Half-time: Fulham 0 Middlesbrough 2

Middlesbrough raced into a two-goal lead inside 20 minutes thanks to Albert Adomah’s header and a penalty by Grant Leadbitter.

Adomah put Boro ahead after just three minutes when he connected with Stewart Downing’s cross to the back post.

Leadbitter converted from the spot after David Nugent was brought down inside the box by Chris Baird.

Fulham lost Ryan Fredericks to injury after 22 minutes and he was replaced by Moussa Dembele, who forced Boro keeper Dimitrios Konstantopolous to save a bicycle-kick from close range.

And Michael Madl saw a goal-bound header cleared off the line by Ritchie De Laet just before half-time.

Fulham Lonergan; Fredericks (Dembele 22), Stearman, Madl, Burn, Garbutt; Parker, Baird; Tunnicliffe, Cairney; McCormack
Subs: Lewis, Richards, Kacaniklic, Labyad, O’Hara, Hyndman