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Super-sub Assombalonga sends Middlesbrough past West Brom

Britt Assombalonga scored a brace in Middlesbrough’s 3-2 victory over West Bromwich Albion in Saturday’s Championship game.

After back-to-back stalemates with Millwall and Newport County, the 26-year-old helped the Smoggies return to winning ways at the Hawthorns with a laudable 25-minute cameo.

In the 17th minute, George Saville opened the scoring for Boro before Jay Rodriguez and Dwight Gayle scored to put the hosts in the driving seat.

As the Riverside Stadium outfit search for an equalizer, manager Tony Pulis introduced Assombalonga in the 65th minute for Dael Fry and the Congo DR International immediately made impact.