Conor Chaplin and Omari Hutchinson were on target as Town comfortably beat Middlesbrough 2-0 at the Riverside Stadium, their first win on Teesside since August 2010. Chaplin gave the Blues the lead in the 36th minute with a typical strike from the edge of the box, then sub Hutchinson confirmed the three points for the second-placed Blues on 67.
Good news for Town, who have had a habit of conceding early on, is that Middlesbrough have been one of the slowest out of the block in terms of scoring in the first half. They have only scored eight times in the first half with opening period results putting them way down in 22nd in the table.