Middlesbrough emphatically boosted their automatic promotion hopes by thrashing QPR 4-0 at Loftus Road. David Strelec put Boro ahead before Alan Browne and Hayden Hackney added second-half goals, and Tommy Conway's 88th-minute penalty completed a resounding victory. Image: Hayden Hackney celebrates after scoring Middlesbrough's third goal at Loftus RoadRangers did then manage to put them under a spell of pressure, but the second goal arrived in the 68th minute. I have to say that we lost against a better team than us. Middlesbrough boss Kim Hellberg hailed Hayden Hackney and Luke Ayling after they played key roles in the victory at QPR:"Hayden's a top player.

Source: Sky sports March 08, 2026 21:17 UTC