Woodgate: No let-up...
six-pointer. The visitors won this after Charlton froze in the first half.
Hayden Coulson could not convert early on from McNair’s cross but it was the latter who took advantage of sloppy home defending on 17 minutes.
Rudy Gestede laid the ball into the path of McNair who slotted home low to break the deadlock.
Charlton were well off the pace in the first half and booed by fans during the second half – but were much better in the second.
Macauley Bonne impressed after coming on as half-time sub but could not convert a Lyle Taylor cross while Darren Pratley also lost his footing at the crucial moment. Middlesbrough though looked poor at times with their finishing particularly bad, Coulson miscuing one shot while Lewis Wing was denied by Dillon Phillips.
Luckless Taylor had two penalty shouts waved away while Bonne headed Deji Oshilaja’s cross over in the dying seconds.
Bowyer blasted his players at half-time for their first-half display.
He said: “You can’t give teams 1-0 leads. We’re not good enough for that.
“We have to learn from it. It was schoolboy, basic, so poor.
“Players were nervous and scared in the first half. I need people who are men and want to fight. I still believe we can do it. Everyone thought we had to win, nothing changes.”
CHARLTON MIDDLESBROUGH 3 ........ Shots on Target ......... 4 7 ........ ShotsoffTarget ....... 10 3 ................ Corners ................. 9 9 .................. Fouls .................. 10 2 ............... Offsides ................ 0 69.5 Passing Success %.. 74.2 338 ....... Total Passes ........ 422 45 ........ Possession % ........ 55 44.2 .Territorial Adv % ..55.8