Stoke City vs Middlesbrough prediction, odds and how to watch

Middlesbrough controlled this Championship fixture from start to finish, registering 80% possession and 22 shots, but two first-half Millwall goals proved costly as Boro's inability to see out the game cost them three points.

Middlesbrough survived a dramatic late fightback from Norwich to claim a 4-3 win at the Riverside, but Connor Maguire says the manner of this victory should concern everyone at the club.

Watford dominated large portions of this Championship fixture but paid the ultimate price for wastefulness in front of goal, as Amin Nabizada's 90th-minute winner sealed a gut-punch defeat at Vicarage Road.

Middlesbrough put in their most convincing performance in recent weeks, with Will Lankshear scoring twice to sink a West Brom side who came into this one in decent form. Three points. Job done.

Cardiff City dominated every statistical category but could not convert their superiority into three points, as Joel Colwill's second-half header cancelled out Ben Johnson's opener in a 1-1 Championship draw at Cardiff City Stadium.

Middlesbrough host Wolves at the Riverside on Saturday knowing a win would underline their Championship credentials. The problem is Wolves have not kept a clean sheet in five matches and do not seem bothered by it.

Bolton Wanderers have lost four of their last five Championship matches and conceded eleven goals doing it. Stoke City arrive looking like a different team over five games compared to ten. Something has to give at the University of Bolton Stadium on Saturday.