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Middlesbrough close gap on Championship leaders Coventry to three points Taylor own goal puts Middlesbrough ahead and Silvera scores superb second Price free-kick halves Albion's deficit and sub Wallace equalises But Burgzorg comes off bench to fire Boro winner in 90th minute Ex-Man Utd coach Eric Ramsay's first game in charge of WBA ends in defeat Get Involved: Use button below, #bbcefl on X, via Whats App on 03301231826 or text 81111 (UK only, standard message rates apply) Glenn Speller and Oliver Brindle FT: West Brom 2-3 Middlesbrough Coventry's advantage at the top of the Championship looked unassailable a few weeks ago. No longer. Middlesbrough are breathing right down their necks. West Brom, meanwhile, remain 18th but could drop as low as 20th this weekend if results go against them. New boss Eric Ramsay will have seen plenty of positives - but much to work on too. Use button below, #bbcefl on X, via Whats App on 03301231826 or text 81111 (UK only, standard message rates apply) Boro need to learn from this - didn't get out of third gear for most of the match and it almost cost them. Be aggressive and clinical against any and all opponents. Take heed from Man City last week. Adam, Birmingham West Brom 2-3 Middlesbrough A memorable first game in charge for Eric Ramsay as his West Brom side fight back from 2-0 down only to fall to a late winner for Middlesbrough who close within three points of the leaders Coventry. Charlie Taylor's own goal five minutes before the break and a fine Sam Silvera strike early in the second half had Boro in cruise control. But goals from Isaac Price and Jed Wallace in the space of five minutes looked to have salvaged an unlikely draw for the Baggies only for some quality build up from Middlesbrough to unpick the home defence and allow Delano Burgzorg to fire home the winner. Just another crazy night in the Championship. West Brom 2-3 Middlesbrough Mark Drury BBC Tees commentator There are some empty spaces around the Hawthorns now. Middlesbrough have to see the game out now, and squeeze up in the West Brom half. You can only hear the Boro fans in here now. West Brom 2-3 Middlesbrough Middlesbrough give a debut to Leo Castledine as he replaces Tommy Conway. Daryl Dike is on for West Brom in place of Nat Phillips. Delano Burgzorg (90 mins) Football, eh? Middliesbrough pop the ball around and then cut through West Brom for Delano Burgzorg to beat Josh Griffiths. A huge, huge goal in the context of the promotion race. Into four minutes of stoppage time we go. West Brom 2-2 Middlesbrough Neil Maddison Former Middlesbrough midfielder on BBC Tees Sometimes you have got to play ugly, and Middlesbrough have got play ugly now. Boro have got to be resolute and make the Albion defenders run back at times. They have just got to try and see this out now. West Brom 2-2 Middlesbrough Callum Styles sends Delano Burgzorg tumbling. A yellow card for West Brom's Hungarian international. West Brom 2-2 Middlesbrough Hearts in mouths for Middlesbrough. Karlan Grant is away and out comes Sol Brynn who gets the ball, just. West Brom 2-2 Middlesbrough Into the final five minutes we go. Next goal wins? Eric Ramsay will certainly remember his first game in charge that is for sure. You feel Middlesbrough may have tossed two points away. West Brom 2-2 Middlesbrough Steve Hermon BBC Radio WM commentator "You're not singing anymore" is the chant from the Albion fans around The Hawthorns. If Albion find a winner it will certainly be a long journey home for the Boro fans. Use button below, #bbcefl on X, via Whats App on 03301231826 or text 81111 (UK only, standard message rates apply) Well would you believe it. .. .all along the answer to our problems has been Jed Wallace. .. .boing boing! !! !! Dave, Hastings West Brom 2-2 Middlesbrough Adam Lanigan BBC Sport reporter at The Hawthorns Would you believe it? From nowhere, West Brom are level and The Hawthorns is bouncing. Middlesbrough had the points locked up and ready for a courier service back to Teesside. They might go away with none now. West Brom 2-2 Middlesbrough Middlesbrough make a change. Dael Fry is on for Morgan Whittaker. Wide grins in Coventry and Ipswich at the moment? West Brom 2-2 Middlesbrough Tony 'Bomber' Brown West Brom's all-time leading goalscorer on BBC Radio WM This is absolutely brilliant and what a finish by Jed Wallace. He has taken his opportunity, and this is what you get for taking the game to the opposition. A few people had began to leave, that has now stopped. Can they go and win it now? Middlesbrough are rattled! Jed Wallace (80 mins) Unbelievable Jeff. Sam Iling-Junior's squared ball across the area evades Josh Maja but not Jed Wallace who does not break stride before striking low into the net. Who saw this coming? Don't believe you. West Brom 1-2 Middlesbrough Oh my word, West Brom are alive and kicking. They break forward and Isaac Price tries to shape the ball into the far corner and it is inches wide. There are concerned faces on the Middlesbrough bench. West Brom 1-2 Middlesbrough Mark Drury BBC Tees commentator The atmosphere has completely changed around the Hawthorns now. This could be a nervy finish now for the Boro fans. .. it wouldn't be Middlesbrough if it wasn't a close game. West Brom 1-2 Middlesbrough George Campbell replaces the booked Chris Mepham for West Brom. The noise levels have gone up inside The Hawthorns. Isaac Price (75 mins) Whether it was a penalty or not, it does not matter! It should have been a spot-kick but West Brom just roll the free-kick to Isaac Price and the Northern Ireland international fires past Sol Brynn. Suddenly it is game on. Match report to appear here. Rate players out of 10 for this game. The rater will close 30 minutes after the final whistle. You must be signed in to a BBC account to play. After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users. Last Updated 16th January 2026 at 21: 52 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: Eric Ramsay Formation: 5 - 4 - 1 Manager: Kim Hellberg Formation: 4 - 4 - 2 Manager: Eric Ramsay Formation: 5 - 4 - 1 Manager: Kim Hellberg Formation: 4 - 4 - 2 Championship All competitions All competitions All competitions West Brom have won two of their last seven home league games against Middlesbrough (D2 L3), beating them in 2022-23 and 2023-24 under Carlos Corberan. Middlesbrough have won each of their last four league games against West Brom, as many victories as across their prior 15 matches against the Baggies combined (D4 L7). This will be the first game in charge of West Brom for manager Eric Ramsay, his first managerial job in English football. Only one of the last six permanent Baggies bosses have won their first league game in charge (D1 L4), a 1-0 win for Ryan Mason earlier this season against Blackburn Rovers. He’ll also be the first Ramsay to manage in the Football League since George Ramsay in April 1926. Middlesbrough have lost their last two away league matches, failing to score in both. They haven’t lost three in a row without scoring since a run of four between April and August 2017. West Bromwich Albion’s Mikey Johnston has the most assists of any Championship player this season (9), assisting a goal in each of his last two games at the Hawthorns. Copyright © 2026 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.