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Rovers and Boro show room for improvement in feisty 1-1 draw
Both sides see red and looked in need of new recruits, with Middlesbrough completing Onel Hernandez's loan move after he watched from the stands
Middlesbrough's Toyosi Olusanya and Blackburn Rovers' Lewis Travis tussle during the tie

Middlesbrough 1-1 Blackburn Rovers
by James Nalton
at the Riverside Stadium

MIDDLESBROUGH and Blackburn played out a 1-1 draw yesterday afternoon in a game from which both sides will take positives as well as more clarity on areas for improvement.

Each team had a man sent off in the second half, with Rovers defender Hayden Carter given a second yellow card before a questionable straight red was shown to Boro’s Sam Morsy.

Both teams looked like works in progress as they plan for a playoff finish this season.

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