English Championship: Mikel stars as Middlesbrough grab 2 - 0 win at Bolton

Middlesbrough Nigerian midfielder John Obi Mikel

Middlesbrough ended a run of seven games without a win thanks to a 2-0 away victory against Bolton Wanderers.


Nigeria international John Obi Mikel featured for Boro all through the game.

Since joining the championship side from Chinese Super League club Tianjin Teda, Mikel has had 13 championship appearances for Middlesbrough, however, he is yet to find the back of the net.

Ashley Fletcher scored both goals for Middlesbrough in the first half of the encounter.