Standout star fires Boro past West Bromwich Albion | OneFootball

Will Lankshear broke the deadlock in the 48th minute with a close-range header, setting Middlesbrough on their way to a 3-1 win over West Bromwich Albion. He later doubled his haul and now tops the Championship scoring chart with four.

The opener came from classic striker instincts, the forward reading the flight and guiding a header from inside the six-yard area. It shifted the game's rhythm towards the hosts.

He stayed busy after the restart, testing the visitors' back line with another effort blocked from the right side of the box (58.). His movement kept centre-backs occupied and created constant penalty-area traffic.

The decisive second arrived when he swept in a right-footed finish from the centre of the area to the bottom right corner (73.). It killed West Bromwich Albion's momentum and restored control.

Lankshear finished with four attempts, two on target, all from inside the box, plus eight touches in the opposition area. Those numbers underline how Boro used him as a focal point to repeatedly attack the six-yard space.

Boro climb from seventh to fourth in the table. They visit Burnley next. West Bromwich Albion drop from fourth to sixth and host Charlton Athletic next.