Summary

  • Middlesbrough go top of the Championship

  • Ayala scores winner in injury time

  • Boro remain unbeaten after five games

  • Middlesbrough boss Pulis facing former side

  • West Brom beat QPR 7-1 in last match

  1. YELLOW CARDpublished at 64 mins

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    Complaints from West Brom after Dwight Gayle concedes a free-kick see Jay Rodriguez booked for dissent.

  2. Postpublished at 62 mins

    Middlesbrough 0-0 West Brom

    Stewart Downing works his way onto a clearance from Jonny Howson's high ball into the box, but he shoots high and wide.

    Just under half an hour left of normal time in this game and it's still, somehow, goalless.

  3. Postpublished at 60 mins

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    At the other end of the pitch, Boro win another corner. I forget how many it is but it's cleared away. Again.

    Meanwhile, replays show that in the build up to West Brom's free-kick earlier, Kyle Bartley was brought down by Daniel Ayala.

    Boro are lucky not to concede a penalty, there.

  4. YELLOW CARDpublished at 58 mins

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    Daniel Ayala goes into the book for a push and the visitors have a free-kick on the left wing, right by the box.

    It's headed away and Middlesbrough win a goal kick.

  5. Postpublished at 56 mins

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    Britt Assombalonga concedes a free-kick for bringing down Chris Brunt and I think it's fair to say West Brom are getting back into this game.

    Ahmed Hegazi works his way onto the set-piece and heads on to Jake Livermore, who hits a shot well wide of the goal.

  6. YELLOW CARDpublished at 54 mins

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    West Brom are asking questions of Middlsebrough a bit more in this half but Harvey Barnes plays straight into Middlesbrough's defenders and they manage to clear.

    Meanwhile, Tosin Adarabioyo goes into the book for a cynical foul on Britt Assombalonga.

  7. Postpublished at 49 mins

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    Yet another big chance for Middlesbrough to take the lead.

    This time Britt Assombalonga evades West Brom defender Ahmed Hegazi to tee up Ryan Shotton to nod over the bar.

    Sam Johnstone then punts away a Boro corner and the visitors are on the counter, but Dwight Gayle fires over the bar.

  8. Postpublished at 46 mins

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    Daniel Ayala heads behind him and forces Sam Johnstone into collecting a loose ball.

    Boro are starting this second half as they left off!

  9. KICK-OFFpublished at 45 mins

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    We are back under way at the Riverside.

    No changes are made from either side at the break.

  10. The stats that matterpublished at 20:43 British Summer Time 24 August 2018

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    Middlesbrough lead the shot count 12-5 and the corner county 7-1 - but aside from Stewart Downing's fizzing shot from distance haven't really forced Sam Johnstone into a serious save.

    West Brom, somehow, have churned out 56% of the possession. They've done next to nothing with it.

  11. Listen on BBC local radiopublished at 20:39 British Summer Time 24 August 2018

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    Although rights restrictions prevent us from streaming live audio commentary of tonight's match, it's worth reminding you that you are still able to tune in to your local BBC radio station for extensive coverage of your team.

    You can click here for the complete list of BBC local radio stations and frequencies.

  12. Coming up this weekendpublished at 20:36 British Summer Time 24 August 2018

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    Tonight is just the start of the Bank Holiday Weekend feast of football on offer. Would you believe it, there's actually more football to enjoy?

    Take a look at Saturday's Championship fixtures:

    • Aston Villa v Reading
    • Blackburn Rovers v Brentford
    • Bolton Wanderers v Sheffield United
    • Derby County v Preston North End
    • Norwich City v Leeds United
    • Queens Park Rangers v Wigan Athletic
    • Sheffield Wednesday v Ipswich Town
    • Stoke City v Hull City
    • Swansea City v Bristol City
    • Nottingham Forest v Birmingham City

    Then, to round off our Championship action, Rotherham United take on Millwall on Sunday afternoon.

    I can't wait.

  13. HALF-TIMEpublished at 45+1 mins

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    Tony PulisImage source, PA

    Somehow this has ended up goalless at the break.

    Middlesbrough have dominated the first 45 minutes of this game but they just cannot seem to find the back of the net.

    Darren Moore will happy to end the half. He'll be wanting a bit more of his West Brom side when they return.

  14. Postpublished at 44 mins

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    Big chance for Boro!

    Aden Flint lets the ball drop to Martin Braithwaite, who's unmarked, but the Denmark international smashes his shot from close range over the bar.

  15. Postpublished at 43 mins

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    Jay Rodriguez (great first name, for what it's worth) heads away Boro's seventh corner of the half.

    Seven corners. Incredible.

  16. Postpublished at 41 mins

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    A rare lull in play here and the intensity has calmed somewhat from both sides. We're closing in on the end of the first half.

    Somehow there's been no goals but 16 shots, including 11 from Boro.

  17. Postpublished at 37 mins

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    West Brom do well to work their way into Middlesbrough's half, but Matt Phillips plays a ball which none of his team-mates can run onto.

    It's not going their way so far.

  18. Postpublished at 35 mins

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    How on earth are Boro not 1-0 up?!

    Martin Braithwaite finds Jonny Howson, who tees up Britt Assombalonga in the box, but his shot is palmed away for yet another corner.

  19. Postpublished at 34 mins

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    George Friend finds the ball in acres of space totally unmarked. He ignores the cries of shoot and instead thunders a low cross straight into the box.

    However, it wrong foots a crowd of Boro players and Albion live to fight another day.

  20. Postpublished at 32 mins

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    Britt Assombalonga wins a corner for Boro, their fifth of the game so far.

    West Brom do well to deal with it, though, as the hosts can't quite find a shot on goal.

    There have been 15 goals in the Baggies' past two games, but we're just over half an hour into this match and neither side have found the net just yet.

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