Half-Time Report: Middlesbrough, Charlton Athletic level

Middlesbrough and Charlton Athletic are level at 1-1 in this afternoon's Championship clash at the Riverside Stadium.

The hosts took the lead after just five minutes, with Patrick Bamford thumping a header past goalkeeper Marko Dmitrovic from a corner.

Boro carried on threatening as the first half went on and nearly scored again through George Friend, who headed over, and Grant Leadbitter, who saw his shot deflected out for a corner.

Bamford had a great chance to score again just after the quarter-hour mark after being set up by Lee Tomlin, but the Chelsea loanee was thwarted by a smart Dmitrovic save.

However, the Addicks found their equaliser not long before the break when Yoni Buyens laid the ball off to Johann Gudmundsson, who smashed into the top corner from 20 yards.