Watch highlights of Middlesbrough 0-5 West Bromwich Albion
West Bromwich Albion showed why they are Championship favourites with an emphatic 5-0 win over promotion rivals Middlesbrough at the Riverside Stadium.
Well-organised Albion had the game wrapped up with a commanding lead in the first half and piled on agony after the break.
Ironically Chris Brunt, a product of Middlesbrough's prestigious Academy, sent Albion on the road to three precious points with two goals before the interval.
Middlesbrough released the Belfast-born midfield player without him making the first-team grade.
GOALS:
18' - Chris Brunt
31' - Chris Brunt
42' - Youssouf Mulumbu
82' - Roman Bednar
89' - Jerome Thomas