Defender Matt Targett scored twice as Middlesbrough beat Birmingham 3-1 in the Championship on Monday, tightening their hold on the second automatic promotion spot.
Boro had gone three games without a win and their place in the top two was beginning to look shaky, but Targett stepped up as an unlikely match winner to get Kim Hellberg’s side back on track in their bid to return to the Premier League for the first time since 2017.
The former Aston Villa left-back opened the scoring on 13 minutes, running onto a long ball from Aidan Morris before steering a finish past Birmingham goalkeeper James Beadle at St Andrew’s.
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