Middlesbrough beat West Bromwich Albion 1-0 on Tuesday evening with Morgan Rogers, Ben Doak and more wowed by one player on the night.
Boro headed into the game on the back of a 2-0 win over Stoke City at the Riverside Stadium.
Middlesbrough knew victory at The Hawthorns could have potentially seen them climb into the top six for the first time in 2024/25.
And when all was said and done, a 73rd-minute goal from Man of the Match Hayden Hackney saw the Teessiders come away with three points and move up to sixth in the Championship table.
| Position | Team | Played MP | Won W | Drawn D | Lost L | For GF | Against GA | Diff GD | Points Pts |
| 4 |  LeedsLeeds | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 15 |
| 5 |  BlackburnBlackburn | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 15 |
| 6 |  MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 14 |
| 7 |  Sheff UtdSheffield Utd | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 13 |
Despite West Brom starting the day top of the division, it was Michael Carrick and co. who dominated proceedings from the off.
Riley McGree should have put Middlesbrough 1-0 up in the first half but missed a sitter while Emmanuel Latte Lath also forced a good save from the Baggies’ keeper.
Morgan Rogers, Ben Doak and more react to Middlesbrough star’s display vs West Brom
Overall, it was an excellent performance from the Reds, with several players impressing on the night.
One West Brom legend heaped praise on Ben Doak during the game, with the Scotsman once again excellent from the off.
Former Middlesbrough star Neil Maddison dubbed Aidan Morris and Hackney ‘outstanding’ after the clash as well.
Now, after scoring the winner on Tuesday, Hackney has received praise from a number of his current and former Boro teammates.
The midfielder took to Instagram post-match to post a picture of him celebrating his goal with the caption ‘Great Tuesday night’.
Several stars then took to the comment section to praise Hackney.
Doak wrote ‘scottish maestro’, Micah Hamilton added ‘Serious!!’, ex-Middlesbrough loanee Aaron Ramsey wrote ‘Always been the starboy!!!’, Morgan Rogers said ‘So so good’, while Seny Dieng wrote ‘My boy’ followed by a fire and love heart emoji.
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Middlesbrough in danger of losing Hayden Hackney
Hackney’s return to form is great news for Middlesbrough and their promotion hopes.
Another big test against Watford awaits them this weekend and the England U21 international will need to be at his best in order to help Boro secure a win over the Hornets.
However, there is now a real chance that a Premier League club once again start looking at Hackney ahead of January.
Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United scouted Hackney during the 2024 summer transfer window but they did not get a deal done.
But now the midfielder is once again firing on all cylinders, it would not be surprising to see another top team, or maybe one of the above duo, try and sign him in January or in the summer of 2025.