Middlesbrough fail to answer obvious Will Lankshear question with Watford draw

Dominic Shaw reports that Middlesbrough were held to a scoreless 0-0 draw at Watford after missing numerous scoring opportunities in the absence of injured star striker Will Lankshear. Boro dominated possession and registered multiple chances through Jeremy Sarmiento, Callum Brittain, and Sam Byram, but failed to break the deadlock at Vicarage Road. The result leaves manager Kim Hellberg's side second in the Championship heading into the international break.

The Northern Echo highlights that Middlesbrough have now failed to score a single goal in the two and a half matches played without Lankshear this season against Cardiff, Wrexham, and Watford. David Strelec made his first league start of the campaign in attack before being replaced by Kyle Joseph, while Lankshear will skip England Under-21 duty to rehabilitate his hamstring injury.