Summary

  • Lewis Grabban netted close-range equaliser for Forest to earn point for visitors

  • Goals from Rudy Gestede and Lewis Wing before half-time turned game in Boro's favour after Ryan Yates' opener

  • Nottingham Forest stay fourth, eight points behind second-placed Leeds

  • Middlesbrough remain 22nd and a point from safety in the Championship

  • Boro still without a win in any competition since 1 January

  1. CLOSE!published at 73 mins

    Middlesbrough 2-1 Nottingham Forest

    Blimey. Marvin Johnson almost accidentally diverts Tobias Figueiredo's left-wing cross in to his own net! It drops just wide.

  2. Postpublished at 72 mins

    Middlesbrough 2-1 Nottingham Forest

    'Route one' almost pays off for Boro, as Aynsley Pears' punt is well flicked on by Rudy Gestede to Lewis Wing, but Wing slightly overhits his ball aimed back towards Gestede.

  3. SUBSTITUTION (Forest)published at 70 mins

    Middlesbrough 2-1 Nottingham Forest

    Time for the visitors' second change. Forest are bringing off Sammy Ameobi, with 22-year-old Portuguese midfielder Joao Carvalho coming on.

  4. Postpublished at 69 mins

    Middlesbrough 2-1 Nottingham Forest

    This morning Boro chairman Steve Gibson told TeessideLive that Boro manager Jonathan Woodgate has his full backing "no matter what"., external

    With just over 20 minutes to go tonight, that faith is being rewarded as things stand.

    Middlesbrough celebrateImage source, Rex Features
  5. Postpublished at 67 mins

    Middlesbrough 2-1 Nottingham Forest

    I've lost count of the number of times Forest's Joe Lolley has given the ball away since the break.

    He's taking chances, trying to be creative and trying to find clever through balls, but very few of them are actually paying off.

  6. Postpublished at 64 mins

    Middlesbrough 2-1 Nottingham Forest

    The hosts work hard on the edge of the box to try and create room for a shot but eventually Lewis Wing fires over the bar, under pressure from Tobias Figueiredo.

  7. Postpublished at 61 mins

    Middlesbrough 2-1 Nottingham Forest

    Joe Lolley drives towards the Middlesbrough goal, through the middle, and has options to both his left and right... But he goes for goal alone and swerves a shot high and wide of the target.

  8. Postpublished at 60 mins

    Middlesbrough 2-1 Nottingham Forest

    The visitors have had just 38% of the possession, which you wouldn't necessarily expect from a side sitting fourth in the table, away to a relegation contender.

  9. Postpublished at 58 mins

    Middlesbrough 2-1 Nottingham Forest

    As it stands, this scoreline would lift Middlesbrough out of the relegation zone and above three sides, up in to 19th.

    The next half an hour or so could be crucial to both these teams' campaigns.

    Jonathan WoodgateImage source, PA Media
  10. SUBSTITUTION (Forest)published at 55 mins

    Middlesbrough 2-1 Nottingham Forest

    Alfa Semedo comes off and Adama Diakhaby comes on for the visitors, whose three-game unbeaten run is under threat here.

  11. HITS THE WOODWORKpublished at 51 mins

    Middlesbrough 2-1 Nottingham Forest

    A mis-hit, high, looping cross from the left flank almost catches out Forest keeper Brice Samba as it hits the bar.

    Samba breathes a sigh of relief.

  12. Postpublished at 47 mins

    Middlesbrough 2-1 Nottingham Forest

    Boro break quickly from a Forest corner and Rudy Gestede should go for goal himself but instead he decides to aim his far-post header backwards to lay it off for a team-mate, which doesn't work out and Forest can clear the danger.

    The home fans are asking why Gestede didn't try and score himself.

  13. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 20:51 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2020

    #bbcefl

    Lewis WingImage source, PA Media

    Shompy: To be honest, I thought it was more likely that we would see a horse on the moon than Boro turning the game around here.

  14. Second halfpublished at 46 mins

    Middlesbrough 2-1 Nottingham Forest

    Middlesbrough get this game back up and running for the second half at a hopeful Riverside.

  15. EFL community award winners namepublished at 20:48 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2020

    Charlton, Portsmouth and Cambridge have won the EFL's inaugural community project of the year awards.

    One club from each division was recognised and they'll receive their awards in Parliament on Monday.

    You can more the full story here.

  16. More woe for Macclesfield?published at 20:46 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2020

    BBC Radio Manchester reports that Macclesfield Town have failed to pay salaries on time for the fourth time this season.

    February wages were scheduled to be paid on Friday but it is understood they have still not been received.

    The latest delay comes in addition to September, October and November wages being paid late by the Silkmen.

    The club, who are 23rd in League Two and eight points above the relegation zone, have been contacted for comment.

    Read more here.

  17. Arsenal in front at Pompeypublished at 20:42 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2020

    FA Cup fifth-round latest

    It's League One v Premier League in the first of this week's FA Cup fifth-round ties, and Arsenal have just taken the lead at Portsmouth with a goal from defender Sokratis.

    Head here for live text and Radio 5 Live coverage, plus in-play video clips of the key moments.

  18. Postpublished at 20:40 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2020

    HT: Middlesbrough 2-1 Nottingham Forest

    Middlesbrough celebrateImage source, PA Media

    Boro are winless in their past 11 games in all competitions - is tonight going to be their night?

  19. HALF-TIMEpublished at 45+2 mins

    Middlesbrough 2-1 Nottingham Forest

    This Boro team are fighting. Two goals in four minutes from Jonathan Woodgate's men see them come from behind to lead at the break.

    The hosts are cheered off by much happier-looking home fans all of a sudden.

  20. Postpublished at 45+1 mins

    Middlesbrough 2-1 Nottingham Forest

    There'll be two added minutes at the end of this half.

    Ten minutes ago, this scoreline was hard to imagine. But Boro have responded brilliantly to initially falling behind.