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Middlesbrough 2-1 Swansea City: Watmore double gives Warnock win

Neil Warnock enjoyed a belated birthday celebration as Middlesbrough beat Swansea City to close the gap on the Championship play-off places.

Warnock, the EFL's oldest manager, turned 72 on the eve of Swansea's visit to the Riverside.

The man with a record eight promotions in English football on his CV toasted yet another triumph as Duncan Watmore's double gave Middlesbrough victory.

It was only a third defeat of the season for Swansea, who would have gone top of the table with a win but instead drop to seventh having been short of their best in possession.