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  1. Middlesbrough striker Will Lankshear celebrates his 10th goal of the season - eight of which have come in the league

  2. Middlesbrough's ground can be seen from above with lighting inside the stadium visible and vehicles parked outside the ground.

  3. Hartlepool sign Grimsby defender Lavelle on loan

    Defender Sam Lavelle before a Grimsby Town matchShutterstock

    Sam Lavelle's last league outing for Grimsby came against Bristol Rovers in February

    Hartlepool have signed Grimsby Town defender Sam Lavelle on a 28-day loan.

    The 30-year-old has made one EFL Trophy appearance for the Mariners this season.

    He could make his debut for Pools, who are 20th in the National League, against Marine in the FA Cup fourth qualifying round on Saturday.

    "We are thrilled to complete the signing of Sam; he's a solid League Two defender, and he'll provide us with leadership and experience in the backline," boss Pete Wild told the club website.

  4. Dr Judith Gates is sitting in her front room on a yellow sofa at her home. She's wearing a white top and has a necklace and earrings. She has a concerned look and says the government need to take urgent action.

  5. View along a platform at Darlington Station. The walls are red brick and support an arching metal ceiling, with sunlight pouring in through windows lining the crown of the roof.

  6. Pick of the stats: Stoke City v Middlesbrough

    Stoke City and Middlesbrough club badgesOpta

    Two of the Championship's in-form sides will meet when Stoke City welcome Middlesbrough to the bet365 Stadium on Tuesday night.

    After losing their opening three matches of the season, the Potters are unbeaten since then with five wins from six (D1), including three victories in a row.

    During that impressive run, Stoke have climbed from bottom to fourth in the table.

    Meanwhile, second-placed Boro are unbeaten in their past seven games (W4 D3) and have lost just once so far this season.

    • Stoke have lost three of their past four league games against Middlesbrough (D1), more than in their previous eight beforehand (W3 D3 L2).

    • Middlesbrough have won both of their previous two away league games against Stoke, and are looking to win three in a row for the very first time.

    • Stoke are looking to win four consecutive home league games for the first time since April 2014 in the Premier League.

    • Middlesbrough have only lost one of their past 10 away games in the Championship (W3 D6), a 1-2 defeat at Blackburn in August.

    • Mark Robins has only won more Championship games as a manager against Millwall (9) than Middlesbrough (8), although he has lost two of his three against them with Stoke (D1).

  7. Aerial image of the A68 and A1 junction. There is a large roundabout carried on bridges over the four lanes of the A1. There are trees and fields surrounding the roads.

  8. The staircase leading up to the railway footbridge is cordoned off by grey metal fencing. A sign on the fence reads: "Footbridge temporarily closed". The stair case behind it is so rusted it looks brown and orange.

  9. Close-up of a North East Ambulance Service badge embroidered on a dark green uniform. The NHS Ambulance Service crest is in the middle of the image. It is topped with a yellow and red crown, has a red snake in the middle and has a wreath with red berries encircling it.

  10. A man sits crossed legged on a bed in front of closed window blinds with his head in his hands. He is in silhouette.

  11. Lankshear could be key for Boro promotion aims

    Naz Premji
    BBC Final Score reporter

    Will Lankshear, wearing Middlesbrough's blue 150th anniversary commemorative shirt, claps the supporters after the 1-0 win over Wolves in which he scored the winning goalGetty Images

    Middlesbrough narrowly missed out on promotion to Hull City in last season's Championship play-off final and the early signs for them this term is that they want to avoid the lottery of the play-offs.

    Kim Hellberg's side are second after nine games having lost just once.

    The latest win was against promotion rivals Wolves in a game which marked the 150th anniversary of the club - the winner scored by the hottest striker in the second tier, Will Lankshear.

    He has scored seven times in the league and looks a player of real quality.

    What made Tottenham sell him in the first place is a discussion for another day but what I can tell you is that he has a little bit of everything in terms of a forward.

    His latest goal with his head showed a level of technical ability far beyond his 21 years and indeed his own manager commented that he is "growing as a player and his finishing is on a different level".

    After Lankshear's goal, Boro showed a grit and determination to keep a very good Wolves side at bay and see out the victory.

    Indeed late on, Boro could have added to the tally with Kyle Joseph coming off the bench and producing an effort which came off the crossbar.

    It may be early days but the signs for Middlesbrough look good.

    And if Lankshear can stay fit and firing then the Premier League could be their final destination come May. It really could.

  12. An aerial view ahead of the Riverside Stadium. Tall white stands surround the green pitch with red seats also visible. The city can be seen in the background including the river Tees and the blue metal transporter bridge.

  13. Hartlepool United head coach Pete Wild

  14. Hellberg happy with strong start after tough summer

    Adam Lanigan
    BBC Sport, North East & Cumbria

    Hellberg: Stoke will 'challenge' Boro

    Middlesbrough head coach Kim Hellberg is happy to lavish praise on his players as they sit second in the Championship following the 1-0 win over Wolves on Saturday.

    Having come close to promotion last season in both the automatic spots and then twice in the play-offs after the Spygate affair, Boro have had to go again.

    They have brought in 12 players led by the Championship's joint top-scorer Will Lankshear but also had to content with significant exits in Hayden Hackney, Dael Fry and Morgan Whittaker, so there is a different feel to the squad.

    "With everything that's gone on, what happened last season, all the rotation in the squad, it's been an unbelievably strong start from the players," the Swede told BBC Radio Tees.

    "For that, they deserve a lot of credit."

    Boro have lost only one of their opening nine league games, in a run of fixtures that has included matches against five of the current top nine.

    They have another on Tuesday evening with a trip to the Championship's form side in Stoke City (20:00 BST), who have won five and drawn one of their last six.

    Hellberg is not reading too much into where Boro are sitting right now but more in how they have performed in the opening weeks.

    "The table is not that important but you look at the teams we've played and how they've started," he said.

    "We've played a lot of teams who've started the season and we've performed in a very good way with a lot of players. That's the main thing.

    "My job is to keep working hard to get them better as we'll need them all through the season."

  15. Andrew Robson in a car smiling. He has short, black hair and a beard and is pictured wearing an orange top.

  16. Middlesbrough 1-0 Wolves - the fans' verdict

    A black banner with the words 'Your Opinions' written across in white lettering next to an image of a megaphone

    We asked for your thoughts after Middlesbrough beat Wolves 1-0 on Saturday to climb into the Championship's automatic promotion spots.

    Here are some of your comments:

    Middlesbrough fans

    KiddyChris: Hanging on at the end, but you'd possibly expect that against a good team. Fair play to Wolves, really pushed us back. But I think the best team won. Just. Feels like a big win, and finally a home clean sheet. Both teams will be up there in May. Fingers crossed this time…

    David: Great result against a big rival. Lankshear has to be the buy of the season.

    Paul: Haven't reached the heights of last season in terms of performance but now getting three points when we would get beat last year.

    Noa: I thought Boro played a controlled game and won in a composed convincing way.

    Andrew: Excellent and well done to all on this auspicious 150th anniversary. You had me worried for a while there at the end.

    AyresomeAngel: Great header by our new centre-forward, nicely set up by T.C. Very useful 3 points against a good side, who, like us, are better off for the loss of a certain manager!

    Will Lankshear, wearing Middlesbrough's commemorative 150th anniversary blue shirt, leaps to head home the winner against WolvesShutterstock

    Wolves fans

    Alan: Probably the worst performance of the season. Both full-backs run ragged.

    Djiga lucky not to see red early in the first half. Good job he wasn't as he played really well.

    No threat up front except when Munetsi was involved. Armstrong did well to rob the keeper but looked amateurish when he gifted the ball back to him. Total lack of ability to make an accurate pass into the penalty area. Improved with the subs but difficult to say why.

    James still has to show what he can do. Fer Lopez worked hard, but never got up to speed. Need a major attitude adjustment if we are to stay in the chase!

    Chris C: Two decent sides Wolves looked like the break came at the wrong time. But nothing between the two sides and still very optimistic about the season.

    Mike: No complaints about the result I thought Boro were the better side overall and Peixoto is kidding himself if he really thinks a draw would have been a fairer result. Wolves never really got going until they went behind and wasted the half chances they created when chasing the equaliser.

    Wol: We have played two of the favourites for promotion and lost to them both. We lack a target man up front playing with two wide men and Armstrong up top. We won't win games. None of our balls in the box found a Wolves player. Defensive errors cause us problems as always.

    John: Wolves management still have not realised that without a goalscorer who can score 14 or 15 goals in the season at this level, they can never achieve automatic promotion. At present top six at best is their level. And this comment from a supporter of the club for 70 years.

  17. flags flying on two different lamp posts with a large multi-storey building in the background. The sky is very cloudy but you can see spots of blue behind the clouds. The flag closest is the St George's Cross, while the flag further away is a red flag with a white dragon on it. They are flying in the wind.

  18. Will Lankshear on the pitch

  19. Yarren, a blonde labrador who seems to be almost smiling towards the camera - pink tongue on show - wearing a bright red bandana.

  20. A man in a red puffer jacket and white cargo trousers observes the Northern Lights in Craster, Northumberland. A mix of green and pink covers the sky above Dunstanburgh Castle's ruins and the North Sea.

  21. Ceri Cawley, Barry Hunt, and Adam Brook are standing together outdoors at night. Ceri is wearing a pink beanie hat which says "Yorkshire Lass" in white letters. She also wears a pink and blue scarf wrapped around her face and a green fleece jacket. Barry is wearing a thick, high-visibility jacket and a forest green beanie hat. Adam follows suits with a black beanie. Under Adam's arm is a blue foam mat, tightly rolled into a bundle with straps around it. Behind them is a grassy verge, and obscured by the darkness, people's houses.

  22. Paul Law, a man in his 80s with short, white hair. He is wearing glasses and smiles towards the camera. In one hand he is holding a bright yellow mug, and an open copy of one of his books in the other. He is wearing a navy blue jumper with a pale blue shirt underneath.

  23. Scott Jobson, a man with a shaved head and beard who wears glasses, standing in front of the bright blue vans used by the Daft as a Brush charity. He is wearing a similarly coloured lanyard.