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Middlesbrough Thrash Bolton 5-1 to Go Top of the Championship

Amario Cozier-Duberry and Will Lankshear score late goals as Middlesbrough defeat Bolton 5-1 to claim the top spot in the Championship table.

2 publishers · 4 articles · first seen 23 Oct 2026 · updated 10h ago

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The odds

How the odds moved · Middlesbrough
0%50%100%32%23 Oct, 07:40 UTCnowBBC Sport: 'Best team in the Championship' - Boro lay down marker · 23 Oct, 23:14 UTCSkySports: Five-goal thrashing sends Boro top of the Championship · 23 Oct, 21:22 UTCSkySports: TWO goals in FIVE minutes! Cozier-Duberry and Lankshear add Boro's fourth and fifth · 23 Oct, 20:57 UTCSkySports: 'Boro's man of the moment!' | Lankshear doubles Boro's lead over Bolton · 23 Oct, 19:51 UTC

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TimeChance of yes
now32%
23 Oct, 07:40 UTC32%

The story so far

2 publishers have covered this in 4 articles since 23 Oct 2026. SkySports published first, on 23 October at 19:51 UTC; BBC Sport followed 3h 22m later. The most recent article, from BBC Sport, appeared on 23 October at 23:14 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: SkySports, BBC Sport.

One prediction market prices this story:

  • Middlesbrough — the market puts it at 32%, closing 15 May 2027. The market resolves to Yes if Middlesbrough finishes as the champion of the 2026-27 EFL Championship season. It resolves to No if they do not win that title. Readers often mistake a single match victory for winning the entire league.

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How it unfolded

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  1. SkySports'Boro's man of the moment!' | Lankshear doubles Boro's lead over Bolton32%
  2. SkySportsTWO goals in FIVE minutes! Cozier-Duberry and Lankshear add Boro's fourth and fifth32%
  3. SkySportsFive-goal thrashing sends Boro top of the Championship32%
  4. BBC Sport'Best team in the Championship' - Boro lay down marker32%
  5. Current odds32%

Sources

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  1. 'Best team in the Championship' - Boro lay down marker BBC Sport
  2. Five-goal thrashing sends Boro top of the Championship SkySports
  3. TWO goals in FIVE minutes! Cozier-Duberry and Lankshear add Boro's fourth and fifth SkySports
  4. 'Boro's man of the moment!' | Lankshear doubles Boro's lead over Bolton SkySports

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