M'boro........1
Lita 5

N.Forest......1
Earnshaw 73

BORO are still looking for their first win under Gordon Strachan after Nottingham Forest came from behind to extend their eight-month unbeaten record away from home

Middlesbrough: Jones; Williams, St Ledger, Wheater, Pogatetz, Arca (Digard 65), O'Neil (Capt), Osbourne, Johnson, Lita (Franks 76), Kitson (Bent 57). Subs: Coyne (gk); Taylor, McMahon, Yeates.

Nottingham Forest: Camp, Morgan, Wilson, Anderson, Adebola (Blackstock 80), Garner (McCleary 65), Cohen, Gunter, McGoldrick (Earnshaw 57), McKenna (Capt), Moussi. Subs: Smith (gk); Chambers, Majewski, McGugan.

Referee: Lee Probert

Bookings

Middlesbrough: Osbourne, 64, persistent misconduct; Williams, 69, foul.

Nottingham Forest: McKenna, 12, foul; Cohen, 77, foul.

Attendance: 22,710 (3,150 Forest)

Conditions: Damp and blustery with low, grey cloud.

Website Boro Man of the Match: Brad Jones

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C.Palace................1
Ambrose 65

M'boro..................0

ONCE more Boro were made to rue missed opportunities as they went down in south-east London

Crystal Palace: Speroni; Hill, Derry (Capt), Fonte, Ambrose, Danns (Carle 81), Sears (N'Diaye 88), Lee, Butterfield, Ertl, Davis. Unused subs: Clyne, John, Moses, Scannell, Djilali.

Middlesbrough: Jones; Hoyte (Arca 69), Wheater (Capt), St Ledger, Grounds, O'Neil, Osbourne, Williams, A Johnson, Lita (Franks 76), Bent. Unused subs: Coyne (gk); McMahon, Bennett, Yeates, Emnes.

Referee: Mr J Linington

Bookings

Crystal Palace: Butterfield, 23, foul.

Middlesbrough: Osbourne, 33, handball.

Attendance: 15,321 (1,556 Boro)

Conditions: Warm in the sun, cool out of it, no breeze.

Website Boro Man of the Match: Justin Hoyte

M'boro.........0

Plymouth....1
Mackie 64

GORDON STRACHAN'S first game ended in defeat as Plymouth kept a clean sheet for the first time this season, Adam Johnson missed a penalty and Emanuel Pogatetz was taken off on a stretcher,

Middlesbrough: Jones; Hoyte, Wheater (Capt), St Ledger, Pogatetz (Grounds 52), Arca (Yeates 87), O'Neil, Williams, A Johnson, Lita, Emnes (Bent 46). Unused subs: Coyne (gk); McMahon, Digard, Franks.

Plymouth Argyle: Larrieu; Sawyer, Gray, Lowry, Judge (Clark 81), Gow (Barnes 81), Fletcher (Capt), Duguid, Arnason, Mackie, Folly. Unused subs: Letheren (gk); Paterson, Timar, Mason, Sheridan.

Referee: Mike Russell

Bookings

Middlesbrough: None

Plymouth Argyle: Fletcher, 79, dissent.

Attendance: 21,141 (711 Plymouth)

Conditions: Warm and sunny with a gentle breeze.

Website Boro Man of the Match: Rhys Williams

Middlesbrough have confirmed the appointment of Gordon Strachan as their new manager.
The former Celtic boss, 52, succeeds Gareth Southgate, who was sacked last week despite Boro being just one point off the top of the Coca-Cola Championship.

The team were led on a temporary basis by Colin Cooper at the weekend and drew 2-2 at Preston. They are now three points behind Championship leaders and north-east rivals Newcastle.

Strachan began his managerial career at Coventry before moving on to Southampton, who he led to the FA Cup final in 2003.

The former Aberdeen, Manchester United and Leeds midfielder took charge at Celtic in May 2005 and after a nightmare start, when the team lost a Champions League qualifier 5-0 to Slovakian minnows Artmedia Bratislava, he led the team to three successive Scottish Premier League titles.

Southgate's dismissal came as a shock to those outside the club, with Boro chairman Steve Gibson renowned for giving his managers time to get things right.

The former England defender could not prevent the club sliding out of the Premier League last season, and Gibson revealed it was his fear that Boro would not bounce back at the first attempt which led him to sack Southgate.


Gibson last week told Middlesbrough's website: "When I sat down and considered our start to the season, I felt that the league table was actually more favourable than some of our performances.

"Then I looked at the important games against the teams immediately around us, and took those results into account.

"In general the results and the performances have not been to the level I would have hoped for."