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Assombalonga leads Middlesbrough past Wigan Athletic

Britt Assombalonga scored the match-winning goal to help Middlesbrough claim a 1-0 victory over Wigan Athletic in a Championship game on Tuesday.

The 26-year-old delivered impactful performances to help the Smoggies return to winning ways after their opening league stalemate with Luton Town and back-to-back defeats to Brentford, Crewe Alexandra and Blackburn Rovers.

The Democratic Republic of the Congo international scored the decisive goal in the 23rd minute of the encounter after he was set up by Jonathan Howson.

Assombalonga featured for the duration of the game while London-born Congolese player Marc Bola was replaced in the 76th minute.