Middlesbrough head coach Michael Carrick insists it is still all to play for in the last five games despite his side's narrow loss to Leeds United.
The home defeat was only a second in eight games - a run which has pushed Boro firmly back into the play-off picture.
They remain sixth but victory for Coventry City at home to Portsmouth will see the Sky Blues reassume the final play-off spot.
But the performance in pushing Leeds so close offers Carrick encouragement ahead of the run-in, which includes tricky away games at play-off dark horses Millwall and Coventry on the final day.