This majestical roof fretted with golden fire - Smoggies (A)

[jaffka]

need some updates as I haven't a clue whats going on

[TANGODANCER]

Anyway, we'll soon know.

They win the first corner after Bannan loses it then recovers a bit and......Tomlin wallops one well wide. Our lads sounding a bit sharper and getting stuck in. Homers have a dash but the Amos lad nips out and gathers. Moxey is down and struggling..? We seem to be holding our own so far.

[LeverEnd]

9:54

The first chance of the game at the Riverside goes to Bolton, with Emile Heskey forcing the onrushing Dimi Konstantopoulos into an awkward clearance.

[Little Green Man]

Radio commentary here

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[LeverEnd]

There's a BBC championship update page

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/football/31521534

[TANGODANCER]

Moxey comes off temporarily and.....seems okay. Now we go and...Feeney gets robbed and then Tomlin falls off his perch and....to and fro a bit and.....Heskey flicks it on but they clear and Leadbetter getting a lot of mention. Bannan gets a free for us.

[TANGODANCER]

We manage a few passes before Eidur wins a free on the left box edge. (Made a meal of it is the claim) and.....Dervite gets a header in from it that apparently could have been better.
And......unmarked Bamford gets a shot in but it's in the stand.

[TANGODANCER]

Commentators have a nice chat about all the clubs and.....now Boro come at us and "Bolton are harrying well" and Moxey clears partially. We clear eventually and Eidur gets us away. Feeney getting well policed before the homers come at us again and win a corner. And....Amos makes a good catch to set us off. Feeney wins a throw and.....Neil Lennon getting irritated as Janko gets missed by Dervite? And....Heskey marked out and they come again. They get another corner off Moxey and......and.....and.....they get another corner after a bit of ping-pong. And.....we clear...

[TANGODANCER]

Adoma dicing with a booking apparently for rash challenges. Free kick and....they clear. Heskey fed Eidur but the ball escaped him. Now we have a sally but they defend well. Bannan, Janko....and he hits the first man. They attack and.....we clear. Now they come and.....Amos makes a cracking save.

[LeverEnd]

Middlesbrough 0-0 Bolton Wanderers

Posted at 20:12

A relatively action-less first half so far at the Riverside. Middlesbrough's best chance of the night came as some clever link-up play between Adam Reach and Grant Leadbitter allowed Patrick Bamford time to shoot but the striker fired over the bar.

[TANGODANCER]

They seem to be getting space for shots? Wheater easily beaten and....Free kick us and......
they have a distance effort from Leadbetter that goes wide. They come again and....Moxey and Wheater do well. "Boro getting into their stride" says the man. Well, it's still all square and time we made a bit of noise up front. And its 1-0 them....

[IggyTheDawgster]

Sigh

[jaffka]

feck

[plymouth wanderer]

Were offering feck all upfront!

[TANGODANCER]

No sooner had I spoke then Adoma shot between two players amid big claims for offside. Amos giving the defence some well and our boss not pleased.

[thebish]

adomah... 1-0 boro...

[truewhite15]

Dervite flat-footed. Need a new centre back.

[thebish]

Now we have a sally...

probabky better than a Trotter!

[officer_dibble]

Floodgates...open

[IggyTheDawgster]

We are sliding perilously close to the drop zone.