Portsmouth and Middlesbrough each had just one shot on target at Fratton Park. Safe to say neither side will be happy with that return – a stat which leaps out from the graphics page, and must surely be a thought-provoker for both managers.
The difference, though is, Pompey took that solitary moment, converted it, and came away with all three points. Boro did not, and it cost them not only their place at the top of the table, but their unbeaten start to the Championship season.
Rob Edwards spoke about it after the game, saying they were not good enough in the final third, despite making multiple attacking changes.
It poses two key questions: who will emerge as Middlesbrough’s prolific goalscorer this season, and could unlocking that be pivotal in their bid for automatic promotion?
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