Marc Bola of Middlesbrough celebrates with teammates after scoring his team's second goal against Reading.Marc Bola of Middlesbrough celebrates with teammates after scoring his team's second goal against Reading.
Marc Bola of Middlesbrough celebrates with teammates after scoring his team's second goal against Reading.

Joe Nicholson's Middlesbrough player ratings: 'Outstanding' Sam Morsy stars as two Boro men earn 9s in Reading win

Middlesbrough moved to within three points of the Championship play-off places after an excellent 2-0 win against play-off rivals Reading – but who stood out for Neil Warnock’s side.

First-half goals from Ashley Fletcher and Marc Bola secured all three points for the Teessiders to make it back-to-back wins for Neil Warnock’s side.

Our Boro writer Joe Nicholson has dished out his player from the match – scroll down and flick through the pages to see how each player fared at the Madejski Stadium: