Middlesbrough were denied victory on their return to the Premier League by Stoke City on Saturday afternoon, as the sides played out a 1-1 draw at the Riverside Stadium.
Xherdan Shaqiri's fine free kick shortly after the hour cancelled out Alvaro Negredo's first-half opener, in a game that saw just three on-target attempts.
Boro just edged the half-chances on the day, with Gaston Ramirez clipping the post with one effort and Stewart Downing coming close with a late header.
Relive how the 90 minutes of action unfolded with Sports Mole's live text coverage below.
MIDDLESBROUGH XI: Valdes; Nsue, Barragan, Gibson, Friend; Clayton, De Roon; Adomah, Ramirez, Downing; Negredo
STOKE CITY XI: Given; Bardsley, Shawcross, Wollscheid, Pieters; Whelan, Imbula; Shaqiri, Bojan, Arnautovic; Diouf
MIDDLESBROUGH SUBS: Konstantopoulos, Rhodes, Fischer, Baptiste, Stuani, Forshaw, Nugent
STOKE CITY SUBS: Haugaard, Allen, Muniesa, Adam, Walters, Cameron, Crouch
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Aitor Karanka: "It is amazing for everybody. We are a Premier League club and it is exciting for everyone. It is a big challenge but it is a good one for this football club, and especially for me. The main aim for us is to stay in the Premier League, and to build the foundations to be here for a long time. I was really pleased when Alvaro Negredo came here because he knows this league and has played at the top level. In the Premier League it is all about results. We have new players and one year in front of us to keep working and keep going."
Mark Hughes: "It's no secret that we made bids and have an interest in Berahino but it's not in our hands. He's a player at another club. If they don't want to sell and have no intention of selling, then there's nothing we can do. We just have to be patient. If the situation changes, then we'd be ready to sit down and talk, I'm sure. But in the last few weeks, it doesn't seem to have moved on to any great extent. It is where it is at the moment."
MIDDLESBROUGH SUBS: Konstantopoulos, Rhodes, Fischer, Baptiste, Stuani, Nugent
STOKE CITY SUBS: Haugaard, Allen, Muniesa, Adam, Walters, Cameron, Crouch
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