Battling Boro Out-Fox City to Salvage a Point in Thriller Clash ; Middlesbrough ... 3 Leicester City ... 3
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BORO GOALS Emnes 14, Williams 55, Mc-Manus BOOKINGS Williams 85, foul LEICESTER GOALS Yakubu 5, 45+3, 49 BOOKINGS Yakubu 27, persistent fouling; Bruma 36, foul; Vassell 42, foul; Kamara 45, foul; Wellens 81, foul; Naughton 90, foul THE VILLAIN OLD boy Yakubu was booed from the off and the jeering intensfied as he dished out some rough stuff - then he twisted the knife with a hat-trick THE VERDICT BATTLING Boro's stirring fightback showed they have the belief and qualities of a team that should not just be mathematically safe by now but be looking far higher up the table.
SENT OFF Bruma 77, second yellow - dissent THE MOMENT RHYS WILLIAMS surging run for Boro"s second offered a lifeline and sparked belief that the comeback was possible THE HERO WILLIAMS has spent three weeks showing he is Boro's best defender. Now the classy Aussie is staking a claim to be the best midfielder too SIX-GOAL THRILLER: Main picture, Stephen McManus scores a last gasp equalising goal to earn Boro a 3-3 draw, above, Yakubu scores his hat-trick for Leicester and left, Rhys Williams celebrates with Seb Hines after making it two for the Boro and inset below, Marvin Emnes celebrates scoring the Teessiders first.See the full content of this document
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Battling Boro Out-Fox City to Salvage a Point in Thriller Clash ; Middlesbrough ... 3 Leicester City ... 3
BATTLING BORO clawed from two goals down to salvage a precious point in a robust Riverside rumble against Leicester thanks to a stoppage-time header.
The six-yard box bullet from Stephen McManus was a dramatic end to a pulsating and physical scrap with a fiesty Foxes side that simmered for long spells. The visitors picked up seven yellow cards and a red as they tried to bully Boro out o...See the full content of this document
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