Middlesbrough’s push to reach the play-offs this season suffered a blow at the weekend as they lost 1-0 to Hull City at the Riverside.
Keane Lewis Potter’s 74th minute goal was the difference as the Tigers left with all three points.
However, Sheffield United and Blackburn Rovers both only managed draws meaning that Chris Wilder’s side are only three points off of sixth sport with a game in hand.
Speaking after the match, the Boro boss told BBC Radio Tees:
“Today we were way off of it, it was a really poor performance, it’s a really disappointing afternoon because it was an opportunity to get back on the winning trail.
“For 15 or 20 minutes it was OK, and then the performance deteriorated, it gave their team belief and they grew into the game and we went individual, we made some really poor decisions.
“The standard of performance right throughout the team was really poor, I didn’t see it coming, I didn’t see where it’s come from.”
Away from the pitch the summer transfer window is looming and the rumour mill is being to pick up speed. Here are the transfer news stories making headlines across the EFL Championship on Monday morning:

5. Fulahm secure fee for Carvalho
Fulham have managed to negotiate a £7.7m fee with Liverpool for the transfer of Fabio Carvalho in the summer (Football Insider) | Getty Images

6. JET set for early Dons exit
Former Blackpool, Bristol City and QPR striker Jay Emmanuel-Thomas is set to leave Scottish Premiership side Aberdeen on a free transfer this summer despite still having a yearleft on his contract (Press & Journal) | Getty Images

7. Terriers loanee attracting interest
Chelsea are expecting to receive multiple transfer bids for Levi Colwill in the summer following the players impressive form on-loan at Huddersfield Town (Fabrizio Romano) | Getty Images

8. Warnock calls it a day
Neil Warnock has announced his retirement from football management following a 42-year career where he took charge of Sheffield United, Huddersfield Town, QPR, Cardiff City and Middlesbrough among many (MANY!) others Photo: Alex Pantling


