Middlesbrough came from behind at Swansea City to close the gap on the Championship’s promotion leaders.
Joe Piroe gave the home side a surprise lead early in the first half of an entertaining contest.
But Aaron Ramsey and Cameron Archer scored in the space of three minutes of the second half to turn the game on its head just moments after Swansea had a goal ruled out.
Top-scorer Chuba Akpom netted from the penalty spot to seal a rousing win.
More to follow.
Line-ups
Swansea
Formation 3-4-2-1
- 1Fisher
- 5Cabango
- 23Wood
- 22LatibeaudiereBooked at 58mins
- 29SorinolaSubstituted forWhittakerat 84′minutes
- 8Grimes
- 4FultonBooked at 82mins
- 3Manning
- 18CundleSubstituted forPatersonat 70′minutes
- 31CooperSubstituted forNtchamat 45′minutes
- 17Piroe
Substitutes
- 6Darling
- 10Ntcham
- 12Paterson
- 19Whittaker
- 20Cullen
- 27Söndergaard
- 28Walsh
Middlesbrough
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Steffen
- 14Smith
- 17McNair
- 26Lenihan
- 3Giles
- 16Howson
- 30Hackney
- 8McGreeSubstituted forMowattat 90+3′minutes
- 29AkpomSubstituted forFinchat 90+2′minutes
- 11A RamseyBooked at 73minsSubstituted forBolaat 90+2′minutes
- 10ArcherSubstituted forForssat 78′minutes
Substitutes
- 4Mowatt
- 7Barlaser
- 15Dijksteel
- 21Forss
- 23Roberts
- 27Bola
- 31Finch
- Referee:
- Peter Bankes
- Attendance:
- 17,021
Live Text
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Match ends, Swansea City 1, Middlesbrough 3.
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Second Half ends, Swansea City 1, Middlesbrough 3.
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Substitution, Middlesbrough. Alex Mowatt replaces Riley McGree.
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Substitution, Middlesbrough. Marc Bola replaces Aaron Ramsey.
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Substitution, Middlesbrough. Sonny Finch replaces Chuba Akpom.
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Offside, Swansea City. Olivier Ntcham tries a through ball, but Jamie Paterson is caught offside.
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Foul by Aaron Ramsey (Middlesbrough).
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Nathan Wood (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt saved. Aaron Ramsey (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Riley McGree.
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Chuba Akpom (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Olivier Ntcham (Swansea City).
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Attempt missed. Ryan Manning (Swansea City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
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Attempt missed. Aaron Ramsey (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Ryan Giles.
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Substitution, Swansea City. Morgan Whittaker replaces Matthew Sorinola.
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Offside, Middlesbrough. Jonny Howson tries a through ball, but Riley McGree is caught offside.
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Jay Fulton (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Jay Fulton (Swansea City).
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Attempt saved. Aaron Ramsey (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Riley McGree.
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Offside, Middlesbrough. Aaron Ramsey tries a through ball, but Marcus Forss is caught offside.
