MIDDLESBROUGH slipped to a fourth defeat in five games as their wastefulness was punished.
Manager Michael Carrick said: “It was always going to be a tough one and a bit of a wrestle. I thought we got to grips with it well early in the game and we had some really good chances.
HONEST: Carrick
“The first goal was important today and it didn’t go our way, and we didn’t really get to grips with chasing the game as we would’ve liked. It wasn’t for a lack of effort or attitude; we just didn’t have the ball in the right part of the pit...