Championship

Ace Akpom to rescue for Carrick

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The LeaguePaper Team
6 November 2022

By Tom Josephs

MIDDLESBRO’ 1
Akpom 47

BRISTOL CITY 1
Weimann 10

STAR MAN

CHUBA AKPOM Boro

MICHAEL Carrick was left with mixed emotions after his first home game in charge of Middlesbrough.
After two away games in the last week, Carrick was delighted with Middlesbrough’s performance against Bristol City, but frustrated they couldn’t make their dominance count.
Boro had far more shots on goal than their opponents and 71 per cent of possession, but were forced to fight back from a goal down after Andreas Weimann’s counter-attacking opener after ten minutes.
After a string of spurn...

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