Guardian Australia
Boro thrash Watford 5-1, West Brom 0-0 Ipswich Charlton’s 2-1 win and Baggies’ point relegates Oxford Middlesbrough ’s hopes of winning automatic promotion remain alive after they thrashed Watford 5-1 at the Riverside. With second-placed Ipswich drawing 0-0 at West Brom , Boro moved to within a point of the top-two positions with one game to play – although Ipswich still have a game in hand. Boro’s 5-1 victory was their joint-biggest win of the season and came thanks to doubles from Morgan Whittaker and Tommy Conway plus one goal from David Strelec. Watford scored at the start of the second half through James Abankwah, but while the visitors were a match for their opponents for most of the first period, they were comprehensively outplayed after the break. Continue reading...
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