Middlesbrough win again but Leeds miss chance to take Championship lead

Middlesbrough maintained their charge on the Championship promotion places with a 3-1 victory at home to managerless Hull City on Saturday.

The result was Boro’s fourth win in their last five league games, leaving them fifth in the table and six points behind the top two. Hull, meanwhile, are third-bottom and two points from safety.

First-half goals from Finn Azaz and Tommy Conway got the hosts going before Mason Burstow dragged one back for the Tigers in the second half.

But Conway sealed the result as he popped up to net his second with 10 minutes to go.

Elsewhere, Leeds United missed the chance to go back to the top, following a 1-0 defeat away to Blackburn Rovers.

#LUFC fall to a 1-0 defeat at Ewood Park pic.twitter.com/6gY2bbgOnY

— Leeds United (@LUFC) November 30, 2024

Todd Cantwell’s first-half penalty was the only goal of the game after Ao Tanaka had fouled Tyrhys Dolan, although Yuki Ohashi had hit the bar with a header inside the opening 15 minutes.

The victory lifts Rovers to eighth in the table, two points outside the play-off places. Leeds are third and trail leaders Sheffield United by three points.

Coventry City came from behind to claim a point in a 2-2 draw at home to Cardiff City in Frank Lampard’s first match in charge.

The result was the third time in four matches that the Sky Blues have drawn 2-2 having conceded first.

Yakou Meite put Cardiff a goal up after just four minutes before Ephron Mason-Clark levelled things just three minutes later.

Cardiff were back in front three minutes into the second half through Alex Robertson, though an 89th-minute Victor Torp penalty ensured the points were shared.

It ends level. pic.twitter.com/qGgU3RQSur

— Coventry City (@Coventry_City) November 30, 2024

The result leaves Cardiff in 20th on 17 points – two above the bottom three – while Coventry have a point more and are in 16th place.

Burnley went second in the table following a 2-0 victory away at Stoke City, which was also their seventh consecutive clean sheet.

The Clarets’ success this season has been built on a solid defensive platform, with them having conceded just one goal in their last 12 league games.

Second-half efforts from Jay Rodriguez and Josh Brownhill were enough to nudge them ahead of Leeds in the table.