Boro close in on front-runners

A header by England defender Ugo Ehiogu put Middlesbrough on course to cut the gap on second-placed Liverpool to one point in the Barclaycard Premiership.

Sat, 05 Oct, 2002 - 16:57

A header by England defender Ugo Ehiogu put Middlesbrough on course to cut the gap on second-placed Liverpool to one point in the Barclaycard Premiership.

The former Aston Villa man nodded home from a corner in the 23rd minute to give third-placed Boro a 1-0 lead at the break.

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