Boro thrash Watford to book play-off spot and keep autos dream alive

Middlesbrough's hopes of winning automatic promotion from the Sky Bet Championship remain alive after they thrashed Watford 5-1 at the Riverside.

With second-placed Ipswich drawing at West Brom, Kim Hellberg's side have moved to within a point of the top-two positions with one game to play, although Ipswich still have a game in hand as the promotion battle heads towards its climax.