Goals:

1-0: Turner (45, on hand close range to nod in Hutchinson’s flick with a hint of offside)

2-0: McCormack pen (55, tucked away the spot-kick after Ayala had shoved him to the floor in the box)

2-1: Reach (63, turned Tomlin’s pass towards goal with a lovely shot which was helped in by Bettinelli)

3-1: McCormack pen (66, placed his kick in the opposite corner to the first)

3-2: Ayala (73, directed Adomah’s cross high in to the top corner with a neat header)

3-3: Kike (88, applied the perfect touch with his head to leave Bettinelli stranded)

4-3: McCormack pen (90, finished off a counterattack by rounding Konstantopoulos and finding the empty net)

Bookings: Adomah (33, foul); Kavanagh (42, foul); Guthrie (50, foul); Gibson (59, foul)

Sending-off: Friend (66, professional foul)

Referee: Kevin Friend (Walsall) – Boro could not have any complaints with the penalties awarded by the official. 7

Attendance: 22, 731

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Fulh Boro

Shots on 6 11

Shots off 8 6

Corners 3 10

Offsides 2 3

Fouls 6 12

FULHAM (4-1-3-2): Bettinelli 5; Hoogland 6, Turner 7, Hutchinson 5, Richards 7; Guthrie 6 (Fofana 76); Kavanagh 7, Tunnicliffe 6, Ruiz 6 (Woodrow 81); McCORMACK 9, Rodallega 8 (Smith 87). Subs: Kiraly (gk), Roberts, Voser, Burn.

MIDDLESBROUGH (4-2-3-1):

7 Konstantopoulos: Told to go up in stoppage-time and made two stunning saves earlier in the game;

5 Fredericks: Did not slot back in to the side with as much confidence as he had earlier in the season

6 Ayala: Stupidly gave a penalty away but at least redeemed himself with a lovely header

5 Gibson: Found McCormack a real handful from start to finish even though he gave his all

5 Friend: Had looked to push on when he could but guilty of being sent off as the last man when he fouled Rodallega

5 Clayton: Not one of his better days and lucky not to have been made to pay in the first half when Guthrie robbed him on the edge of his box

8 Leadbitter: Led from the front as Boro threatened to clinch an unlikely point

7 Adomah: After a poor start he was more influential after the restart and he teed up Ayala’s goal

5 Vossen: Far too ineffective in the first hour and paid the price by being withdrawn

7 Tomlin: Lively enough in and around the box without ever dominating like McCormack did

5 Bamford: This was not the leading scorer’s day and he struggled to threaten Bettinelli’s goal

Subs:

Reach (for Fredericks 61): Took his goal well and offered a greater threat. 7

Forshaw (for Clayton 61): Slotted in to the middle quickly and involved in Reach’s goal. 6

Kike (for Vossen 61): Grabbed a terrific equaliser with a great header. 7

(not used): Ripley (gk), Whitehead, Tiendalli, Nsue.

MAN OF THE MATCH: ROSS McCormack – tormented the Middlesbrough defence to illustrate why he was wanted on Teesside for so long before his £11m switch to the Cottage.