Overview
- Will Lankshear scored the only goal with a powerful header from Tommy Conway’s cross that beat Wolves at the Riverside Stadium.
- The match was Middlesbrough’s official 150th anniversary fixture and was played before a sold-out crowd with legacy events around the ground.
- The win moved Boro into the Championship’s automatic promotion positions and extended their unbeaten league run to seven games.
- Wolves lost their second league match of the season after creating late pressure but failing to convert chances, with manager Cesar Peixoto faulting final decisions and a lack of players in the box.
- Rodrigo Gomes was forced off early in the second half while Rafiki Said made his Wolves debut, leaving the visitors to regroup quickly for two fixtures coming up.