Follow live coverage as West Bromwich Albion face Middlesbrough in the Championship today. An increasingly competitive second tier in English football remains an intense and exciting competition, with the prize of a place in the Premier League on offer at the end of the season.

Jonny Drury caught up with Albion fans after they watched their side fall to a second defeat in four days. The Baggies had the odd chance in the game but were second best in many departments. And they fell to defeat as Hayden Hackney fired Boro into the lead midway through the half.