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  1. Middlesbrough 2-2 Cardiff City - fans' verdicts

    A black banner with the words 'Your Opinions' written across in white lettering next to an image of a megaphone

    We asked for Boro fans' thoughts after Middlesbrough came from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 at home to Cardiff at The Riverside.

    Boss Kim Hellberg rested leading scorer Will Lankshear and Seb Berhalter before introducing both at half-time with the hosts trailing 2-0 - but despite fighting back to claim a point, Boro missed the chance to go top of the table.

    Here are some of your comments:

    Nick: All down to KH, why did he go for Joseph and Ayling to start? If it's not broke, don't fix it!

    Richie: I am enjoying the belief the attackers have and, let's face it, they have saved or gained points in four games in the dying minutes. Boro will not be top two if they don't start learning lessons and showing progress. A very poor manager's decision has cost Boro points at home. Why rest the league's best striker 10 games in? Malanda Is NOT a midfielder. Third, why continue playing out from the back when midfield lose the ball cheaply? Fourth question is why have a defence if they are not chasing back and putting in a tackle.

    Mo: Why did Kim change a winning team? He obviously underestimated Cardiff by giving Will a match off!! Malanda is better in the back four and not in midfield. Sorry Kim but this was your fault!

    Malcolm: Manager Kim has worked wonders to get Boro competing this season but too much fiddling with selection cost us two points today. Playing a centre back in midfield and not starting the leading striker in our league were mistakes. I should also like to mention that Brynn should start in goal. The new signing is certainly not a improvement on Sol.

    Jamie: Malanda is one of the best centre backs in the division - he needs to play there and not in midfield. I love Ayling, but he shouldn't be in the starting XI. Rest Lankshear by all means, but let him give us a lead first, then sub him. That said, this could be a very handy point come the end of the season - Cardiff are far better than their league position would suggest.

  2. The outside of the University of North Durham Hospital. It a brown and beige-coloured brick building. The entrance has green, white and blue rectangle panelling. There is a sign pointing patients to various departments. A small tree and some small shrubs are in plant pots in a seating area. There are yellow railings around some steps to the right.

  3. Buildings at 8-9 Church Street in Hartlepool, which are completely covered in scaffolding across their three floors. They are set on a high street. On the left is a smaller and more modern two-storey building with a flat roof. It's painted white on the lower ground, with arched doorways. The upper floor is covered in a red cladding. On the right there are a number of traditional Victorian-looking terraced buildings, with businesses on the lower ground and residential space upstairs. They are all slightly different and of different colours.

  4. White clouds cover a bright blue sky almost in streaks, reaching over the horizon. There is a grassy bank in the foreground, looking out to the sea, with the shape of a long vessel visible on the horizon on the left hand side of the frame.

  5. Aerial view of woods and fields where homes would be built as part of Skerningham Garden Village

  6. Luke Thompson is topless and has light brown hair. He is looking at the camera and has a large chest tattoo which depicts the Sunderland AFC logo and the Torreense logo. In between the two logos there is writing.

  7. A cardboard cut-out of the FA Cup.

  8. Stockton Riverside fireworks display in 2013. Two large blue and pink fireworks erupt in the sky. Underneath them four smaller fireworks light up in streams. On the other side of the river thousands of people watch.

  9. Will Lankshear celebrates

  10. Jodey Whiting is looking towards the camera. She has blonde shoulder-length hair with a silver hairband, striking blue eyeshadow and is wearing a a silver coloured scarf and a light blue jumper.

  11. A red triangular roadworks sign on the side of a road. In the background there are further roadworks signs, including one indicating temporary traffic lights, and orange coloured traffic cones suggesting extensive roadworks are taking place.

  12. Pete Wild takes the applause of the Oldham team as he stands in front of their supporters (behind the lens) after their FA Cup win at Fulham

  13. Carla looks at the camera. She has brown eyes and thick long dark hair. She is wearing red liptstick and there is a wooden wall behind her.

  14. A split-screen image, with the top half showing a man wearing a beige suit jacket and looking to the left. Below, a beach with a pier leading into the water. A circular image of fish and chips is in the centre with a red circle outline around it.

  15. Pick of the stats: Middlesbrough v Cardiff City

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    Middlesbrough will seek to go top of the Championship, for a few hours at least, as they welcome Cardiff to the Riverside on Saturday (12:30 BST).

    Boro overcame Wolves at home last Saturday before a last-gasp 3-2 win at Stoke to sit second, two points behind Swansea, who face third-placed West Ham at 15:00 BST.

    The Bluebirds are 19th, two points above the drop zone, after winning two of their past three games, thumping Watford 5-1 at home on Tuesday night, but have lost their past four games on the road.

    • Middlesbrough have only lost one of their past 10 league games against Cardiff City (W6 D3), a 2-3 home defeat in September 2022.

    • Cardiff have lost four of their past five league meetings with Middlesbrough, although did draw 1-1 at the Riverside most recently in January 2025.

    • For the second season in succession, Middlesbrough find themselves on exactly 21 points after their opening 10 games of a campaign, matching their best start since 1995-96.

    • Cardiff have won two of their past three Championship matches (L1), as many victories as across their prior 24 combined in the second tier (D11 L11).

    • This season across all competitions, Middlesbrough's Will Lankshear has struck 10 goals, one of only two players to hit double figures for a side in England's top four tiers, alongside Manchester City's Erling Haaland (also 10).

  16. Joy Dove, a woman with grey shoulder length hair, is wearing a black floral top with a pink cardigan over the top and is looking at the camera. Behind her is a photograph of the Middlesbrough transporter bridge.

  17. Bishop Auckland Town Hall, a Gothic Revival Style building. There are three large concrete balls on the ground outside. The building is reflected in a puddle outside and the sky is grey. There is a church to the right of the Town Hall and red-brick houses on the left.

  18. Smiling Kim Hellberg gives the thumbs up to Boro fans

  19. An overturned car is seen under a tarp, surrounded by police vehicles on a road.

  20. Areial view of HMP Deerbolt. It is a complex of a dozen or so buildings ranged round grassy areas and surrounded by a high wall.

  21. An aerial view of Teesworks. An industrial estate can be seen to the bottom left while a large amound of undeveloped land is in the centre of the screen. The River Tees can be seen at the top of the picture.

  22. Two fire damaged homes in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham. The homes are brown brick with white cladding on the front. The roof in the centre is fire-damaged. Two windows on the first floor have been burned out. Two windows on the ground floor have been boarded up. There is a blue and white police cordon around the houses, and a large grassy area in front of them.

  23. Andrew Robson in a car smiling. He has short, black hair and a beard and is pictured wearing an orange top.

  24. An adult little tern and a fledgling. The adult is small and mostly white, with black strips on top of its head and across its eyes. It also has an orange-yellow beak. The fledgling sits underneath the adult, just poking through its chest. It is light brown and fluffy with darker spots on its head. The pair are sitting on a beach with sand and larger rocks surrounding them.