After languishing in the relegation places over the festive period, back-to-back triumphs for Portsmouth have propelled them up to 18th spot in the Championship rankings, three points above Ruben Selles 's Hull City, who are currently occupying the highest of the bottom-three places.

Follow live coverage as Middlesbrough face West Bromwich Albion in the Championship today. An increasingly competitive second tier in English football remains an intense and exciting competition, with the prize of a place in the Premier League on offer at the end of the season.

Middlesbrough need to "change the cycle", according to coach Michael Carrick, but he is happy with much of what his team are doing at the moment.

Tuesday evening sees Middlesbrough welcome West Bromwich Albion as they look to sail above the visitors on the Championship table (19:45 GMT) - here are the stats.

Follow live coverage as Middlesbrough face West Bromwich Albion in the Championship today. An increasingly competitive second tier in English football remains an intense and exciting competition, with the prize of a place in the Premier League on offer at the end of the season.

Middlesbrough and West Bromwich go head-to-head at Riverside Stadium this Tuesday in the EFL Championship. Currently, Michael Carrick's team are 7th in the table with 41 points, while Tony Mowbray's team are 6th have 41 points.