The new season starts here and brings with it fresh hopes and dreams for Middlesbrough.

With six players potentially making their Boro debuts today, Chris Wilder will be hoping his side can carry on the positive momentum of last season to make a good start this term.

Steve Bruce's West Brom are the visitors on the opening day of the new Championship season and they too will have promotion aspirations this season and will be hoping to make a good start.

Can Boro make the start they hope for? Join us for live updates throughout.

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Key Events

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Full-time verdict

Good first half, but much like the story so often last season, Boro punished for not killing the game off when on top. Have to settle for an opening day point. Plenty of positives, but clearly plenty of work still to do too.

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Full-time: Boro 1-1 West Brom

It ends all square

90 mins 1-1Craig Johns

Five mins added time

That gets a huge roar from the fans

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West Brom sub

Mowatt on for Molumby

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Leo

An 84th-minute round of applause and chants of Leo, Leo after sad news of his father's passing. Leo stands and shows his appreciation. Lovely moment.

80 mins 1-1Craig Johns

Coburn chance

Using his frame well to fashion an opening but O'Shea just about manages to block

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West Brom second sub

Dike on for Grant

72 mins 1-1Craig Johns

Boro chance

Howson drills it from 20 yards into a crowded penalty area as it comes to him from a corner. Ricochets off a defender and out for a corner.

Boro moving back into the ascendancy.

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West Brom sub

Diangana on for Phillips

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Double Boro sub

Forss and Coburn on for Watmore and Akpom

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Swift booked

Dragged back Jones as he knocked it past him. First Baggies player in the book.

59 mins 1-1Craig Johns

Bola yellow

Rash tackle on the touchline. Nothing intentional but rightly booked. Bruce not happy and on the pitch remonstrating with the Boro defender, so he gets a yellow too.

55 mins 1-1Craig Johns

Great save Steffen

Swift gets it in a dangerous area again. He dummies the shot to get by Bola but sees the big American charging out at him as his resulting shot is blocked by Steffen.

West Brom started this half really well.

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GOAL: West Brom 1-1, Swift (51 mins)

West Brom level. Boro caught on the counter. Baggies break in numbers and Swift arrives in the area to fire a low cross beyond a helpless Steffen.

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Back under way

No changes at the interval

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Players back out

Second half moments away...

HT 1-0Craig Johns

First half stand-outs

Akpom has been really positive up top, holding the ball up and linking play well. No real sights at goal for him, but he starts the season with an assist.

Both wing-backs have been really positive too. Giles has delivered some wicked balls into the box, one of which should have saw Watmore double Boro's lead.

And at the heart of Boro's defence and midfield, Lenihan and Howson have orchestrated things both in and out of possession.

HT 1-0Craig Johns

First half verdict

Really solid half from Boro that. Only gripe is that they're not at least two up at this stage. Played some good stuff and carved open some good chances. Steffen only had one save to make, early on from a cross-come-shot.

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Half-time: Boro 1-0 West Brom

Isaiah Jones' goal separates the sides at the interval.

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One minute

Added time at the end of the first half.

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Bola drive

Bola takes into his stride from about 30 yards and, encouraged to shoot by fans as it opens up, he obliges. Comfortable save for Button though.

40 mins 1-0Craig Johns

Howson booked

First yellow of the season is Howson's as he's booked for a heavy tackle as West Brom looked to break. Hard to argue.

36 mins 1-0Craig Johns

Watmore should score

Great play from Boro, patiently holding onto it until an opening presented itself. Crooks received it from Lenihan, quickly turned and sprayed left for Giles who gets to the byline, whips one low across goal and Watmore's run to get on the end of it was excellent but he can't get a strong enough touch on it from five yards to turn it goalwards as it's out for a goalkick. He should score.

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Boro penalty appeals waved away

Watmore slipped in McGree and just as the midfielder is about to pull the trigger the defender gets in and steals the ball. Fans, players and Wilder asking for the penalty but looked like good defending to me.

Moments later as the ref awards West Brom a FK, a chorus of 'You're not fit to referee' rings around the Riverside.

21 mins 1-0Craig Johns

Akpom

More good play from Akpom receiving the ball, beating his man and then laying it off.

'Chuba, Chuba' sing the Boro fans

19 mins 1-0Craig Johns

Boro goal ruled out

They have it in the net again. Giles on hand to tap Watmore's ball in, but linesman flagged for offside from Jones' ball into Watmore.

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That Jones goal

Here it is!

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Wilder playbook

Wilder talks a lot about how he wants it to look. That goal, that was it. Proper Wilder goal that

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GOAL: Boro 1-0, Jones (10 mins)

Boro lead! Wonderful team goal. Howson does well under pressure and gives it Giles down the left who runs positively inside before slipping Akpom in behind. He then plays it across goal where Jones is on hand to smash home at the back post!

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Save Steffen!

Heart in mouth moment as a Jed Wallace cross turns into a shot that very nearly catches Steffen out. The Boro keeper does very well to retreat and then acrobatically turns it over the bar.