Mboro vs Barnsley
Sky Bet Chship
7:45pm Wednesday November
Riverside Stadium
(Att: 18043)
Ashley Fletcher felt to finish Middlesbrough winless run as they secured a 1-0 victory over Barnsley in the Riverside Stadium.
The Tykes stay underside and without a win since this seasons opening weekend having failed to make since taking over his first stage to new boss Gerhard Struber.
Middlesbrough appeared with a triumph for the third time in 19 matches under head coach Jonathan Woodgate following Fletchers winner eight minutes.
The former Barnsley loan star, who scored in the 2-2 draw with Hull on Sunday, hit his fourth goal of the season to lift Middlesbrough out of the relegation zone.
It ended up being a match between the two Sky Bet Championship teams with the longest winless runs at the division and played a chilly and wet night on Teesside.
Middlesbrough had a rest but are short of seasoned options, young goalkeeper Aynsley Pears and left-back Hayden Coulson were replacements for the injured Darren Randolph and frozen Marvin Johnson.
The wet conditions, with water splashing every time a player kicked the ball, did not help either team after he jarred his knee following slipping, which compelled him 45,, also it imposed a blow to the Anfernee Dijksteel inside of Middlesbrough 23 moments.
By that time, there was an early opportunity at either ends. Pears let the cross slide of Dimitri Cavare after the full-back got to the byline and both Lewis Wing and Jonny Howson had to block attempts from Luke Thomas.
In the end, Britt Assombalonga appeared to have felt. He darted over goalkeeper beyond Bambo Diaby and also his shot Samuel Radlinger had to be hooked apparent by Ben Williams on the line.
That was as near as side obtained before the rest, and the sight of Assombalonga limping down the tunnel was not exactly what the frustrated supporters of Middlesbrough wanted to see at the half-time whistle.
The 15m man did go back to the area and he was to play a role that is vital, but Middlesbrough were around the foot straightaway. In 5 minutes, Jacob Brown curled an effort since Barnsley made the home audience more stressed.
But Assombalonga was involved in the opener. His pass down the line hadnt any right to end where it did but Cavare let Marcus Tavernier into the ball first.
It was rolled by tavernier onto Fletcher, whose touch led to Radlinger and Mads Andersen slipping, and also the former Barnsley man had the easy task of tapping into the net.
Without examining Pears Barnsley pushed Then after which as Middlesbrough jelqing maximum points for the first time since September 14, Radlinger needed to earn a range of saves to refuse Assombalonga and Coulson twice.
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