Overview
- Middlesbrough beat West Brom 3-1 at the Riverside on Saturday after a much-improved second half overturned a goalless first half.
- Will Lankshear scored twice from rebounds to take his tally to six goals in five games since joining from Tottenham, with replays showing he was offside for the opening finish.
- Manager Kim Hellberg credited quick personnel and tactical tweaks at half-time for the team’s intense pressing and the shift in momentum.
- West Brom boss James Morrison praised his side’s performance but called the goals ‘silly’ and declined to openly criticise the officials over the offside decisions.
- The match followed Middlesbrough’s midweek Carabao Cup win, featured a pre-game minute’s applause for two officers killed near the stadium, and leaves Boro buoyed while West Brom must tighten their defending.