:00:55. > :01:05.Good afternoon. Welcome to the Riverside. Today, we have got two
:01:05. > :01:33.
:01:33. > :01:43.of the league's biggest clubs, both COMMENTATOR: The end of Leeds
:01:43. > :01:44.
:01:44. > :01:50.United's 14 years in the top flight of English football. Next season,
:01:50. > :01:55.it is Doncaster, Peterborough and Scunthorpe... Tony Mowbray is back
:01:55. > :02:01.at the club where it all began for him.
:02:01. > :02:05.COMMENTATOR: Tony Mowbray, one of several local born players in the
:02:05. > :02:15.Middlesbrough side. They're daring to dream of a return to the Premier
:02:15. > :02:16.
:02:16. > :02:21.League. After getting out of League One, the next step has proved
:02:21. > :02:26.elusive for Leeds. Chairman Ken Bates stands firm, and in Neil
:02:26. > :02:34.Warnock, he has a manager who has the experience and passion to spark
:02:34. > :02:38.a promotion push. Alongside me, Matt Holland, and a man who has
:02:38. > :02:42.played for both clubs, Danny Mills. What are you expecting this
:02:42. > :02:47.afternoon? I think it will be a typically tough Championship
:02:47. > :02:51.fixture. Anything can happen in this division. You would probably
:02:51. > :02:58.fancy Middlesbrough, because they're the form side, they have
:02:58. > :03:01.won four out of five. Leeds United have been difficult to beat under
:03:01. > :03:05.Neil Warnock, but they cannot score goals. I would go with
:03:05. > :03:09.Middlesbrough today. There's something special going on with his
:03:09. > :03:13.club, with the academy and everything. Yes, the academy
:03:13. > :03:18.director has been here a long time, Dave Hammill, he was here when I
:03:18. > :03:23.was here. Their academy set-up is second to none, one of the best in
:03:23. > :03:27.the country. They have got a lot of ex-players behind the scenes. And
:03:27. > :03:33.in the financial crisis which football is in, you have got to
:03:33. > :03:38.bring players through, and I would say Boro are one of the best in the
:03:38. > :03:44.country at doing that. Seven of the match-day squad today are from the
:03:44. > :03:49.academy. When we look at the league table, it is evidently working for
:03:49. > :03:52.them. Absolutely. Of late they have been in terrific form, and today,
:03:52. > :03:57.they have got a chance to put pressure on the teams above them.
:03:57. > :04:01.They will still have one eye on the automatic spots. As for Leeds
:04:01. > :04:08.United, they will be thinking, if they could get three points today,
:04:08. > :04:11.they would be putting themselves back into the mix for the play-offs.
:04:11. > :04:15.As far as Leeds United and Neil Warnock are concerned, he has got
:04:15. > :04:21.seven promotions as a manager, if he could do it again this year, it
:04:21. > :04:24.would be the most of any manager at ever. I think that is one reason
:04:24. > :04:28.why Simon Grayson got the sack, the fact that Neil Warnock had become
:04:28. > :04:33.available. If you want to get promotion, and it will be very
:04:33. > :04:37.tough, given the situation they are in, but for me, Neil Warnock is the
:04:37. > :04:43.manager to get you promoted. If it is not this season, it will
:04:43. > :04:47.certainly be next season. After today, they have got six games at
:04:47. > :04:54.home, and four away, so they will have a chance if they could get
:04:54. > :04:58.three points today.. We can speak to the managers now. Middlesbrough
:04:58. > :05:05.on such a good run at the moment, but this is such a crucial part of
:05:05. > :05:08.the season. Yes, absolutely. I think after Christmas and new year
:05:08. > :05:14.we had a difficult patch, but we bounced back pretty well, and we're
:05:14. > :05:20.in a recent -- decent run of form at the moment. It is a crucial
:05:20. > :05:25.stage, 12 games to go. Leeds United at home is as close to a derby as
:05:25. > :05:29.we get in this league. It is a game we are looking forward to. It is an
:05:29. > :05:32.opportunity for both sides to get three points. It is the first of
:05:32. > :05:38.five away games remaining for you this season, there is no breathing
:05:38. > :05:42.space, is there, if you want to get that play-off place? No, the
:05:42. > :05:45.Championship is like that, you do not get much we spied in the
:05:45. > :05:50.Championship, but that is what makes it such a good league. It is
:05:50. > :05:59.so close. All of a sudden, you think you're out of it, and you win
:05:59. > :06:05.a couple of games... You have got to keep going. Today is a tough
:06:05. > :06:10.match, Leeds have shown how difficult they are to score against,
:06:10. > :06:16.since Neil Warnock came in. We know it is going to be a close game,
:06:16. > :06:19.hard-fought, and hopefully we will come out on top. Tony has done a
:06:19. > :06:23.great job, they have got a great chance of getting promoted, but we
:06:23. > :06:28.would like to put a little dent in it if we could. Whatever we do for
:06:28. > :06:32.the rest of the season, we can definitely take points off teams at
:06:32. > :06:35.the top. We have not scored goals, which has been disappointing, even
:06:35. > :06:41.though we have created opportunities, and we have got to
:06:41. > :06:45.try to put that right. At the same time, I think their forward line
:06:45. > :06:52.tonight will give us a good test, and I think I will learn more about
:06:52. > :06:56.my team! They have different personalities, don't they? Yes,
:06:56. > :06:59.Neil Warnock has got a history of getting teams promoted. Tony
:06:59. > :07:04.Mowbray is a dour character, I played with him at Ipswich, but he
:07:04. > :07:09.is a very good manager. They play a fast style of football, they like
:07:09. > :07:13.to keep the ball, and in the two up front, they have got a goal threat.
:07:13. > :07:18.We have seen from Neil Warnock what he does at every club he goes to,
:07:18. > :07:23.he gets experienced players to get them out of the division, people
:07:23. > :07:26.like Danny Webber, Paul Robinson. He is trying to put his stamp on
:07:26. > :07:29.the club, he had a go at a couple of players on the bench who were
:07:29. > :07:34.not ready to go on. He is insistence that everything has got
:07:34. > :07:38.to be done right. Interesting that he says he wants to take points off
:07:38. > :07:42.the top clubs, without a shadow of a doubt, I think he believes that
:07:42. > :07:48.they can get into the play-offs, at least. He is just trying to play at
:07:48. > :07:51.a little bit cool. Do you think the players respond to somebody with
:07:51. > :07:54.the personality of Tony Mowbray? think they do, because they respect
:07:55. > :07:58.his views on the game, and the way he wants to play, but he has got
:07:58. > :08:05.Mark with him, a slightly different character, probably a bit more
:08:05. > :08:08.robust in the dressing room. Tony will be quite level-headed, but the
:08:08. > :08:15.two of them make a good combination. It should be a good atmosphere
:08:15. > :08:23.today, Leeds have got the whole of the away end. Leeds have always got
:08:23. > :08:26.fantastic support, their away support is phenomenal. It is a
:08:26. > :08:36.great day, it is almost like getting towards the end of the
:08:36. > :08:43.season, a lovely day, it should be good, entertaining football. Let's
:08:43. > :08:53.go and join our commentators, Martin Keown and Guy Mowbray.
:08:53. > :08:53.
:08:53. > :08:59.GUY MOWBRAY: Hello, everyone, from a glorious day here at the
:08:59. > :09:05.Riverside. Viewers of a certain vintage will remember the 1960s and
:09:05. > :09:11.the 1970s, and this was part of North Yorkshire. Back then, Leeds
:09:11. > :09:21.United were pretty much everybody's rivals. More recently,
:09:21. > :09:23.
:09:23. > :09:33.Middlesbrough fans have the memory of Juninho sat sobbing on the pitch,
:09:33. > :09:39.
:09:39. > :09:44.of Juninho sat sobbing on the pitch, Bates, leading his team along the
:09:44. > :09:49.line of Village United opponents. Leeds, cheered on by more than
:09:49. > :09:59.3,000 visiting supporters this afternoon. It is only about 70
:09:59. > :10:03.
:10:03. > :10:07.miles from Leeds to Middlesbrough. Let's have a look at the teams,
:10:07. > :10:17.starting with Middlesbrough. Two changes from their win against
:10:17. > :10:39.
:10:40. > :10:43.Robinson, the 33-year-old left back comes in, as does Aidan White.
:10:43. > :10:49.Robinson made his last appearance in the Premier League on Boxing Day,
:10:49. > :10:57.for Bolton Wanderers. He has had nine red cards in his career, but
:10:58. > :11:01.none since January 2009. Four goals in his last five games, 15 goals
:11:01. > :11:06.for the season altogether, for Marvin Emnes. He got the only goal
:11:06. > :11:16.of the game when the two sides met in a fiery encounter in August.
:11:16. > :11:29.
:11:29. > :11:37.Three people were sent off on that see the first goal of his tenure as
:11:37. > :11:46.Leeds United manager. You may have noticed Middlesbrough's players
:11:46. > :11:51.wearing black armbands, that is because we're about to observe a
:11:51. > :11:58.minute's applause, after the captains have decided who is going
:11:58. > :12:02.to kick off. The referee today, incidentally, is Carl Boyeson. The
:12:02. > :12:08.minute's applause is for Jack Watson, Middlesbrough's recruitment
:12:08. > :12:18.co-ordinator, who died yesterday morning, aged 90. He was a close
:12:18. > :12:18.
:12:18. > :13:08.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 50 seconds
:13:08. > :13:18.what some was brought back to the club when Tony Mowbray returned
:13:18. > :13:18.
:13:18. > :13:22.here in October 2010, -- Jack Watson -- and he has associated
:13:22. > :13:25.himself with the club ever since he was a small boy. He was still
:13:25. > :13:35.active until the day he died. I know that the Middlesbrough manager
:13:35. > :13:36.
:13:36. > :13:41.was very upset about it. Leeds fans were also given their chance to
:13:41. > :13:50.mourn the passing of the six soldiers who died from the
:13:50. > :13:55.Yorkshire Regiment in Afghanistan this week. Middlesbrough kick off.
:13:55. > :14:05.At the start of play, it is fourth against tenth in the Championship.
:14:05. > :14:07.
:14:07. > :14:17.Middlesbrough looking good for the Middlesbrough, they need to win
:14:17. > :14:34.
:14:34. > :14:40.in the summer, to join Vancouver Whitecaps. The weather will
:14:40. > :14:50.certainly be different over there. Why, is it freezing in Vancouver,
:14:50. > :14:57.
:14:57. > :15:03.kept a clean sheet in his last two away games, something Neil Warnock
:15:03. > :15:08.seems to have brought to the club. Yes, he loves his football, and we
:15:08. > :15:18.wish him every success with Leeds, but they need to start scoring
:15:18. > :15:44.
:15:44. > :15:54.this season, but has gone four Michael Brown style. That work man
:15:54. > :15:55.
:15:55. > :15:59.Mike player. Leeds are definitely up for this one. I have been urged
:15:59. > :16:09.to remind you of an FA Cup match where Michael Brown hit you with a
:16:09. > :16:42.
:16:42. > :16:50.warm-up shot. I don't think he watch Leeds United are trying to do.
:16:50. > :17:00.It is interesting to see Robinson getting down and left hand side. He
:17:00. > :17:11.
:17:11. > :17:16.is very defensively minded and very get three teams promoted to the
:17:16. > :17:20.Premier League. Well, the top flight anyway. A fantastic record.
:17:20. > :17:25.He is very proud of that. He wanted another chance in the Premiership,
:17:25. > :17:30.but that did not last long. Now it is a long-term project to get Leeds
:17:30. > :17:40.back into the top flight. In my heyday, they were certainly up
:17:40. > :18:03.
:18:03. > :18:13.there and in the Champions League Bates and' height. Five good tan
:18:13. > :18:19.and a solid centre-back. He is doing very well in that position.
:18:19. > :18:28.free kick for Leeds United. He has come out there and given away a
:18:28. > :18:34.needless free kick. Rhys Williams, at the offender. Becchio, clever.
:18:35. > :18:38.Becchio, a very underrated striker. He is a real nuisance. Struggled to
:18:38. > :18:44.get his season under way in this campaign because of a hamstring
:18:44. > :18:54.problem in the early weeks. He has got seven goals. He is key to Leeds
:18:54. > :19:08.
:19:08. > :19:15.deal. We know he has got the ability. He really can hit them. He
:19:15. > :19:22.was such a long way out, I never really fancied him to score. It was
:19:22. > :19:28.certainly lively for the goalkeeper, Steele. Only 11 goals for the
:19:28. > :19:38.season, Robert Snodgrass. That equals his best tally, which became
:19:38. > :20:13.
:20:13. > :20:18.-- which came a division lower than those Leeds United loan signings.
:20:18. > :20:28.33 and brought in by Simon Grayson -- 33 have been brought in by Simon
:20:28. > :20:37.
:20:37. > :20:42.Grayson in his three years at the against Becchio. That is what he
:20:42. > :20:52.does. Sometimes he gets those and sometimes he doesn't. He has a look,
:20:52. > :20:58.
:20:58. > :21:03.doesn't he? The referee has done well were. -- there. His day job is
:21:03. > :21:13.as a central heating technician. could do with his number! Get the
:21:13. > :21:19.
:21:19. > :21:26.of play it is indicative of the pressure that Leeds are putting
:21:26. > :21:30.them under. They work very hard. Neil Warnock is more interested in
:21:30. > :21:40.what they are doing when they are out of possession and when they are
:21:40. > :22:00.
:22:00. > :22:07.at first they might have been a deflection, but no claim from a
:22:07. > :22:11.Leeds player. It was a nice smooth. Becchio's flick. McCormack, he is
:22:11. > :22:16.decent quality and really should be hitting the target from there. He
:22:16. > :22:21.is almost like a poor man's Wayne Rooney in this division. At times
:22:21. > :22:28.he shows flashes of quality. But there, not quite good enough.
:22:28. > :22:37.did not score his first goal for Leeds until his 20th Bowl -- game
:22:37. > :22:47.for them. He had one particularly coal fuelled season with Cardiff
:22:47. > :23:23.
:23:23. > :23:30.stumble, but a free kick has been given. The referee saw that as a
:23:30. > :23:40.trip from Becchio. It looked like a trip. Surrey, it looked like a slip.
:23:40. > :23:50.I would like to see a replay of that one. He just slips! There is
:23:50. > :24:16.
:24:16. > :24:22.nobody near him. Is it handball, every game, says Neil Warnock. It
:24:22. > :24:26.is the 4th game when Neil Warnock has been in charge of Leeds United.
:24:26. > :24:33.I think she came with the idea that he might have to clear out the
:24:33. > :24:38.defence entirely, but he has not done that. There is a no-nonsense
:24:38. > :24:43.approach from his defence. A rather ambitious approach coming in there
:24:43. > :24:48.from Nicky Bailey. We saw before the match started, they were
:24:48. > :24:51.warming up, hitting the target from all angles. Maybe that is why it
:24:51. > :25:01.vaguely fancied his chances. But you are not going to score from
:25:01. > :25:06.there. It was high and wide. He has only got one goal since he joined
:25:06. > :25:16.Middlesbrough from Charlton, with whom he was prolific forays central
:25:16. > :25:19.
:25:19. > :25:29.midfielder. -- for a central midfielder. The referee has drawn a
:25:29. > :25:34.
:25:34. > :25:44.plate to a halt so the players can be attended to. That was a crunch.
:25:44. > :25:45.
:25:45. > :25:49.An elbow. Minute it was the fall. - - and then it was the fall.
:25:49. > :25:56.definitely went with his arm. For me, he went down because he knew
:25:56. > :26:00.what he had done. He is back on his feet. You try to protect yourself,
:26:00. > :26:10.but I think he has overstepped the mark. His arm was almost behind him
:26:10. > :26:15.
:26:15. > :26:21.to stop -- behind him. Neil Warnock is not taking up a fuss. He is
:26:21. > :26:26.offering words of wisdom to his players. Snodgrass is getting a few.
:26:26. > :26:36.I am sure he will be getting a message to the 4th officials as
:26:36. > :26:36.
:26:36. > :26:40.well. Just injecting a bit of confidence to one or two of them.
:26:40. > :26:50.They have broken well on occasions. They have closed down Middlesbrough
:26:50. > :26:59.especially well. That attacking side comes with confidence. O'Dea
:26:59. > :27:03.is going to wear the warrior look for the rest of the match. Kisnorbo
:27:03. > :27:07.used to sport a headband like that every time he took to the field.
:27:07. > :27:12.is an occupational hazard as a centre-half. You just hope you will
:27:12. > :27:16.get protection from the referees. How many times have you want that?
:27:16. > :27:20.A number of occasions. Always seemed to play better with that on
:27:20. > :27:27.my head. He is trying to protect himself and get the elevation you
:27:27. > :27:32.need, but he definitely hit the central defender. O'Dea did have
:27:32. > :27:35.quite a serious head injury before Christmas. He had spells out in
:27:35. > :27:45.November and December after an aborted comeback. He will not take
:27:45. > :28:17.
:28:17. > :28:22.for a free kick. Again, trying to play through that midfield. Leeds
:28:22. > :28:32.know all about that. Just stopping them from playing. Middlesbrough
:28:32. > :29:07.
:29:07. > :29:12.his player, Michael Brown. They Straight into the Leeds fans behind
:29:12. > :29:17.the goal. So far he has been starved of any supply from his
:29:17. > :29:21.team-mates. Definitely a good player, this boy. He is a box of
:29:21. > :29:29.tricks really. It came off his central defenders, but again it is
:29:29. > :29:33.wild. He joined Middlesbrough, Emnes, from Sparta Rotterdam. In
:29:33. > :29:39.his first couple of seasons, he did not set been Riverside alight, but
:29:39. > :29:43.he has come good this season. It is his first season where goals have
:29:43. > :29:48.come in plentiful supply. He is finding consistency in his play. He
:29:48. > :29:53.has certainly responded to Tony Mowbray as a manager. He is a bit
:29:54. > :30:02.quiet today. There is the rough tough centre-half as a player,
:30:02. > :30:07.whose teams have always tried to play football, as the politically
:30:07. > :30:17.Cornet, at the right way. Open, attacking. It certainly makes for a
:30:17. > :30:52.
:30:52. > :30:59.better spectacle when people want beautifully, and was looking for
:31:00. > :31:09.Becchio, but Jason Steele had watched it all the way. Lukas
:31:10. > :31:11.
:31:11. > :31:18.Jutkiewicz... Robinson gets the better of him. Fans of both sides
:31:18. > :31:24.warming to the battle between that pair. There was no way that
:31:24. > :31:34.Jutkiewicz could have got through there. Well, if he is going to dish
:31:34. > :31:35.
:31:35. > :31:40.it out, Paul Robinson will enjoy that. Real chance. Goal for
:31:40. > :31:49.Snodgrass! Neil Warnock sees the first goal that Leeds United have
:31:49. > :31:55.scored since he became manager. MARTIN KEOWN: It seems that every
:31:55. > :32:02.time White gets on the ball, it looks as though Leeds can do
:32:02. > :32:07.something. The goal comes from Snodgrass, but don't underestimate
:32:07. > :32:12.the impact of White here. He is nice and composed, looking for
:32:12. > :32:17.support on the edge of the box. And Snodgrass, with his right foot,
:32:17. > :32:23.which is most unusual for him, but the goalkeeper perhaps should have
:32:23. > :32:29.done better with that, I think he will be disappointed, Jason Steele.
:32:29. > :32:36.Yes, it went underneath the goalkeeper, into the net, for the
:32:36. > :32:45.12thth goal of the season for Robert Snodgrass, the man who Neil
:32:45. > :32:48.Warnock made captain, and has just made his day! The goalkeeper having
:32:48. > :32:58.a problem with the sun, but that one was too low for the sun to have
:32:58. > :33:07.
:33:07. > :33:11.evident from the table, that Leeds United have to win to have any
:33:11. > :33:15.hopes of getting into the play-offs at the end of the season. Neil
:33:15. > :33:23.Warnock had set a target before today, of 75 points, to make the
:33:24. > :33:30.play-offs, which means getting another 25 from 11 games, which
:33:30. > :33:37.works out at seven wins and four drawers, no defeats. Well, if
:33:37. > :33:47.anyone can do it, Neil Warnock can do it. The Leeds players are
:33:47. > :34:00.
:34:00. > :34:10.from O'Dea. Just a bit too much weight on that ball, and the
:34:10. > :34:17.
:34:18. > :34:27.Ipswich teammate, who has been his assistant wherever he has gone in
:34:28. > :34:28.
:34:28. > :34:34.management. Becchio is offside. Free kick to Middlesbrough. Yes,
:34:34. > :34:44.good decision from the linesman, Becchio was just ball-watching,
:34:44. > :35:10.
:35:10. > :35:20.Winnie should have been thinking magic down the left for
:35:20. > :35:29.
:35:29. > :35:34.Middlesbrough, but it was easy seen their side win just one of the
:35:34. > :35:39.last eight away in the league. think that's why they are not
:35:40. > :35:49.looking so happy, they have seen it all before. But this is a new
:35:50. > :35:51.
:35:51. > :36:01.beginning for Neil Warnock. those fans are Neil Warnock's
:36:01. > :36:33.
:36:33. > :36:39.examination panel, the pretty offside once more. Middlesbrough
:36:39. > :36:45.holding a good line, good communication. He just needs to be
:36:45. > :36:55.a bit more patient, perhaps it is his lack of pace, he wants to make
:36:55. > :36:55.
:36:55. > :37:35.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 50 seconds
:37:35. > :37:45.Middlesbrough's home form has been their failing this season. He has
:37:45. > :37:46.
:37:46. > :37:56.had a decent career, Hoyte, did not quite make it at Arsenal, where his
:37:56. > :38:09.
:38:09. > :38:16.good decision for me, Jutkiewicz just cutting inside, and he is just
:38:16. > :38:26.caught by the defender, O'Dea. Middlesbrough have the chance to
:38:26. > :38:45.
:38:45. > :38:55.problems for Andy Lonergan. Nine goals this season... But he did not
:38:55. > :39:10.
:39:10. > :39:16.get that one right. He did not get advantages given by the referee.
:39:16. > :39:26.That shot was blocked by Hammill. He has to go the long way around,
:39:26. > :39:45.
:39:45. > :39:49.but he could not get around Paul muddle on the touchline.
:39:49. > :39:54.Middlesbrough have got to start passing the ball, it is the only
:39:54. > :40:04.way they know. Having said that, Leeds have been closing down really
:40:04. > :40:29.
:40:29. > :40:39.well. Hammill to Emnes. Williams Robinson plays it forward into the
:40:39. > :40:46.
:40:46. > :40:52.feet of Becchio. Great chance, for Becchio, 2-0, Leeds United! The
:40:52. > :40:57.mistake was from Justin Hoyte. Two goals in less than 10 minutes - is
:40:57. > :41:01.Neil Warnock heading for his first victory as the boss of Leeds?
:41:01. > :41:07.on the break, isn't it? Leeds keeping the ball exceptionally well.
:41:07. > :41:11.Justin Hoyte knows that he should have cleared it. Becchio, for all
:41:11. > :41:16.of that work and Industry that he puts in, he gets his reward. The
:41:16. > :41:20.way that they break, and there's no real pressure on them, this should
:41:20. > :41:30.have been food and drink, into the stand, but he doesn't Claire Wright,
:41:30. > :41:30.
:41:30. > :41:37.and he gets punished. I think it hits his standing foot. He has just
:41:37. > :41:42.got it wrong, hasn't he? That's where you need to be calm in your
:41:42. > :41:49.defending. Nothing calm about that reaction, goodness me, close to
:41:49. > :41:56.tears! He changes into a different animal, as soon as the game kicks
:41:56. > :42:02.off. He has got to pick himself up, Hoyte, and so have the team,
:42:02. > :42:10.Middlesbrough. There needs to be a reaction now, they're the home team.
:42:10. > :42:16.They have got to start responding, showing some character.
:42:16. > :42:26.certainly needs to show it, a horrible moment for Justin Hoyte.
:42:26. > :42:47.
:42:47. > :42:54.It was the eighth goal of the journey they will ever make, but
:42:54. > :43:04.well worth it so far. They look happy, don't they? Still not sure,
:43:04. > :43:10.though, some of them. It is Leeds! There's somebody who's not happy at
:43:10. > :43:20.all, Tony Mowbray. No, but he will not panic, he will stick to what he
:43:20. > :43:29.
:43:29. > :43:33.knows best. His team really have fans, I think a lot of them are
:43:33. > :43:43.still in denial that they are not a top-flight team, and have not been
:43:43. > :43:57.
:43:57. > :44:07.Blocked by Robinson. I think Robson is a player that they need to get
:44:07. > :44:07.
:44:07. > :44:17.on the ball a lot more, because he can play. Robinson there will be
:44:17. > :44:49.
:44:49. > :44:59.On his left is Emnes. Bennett... It did not come for Williams, who has
:44:59. > :45:02.just caught his man late there. Robson has lost it. And Michael
:45:02. > :45:08.Brown was caught by the Book of Rhys Williams. Williams was quick
:45:08. > :45:14.to apologise, I don't think the referee really saw it. Maybe he did,
:45:14. > :45:21.because his hand has gone to his pocket, has it? No, it is hands on
:45:21. > :45:29.hips, he is tired. He is just drawing breath after this hectic
:45:29. > :45:39.half-an-hour. Was this naughty or was it just something that happens
:45:39. > :45:55.
:45:55. > :46:00.in a game? I don't think there's that midfield, sweeping up in the
:46:00. > :46:06.defence. Occasionally, he is going to get caught. It is like all our
:46:06. > :46:14.yesterdays. Reunited with Neil Warnock. A man he played for off
:46:14. > :46:19.four years and duck and Sheffield United. He will know his value.
:46:19. > :46:23.had one season with Sheffield United by he got over 20 goals. But
:46:23. > :46:31.he is not that sort of midfielder now. It is probably one of those
:46:31. > :46:35.things that can only happen once in your career. Well played for
:46:35. > :46:45.speaking well of Michael Brown vote. I am very proud of people stop you
:46:45. > :47:15.
:47:15. > :47:22.cannot hold any grudges in this Emnes. That has got the Leeds band
:47:22. > :47:28.pumped. Lonergan had to beat that behind. But was taken so quickly.
:47:28. > :47:35.Quick thinking. We talked about that. Get Robinson on the ball. He
:47:35. > :47:44.has got ability. He nearly punished Leeds. I think the adrenalin was
:47:44. > :47:54.blaring after Robson's challenge. They were responding to the crowd.
:47:54. > :48:18.
:48:18. > :48:26.Robinson is proving to be a central figure, then Leeds United left-back.
:48:26. > :48:30.Crunching tackle to keep the crowd up and then he players.
:48:30. > :48:36.recognises the danger and puts himself on the line. An excellent
:48:36. > :48:41.clearance. That is why he has been brought in. He was not getting a
:48:41. > :48:46.game, not a regular starting place, with Bolton Wanderers. He has come
:48:46. > :48:51.to the sort of club where, even on a short-term loan, he could become
:48:51. > :48:55.a big favourite. That is what these experienced players off for you.
:48:55. > :49:01.They come in and they know what it is about and they are there to save
:49:01. > :49:06.you. Becchio made a mess of that. He should have at least hit the
:49:06. > :49:10.target and given Leeds a chance of going 3-0 up. He was on side.
:49:10. > :49:14.it is such a difficult ball when it is coming over your head like that.
:49:14. > :49:20.But the Middlesbrough defence were just standing, watching him. It is
:49:21. > :49:30.a difficult skill. Perhaps a touch more awareness in that situation
:49:31. > :49:32.
:49:32. > :49:38.would have been better. Leeds United, trying to go out of sight
:49:38. > :49:48.before half-time. Not really had a rousing Middlesbrough's response
:49:48. > :49:48.
:49:48. > :50:42.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 50 seconds
:50:42. > :50:46.yet. They are shell-shocked, aren't McCormack, I had been in pressed
:50:46. > :50:51.with him. They are the people that give you the belief that you can
:50:51. > :51:00.win games. Certainly when they are holding on to it, but support has
:51:00. > :51:05.to them come from deep. That is well wide, but it was deflected
:51:05. > :51:15.that way. Now is there going to be some sort of rallying cry from
:51:15. > :51:19.
:51:20. > :51:23.Middlesbrough? Good decision. The referee was well placed there.
:51:23. > :51:27.is another Premier League exile come up on loan from Wolverhampton
:51:27. > :51:37.Wanderers. He was a Liverpool junior, but he did not make the
:51:37. > :51:56.
:51:56. > :52:02.kick to Leeds. -- McCormack, bumped by Justin Hoyte. He knew he could
:52:02. > :52:12.not go anywhere and took a dive. There was a push, but he would have
:52:12. > :52:28.
:52:28. > :52:33.kept his feet if he had something from White. Could have been three
:52:33. > :52:42.or four goals. We talked about White's composure with the last
:52:42. > :52:48.goal, but he probably did not realise how much time he had there.
:52:48. > :52:52.He should have done better. He has never scored for Leeds United. He
:52:53. > :53:02.has played a lot of his career at full-back, notably on the left-hand
:53:03. > :53:13.
:53:13. > :53:23.side. Bell concedes a free kick. -- O'Dea. A bit further out for Barry
:53:23. > :53:29.
:53:29. > :53:39.Robson and his last effort. He will Robson, it is very difficult to
:53:39. > :53:41.
:53:41. > :53:46.defend against. He really whipped it in. He almost got too much on
:53:46. > :53:56.that. It would not go down too well if somebody called Bates scored
:53:56. > :53:56.
:53:56. > :54:00.against Leeds. No relation! Matthew Bates, who has injured his cruciate
:54:00. > :54:08.ligament four times. He has done both knees. He has spent so much of
:54:08. > :54:18.his career on the treatment table. It is a tribute to the medical team
:54:18. > :54:27.
:54:27. > :54:34.and Middlesbrough. His resolve to that McCormack was able to get the
:54:34. > :54:39.shot away. He is angry. McCormack is appealing for a corner as well.
:54:39. > :54:49.He knows his luck is in, everything is going his way, so why not shoot
:54:49. > :55:17.
:55:17. > :55:27.for two. White has played more as a left-back and Neil Warnock is
:55:27. > :55:27.
:55:27. > :56:19.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 50 seconds
:56:19. > :56:27.playing him as a right-winger. And subdued. He does not seem likely at
:56:27. > :56:32.all today. You have got to be up for it every week. You are coming
:56:32. > :56:36.into that time of the season where, keep it going now and you're in
:56:36. > :56:41.that last 10 matches. You do not have to tell the players to go out
:56:41. > :56:46.and do it. They know what is important. 46 games in the Football
:56:46. > :56:56.League season. If you finish in the promotion places after that slog,
:56:56. > :56:58.
:56:58. > :57:07.you deserve everything you get. Middlesbrough, in 4th place at the
:57:07. > :57:13.start of the game. Seven points behind second-placed. Neil Warnock
:57:13. > :57:17.has been positive. He has not taken ACT ball-game. He knows what he is
:57:17. > :57:21.good that and keep supplying it in his management. It is no
:57:21. > :57:25.coincidence that he has had three successes, three promotions into
:57:25. > :57:35.the top flight. He will be trying to get Leeds there. That is the
:57:35. > :57:51.
:57:51. > :57:55.January. He has bought a couple of goals for Middlesbrough since then.
:57:55. > :58:04.You wonder if Tony Mowbray is thinking of bringing on some
:58:04. > :58:09.substitutes and changing the system a little bit. That is Robson and a
:58:09. > :58:13.free kick for Leeds. Nothing is quite going Middlesbrough's way.
:58:13. > :58:19.Robson against Snodgrass that time. An honest tussle between two
:58:19. > :58:23.players. Six of one, half a dozen of the other? I am not sure that is
:58:23. > :58:33.a free kick. It is clever play it again and the referee has gone for
:58:33. > :58:33.
:58:33. > :59:17.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 50 seconds
:59:17. > :59:25.it. Luckily no yellow card. Robson O'Dea has done excellently bulk
:59:25. > :59:35.since he'd had that headband put on. We will have a four extra minutes
:59:35. > :59:35.
:59:35. > :00:33.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 50 seconds
:00:33. > :00:37.this last few minutes. They do not really want half-time to come.
:00:37. > :00:44.Robson wants it wide right. Screaming for it. But Emnes for
:00:44. > :00:54.some reason went for goal. It might yet workout. And that was a chance
:00:54. > :00:57.
:00:57. > :01:07.Farington, but the flag was up anyway. -- a chance for Jutkiewicz.
:01:07. > :01:08.
:01:08. > :01:18.MARTIN KEOWN: That was better, but it was a little bit panicky. It is
:01:18. > :01:24.
:01:24. > :01:34.close, isn't it? Yes, but I think it was a push from Robinson.
:01:34. > :01:35.
:01:35. > :01:40.Hammill used his body unfairly against Clayton. I should think
:01:40. > :01:46.there will be a nice, warm, cosy feel to that away dressing room at
:01:46. > :01:50.half-time. He will still have something to say, no doubt. Yes,
:01:50. > :01:54.these two have done fantastically well in their careers, they will
:01:54. > :02:04.not panic, they will be looking at a plan of action to turn this
:02:04. > :02:24.
:02:24. > :02:29.getting a little bit frayed as we approach half-time. It has not gone
:02:29. > :02:39.as they wanted it to, or maybe expected it to. And it could get
:02:39. > :02:40.
:02:40. > :02:50.worse here, with a free kick, won by Becchio. Yes, he is just buying
:02:50. > :03:03.
:03:03. > :03:10.the free kick all the time. As soon McCormack. It just needed a touch,
:03:10. > :03:20.and it got one from Bates, behind for the corner. That was good
:03:20. > :03:32.
:03:32. > :03:40.defending. Coming across to take the corner, McCormack. It is half
:03:40. > :03:45.time at the Riverside, boos from the Middlesbrough supporters. But
:03:45. > :03:50.the Leeds fans are delighted with what they have seen. The first
:03:50. > :03:54.goals since Neil Warnock has taken over as manager. Robert Snodgrass
:03:55. > :04:04.got them going, and less than 10 minutes later, Becchio made
:04:05. > :04:07.
:04:07. > :04:12.Middlesbrough's task even more The locals behind us is blowing
:04:12. > :04:16.quite loudly. Yes, quite right, to be honest, it has been an abject
:04:16. > :04:26.display from Middlesbrough. Neil Warnock will be delighted, his team
:04:26. > :04:34.have been at it from the start, the front two, Becchio and McCormack,
:04:34. > :04:37.have worked beautifully together. Leeds have been dominant. You come
:04:37. > :04:44.to expect it under Neil Warnock, they have been very solid, they
:04:44. > :04:47.have come here, and defensively, they have been good. But really,
:04:47. > :04:53.Boro, the mistakes they have made, Tony Mowbray will be devastated.
:04:53. > :05:02.They have not played well, but the mistakes for the goals, there's no
:05:02. > :05:06.real answer for that. When Darren O'Dea hurt his head, there was a
:05:06. > :05:14.break in play, we saw Neil Warnock giving messages to the Leeds
:05:14. > :05:18.players, telling them to hit it wide. I think he recognised that
:05:18. > :05:24.Middlesbrough were facing the sun, and perhaps he recognised that
:05:24. > :05:28.Bennett was not the best in the air. The reaction from Barry Robson was
:05:28. > :05:34.totally wrong, he was the wrong side of him, it was a mistake from
:05:34. > :05:42.Bennett, and Snodgrass has got 15 yards of space, on his own. The
:05:42. > :05:47.goalkeeper, Jason Steele, will not be happy, either. But it was a
:05:47. > :05:52.tactic they used. Unfortunately, Joe Bennett gets it completely
:05:52. > :05:58.wrong. He could have let that run across them. Snodgrass, it is a
:05:58. > :06:02.tame shot, very, very Thame, and it goes right under the goalkeeper. As
:06:02. > :06:07.a manager, you cannot legislate for simple, basic errors. I think that
:06:07. > :06:11.is why Tony Mowbray will be furious. Individual errors are one thing, do
:06:11. > :06:19.you think he will be annoyed about the space that Snodgrass had? There
:06:19. > :06:23.was no Middlesbrough player within yards of him. At the moment, as
:06:23. > :06:26.Matt said, Middlesbrough are quite abject, they have not get any bite
:06:26. > :06:34.about them, there is nobody in the midfield to compete with the likes
:06:34. > :06:39.of Brown. Boro do not seem to have that solidity which Leeds have.
:06:39. > :06:47.noticed how far apart the two Middlesbrough forwards work, Emnes
:06:47. > :06:51.and Lukas Jutkiewicz, and how close together the Leeds two were. Yes,
:06:51. > :06:58.for Middlesbrough, Emnes has been playing virtually on the left-hand
:06:58. > :07:03.side, with Hammill coming in off the flank. Emnes here is absolutely
:07:03. > :07:06.miles from his strike partner, miles from his strike partner,
:07:06. > :07:12.Jutkiewicz. Play breaks down, as we will see in a second, and on the
:07:12. > :07:15.break, Leeds, the second goal, it was a mistake from Middlesbrough,
:07:15. > :07:21.losing possession in the first place, but the combination between
:07:21. > :07:31.these two, we talk about how far apart Emnes and Jutkiewicz work,
:07:31. > :07:33.
:07:33. > :07:37.but these two are so close together. The combination is good, Ross
:07:37. > :07:42.McCormack going down the left side, and Luciano Becchio knocking it in
:07:42. > :07:50.full stop Yes, anybody who works with Luciano Becchio must be
:07:50. > :07:57.delighted, because he works so hard. The Boro players did not track back.
:07:57. > :08:01.Even here, the two centre halves do not react. It is a simple tap-in.
:08:01. > :08:07.On the first goal, Barry Robson did not track his man, on the second
:08:07. > :08:12.goal, it is this two centre-halves who do not react. You cannot
:08:12. > :08:16.legislate for the mistakes, but you have got to track your runners.
:08:16. > :08:20.Neil Warnock nearly burst into tears as the second goal hit the
:08:20. > :08:26.back of the net. At the moment, Ross McCormack is running this, how
:08:26. > :08:29.do you deal with him from a Middlesbrough point of view? If you
:08:29. > :08:34.look at what Leeds have done, Michael Brown has just sat in front
:08:34. > :08:38.of the back four, he has not even been in the other half, it is the
:08:38. > :08:40.unsung hero type of role. I think they have got to drop somebody back
:08:40. > :08:45.they have got to drop somebody back like that to sit in front of the
:08:45. > :08:53.back four. You do not want to leave your shape, they had good shape, as
:08:53. > :08:57.a flat back four, but of course, when Becchio drops off... I think
:08:57. > :09:00.there is a big responsibility on Nicky Bailey. At Charlton, he was a
:09:01. > :09:08.box-to-box midfielder, but he has to make a conscious effort here
:09:08. > :09:14.today to defend the back four. was another chance, Bennett, Ball
:09:14. > :09:17.watching a little bit once again? Yes, these mistakes have epitomised
:09:17. > :09:21.the game of Middlesbrough so far. They have not been shop, they have
:09:21. > :09:25.not been proactive in what they're doing, a bit lazy in the sunshine,
:09:25. > :09:31.thinking, we can just pass the ball around, we are at home. I think
:09:31. > :09:36.that was a difficult chance for Becchio. It was a bit behind him.
:09:36. > :09:43.thought it was a difficult chance, he probably snatched at it a little
:09:43. > :09:51.bit. Yesterday's action from the Championship now, involving the
:09:51. > :10:01.Championship now, involving the sides in the promotion race.
:10:01. > :10:03.
:10:03. > :10:13.Southampton's Rickie Lambert and Lalana are both in contention at
:10:13. > :10:14.
:10:14. > :10:20.the awards ceremony tonight. The second goal came from good work
:10:20. > :10:28.from the Japanese International. The two of there will be up against
:10:28. > :10:30.Cardiff's Peter Whippingham -- Peter Whittingham for the
:10:30. > :10:35.Championship Player of the Year award. West Ham are unbeaten in
:10:35. > :10:40.seven, but they have now drawn their last four at home. Kevin
:10:40. > :10:47.Ilonen -- Kevin Nolan put them ahead against Doncaster. But Rovers
:10:47. > :10:57.are themselves now unbeaten in four. And it was James Carpenter who got
:10:57. > :11:05.
:11:05. > :11:10.Reading, and march is heading the same way. They were heading here
:11:10. > :11:14.towards their eighth consecutive league win. No surprise that Brian
:11:14. > :11:17.McDermott has been named as manager of the month for February. And the
:11:17. > :11:26.signing of Jason Roberts has been inspired. That was his fourth goal
:11:26. > :11:33.for the club. Hunt again provided the assist for freezing's third
:11:33. > :11:43.goal, which came from Simon Church. Leicester got a late consolation,
:11:43. > :11:47.
:11:47. > :11:50.but they are now nine points off a play-off place. This Midlands derby
:11:50. > :11:59.saw Gary McSheffrey heading Coventry in front against his old
:11:59. > :12:09.club. But Birmingham, who have won their last three on their travels,
:12:09. > :12:10.
:12:10. > :12:14.struck back through former Coventry striker Marlon King. Blackpool,
:12:14. > :12:24.like Birmingham, are also seeking a swift return to the Premier League,
:12:24. > :12:25.
:12:25. > :12:28.but they went down to their second defeat within a week. Darren
:12:28. > :12:36.Ferguson's Peterborough side doubled their lead through Taylor
:12:37. > :12:46.just before half-time. Blackpool had scored in each of their
:12:47. > :12:47.
:12:48. > :12:53.previous 11 league games, and they extended that record, but they are
:12:53. > :13:03.now without a win in three, after George Paul Reid got a third goal
:13:03. > :13:05.
:13:05. > :13:10.for Peterborough. -- George Boyd. Birmingham and Blackpool's results
:13:10. > :13:20.meant that victory over Portsmouth would see Brighton move into the
:13:20. > :13:38.
:13:38. > :13:48.for the Spaniard, but he will not care. Play on, says the referee.
:13:48. > :13:57.
:13:58. > :14:01.Three in the middle, Vicente scores, that they would join Brighton in
:14:01. > :14:06.the play-off places, if they could go back across the River Severn
:14:06. > :14:15.with all three points from their trip to struggling Bristol City.
:14:15. > :14:22.Whittingham... This is neat from Cardiff City. And it is a
:14:22. > :14:32.deflection, and it goes in, it is an own goal by McManus! Foster has
:14:32. > :14:37.
:14:37. > :14:45.done well... Jonathon stared! Whittingham! Deflection, and in
:14:45. > :14:55.full stop Mason hits it, and it spins into the back of David James'
:14:55. > :14:57.
:14:57. > :15:07.All the goals from the BBC Sport weekend will be on the website from
:15:07. > :15:14.
:15:14. > :15:22.midnight. Coming up on Match Of The Back to the top of the Championship.
:15:22. > :15:26.Automatic promotion, do you think it is two from three? Probably yes.
:15:26. > :15:32.Reading are the form team. Southampton have responded well to
:15:32. > :15:37.a couple of disappointing results. West Ham are struggling,
:15:37. > :15:42.particularly at home. Why are West Ham struggling? The fans are really
:15:42. > :15:47.unhappy with West Ham's home form in particular. It is difficult.
:15:47. > :15:52.There will always be that issue with style of play it with Sam
:15:52. > :15:57.Allardyce. West Ham want to play in the right way. Even when they have
:15:57. > :16:02.won games this season, it has not been particularly pretty. West and
:16:02. > :16:06.want the ideal scenario of winning games and playing good football.
:16:06. > :16:10.on times there is an expectation level with your home fans. We have
:16:10. > :16:15.seen it with Middlesbrough. They have got more points away from home.
:16:15. > :16:19.Sometimes it is difficult when your fans are on top of people stop a
:16:19. > :16:29.coming up this afternoon, at a six nations feature earth which has
:16:29. > :16:38.
:16:38. > :16:48.That has gone over! A dramatic finale to this game. The newcomer
:16:48. > :17:05.
:17:05. > :17:10.may have sealed the victory. During half-time at the Riverside,
:17:10. > :17:17.we have been treated to a display of skills from some of the local
:17:18. > :17:23.kids. One of them, doing be Brazilian skills, was at Danny
:17:23. > :17:27.Mills' son. I am assuming he takes up after his mother? He has beaten
:17:27. > :17:31.my record already! Are can't believe he has not been sent off
:17:31. > :17:35.yet! That is what is great about Middlesbrough. They had a great
:17:35. > :17:40.link with the local clubs. It is inspirational for the kids. They
:17:40. > :17:44.get to see what it is like to be on a pitch, in front of the crowd. It
:17:44. > :17:49.makes their day. That is the way football has gone. It is about
:17:49. > :17:58.skill and flair and not the way I used to play! Not about clamping
:17:58. > :18:02.people! For arguing with the ref! Middlesbrough have to get closer to
:18:02. > :18:07.Leeds. In the first half, based at off them and it was too easy for
:18:07. > :18:10.Leeds. They passed it to ban most liberals but the two centre-
:18:10. > :18:14.forwards have been excellent, Becchio and McCormack. They have to
:18:14. > :18:19.start making tackles. If they have got to up the tempo. It has been a
:18:19. > :18:24.bit slow and predictable, their build-up play. Not once have they
:18:24. > :18:29.got in behind by the full-back. would like to see them get the ball
:18:29. > :18:38.to Adam Hammill. I would like to see him stay left, on the wing, and
:18:38. > :18:42.let the ball come to him doorstep - - to him. Do think they were
:18:42. > :18:47.instructed to do that or has it happens naturally in the first
:18:47. > :18:51.half? A delight to be fluid, Middlesbrough. Tony Mowbray likes
:18:51. > :18:54.his players to interchange their positions. Perhaps it is an
:18:54. > :19:00.instruction, but I would like to see them get into the box and C
:19:00. > :19:04.Adam Hammill stay wider. Adam Hammill has been starved of the
:19:04. > :19:07.ball a bit, so he has gone looking for the ball, trying to make an
:19:07. > :19:12.impression. He has got to keep his discipline and get the ball out
:19:12. > :19:19.wide. They do have options on the bench. Curtis Main is a young kid
:19:19. > :19:25.he was massively weighted in these parts. He has an option certainly.
:19:25. > :19:29.They just need to get into the face of Leeds. During that first half,
:19:29. > :19:37.Martin Keown described Ross McCormack as a poor man's Wayne
:19:37. > :19:47.Rooney. At that point, Danny Mills described you as a poor man's Steve
:19:47. > :19:47.
:19:47. > :20:38.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 50 seconds
:20:38. > :20:42.microphone. I was left speechless their! He will have to be
:20:42. > :20:46.speechless until I get an extra microphone. I was battling away and
:20:46. > :20:56.nobody could hear me. I could hear the sigh of relief all around the
:20:56. > :21:31.
:21:31. > :21:41.the start of the second half. A little bit brighter from
:21:41. > :21:54.
:21:54. > :22:01.supporters. Trying to get them going for the second half. The
:22:01. > :22:05.referee waved advantage, but they will come back. I think Michael
:22:05. > :22:15.Brown thought about putting the ball out of play. Now he does.
:22:15. > :22:17.
:22:17. > :22:25.Bailey is in a bad way. Are you working and with us, Martin?
:22:25. > :22:34.believe I am. You are in better shape than Bailey at the moment.
:22:34. > :22:39.Connolly, it is a stamp really. That is going to be painful.
:22:39. > :22:44.referee is not going to give a yellow card. Maybe he got a bit of
:22:44. > :22:54.the ball. So early at the start of the second half. I think maybe that
:22:54. > :22:56.
:22:56. > :23:00.shaped the referee's mind. On we go with Andy Lonergan to get the ball
:23:00. > :23:10.upfield and a way for Leeds. Economy is the player who just left
:23:10. > :23:15.his foot in up on the baby -- Connolly. Leeds United came into
:23:15. > :23:25.this game looking to avoid being doubled by Middlesbrough for the
:23:25. > :24:01.
:24:01. > :24:06.a bit to the ball before then, Surrey Middlesbrough corner.
:24:06. > :24:15.Jutkiewicz, holding the ball up for his team. If you can be the link
:24:15. > :24:19.player like that, you get a corner or a throw-in. Hines jump right in
:24:19. > :24:24.front of Lonergan, so a really good take from the Leeds keeper.
:24:24. > :24:34.almost swallowed it in the end. An excellent save. A good ball in
:24:34. > :24:36.
:24:36. > :24:41.again. He waited an age to get his hands out. Good save. That rippled
:24:41. > :24:45.the side netting at some pace from Snodgrass. Just a few Leeds fans
:24:45. > :24:52.have thought that was number three. Just a reminder of what Leeds are
:24:52. > :24:56.capable of on the break. They are falling asleep at the back. Here is
:24:57. > :25:06.taken charge? Nobody going after a bit. McCormack plays it off nicely
:25:07. > :25:07.
:25:07. > :25:52.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 50 seconds
:25:52. > :26:02.with the left for it. You don't Adam Hammill. He is furious. He was
:26:02. > :26:22.
:26:22. > :26:27.Middlesbrough. A bit more purpose in their play. Emnes has been
:26:27. > :26:34.penalised. That has got the home crowd pumped up. They do not feel
:26:34. > :26:44.he did much wrong there. He is pulling him, isn't he? Just that
:26:44. > :26:54.arm. The linesman picked it up. Seems to have woken the crowd up
:26:54. > :26:55.
:26:55. > :27:00.though. They are not used to all this sunshine. It has put the crowd
:27:00. > :27:10.to sleep. Don't start with your southern bias! It is always
:27:10. > :27:20.
:27:20. > :27:28.beautiful up here! Just under 3000 loaded with sarcasm from the
:27:28. > :27:34.Middlesbrough fans. Bailey, wondering why he is not picking him.
:27:34. > :27:44.Straight through the back. They have got previous from the early
:27:44. > :27:57.
:27:57. > :28:03.moments. That is why O'Dea is sneak that one inside. Robson, what
:28:03. > :28:13.a great left foot he has got. Williams was very unlucky there. He
:28:13. > :28:17.
:28:17. > :28:27.travelled for an age. Should maybe hit the target after all of that.
:28:27. > :28:51.
:28:51. > :29:01.but the ball was bouncing, so he did not want to risk it. On the
:29:01. > :29:01.
:29:01. > :30:14.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 50 seconds
:30:14. > :30:18.White... He looks to have enjoyed himself, playing on the right-hand
:30:18. > :30:22.side. He does, he's a good footballer. I have been impressed
:30:22. > :30:32.with Leeds, they're passing the ball round, growing in confidence
:30:32. > :30:51.
:30:51. > :31:01.as a team, and none more so than Jutkiewicz could not control but
:31:01. > :31:08.
:31:08. > :31:17.has certainly put a spring in the step of the Middlesbrough players.
:31:17. > :31:20.Here's the message... It is going to be difficult. It is, but it
:31:20. > :31:25.comes from belief. You install that in your players at half-time,
:31:26. > :31:30.settle them down, get them back on course, that's often how you react
:31:30. > :31:37.to disappointment, and it will be a big disappointment to be 2-0 down
:31:37. > :31:43.in this game.. I noticed on that montage, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink
:31:43. > :31:53.and Mark Viduka, players from the past of both clubs.
:31:53. > :32:05.
:32:06. > :32:14.MARTIN KEOWN: I have still got the down by Clayton. Clayton, no
:32:14. > :32:21.complaints, protecting his back four. This is a dangerous area.
:32:21. > :32:31.there might be some work to do for Andy Lonergan in the Leeds goal.
:32:31. > :32:42.
:32:42. > :32:52.Barry Robson very interested, Adam old pro's trick in the book, taking
:32:52. > :33:12.
:33:12. > :33:17.in an age to slot back into the Middlesbrough man down. Jo Bennett
:33:17. > :33:27.is now back to his feet. Can he get back to the left-back position?
:33:27. > :33:34.Robinson, the Leeds left-back... Now, Middlesbrough have another
:33:34. > :33:40.player down, not Joe Bennett but Rhys Williams. They're falling like
:33:40. > :33:47.flies. This will not help them, it is stop-start, no momentum in the
:33:47. > :33:53.game for Middlesbrough. He was sent off at Portsmouth for picking up a
:33:53. > :33:57.couple of yellow cards, back in the team today, Williams. He signed a
:33:57. > :34:01.new deal a few weeks ago, there had been speculation that he would be
:34:01. > :34:11.going up a level, whether or not Middlesbrough went up. Australian
:34:11. > :34:13.
:34:13. > :34:23.international. This is how it happened. It looked pretty
:34:23. > :34:34.
:34:34. > :34:41.innocuous, by Becchio. It did, but and these are the two goals. Both
:34:41. > :34:50.of them came in the first half. composure, Snodgrass on his right
:34:50. > :34:54.foot, he is the leader of this team now, leading from the front.
:34:54. > :34:59.the second came from Luciano Becchio, who also leads from the
:34:59. > :35:04.front, the way he leads the line. Yes, he has been excellent so far.
:35:04. > :35:14.The coaching staff, delighted so far. Still a long way to go in this
:35:14. > :35:22.
:35:22. > :35:29.Jason Steele was beaten! He was flat footed and pretty helpless.
:35:29. > :35:34.Well, it was a speculative effort from 40 yards. That is the
:35:34. > :35:42.confidence which is running through the team, and they merely get lucky.
:35:42. > :35:47.It hits Matthew Bates, takes a deflection, and it could have been
:35:47. > :35:57.embarrassing for Jason Steele. They have lost the ball, it has gone
:35:57. > :36:00.
:36:00. > :36:09.into the Leeds fans, and they are not giving it back. Not yet, anyway.
:36:09. > :36:19.They have brought another one on. So, the corner to be taken by
:36:19. > :36:22.
:36:22. > :36:32.McCormack. In it comes... The Middlesbrough defender got a touch.
:36:32. > :36:39.
:36:39. > :36:45.take the throw. But the referee is indicating that he is watching.
:36:45. > :36:54.Paul Connolly takes it. Snodgrass tries to put it in, but over the
:36:54. > :36:58.top. Boro goal kick. It is that combination again, Becchio doing
:36:58. > :37:08.really well in the air, and Snodgrass wants to get on the end
:37:08. > :37:39.
:37:39. > :37:43.Middlesbrough are going to make two changes. The 19-year-old striker
:37:43. > :37:53.Curtis Main is one of those about to come on, and Kevin Thomson as
:37:53. > :37:55.
:37:55. > :38:03.well. Off goes Rhys Williams, clearly feeling the effects of that
:38:03. > :38:07.injury he sustained a few moments ago. Also going off, Lukas
:38:07. > :38:17.Jutkiewicz. It does not sound as if that is a popular decision with the
:38:17. > :38:19.
:38:19. > :38:29.Middlesbrough supporters. Straight swaps, really, in the midfield and
:38:29. > :38:29.
:38:29. > :39:29.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 50 seconds
:39:29. > :39:33.Well, he has made the changes, the first two anyway. He is looking for
:39:34. > :39:43.a reaction, isn't he? He needs to spruce it up a little bit. They
:39:44. > :40:05.
:40:05. > :40:15.nicely, but then ran into O'Dea. MARTIN KEOWN: Robinson once again,
:40:15. > :40:43.
:40:44. > :40:49.seeing the danger, coming in with start to believe if they win today,
:40:49. > :40:55.but there is a lot of work to do. But they have been on it this
:40:55. > :40:59.afternoon, right from the start. has impressed me, the way they have
:40:59. > :41:03.passed the ball, especially in this second half. A lot of talk about
:41:03. > :41:06.the way that Middlesbrough pass the ball, but I am very impressed by
:41:07. > :41:11.the way Leeds are controlling things at the moment. We have talk
:41:11. > :41:15.about Middlesbrough's academy, but Leeds United have got some good
:41:15. > :41:19.youngsters coming through. They have got to go that way, now that
:41:19. > :41:26.the many days are gone. You have got to give credit to Neil Redfearn,
:41:26. > :41:30.and the job he is doing in the reserves at Leeds. Different times,
:41:30. > :41:35.it will be a different Leeds United. It is always nice when you have got
:41:35. > :41:41.people coming through the club, it seems to mean more to those players,
:41:41. > :41:45.when they have been playing in the youth teams and the reserves.
:41:45. > :41:55.drew 2-2 at Manchester City yesterday, they're mixing it with
:41:55. > :41:55.
:41:55. > :42:55.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 50 seconds
:42:55. > :43:01.the big Premier League Stars of the Adam Clayton was the guard on duty.
:43:01. > :43:08.Becchio... Almost gets it back to McCormack. It comes for Adam
:43:08. > :43:12.Clayton, who put his foot right through that. It was more of the
:43:12. > :43:17.same, Ross McCormack the man with a bit of industry in the build-up,
:43:17. > :43:27.beautiful turn. A willing runner in Becchio. And again, he wants it
:43:27. > :43:30.
:43:30. > :43:40.back again. And then, prepared to shoot from distance. This little
:43:40. > :43:42.
:43:43. > :43:49.McCormack. I'm not sure what he prefers, out-and-out striker, in
:43:49. > :43:53.the hole, or out wide? MARTIN KEOWN: Neil Warnock will be
:43:53. > :44:03.thinking, these players are just a bit better than I thought they were.
:44:03. > :44:17.
:44:17. > :44:25.He will be going after this play- Middlesbrough. You just knew that
:44:25. > :44:35.he was going to go down. Free kick for Leeds, I beg your pardon.
:44:35. > :45:02.
:45:02. > :45:11.stadium who will not be enjoying this at the moment, Seb Hines, in
:45:11. > :45:18.the Middlesbrough back four. Offside, McCormack. I think he was
:45:18. > :45:28.expecting it. Yes, he just wanted the ball earlier. He could not stop.
:45:28. > :45:36.
:45:36. > :45:40.Good line from the Middlesbrough there is going to be a
:45:40. > :45:50.Middlesbrough response, it has to start soon. Cross comes in from
:45:50. > :46:00.
:46:00. > :46:06.Hammill, but it has drifted what he has seen. Former Leeds
:46:06. > :46:11.United Great Peter Lorimer. I should say that Turn sure both of
:46:11. > :46:15.these sides will want to give their best wishes to Jack Charlton, who
:46:15. > :46:22.is recuperating after a hip replacement operation. He played
:46:22. > :46:28.for Leeds for 20 years. He then managed Middlesbrough in the 1970s.
:46:28. > :46:32.Got them into the top flight and kept them there. For those of us to
:46:32. > :46:42.what all the dashboard enough to remember, he did not half hit that
:46:42. > :46:42.
:46:42. > :47:34.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 50 seconds
:47:34. > :47:37.snatch at that. Or was it Adam Clayton? It is either one of them.
:47:37. > :47:41.They had been doing it all afternoon bull stock they have
:47:41. > :47:45.unsettled Middlesbrough all afternoon. He has got no time and
:47:45. > :47:55.space. He has to get rid of it. He cannot achieve that discipline in
:47:55. > :47:55.
:47:55. > :49:58.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 50 seconds
:49:58. > :50:03.Connolly of. We are going to have a from Bennett. Bennett stuck to his
:50:03. > :50:10.task there. Again, Leeds on the break, excellent plate. They are
:50:10. > :50:20.full of running and full of confidence. He had to recover
:50:20. > :50:56.
:50:57. > :51:06.quickly, Joe Bennett. It looked as by Adam Clayton. He is certainly
:51:07. > :51:07.
:51:07. > :51:17.brave there. Kevin Thomson has copped one. I felt that a peer. --
:51:17. > :51:27.up here. Chris Mosley is the long time Middlesbrough physios who is
:51:27. > :51:33.
:51:33. > :51:42.administering the careful treatment. Making sure he is absolutely back
:51:42. > :51:52.to his senses. There is an unimpressed Middlesbrough chairman.
:51:52. > :51:57.
:51:57. > :52:07.Steve Gibson. And chief Executive. You can see what the chairman
:52:07. > :52:11.
:52:11. > :52:19.thinks about it, feeling the strain. Kevin Thomson, he came on as sub.
:52:19. > :52:28.He might be going off. This is what can happen on a football pitch. His
:52:28. > :52:32.bravery and his honesty has cost him a little bit. He has been in
:52:32. > :52:38.the wars. Stomach upset, missed the last couple of games. And don't
:52:38. > :52:43.really nasty looking head injury. Tony Mowbray comes to the touchline
:52:43. > :52:48.to dish out a few more instructions to his prayers, get them up for one
:52:48. > :52:55.last fight. Talking of the touchline, I should apologise to
:52:55. > :53:05.those of you enjoying your Sunday lunch who might have caught one or
:53:05. > :53:06.
:53:06. > :53:11.two words that you did not want to hear. I hope I am right in saying
:53:11. > :53:15.that it looks more serious than it is. Of course. You think of the
:53:16. > :53:25.families of when the situation happens. He has just come on. We
:53:26. > :53:35.
:53:35. > :53:38.wish him well and hope it is nothing serious. They will meet the
:53:39. > :53:43.substitute to come on with a couple of points today for a start he
:53:43. > :53:53.played a bit World Cup in 2002 but Nigeria when he was just 17 years
:53:53. > :53:58.
:53:58. > :54:06.old. The Leeds United supporters have only seen their team win away
:54:06. > :54:16.at once since the end of November. That came and Bristol City on the
:54:16. > :54:20.
:54:20. > :54:24.4th February. They are enjoying this scoreline. It will not get any
:54:24. > :54:31.easier for Middlesbrough. They go to that man's team next weekend,
:54:31. > :54:36.Birmingham City away. Looking to do the double over Birmingham. They
:54:36. > :54:39.beat them here in August, but it is a different Birmingham City now.
:54:39. > :54:44.They are mounting a sustained promotion push of their own. Only
:54:44. > :54:54.just outside the play-off places. Let's hope that is all proportion
:54:54. > :55:04.Eric and Kevin Thomson will be a tape. -- precaution every. He took
:55:04. > :55:18.
:55:18. > :55:28.a boat ride on the side of the head. Ogbeche has done the rounds. Now he
:55:28. > :55:53.
:55:53. > :55:59.but it was going to be really difficult to steer it back on
:55:59. > :56:09.target. Yes, good move. The substitute has revitalised the team
:56:09. > :56:10.
:56:10. > :56:20.and has only been on the pitch 30 seconds! He has more tenacious.
:56:20. > :56:35.
:56:35. > :56:45.Tough for Curtis Main, but he needs He signed for Middlesbrough after a
:56:45. > :56:58.
:56:58. > :57:03.Hammill. It spiralled out for a throw-in. It didn't happen to me
:57:03. > :57:08.very often. I would love to know how many shots on goal you had in
:57:08. > :57:16.your career. A I had one for England! And not short Danny Mills
:57:16. > :57:26.scored for England. I saw him score a crack at once at Manchester City.
:57:26. > :57:30.-- A Cracker. The clock says 82 minutes played. There will be quite
:57:30. > :57:34.a chunk to add on to the end of this. 1 Middlesbrough goal now
:57:34. > :57:44.would get to the place jumping and inspire hopes of getting something
:57:44. > :57:55.
:57:55. > :58:05.He was under serious pressure. none of them that dealt with that
:58:05. > :58:08.
:58:08. > :58:13.choice? He had to pick somebody out in the box there, to be fair. He
:58:14. > :58:18.has just come out onto the pitch. It was a lucky break for them. But
:58:18. > :58:28.he had time to pick someone out. wonder if that is what he was
:58:28. > :58:30.
:58:30. > :58:33.trying to do and he got it wrong. Leeds United, one target for their
:58:33. > :58:37.first three-point haul under Neil Warnock. They did claim a bit of
:58:37. > :58:46.credit for their fight back against Doncaster at the day after they had
:58:46. > :58:51.been appointed. He was not actually in charge though. They also on
:58:51. > :59:01.target at the moment for a third clean sheet in four games under him.
:59:01. > :59:20.
:59:20. > :59:23.Excellent, Leeds at the back. They They might not get a better chance.
:59:23. > :59:31.Steele did not manage to prevent the Cornet vote. I would like to
:59:31. > :59:36.see that again. A hint of offside. An excellent break again from Leeds.
:59:36. > :59:39.No, it is a great run. I am not sure what the defender is giving
:59:39. > :59:45.flying out there again. The goalkeeper does well. It is a good
:59:45. > :59:55.save. Just running out of steam, McCormack there, the defender
:59:55. > :00:20.
:00:20. > :00:24.themselves, Snodgrass and Ross McCormack. But they overdid it. He
:00:24. > :00:33.is trying to rugby-tackled him, that's more like the Leeds Rhinos.
:00:33. > :00:38.And that was in danger of escalating, just for a moment.
:00:38. > :00:48.MARTIN KEOWN: Yes, he has chased him for 30 seconds, and he wants
:00:48. > :00:53.
:00:53. > :01:03.something at the end of it. Both Celtic men. It has to be yellow for
:01:03. > :01:04.
:01:04. > :01:10.Adam Clayton, surely. And Barry Robson has got a red card! It must
:01:10. > :01:20.have been the reaction. I'm not sure I saw anything too violent.
:01:20. > :01:33.
:01:33. > :01:43.reaction. Was that it? He is pulling him, he has put his arm
:01:43. > :01:51.
:01:51. > :01:57.into his face. Was there a reaction off for that. That seems a little
:01:57. > :02:03.bit strong. It certainly does. Robson seemed to accept it easily.
:02:03. > :02:08.But I think he has got a case for wrongful dismissal there. The arms
:02:08. > :02:13.were going, but there was no firm elbow planted anywhere near the
:02:14. > :02:19.face of Adam Clayton, who was manhandling him. He is the player
:02:19. > :02:29.who was being fouled there. looks like the game is up for
:02:29. > :02:31.
:02:31. > :02:40.Middlesbrough, 2-0 down, and a man down as well now. Ross McCormack
:02:40. > :02:44.coming off now. He will get a good send-off. And rightly so, he has
:02:44. > :02:48.been fantastic today, holding the ball up brilliantly for his team.
:02:48. > :02:54.He will be in fine form for the rest of the season, hopefully, for
:02:54. > :03:04.Leeds. Danny Webber released by Portsmouth at the end of last
:03:04. > :03:11.season, he ignored offers from China and Qatar to join Leeds. Neil
:03:11. > :03:16.Warnock was his boss at Sheffield United. You have got to keep your
:03:16. > :03:23.head as a Middlesbrough player. You may lose the battle, but you need
:03:23. > :03:33.to win the war. Plenty of games to come. Let's have another little
:03:33. > :03:34.
:03:34. > :03:41.look. He has put his arm out, but maybe... He is just trying to get
:03:41. > :03:47.away. I don't think that's really an elbow. But there is certainly a
:03:47. > :03:54.stamped at the end of it. Robson indicated with his elbow that he
:03:54. > :03:58.thought he was the one who was getting it a bit too much. It is
:03:58. > :04:03.not massively surprising, Barry Robson has been booked 13 times
:04:03. > :04:13.this season. It is his third red card for Middlesbrough, the 11th of
:04:13. > :04:23.his total career. I wonder how many he will get for Vancouver Whitecaps
:04:23. > :04:42.
:04:42. > :04:52.the middle... Danny Welbeck needed to find somebody, but he has got a
:04:52. > :05:08.
:05:08. > :05:18.same, Leeds on the break. Brown and Adam Clayton in the midfield for
:05:18. > :05:23.
:05:23. > :05:27.Leeds have been like two kick, Leeds. Snodgrass will be in
:05:27. > :05:32.no great hurry to get back to his feet. We have moved into stoppage
:05:32. > :05:38.time, and there will be at least seven more minutes to play, because
:05:38. > :05:42.of that long delay for treatment to Kevin Thomson. This has helped
:05:42. > :05:47.Leeds, this second half, not allowing Middlesbrough to get any
:05:47. > :05:50.momentum. It has been a rotten day for Middlesbrough, that head injury,
:05:50. > :05:59.the red card for Robson, nothing has gone for them. The first half,
:05:59. > :06:02.they did not get going. MARTIN KEOWN: Yesterday's results,
:06:02. > :06:12.Southampton winning, Reading winning, I don't think they have
:06:12. > :06:51.
:06:51. > :06:59.Defended by O'Dea. Yes, he has been like a battering ram. Not resting
:06:59. > :07:09.easy yet, the Leeds boss. A new imagine his reaction if they throw
:07:09. > :07:27.
:07:27. > :07:30.away a 2-0 lead, against 10 men, in was just a glancing blow. I was
:07:30. > :07:34.interested in a remark from Tony Mowbray after the win against
:07:35. > :07:42.Barnsley on Tuesday. He said, it is torture standing watching, that the
:07:42. > :07:47.Championship. Yes, it looks like this game has nearly gone, he has
:07:47. > :07:57.got to put it to one side and react, he is the leader, the role model
:07:57. > :08:04.
:08:04. > :08:10.within the club, the one they will could not find him. Snodgrass, gets
:08:10. > :08:20.away from Hammill. It could be four against four here. But it does not
:08:20. > :08:27.
:08:27. > :08:31.look like Snodgrass really wants to go for it. Cleared by Steele.
:08:31. > :08:41.Header from O'Dea. You're right about centre-backs putting on those
:08:41. > :09:04.
:09:04. > :09:08.head bandages, it makes them play a Mikael Forssell, remember him? He
:09:08. > :09:14.will be coming on for Luciano Becchio. He signed a one-year deal
:09:14. > :09:18.at the end of August, having been released by Hanover last season.
:09:18. > :09:26.The former Chelsea, Crystal Palace and Birmingham striker, Finland
:09:26. > :09:30.International, replacing Becchio. Yes, Becchio, his manager will know
:09:30. > :09:35.the importance of him, just wrap him up in cotton wool for the rest
:09:35. > :09:44.of the season, get him ready for next week. Mikael Forssell, still
:09:44. > :09:53.only 30. He is a real blast from the past. In his Premier League
:09:53. > :10:01.days, he got four goals in seven games against Middlesbrough. He
:10:01. > :10:04.will be hard pushed to score in the two minutes or so remaining. Leads
:10:04. > :10:14.do not need another goal, they will be quite happy with what they have
:10:14. > :10:36.
:10:36. > :10:39.substitution as we get near the end. Going off will be Adam Clayton. He
:10:39. > :10:45.was a central figure in the end, after that battle with Barry Robson,
:10:45. > :10:48.which saw the Middlesbrough man sent off. It is almost as if Neil
:10:48. > :10:58.Warnock is taking them off to reward their performance, these are
:10:58. > :11:04.probably the three best players who are going off. On comes Danny Pugh,
:11:04. > :11:13.a player in his second spell at Leeds, re-signed from Stoke earlier
:11:13. > :11:23.on in the season. Joe Bennett has taken a dive into the Leeds penalty
:11:23. > :11:34.
:11:34. > :11:44.area, and that is how it has been by Andy Lonergan, but Seb Hines has
:11:44. > :11:45.
:11:45. > :11:49.missed the gift. The goalkeeper has fumbled, Hines is coming in, and we
:11:49. > :11:59.think we have got a different game on her hands. How on earth has he
:11:59. > :12:25.
:12:25. > :12:35.missed that? I think that just to withstand the pressure from
:12:35. > :12:51.
:12:51. > :12:54.this Sunday afternoon. And it would appear that Leeds United's hopes of
:12:54. > :12:59.reaching the Championship play-offs are not all over after all. They
:12:59. > :13:03.have got a long way to go, but this is the first step on the journey
:13:03. > :13:13.for Neil Warnock's team. Robert Snodgrass got the first, and not
:13:13. > :13:15.
:13:16. > :13:22.long after, Luciano Becchio made it 2-0. Leeds have maintained their
:13:22. > :13:28.record of never having been beaten in 10 visits to the Riverside. That
:13:28. > :13:31.is only their fifth win in their last 16 League games. There is
:13:32. > :13:41.change at Leeds United, and it would appear to be changed for the
:13:42. > :13:50.
:13:50. > :13:55.better. Disappointment for Leeds players and fans. We can show
:13:55. > :14:05.you know how far they are off the play-offs. Middlesbrough remain in
:14:05. > :14:07.
:14:07. > :14:09.fourth. Leeds United, now just four points off the play-offs. Will
:14:09. > :14:14.there be some sides above them there be some sides above them
:14:14. > :14:19.looking over their shoulders now? think there will be. Neil Warnock
:14:19. > :14:24.has turned things around defensively, building everything
:14:24. > :14:29.off the basis of keeping a clean sheet. Middlesbrough's mistakes led
:14:29. > :14:32.to the goals. But if Leeds can be solid between now and the end of
:14:32. > :14:38.the season, we know what Neil Warnock has done before, there is
:14:38. > :14:43.definitely a chance. When you have people like Ross McCormack, who can
:14:43. > :14:53.create like you did this afternoon, you have a chance. Absolutely,
:14:53. > :14:53.
:14:53. > :15:03.today he went two up top, and those two, McCormack and Becchio, were
:15:03. > :15:13.
:15:13. > :15:22.superb. By we can remind you of the Individual errors played their part
:15:22. > :15:32.in the first frost off -- in the first. Bennett and left-back had to
:15:32. > :15:34.
:15:34. > :15:38.do a lot better and therefore stopped the keeper was culpable for
:15:38. > :15:46.the first one. There is no below power on the shot from Snodgrass.
:15:46. > :15:49.It just creeps under Jason Steele. Leeds thoroughly deserved that lead.
:15:49. > :15:54.They were out standing. Baby D closed Middlesbrough down from the
:15:54. > :15:59.off. The combination up front was great. We can get some reaction
:15:59. > :16:04.from the Leeds camp. Neil Warnock is with us. How good does that
:16:04. > :16:10.feel? It is good to get the first goal. And the grim and the end, I
:16:10. > :16:15.thought the crowd was fantastic today. Amazing scenes. It is great
:16:15. > :16:23.to get off the mark. Replayed cloak -- quite well in the three games.
:16:23. > :16:29.Some great performances today. I went through the midfield. There
:16:29. > :16:35.were of a lot of good team playing today. Martin Keown was talking
:16:35. > :16:39.about a team that full of running and confidence this afternoon.
:16:39. > :16:44.said to him, making their life hard work, not scoring goals. The fans
:16:44. > :16:47.have been brilliant and we have not scored a goal. I said before the
:16:47. > :16:51.game, wait until they win again and you might have something to cheer
:16:51. > :16:55.about. But they were brilliant today. We had played some good
:16:56. > :17:00.stuff at times. Overall, a thoroughly professional performance.
:17:00. > :17:04.Three points off the play-off places. This sets you up perfectly
:17:05. > :17:09.for the remainder of the season. West Ham will be a fabulous game on
:17:10. > :17:14.Saturday. Nearly 30,000 fans will be there. It is a humdinger. It is
:17:14. > :17:17.great to be involved again. Thank you, enjoy the best of your
:17:17. > :17:22.afternoon. A near one it is not daft. He
:17:22. > :17:26.praises the fans a lot. He bought his three most impressive players
:17:26. > :17:30.off bit by bit, so they could get the appreciation of the crowd.
:17:30. > :17:33.Psychologically, he is getting it right. He has come in and been
:17:33. > :17:39.defensive. He was praising the fans and his players, giving them
:17:39. > :17:43.confidence. He believes they have a chance of making the play-offs.
:17:43. > :17:47.is relishing this. You heard him talking about the best and game and
:17:47. > :17:51.how big a fixture that will be. A couple of weeks ago, Egan
:17:51. > :17:59.Southampton, they were excellent. If let's just see the second goal
:17:59. > :18:05.again. Ross McCormack and Becchio involved. There were probably 80
:18:05. > :18:10.Leeds players there. It is not the fastest break in the world. It is a
:18:10. > :18:14.patient build up. Boro do not get back. It is the reaction. Leeds
:18:14. > :18:23.have run beyond the Middlesbrough back four. The back for their women
:18:23. > :18:29.make good shape. It is a mistake from Justin Hoyte. The back for
:18:29. > :18:34.covering a good position there to deal with this. -- back four.
:18:34. > :18:38.Justin Hoyte just needs to clear it and doesn't. Look at the centre
:18:38. > :18:44.halves. They have got to react. Middlesbrough never did that. They
:18:44. > :18:49.never got in behind, or tried to get in behind, the two centre
:18:49. > :18:55.halves. Leeds were very solid, decent of their defence. Boro never
:18:55. > :18:59.tried to get in behind. It is small margins. Acrid to mistakes from
:18:59. > :19:05.full-backs have ultimately cost them. They were not many chances in
:19:05. > :19:12.the second half. Let's take a look at the red card. Do you think it
:19:12. > :19:16.was harsh? Having seen it two or three times, Clayton has a no ball.
:19:16. > :19:21.He wants to push him away. If the referee gives the first foul, that
:19:21. > :19:26.never happens. It is big kick out at the end. It is not massively
:19:26. > :19:31.vicious, he does not really connect. It is petulance, frustration. There
:19:31. > :19:35.were two or three fouls before this. It is just here, where he has a
:19:36. > :19:40.little kick. He does not connect. Under these circumstances, I think
:19:40. > :19:46.a yellow card would have been fair. It epitomises the fighting power of
:19:46. > :19:51.Leeds. It is laid on in the game, 2-0 up, and they are still may be
:19:51. > :19:56.closing down. It is an afternoon of live sport here on BBC One.
:19:56. > :20:03.Straight after us, we will be in Paris to see if the new look at
:20:03. > :20:13.England take on France in the Six Nations. We will be with John
:20:13. > :20:37.
:20:37. > :20:47.Inverdale very shortly. Tonight on the moment. Swansea had a penalty
:20:47. > :20:49.
:20:49. > :20:54.saved. We should say it is not all over for Middlesbrough either.
:20:54. > :20:58.have seen two teams here who could be in the play-offs. Boro have done
:20:58. > :21:02.fantastically well. They were poor today. They never got their game
:21:03. > :21:07.going. They were almost bullied out of it by Leeds. But I think they
:21:07. > :21:11.will be there by the end of the season. They have got 11 games left.
:21:11. > :21:16.They will be pleased that seven of them are away. Their poorest
:21:16. > :21:23.performances have been at the Riverside. But Leeds are flying.
:21:23. > :21:26.think they could be on a charge. I think Neil Warnock mugs it. He is
:21:26. > :21:31.relishing this challenge to get them into the play-offs. I think he