If failing to take all three points at Oxford United wasn’t bad enough for Middlesbrough , they’re left facing a potentially nightmare scenario for Coventry City’s visit next up, as a result of it.

On a frustrating day for Boro at the Kassam Stadium, they once again failed to make their possession count for much as their attacking struggles of recent weeks showed once again. With impending new boss Kim Hellberg no doubt watching on, he had a clear picture of his first priority as Boro head coach.

But before he takes the reins at the Riverside, Boro have a huge game to overcome on Tuesday evening. League leaders Coventry City visit the Riverside on Tuesday, and as well as attacking issues to work through, Boro could go in against Frank Lampard’s free-scoring pace-setters with depleted

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