Chris Wilder calls for his Boro players to keep going after defeat of West Brom

Chris Wilder has urged Middlesbrough’s players to keep on going after a seventh consecutive home win lifted them back into the Sky Bet Championship’s top six.

Boro came from behind to beat West Brom, who are still searching for a first win under Steve Bruce, 2-1 on Teesside.

The Baggies took the lead in the 28th minute when Jayson Molumby pounced on a loose ball in the area during a difficult period for the home side when they were left annoyed by some of referee Michael Salisbury’s decisions.

But Boro recovered after Wilder introduced Duncan Watmore and Andraz Sporar from the bench in the 54th minute – and six minutes later Paddy McNair levelled.

Marcus Tavernier converted Isaiah Jones’ latest assist nine minutes later to secure maximum points for Middlesbrough, who have won seven home league games in a row in a single season for the first time since 1997-98.

Wilder said: “We are proud of our record here, we have worked hard to get these wins, they haven’t come easy, but we want to keep it going.

“It is important this place is a tough place to get a result until the end of the season.

“We are all trying to stick runs together, I haven’t got a crystal ball, the fans are seeing progression in terms of how we are playing and having a go for the football club. I really think everyone can see that, we are all in and we are enjoying it – especially nights like tonight.”

The victory lifted Middlesbrough up to sixth, after recovering from Saturday’s defeat at Bristol City.

Wilder added: “At 8.15pm it was a tough night. I was happy with how we started then after some baffling decisions from the referee we all got frustrated, including me.

“I thought there were some poor decisions, especially the Isaiah Jones one (when Conor