Middlesbrough are back in the Premier League following a 1-1 draw with Brighton and Hove Albion. The result means that 'Boro finish second in the league, and are promoted automatically, although it does deprive us all of the quiz question regarding Richie de Laet, who has to be content with just a Premier League medal this season. Jack Charlton was in attendance, and was introduced to the crowd at half-time:
Great to see Big Jack Charlton at the Middlesbrough game #legend time to knight the #boysof66
— Neil Selman (@neilselman147) May 7, 2016
Jack Charlton at the Middlesbrough match #Legend #JackiesArmy #OffToItaly
— Denis Glynn (@tweettwn) May 7, 2016
Naturally, there was an ecstatic pitch invasion, as 'Boro held on for a result that will be worth up to £170million.
Middlesbrough pitch invasion after securing promotion pic.twitter.com/Yz5lmuSkZ2
— Football Factly (@FootballFactly) May 7, 2016
The pair at the end of this clip 😂. Scenes in @Boro #PremierLeague pic.twitter.com/dfVguWrMCb
— Jamie Reid ⚽️ (@JamieRfootball) May 7, 2016
Unfortunately, not all of the invasion was good-natured:
Poor scenes during the pitch invasion - saw punches being thrown at at least a couple of Brighton players
— Mark Staniforth (@markstani1) May 7, 2016
A couple of Brighton players slumped to the turf on the whistle, and were engulfed. Cue a couple of over-exuberant/angry confrontations.
— Mark Staniforth (@markstani1) May 7, 2016
Chris Hughton was as gentlemanly as always in the aftermath, but his grace in disappointment was not matched by a member of his coaching staff, Colin Calderwood:
'Boro's was not the only pitch invasion of the afternoon, as QPR fans also ran onto the pitch, to celebrate their, erm, 12th place finish in the Championship.
Congratulations on finishing 13th QPR! Great achievement and well worth a pitch invasion #seeyounextyear pic.twitter.com/hsczhkPOXI
— Joe Sims (@JoeSims10) May 7, 2016
This was an invasion that, remarkably, featured a man in a wheelchair:
Congratulations to 'Boro. Stewart downing is coming to a Premier League ground near you.
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