Kelechi Iheanacho scored his maiden goal as Middlesbrough defeated Oxford United 2-1 at the Riverside Stadium on Saturday.

Michal Helik gave Oxford United the lead seven minutes before the break.

Iheanacho equalised for Middlesbrough three minutes after the break, with Samuel Iling-Junior providing the assist.

It was the Nigeria international’s eighth league appearance for Michael Carrick’s side.

Neto Borges scored the winning goal for the hosts 10 minutes from time, with Samuel Iling-Junior also providing the assist.

Middlesbrough climbed to seventh position in the table with 57 points from 39 games.

Meanwhile, Oxford sit in 19th position with 42 points from the same number of games.

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