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Middlesbrough vs Portsmouth LIVE: Championship result, final score and reaction

Follow all the action from Riverside Stadium

Luke Baker
Saturday 24 August 2024 13:01 BST
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A general view of The Riverside Stadium
A general view of The Riverside Stadium (The FA via Getty Images)

Follow live coverage as Middlesbrough face Portsmouth in the Championship today.

An increasingly competitive second tier in English football remains an intense and exciting competition, with the prize of a place in the Premier League on offer at the end of the season.

Relegation from the top flight last term means Luton, Burnley and Sheffield United are all back in the second tier this term and will be expected to push for play-off spots again at least, but so too will Norwich City, an improving Coventry and beaten play-off finalists Leeds United. At the other end of the table, Wayne Rooney is aiming to revive Plymouth’s fortunes after they narrowly avoided relegation last year, with Portsmouth and Derby the teams promoted from League One along with play-off final winners Oxford.

Follow live updates from today’s game in the live blog below.

Middlesbrough vs Portsmouth

Attempt saved. Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Isaiah Jones.

24 August 2024 16:32

Middlesbrough vs Portsmouth

Attempt missed. Callum Lang (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Connor Ogilvie.

24 August 2024 16:31

Middlesbrough vs Portsmouth

Substitution, Middlesbrough. Tommy Conway replaces Finn Azaz.

24 August 2024 16:30

Middlesbrough vs Portsmouth

Attempt missed. Lukas Engel (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Finn Azaz with a cross following a corner.

24 August 2024 16:30

Middlesbrough vs Portsmouth

Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Harvey Blair.

24 August 2024 16:29

Middlesbrough vs Portsmouth

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

24 August 2024 16:26

Middlesbrough vs Portsmouth

Substitution, Portsmouth. Terry Devlin replaces Paddy Lane.

24 August 2024 16:25

Middlesbrough vs Portsmouth

Substitution, Portsmouth. Kusini Yengi replaces Christian Saydee.

24 August 2024 16:25

Middlesbrough vs Portsmouth

Delay in match because of an injury Will Norris (Portsmouth).

24 August 2024 16:25

Middlesbrough vs Portsmouth

Attempt saved. Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Isaiah Jones with a through ball.

24 August 2024 16:24

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