Yannick Bolasie turns in the box and lashes a shot, but it whizzes wide of the Norwich goal.

It's not been a comfortable spell for the league leaders of late.

Half-time might come at a good time for a reset and rethink.

Tim Krul has hearts in mouths as he plays a Cruyff-turn on the byline to get away from an opponent, just yards from goal as Boro close in. He got away with it, but goodness me...

Boro get a free-kick in midfield as Emi Buendia overruns his touch and Jonny Howson gets in but is clipped.

Dael Fry heads into the six-yard box from the free-kick but there's Ben Gibson to nod away for a corner.

Boro almost get Yannick Bolasie in behind but the offside flag goes up.

Norwich edge forward, Mario Vrancic picks out Oliver Skipp on the right as he seeks to go past Darnell Fisher.

Fisher does a great job of playing it off Skipp for a Boro goal-kick.

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There's been an early goal in the League One match between Sunderland and Gillingham, with Aiden McGeady giving the Black Cats the lead inside the opening six minutes.

Sunderland are bidding for a third straight victory this afternoon.

Boro's defensive wall comes up trumps again.

Emi Buendia curls into the box but Dael Fry edges out Norwich.

Teemu Pukki tries to reset but the visitors hook it away.

More frustration within the ranks. Daniel Farke with an expression seemingly set in granite.

Norwich's frustrations evident at the moment, as an Emi Buendia slide-rule pass through trickles to Boro keeper Marcus Bettinelli.

His subsequent throwing up of the hands in irritation tells it's own story.

Boss Daniel Farke will be pleading patience, build pressure rather than snatch at half-chances.

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Middlesbrough's midfield 'ratting', particularly through Jonny Howson and George Saville, has certainly unsettled the home side in terms of rhythm.

The initial prompting and probing of Mario Vrancic and Emi Buendia has been quelled of late. Credit must go to the Boro approach.

Norwich being pegged back by Boro who are starting to impose themselves a little now having survived almost the first half hour.

Dael Fry, complete with yellowing shiner, has been excellent and so has Paddy McNair.

They haven't allowed Teemu Pukki a sniff.

Yannick Bolasie leaps to meet the curling free-kick but it booms off the top of his head and behind.

Boro continue to press, Djed Spence whistles a cross in from the right and Tim Krul sinks to gather.

For all the dominance of possession Norwich are enjoying, chances have been few and far between.

Mario Vrancic's scuff wide the best chance, and it WAS a chance.

Another Boro set-piece, on the left out wide.

Darnell Fisher is locked on to Todd Cantwell like a Stasi spy, just following him round - close enough to cause discomfort.

Paddy McNair bundles into Norwich's Emi Buendia and the Canaries get a free-kick centrally about 30 yards out.

He curls it in and Lukas Rupp loops a header to the back-post but it sails just wide.

There's an early kick-off in both League One and League Two this afternoon.

Sunderland entertain Gillingham, with the Black Cats knowing that victory will take them into the play-off places before the rest of the action in the third tier.

Sixth-placed Carlisle host ninth-placed Exeter in League Two.

Both those games kick off at 13:00 GMT.

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First signs of Yannick Bolasie's energy, snapping in to press the Norwich centre-halves.

Boro's press high in midfield but with the movement within the Norwich ranks it's a tough strategy.

The visitors do win it, Bolasie plays a delicious ball inside the full-back and Djed Spence is away but Lukas Rupp battles back to swamp him and win the ball.

Boro definitely a danger from set-pieces, as the long corner swung to the back post drops for Dael Fry but Teemu Pukki is back, flings himself in the way of the ball.

Still no goals yet.

Paddy McNair welts the lay-off from Marc Bola towards goal but it spoons off Teemu Pukki and Boro get a throw.

They've worked that well and now got a corner.

Norwich dominating possession.

Boro finding it hard to counter, as they don't have a natural forward and can't make the ball stick on the break.

They've got a set-piece here though. 35 yards out...

Norwich get in behind again on the left side, but Sam Morsy screening the back four defends Lukas Rupp's cross.

The corner is a disappointment, as Marvin Johnson clears with a solo run.

Ball is won back by Norwich, Todd Cantwell drills a first-time pass toward Teemu Pukki but it's shielded well and Pukki gives away a free-kick.

Marvin Johnson gets the wrath of Max Aarons, after he lands his foot unintentionally on the heel of the Norwich full-back.

The Canaries continue to threaten, a myriad of options darting about the Boro box.

It falls to Mario Vrancic on the edge of the 18-yard box but he curls it high and wide of the right post.

Boro's Djed Spence fouls Todd Cantwell, and Emi Buendia stands over the free-kick.

It's swept in flat at pace, flicking off Grant Hanley's head and behind.

Another opportunity spurned.

Norwich have shown their classy side going forward but Boro are making them graft defensively too.

Djed Spence's footwork almost opens up space on the right but Lukas Rupp charges in to make the challenge.

Now Norwich break, Teemu Pukki holds the ball in midfield but his pass to Todd Cantwell is a bit heavy and rolls over the sideline.

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