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| | Hasselbaink gives Boro some breathing space | Middlesbrough | Premiership | Football | Sport | Telegraph |
 | | Middlesbrough opened the gap between the two clubs to five points, with a game in hand, and moved eight points ahead of Birmingham, who are in 18th and who they meet on Saturday at the Riverside. |
 | | Hasselbaink took the free kick, the ball deflecting off Ronnie Wallwork and leaving Tomasz Kuszczak flat-footed. |
 | | Middlesbrough (3-5-2): Schwarzer; Riggott, Southgate, Queudrue; Parnaby, Cattermole, Boateng, Mendieta (A Davies 80), Pogatetz; Hasselbaink (Maccarone 72), Yakubu (Viduka 89). |
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