Middlesbrough wrap-upwardly upward their preparations for the coming Championship season with their concluding friendly of the summer against Rotherham United.

The Millers, relegated from the Championship last season, are likely to provide Boro with their toughest exam of the summer so far.

Neil Warnock will be looking for an improved functioning after the 2-1 defeat at York Urban center on Tuesday dark.

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The Millers drew with Newcastle United 1-1 in midweek.

New Boro signing Matt Crooks volition be coming up against the side he left just a calendar week ago.

And for Boro boss Warnock, it'due south a reunion with his quondam side and a order nevertheless close to his center.

Join Dominic Shaw and Craig Johns for build-upward, live updates and analysis and lucifer reaction from the New York Stadium.

Cardinal Events

Dominic Shaw

Total-time: Rotherham 0-1 Boro

Middlesbrough's Paddy McNair scores at Rotherham

That's that.

Boro sign off with a win. Paddy McNair'south goal in the commencement plenty enough to secure victory in the final friendly of the summertime. Chore well done.

Dominic Shaw

Boro push button for a second

Boro about signed off with a second.

Skillful work past Akpom on the left, who flashed the ball across the confront simply there was nobody in greenish to slot it home.

Dominic Shaw

Bamba very assured

He's looked very comfy at the heart of Boro's defence. Has strolled through this second half.

Dominic Shaw

Another Boro change

Hayden Hackney is on for Sam Morsy in the middle of the park.

Dominic Shaw

Triple change

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'Y'all've only come up to run into the Boro'

That's the roar from the away cease equally the omnipresence is read out.

Dominic Shaw

Boro change

A similar-for-like Teessider for Teessider swap at the dorsum.

Nathan Wod is on for Dael Fry.

Craig Johns

Akpom goes close

Akpom should double Boro's atomic number 82. Information technology falls to him kindly in the 6-yard box but he swings a volley and somehow misses the target.

Just not dropped for him this summer, or his Boro career equally a whole for that affair

Dominic Shaw

This evening's attendance

3,567 - including i,180 away....and the residue!

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Almost a echo

Barlaser very nearly did a McNair.

Rotherham won a free-kicking in a similar position to Boro'southward in the first half, and Joe Lumley scampered across his goal to make a fine save.

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Rotherham's one-half-fourth dimension changes

Sorry, I should have mentioned these before.

Michael Smith amongst those to make way. He was repose in the outset one-half.

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Bamba at the heart of the defense force

He'south in the middle of the back iii, McNair to his right and Fry his left.

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Underway in the second half

Nosotros're playing in the second half.

It looks like Boro are playing something like a iii-four-1-ii, with Crooks off Ikpeazu and Akpom.

Dominic Shaw

Half time changes

Three Boro changes:

Ikpeazu, Akpom and Bamba are on.

Hall, Coburn and Watmore are off.

Dominic Shaw

The McNair goal

Craig Johns

Ikpeazu

Ikpeazu been warming up at HT in full kit. Await him to exist coming on if non correct abroad then early on second half

Dominic Shaw

Half-time: Rotherham 0-1 Boro

Paddy McNair's beauty separates the sides at the suspension.

Boro have looked comfortable and controlled, simply the game has been stop-start since the goal.

The defense force hasn't been stretched at all, Watmore has been busy, Coburn putting himself well-nigh upwardly-forepart.

Dominic Shaw

Into stoppage time

Only the two minutes.

I thought we'd have a flake more given the two injury stoppages.

Dominic Shaw

Cheeky Rotherham effort

Joe Lumley breates a sigh of relief.

Rotherham won a free-boot over on the far side and everyone, including Lumley, expected Sadlier to swing the ball into the box.

But Rotherham's No.7 spotted Lumley off his line and audaciously tried to find the front post. Wasn't too far away either. Just over.

Dominic Shaw

What a salvage

Coburn denied past a vivid save from Chapman.

The flag is upward on the far side so information technology wouldn't have counted anyway, but that was withal some end.

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The moment Jones was forced off

Isaiah Jones is forced off injured at Rotherham (Image: CameraSport - Alex Dodd)

Dominic Shaw

Another stoppage

This fourth dimension it'south Rotherham man Jamie Lindsay who is down and in need of treatment.

He'due south upwards, back on now and fine to continue.

Only passed the half hour mark, Boro still a goal up.

Dominic Shaw

Boro forced into a alter

Jones is having to be replaced, with Jack Robinson coming on.

Hopefully it's nothing serious for Jones and Boro are just being wise.

The winger looked to have a bloody nose equally he made way.

Dominic Shaw

Injury concern for Jones

The youngster took a accident to the face up from Rotherham's trialist playing on the nearly side.

It was right in front end of Warnock, who was furious - and fabricated certain the Rotherham player and the referee knew almost it.

Jones is still down receiving treatment at present.

Dominic Shaw

What a goal

A piece of work of fine art.

Coburn won the free-kicking on the edge. And McNair did the rest.

The defender curled his endeavor over the wall and in off the post.

Central Outcome

GOAL: one-0 Boro

Lovely. Paddy McNair with a delightful free-kick.

In off the post. Delightful.

Dominic Shaw

Rotherham being forced into a keeper change

That's a blow for Paul Warne.

Less than 10 minutes in and Viktor Johansson is off, Josh Chapman is on.

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'Super Neil Warnock'

That is followed by a rendition of 'Warnock, requite united states of america a wave'.

He responds and gives the fans what they want.

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No surprises with the shape

Boro take set-upwardly as we expected, past the way.

Dijksteel and Jones are the wing-backs, Morsy and Howson the midfield ii with Crooks and Watmore supporting Coburn.

Dominic Shaw

Boro'due south showtime effort

And it roughshod to former Rotherham human Matt Crooks.

Boro had a couple of cracks at getting the brawl in the box. When Morsy finally lifted the ball into the surface area, Jones'south header deflected into the path of Crooks, whose volley was blocked.