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However, a recent slump has put a few pressure on City.

After dominating much of the second half, another appalling pass of defensive play sealed the deal for Boro with Whites captain Sol Bamba slipping in the box, with substitute Diego Fabbrini keeping his composure to round Silvestri and fire home from a narrow angle.

Rosler admitted that Leeds had invited trouble with mistakes for each of Boro’s goals but hit out at Swarbrick’s reading of two pivotal moments at The Riverside.

Middlesbrough made it seven wins on the bounce in all competitions, beating an error-strewn Leeds United 3-0 to move within a point of the Championship summit.

The 23-year-old’s transfer had been in some doubt in the final hours of the transfer window as bids were turned away, flights were cancelled and the player was even involved in a minor auto crash.

But, with two minutes remaining, substitute Johnny Russell struck the equaliser to earn the Rams a third straight draw in the league, maintaining an unbeaten league record for new boss Paul Clement. Despite being on top in the early stages Derby found themselves a goal behind on...

But Derby had the character to keep testing Middlesbrough’s ability to defend a one-goal lead and were rewarded with an equaliser with two minutes to go when substitute Johnny Russell struck to earn Clement – like Karanka, a former Real Madrid assistant manager...

Karanka was speaking before his side face Derby County on Tuesday evening in what will be a tough test for Boro. It was good fun, a good result and I’m very pleased.

The 30-year-old former England worldwide has joined the Championship side for an undisclosed fee, believed to be around £4million, from Leicester City.

Promotion hopeful Middlesbrough has boosted the team’s attacking options with the signing of Leicester City striker David Nugent.

The striker, capped once by England, joins on a three-year deal and will be available for Saturday’s Championship game against Bolton.

Despite some tentative moments at the back-end of last season (most notably their final-day loss to lowly Colchester), Preston secured their spot back in the Championship with back-to-back playoff wins over Chesterfield and Swindon Town.

“It should be a good atmosphere on Sunday and with Middlesbrough selling over 3,000 already that’s a bonus and that’s what the Championship is all about”.

A Football League survey reveals that Middlesbrough supporters have the most optimism ahead of the 2015-16 season.

A Middlesbrough fan has been found guilty of making monkey gestures at black Blackburn Rovers players after one of them scored a controversial goal against his team in a Championship match.