Middlesbrough sweep aside Bolton to keep up pressure on Leeds the leaders

19 September 2018 09:32
• QPR continue improvement with win over Millwall• Nottingham Forest earn second victory of seasonMiddlesbrough bounced back from their defeat at Norwich and returned to second place in the Championship with a 2-0 home win against Bolton. George Saville’s first-half drive, his first goal for the club, set them on their way and Brit Assombalonga added a second in the 90th minute. Victory puts Tony Pulis’s team a point behind the leaders Leeds.Millwall’s poor run continued in a defeat at improving QPR. Two goals inside three first-half minutes proved decisive for Steve McClaren’s side, with Massimo Luongo heading in from close range in the 30th minute and Eberechi Eze doubling the advantage with a left-foot drive. After beginning their campaign with four successive defeats, Rangers are now unbeaten in four. McClaren hailed Eze after the young forward played a starring role. “He’s a talent but he can get better. We need to add discipline to his game and work-rate. He is showing more of that and he’s getting the rewards, McClaren said. Related: Leeds maintain unbeaten start while West Brom put four past Bristol City Continue readingreadfullarticle

Source: TheGuardian