Summary

  • Kike, Adomah & Stuani score with headers

  • Leaders Boro three points clear

  • Brighton's unbeaten league start ended

Live Reporting

Adam Williams

  1. Sunday's action

    Three Championship games, O'Driscoll makes Walsall bow

    Sean O'DriscollRex Features

    That's all from the Amex this lunchtime, but have no fear, we've got more Football League action on BBC Sport on Sunday from 11:45 GMT.

    Sean O'Driscoll takes charge of Walsall for the first time as the Saddlers host Port Vale in League One (12:00 GMT).

    Once that game finishes, our live text commentary will focus on the day's three Championship fixtures...

    • Sheffield Wednesday v Wolves (14:00 GMT)
    • Leeds v Preston (15:00 GMT)
    • Reading v Blackburn (15:00 GMT)

  2. FT: Brighton 0-3 Middlesbrough

    Happy scenes among the Boro fans as their side show their appreciation after that performance.

    You can read how they went three points clear in Phil Cartwright's match report here.

  3. FT: Brighton 0-3 Middlesbrough

    Brighton's unbeaten run finally goes. Middlesbrough go three points clear at the top ahead of this afternoon's other games.

  4. FT: Brighton 0-3 Middlesbrough

    Jason Roberts
    Ex-West Brom striker on BBC Radio 5 live

    Aitor Karanka hasn't shouted and screamed, he's been calm throughout and you can be when you've got a team that's only conceded 12 goals in the league. Chris Hughton will be disappointed with the way Brighton have gone about this game, but they need to maintain their focus because this is a team that could come very close to promotion.

  5. FULL-TIME

    Brighton 0-3 Middlesbrough

    And that is that at the Amex.

    A superb display from Middlesbrough.

    MiddlesbroughRex Features

  6. Brighton 0-3 Middlesbrough

    Christian Stuani gets one last effort in on goal for Middlesbrough from distance and David Stockdale is down to his right to save it.

  7. Brighton 0-3 Middlesbrough

    Three minutes added on at the end of the 90.

    The punishment is almost over for Brighton....

  8. Brighton 0-3 Middlesbrough

    More joy on the faces of the travelling supporters, including a guy dressed as a donkey.

    No sign of Joseph and Mary though...

    Into the last minute.

  9. Brighton 0-3 Middlesbrough

    Some despondent looking faces in the crowd among the Brighton fans. Made all the more exaggerated by them wearing seasonal outfits.

    They've been given a bit of a lesson here today by Middlesbrough.

    The Boro fans, meanwhile, have an enjoyable 315-mile trip home.

    MiddlesbroughRex Features

  10. Brighton 0-3 Middlesbrough

    Jose Mourinho will no doubt be thrilled for his old friend Aitor Karanka in this one.

    The Special One's seen enough and is off out the ground to beat the queues on the A27.

  11. SUBSTITUTION

    Brighton 0-3 Middlesbrough

    Last change for Boro as Adam Clayton gets a rousing round of applause from the visiting supporters and Manchester City loanee Bruno Zuculini comes on.

  12. Jimmy Hill dies aged 87

    More tributes and memories can be found here.

  13. Brighton 0-3 Middlesbrough

    More than 26,000 at the Amex watching this one according to the attendance just announced.

    The majority are going to see Brighton lose a league game for the first time this season.

    Around about 1,300 have made the long trip down from Teeside for an early Christmas present.

  14. Brighton 0-3 Middlesbrough

    Albert Adomah fells Rajiv van La Parra on the right as Brighton look for some magic.

    Free-kick is poor though and once more Boro can deal with the threat.

  15. Brighton 0-3 Middlesbrough

    Half sight of goal for Bobby Zamora as he meets a cross from the right.

    But, his header has little power on goal and Middlesbrough clear with ease.

  16. SUBSTITUTIONS

    Brighton 0-3 Middlesbrough

    Double change for Brighton as midfielder Andrew Crofts comes on for Jamie Murphy and Tomer Hemed makes way for Bobby Zamora.

    Middlesbrough switch Emilio Nsue for Tomas Kalas.

  17. Brighton 0-3 Middlesbrough

    Coming up to nine hours since Middlesbrough last conceded a goal.

    Brighton still not looking like the team who will break that.

  18. Brighton 0-3 Middlesbrough

    Jason's not wrong there. Boro have dominated this one, right from the kick-off.

    The defensive record speaks for itself really. Aitor Karanka's side heading for a fifth win in six games.

  19. Brighton 0-3 Middlesbrough

    Jason Roberts
    Ex-West Brom striker on BBC Radio 5 live

    It's an excellent performance from Middlesbrough - one of the best Championship performances I've seen for a long time.

    Daniel AyalaRex Features

  20. Brighton 0-3 Middlesbrough

    They say silence is golden, but not in this case around the Amex where you can almost hear a pin drop now among the home fans.

    A pocket of Boro fans pierce the silence as they are bouncing and heading to the Championship summit at Christmas.