Premier League 2

Boro beat Newcastle to go third

4 Apr 2018

Luke Armstrong scores only goal as Middlesbrough move to within one win of confirming a PL2 Division 2 play-off place

Luke Armstrong scored the only goal as Middlesbrough won 1-0 at Newcastle United to move up to third in the Premier League 2 Division 2 table.

Armstrong (pictured) scored the winner in the 68th minute, cutting in from the left of the area and firing a low shot into the bottom corner, to boost Boro's play-off hopes.

Newcastle captain Owen Bailey had the ball in the net in the second minute but his effort was disallowed for a foul.

Position Pos	Club	Played Pl	GD	Points Pts
1	Blackburn Rovers BLB	22	+27	49
2	Aston Villa AVL	22	+21	42
3	Brighton & Hove Albion U21 BHA	22	+21	40
4	Middlesbrough MID	22	+5	37
5	Reading RDG	22	-6	34
6	Southampton SOU	22	+4	33

Middlesbrough need one win from their final three matches to confirm a place in the play-offs, contested by teams ranked second, third, fourth and fifth.

Boro are four points clear of sixth-placed Fulham, who have two matches left. Newcastle are 11th.

See: Newcastle report | Boro report