World Cup winner Christian Karembeu threw Boro a Premiership lifeline just when it looked like they were sinking deeper into the relegation mire.
Karembeu cracked home a magnificent angled drive ten minutes from time at Valley Parade to counter Wayne Jacobs' opener for already-relegated Bradford.
Now, if Manchester City fail to beat Ipswich on Monday night, Terry Venables' Boro rescue mission will be complete.
But head coach Venables and manager Bryan Robson were in a survival sweat when left-back Jacobs lifted the ball beyond keeper Mark Schwarzer in the 38th minute with the Boro defence standing still.
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