Middlesbrough drew 1-1 with Charlton Athletic on Wednesday evening, a result that felt fair given how the contest unfolded across ninety minutes of reasonable Championship football.
Charlton took the lead through Luke Chambers in the 39th minute, the defender finishing to give the visitors a foothold they carried into the break. Middlesbrough responded before half-time when Macaulay Gillesphey equalised on 45 minutes, restoring parity at a point when the home side had begun to find their rhythm.
The second half brought a flurry of substitutions from both benches around the hour mark. Charlton introduced Leo Castledine, Kayne Ramsay and Jeremy Sarmiento simultaneously on 58 minutes, while Middlesbrough answered with Conor Coady and Tyreece Campbell a minute later alongside Lyndon Dykes. The changes disrupted the tempo considerably and neither side managed to press home an advantage in the subsequent spell of play.
Amari'i Bell came on for Middlesbrough at 65 minutes and Kaly Sène followed nine minutes later, as the home side pushed for a winner without seriously threatening. Late introductions of Sontje Hansen and Lloyd Jones at 89 minutes changed little, and the match finished level.
Middlesbrough controlled longer periods of possession across the second half but lacked the final ball to convert that dominance into anything meaningful. Charlton defended with organisation and will take a point they can reasonably be satisfied with.
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