Honours even in battle of England contenders
Bolton 1 Middlesbrough 1
In his final game before he is expected to be confirmed as England boss, Steve McClaren watched with pride as his young Middlesbrough side collected a hard-earned point from their encounter with Bolton at the Reebok Stadium.
Adam Johnson’s first senior goal two minutes after the restart offered the Teessiders hope of snatching a shock win, only for Ricardo Vaz Te to level with a well-taken header shortly afterwards.
In what would have been billed as a battle between the key contenders to succeed Sven-Goran Eriksson had the FA selection panel not already determined McClaren is to be their man, the Boro boss could therefore claim a moral victory over Sam Allardyce.
Big Sam now requires Chelsea to avoid defeat at Newcastle on Sunday to keep them in contention for an Intertoto Cup place.
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