Middlesbrough pick up a fourth win in five games as they inflict a fifth straight defeat on managerless Hull City.

Follow live coverage as Middlesbrough face Hull City 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.

In Hull they face a side in the bottom three, but hoping for a bounce after sacking manager Tim Walter on Wednesday. Northallerton-born Andy Dawson is in interim charge of the Tigers for this one and will no doubt look to try and solidify a leaky defence at the Riverside.

The final game of Andy Dawson's last caretaker tenure came against Boro at the MKM Stadium, with Michael Carrick's side winning 3-1 courtesy of a goal from ex-Tigers man Chuba Akpom and then one each from Tobias Figueiredo and Cyrus Christe. This was the City side that early November night...

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Report and free match highlights from the Sky Bet Championship match between Middlesbrough and Hull City at the Riverside Stadium on Saturday; Finn Azaz and a Tommy Conway double steer Michael Carricks Boro back to winning ways over managerless Tigers.

Middlesbrough chief Michael Carrick paid tribute to Hull City, after overcoming the managerless Tigers 3-1 at the Riverside Stadium to move fifth in the Championship.

Chris Bedia will hope to displace Joao Pedro and lead the line, having been reduced to substitute appearances in each of the Tigers' last five games, while Gustavo Puerta, Abdulkadir Omur and Mason Burstow will also compete for spots after Ryan Longman, Kasey Palmer and Abu Kamara supported the lone striker on Tuesday.