Middlesbrough beat Bolton 5-1 to go top of the Championship

Middlesbrough moved to the top of the Sky Bet Championship table after a 5-1 defeat of Bolton Wanderers at the Toughsheet Community Stadium.

The visitors started quickly and Aidan Morris found the net in the 13th minute, set up by Amario Cozier-Duberry. Will Lankshear then scored twice, and an own goal from Lewis Brunt made it 3-0.

Bolton pulled a goal back before half-time through a shot from Theo Bair. For most of the second half, however, Middlesbrough did not allow them a single shot. Their goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu kept the home side in the game for a long period and made several key saves.

In the closing stages Middlesbrough sealed the result. Cozier-Duberry scored with a header from a pass by Riley McGree. Lankshear then finished a quick counter-attack, converting McGree's cross to make it 5-1.

With this result Middlesbrough are two points ahead of Swansea and three points ahead of West Ham. Lankshear has now scored 11 league goals this season and 13 in all competitions for Boro.