How did the players fare in Middlesbrough's 2-0 win at Preston?


Goals: Gestede (40, 0-1); Davies (own goal, 62, 0-2)

Bookings: Johnson (67, foul)

Referee: John Brooks (Melton Mowbray) 6

Attendance: 13,824

Entertainment: ****


PRESTON (4-3-3):

Rudd 5; Fisher 5, Bauer 4 (Huntington 46, 5), Davies 4, Hughes 4; Pearson 5, Browne 5 (Stockley 59, 4), GALLAGHER 6; Maguire 4, Nugent 4 (Harrop 65), Barkhuizen 4.

Subs (not used): Ripley (gk), Ledson, Bodin, Potts.


MIDDLESBROUGH (5-3-2):

Pears 8; Spence 6 (Coulson, 90, 6), Howson 7, Ayala 7 (McNair 34, 7), Fry 7, Johnson 7; Saville 7, Clayton 8, Tavernier 8 (Wing 90); Fletcher 7, GESTEDE 9.

Subs (not used): Mejias (gk), Wood, O’Neill, Walker.


Man Of The Match: RUDY GESTEDE - The Middlesbrough striker claimed his first goal for almost two years as he made a sensational start to 2020.