Yakubu double fires Boro past luckless Preston

Preston 0 Middlesbrough 2

The Nigerian conjured two moments of real quality after the break at Deepdale for the Premiership side’s 2-0 victory over their Coca-Cola Championship hosts.

Boro, who have won four matches in succession, were poor in the first-half. But McClaren brought on Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink at the break, and his flick on from a Franck Queudrue throw gave Yakubu a yard of space to drive his shot inside the far post.