M'boro 09/10 - Win

M'boro...................2
Johnson '22(p) , 59

Derby.....................0

TWO goals from Adam Johnson eased Boro to a comfortable win and to within a point of the top as both Newcastle and West Brom lost

Middlesbrough: Jones; Hoyte, Wheater (Capt), St Ledger, Bennett, O'Neil, Williams, Digard (Yeates 81), A Johnson, Lita, Aliadiere (Emnes 89). Unused subs: Coyne (gk); Pogatetz, Grounds, McMahon, Walker.

Derby County: Bywater; Connolly, Leacock, Moxey, McEveley (Croft 20), Barker, Teale (Mills 77), Savage (Capt), Commons (Dickov 11), Livermore, Hulse. Unused subs: Deeney (gk); Buxton, Hendrie.

Referee: Jonathan Moss

Bookings

Middlesbrough: Williams, 74, foul; Lita, 80, dissent; Wheater, 84, foul.

Derby: Hulse, 76, dissent; Connolly, 83, dissent.

Attendance: 17,459 (359 Derby)

Conditions: Cool and damp with a gentle breeze.

Website Boro Man of the Match: Leroy Lita

M'boro 09/10 - No Excuse!

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

Watford..................1
Cleverley 26

Middlesbrough suffered a third straight home defeat as Tom Cleverley's strike earned Watford the points on Teesside.

The game's decisive moment saw Danny Graham's pass finished by Manchester United loanee Cleverley (26).

Boro pressed hard after the break with Tony McMahon firing a shot against the post, while Adam Johnson and Jeremie Aliadiere both went close, but Watford secured a third away win of the season.

Middlesbrough Jones; McMahon, Wheater (Capt), St Ledger, Bennett (Hoyte 55), Yeates (Arca 74), O'Neil, Digard, A Johnson, Lita, Aliadiere. Unused subs: Coyne (gk); Pogatetz, Grounds, Williams, Emnes.

Watford Loach; Doyley, Mariappa (Capt), Cathcart, Hodson, Harley, Cleverley (Ellington 64), Cowie, Jenkins, Lansbury, Graham. Unused subs: Bond (gk); Severin, Bennett, Hoskins, Henderson, Bryan.

Referee Scott Mathieson

Bookings

Middlesbrough: Arca, 86, dissent.

Watford: Doyley, 37, foul.

Attendance: 18,957

Conditions: Cool and dry with a slight breeze.

Website Boro Man of the Match: Gary O'Neil

HAPPY DEEPAVALI

I would like to wish to all Boro Indian fans around the world.

HAPPY DEEPAVALI

Ariff Ahmad
Founder
MFC Official Singapore Suppoter's Club

on behalf of MFC Official Singapore Suppoter's Club members

M'boro 09/10 - Pay back time!

Reading.................0

M'boro..................2
StLedger 12
Lita 55

BACK where he scored so many in a blue and white shirt Leroy Lita did it again as Boro won for the fourth time on the road this season

Leroy Lita's superb individual goal against ex-club Reading extended the Royals' winless home run to 15 games.

The striker was found by a clearance from Gary O'Neil and he spun round two defenders before firing past advancing goalkeeper Adam Federici (55).

Sean St Ledger had put Boro ahead with a deflected header from Adam Johnson's corner (12), before Lita's effort which secured a first win in four games.

Reading: Federici; O'Dea, Ingimarsson, Bertrand, Cummings, McAnuff, Howard, Kebe (Hunt 46), Karacan, Gunnarsson (Sigurdsson 58), Church. Unused subs: Hamer (gk); Matejovsky, Mills, Cisse, Rasiak.

Middlesbrough: Jones; McMahon, Wheater (Capt), St Ledger, Bennett, Yeates (Arca 70), O'Neil, Williams, A Johnson, Lita (Emnes 88), Aliadiere. Unused subs: Coyne (gk); Hoyte, Hines, Grounds, Digard.

Referee: Neil Swarbrick

Bookings

Reading: Karacan, 22, foul.

Middlesbrough: None

Attendance: 17,638 (1.518 Boro)

Conditions: Overcast, cool and breezy

Website Boro Man of the Match: Sean St Ledger