NORWICH (3-4-1-2):
Gunn 7; Klose 7, Zimmermann 6, Hanley 7; Reed 6, Trybull 8 (Leitner, 60, 6), Tetty 6, Lewis 6; MADDISON 8 (Vrancic, 72); Murphy 7 (Hernandez, 85) Oliveira 6.
Subs (not used): McGovern, Watkins, Stiepermann, Srbeny.
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MIDDLESBROUGH (4-4-2):
8 RANDOLPH: Beaten by a very good strike, late on he made an excellent one-handed stop to deny Oliveira
7 Shotton: Proper defending as he put his body on the line to block shots and put in challenges
6 Ayala: Bits of quality combined with a gritty defensive work
6 Gibson: Steady, reliable and hard-working in an organized defensive unit
6 Friend: Dangerous in attack early on but forced back when outnumbered
6 Clayton: Energetic and showed occasional glimpses of attacking threat
6 Leadbitter: Struggled to contain Maddison and enjoyed life better when joined by Howson and had space to ping balls about
5 Traore: Good early effort but did not see much of the ball after that
6 Downing: Good attempt with cheeky lofted effort, but sometimes his touch was heavy
5 Bamford: Did not track runners and efforts he had on goal were hardly convincing
4 Gestede: Stupid sending off just five minutes after being booked, made life difficult for his team
Subs:
6 Howson (for Bamford, 63) Was given a warm reception by the Norwich fans, but there was no fairytale return
Assomblalonga (for Clayton, 83)
(not used): Konstantopoulos (gk), Cranie, Fry, Besic, Harrison.
Man of the Match: DARREN RANDOLPH - Without their goalkeeper, Boro would have taken a beating from a Norwich side infused with confidence and belief after the sending off.