Overview
- Middlesbrough lost 1-0 at the Riverside after Conor Coady prodded in from Harry Clarke’s long throw in the 59th minute.
- Boro dominated again at home with 34 shots and close to 78% possession, yet they failed to score for a third straight match at the Riverside.
- Across their last three home games, reporters logged roughly 75 shots and more than 70% average possession without a win.
- Hellberg called breaking down low blocks the most difficult task in football and voiced deep frustration over end product and decision-making in the box.
- Nathan Jones said Charlton drew confidence from recent visitors’ success and leaned on structure and set plays; the result left Coventry further ahead, Millwall within a point of Boro, and Ipswich still in reach with a game in hand.