Middlesbrough face an uphill battle to keep their hopes of promotion to the English Premier League alive after suffering a 1-0 defeat at home to Aston Villa in the first leg of their play-off clash.

Tony Pulis' side know that they now require a mammoth performance at Villa Park mid-week book their place in the play-off final at Wembley after a Mile Jedinak goal gave their visitors the advantage on Saturday.

It was a competitive match and Boro may feel they did enough to deserve a draw, but ultimately they could not take their chances and paid the price.

Fans were frustrated they couldn't find a goal and had criticism for striker Britt Assombalonga in particular, who missed a chance or two to give them a vital foothold in the tie.

With 15 goals this season, last summer's big signing hasn't had the worst of campaigns, but supporters are now hoping that Pulis turns to Patrick Bamford on Tuesday night.

They took to Twitter to share their thoughts after Saturday's result...

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