Boro punish Queens Park Rangers to stay second | OneFootball

Match in Five Sentences: Middlesbrough beat Queens Park Rangers 4-0 in the Championship. David Strelec opened the scoring in the 20th minute from close range after a pass by Morgan Whittaker. After Luke Ayling hit the bar (67.), Alan Browne headed in from a corner (68.) before Hayden Hackney made it three (72.), and Tommy Conway won and converted a late penalty (88.). Boro controlled the night with 69.4% possession and 16 attempts to nine. Boro stay second and host Charlton next, while Queens Park Rangers visit Birmingham.

Player of the Match: Conway changed the game off the bench, creating one, winning a spot kick and then converting it inside 24 minutes.

Stat of the Match: Aidan Morris completed 101 of 105 passes, a metronomic display that kept Boro on the front foot.

Three Things We Learned: A corner delivered the second goal, underlining Boro's set-piece threat soon after Ayling's effort struck the bar. Conway's cameo highlighted Boro's depth, with an assist and a penalty finish after entering in the second half. Queens Park Rangers struggled to impose themselves with 30.6% possession and only three shots on target to Boro's seven.