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Middlesbrough 1-1 Leicester City: Five Things We Learned

Leicester City came away from the Riverside Stadium with a point against high-flying Middlesbrough in the EFL Championship. Caleb Okoli was both hero and...

26.02.26, 12:37 Updated 26.02.26, 13:22 4 Minute Read

Andy Moore

Andy Moore

The Foxes remain unbeaten under Gary Rowett after a 1-1 draw with high flying Middlesbrough in the Championship in a display that has encouraged a distinct feeling of optimism for the Blue Army.

It was the Foxes that took an early lead through Caleb Okoli, who nodded a Divine Mukasa free-kick into the back of the net. Okoli then went from hero to villain on the stroke of half-time as he needlessly gave the ball away deep in his own half, allowing the home side to take advantage and draw level through Riley McGree.

A sign of the progress they are making under Rowett, Leicester continued to battle in the second half and could have taken all three points, though the result was a fair reflection of the match, ensuring that the Foxes kept in touch of the teams above them in the relegation scrap.

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