until the end?"

  2. A lovely Boro move gets Kike through on goal and the Spaniard looks set to score only for Sol Bamba to stretch out one of his long legs to block the shot. Great defending.

  3. Former Middlesbrough & Leeds defender Danny Mills
    BBC Radio 5 live at the Riverside Stadium

    "Another shot from Middlesbrough, another shot from Marco Silvestri. The home side continue to press but they cannot find a way back into this game. If Middlesbrough score it will give them such a boost that you can see them going on to win the game. But if Leeds can last out until 80 minutes you feel they will hang on. They are really up against it though. The runs of Rodolph Austin (see 60 mins) have done such a huge favour for the away side, giving the defence a chance to rest."

  4. Boro striker Jelle Vossen cuts inside and tries to curl a low shot into the corner but Leeds keeper Marco Silvestri anticipates and palms the effort away. The amount of saves Silvestri is making is getting silly now. Impressive, but silly.

  5. Middlesbrough striker Patrick Bamford comes on for Emilio Nsue. Bamford salvaged an equaliser in midweek at Birmingham. Can he again come to his side's rescue?

  6. If it's not Leeds keeper Marco Silvestri, it's Leeds centre-back Sol Bamba. It looks like Boro are in again only for the big man to block Kike's shot.

  7. The more Boro chase an equaliser the more space it leaves for Leeds and Lewis Cook almost makes the most of it by playing a long diagonal ball into the run of Rodolph Austin only for Boro keeper Tomas Mejias to crucially come out and intercept the ball.

  8. Former Middlesbrough & Leeds defender Danny Mills
    BBC Radio 5 live at the Riverside Stadium

    "Another glorious chance for Leeds massively against the run of play. Is this going to be one of those games for Middlesbrough? They have had all the possession but the shots they have had have so far all been easy to stop. Neil Redfearn is desperate for that second goal. Because if Leeds concede one before 80 minutes they will concede two, but if they can get the next goal the win is there for them."

  9. SUBSTITUTION

    Boro boss Aitor Karanka brings on Lee Tomlin for Adam Reach as his side continue to push for an equaliser.

  10. A ball over the top of Boro's defence almost lets Leeds striker Steve Morison in on goal but home keeper Tomas Mejias quickly comes out of his goal to clear the danger.

  11. I'm probably getting as tired of writing Leeds keeper Marco Silvestri's name as Boro are of the Italian's saves. The latest players from the home side to be denied by Silvestri are Kike and Albert Adomah as they have shots well-saved by the stopper.

  12. Former Middlesbrough & Leeds defender Danny Mills
    BBC Radio 5 live at the Riverside Stadium

    "Football is an incredible game sometimes isn't it? Boro have created all the chances but the best two have fallen to Leeds. The worry for the home side is that when a goalkeeper is making save after save, he can become unbeatable. Marco Silvestri has been playing well for Leeds but everything has been saveable so far.

    "Boro have had plenty of chances but they have snatched at things. Going behind seems to have rattled them, and Aitor Karanka will have told his players to keep their composure."

  13. HITS THE WOODWORK

    Leeds defender Scott Wootton gets on the end of a cross only to see his header come back off the crossbar with Boro keeper Tomas Mejias rooted to the spot.

  14. It's like the first half never ended. Boro are immediately back on the attack and striker Kike makes room for a low shot which looks set for the far post before Leeds keeper Marco Silvestri palms it wide.

  15. KICK-OFF

    The action is back under way again for the second half at the Riverside.

    Can Leeds stopper Marco Silvestri keep up his heroics and continue to deny Boro? Only one way to find out.

    Leeds keeper Marco SilvestriGetty Images

  16. HALF-TIME

    Dave HockadayGetty Images

    Leeds fans - do you remember Dave Hockaday? He wasn't your manager for long but one things he did in his time in charge was steer your side to a win over Middlesbrough in the reverse fixture last August.

    It was Hockaday's first Championship victory and came courtesy of Billy Sharp's late winner when Tomas Mejias was again Boro's keeper.

  17. HALF-TIME

    BBC

    How are Leeds winning this one? Boro have battered them in that first half but can't find a way past Marco Silvestri.

  18. Former Middlesbrough & Leeds defender Danny Mills
    BBC Radio 5 live at the Riverside Stadium

    "Aitor Karanka has to get his team to just calm down and not panic. Middlesbrough have to concentrate on playing their own game. Neil Redfearn meanwhile, he will be encouraging his side to get up the park a bit more with the ball. To hold it a bit better and give the players a chance to rest defensively. But Leeds could have been 2-0 up if they'd taken that chance at the end of the half."

  19. HALF-TIME

    It's half-time at the Riverside and Leeds go in shaking their heads that they didn't extend their lead. Souleymane Bamba gets on the end of a corner but sends his header wide of the far post from eight yards. Great chance.

  20. Talk about close. Kike is threw on goal but the linesman's flag saves Leeds and replays show the decision was right - just.