Crystal Palace 1-0 Middlesbrough

Published : 07 Nov 2009 18:58:54Rss feed

A 65th-minute goal from Darren Ambrose gave Palace victory and left Boro boss Gordon Strachan still without a goal or point since his arrival two weeks ago.Boro gave debuts to loanees Marcus Bent and Isaiah Osbourne but Bent was guilty of a glaring miss when he fired woefully wide when in front of goal. After Leroy Lita squandered another chance for Boro, Neil Danns nodded on to Ambrose who sidefooted Palace ahead. Julian Speroni kept out Gary O'Neil and Jonathan Franks as Boro were denied. .... read more