Matt Crooks

A double from Matt Crooks helped Middlesbrough keep their Sky Bet Championship play-off hopes alive with a 3-1 win against Stoke. Lewis Baker scored a first-half own goal and Crooks struck in each half before Nick Powell scored a stoppage-time consolation for the Potters. Boro remain seventh in the table...

A double from Matt Crooks helped Middlesbrough keep their Sky Bet Championship play-off hopes alive with a 3-1 win against Stoke. Lewis Baker scored a first-half own goal and Crooks struck in each half before Nick Powell scored a stoppage-time consolation for the Potters. Boro remain seventh in the table...

Matt Crooks is back available for Middlesbrough as they prepare to host Stoke. The midfielder returns from a three-match suspension and is an option for Boro boss Chris Wilder. Dael Fry could also be involved after making progress from a calf injury, while defender Grant Hall was able to start...

Middlesbrough will be without suspended midfielder Matt Crooks for Easter Monday’s Riverside clash against promotion rivals Huddersfield. Crooks received his 15th yellow card of the season in the Good Friday stalemate at Bournemouth and will sit out Boro’s next three games. Australia international Riley McGree could get the...

Middlesbrough will welcome back FA Cup hero Matt Crooks for the fifth-round visit of Tottenham. Crooks scored the goal against Manchester United that sent the fourth-round tie to extra time, with Boro going on to win on penalties, but has been serving a two-match suspension in the league. Riley McGree...

Manchester United fan Matt Crooks is hoping to give his boyhood club a bloody nose when Middlesbrough head to Old Trafford in the FA Cup. Around 9,500 fans will follow the Teessiders to the north west on Friday night as Chris Wilder’s Championship play-off hopefuls look to spring a surprise in front of the TV cameras.

Matt Crooks scored a 95th-minute winner as in-form Middlesbrough came from behind to beat Reading and make it six wins in seven Championship games. Former England striker Andy Carroll scored his second goal for Reading as they bounced back from a 7-0 thrashing by Fulham to take the lead. Middlesbrough...

A stoppage-time winner from Matt Crooks saw Middlesbrough come from behind to beat Reading 2-1 at the Riverside Stadium. Andy Carroll opened the scoring for the visitors after 67 minutes with a header before Crooks equalised in the 85th minute and headed home the winner late in the game. The...

Middlesbrough claimed a second home victory inside five days with a 2-0 win over struggling Barnsley at the Riverside Stadium. Despite an encouraging start from the Tykes it was Boro who took command and went in front courtesy of Andraz Sporar's 20th-minute header. Matt Crooks' 87th-minute goal wrapped up the...

Middlesbrough midfielder Matt Crooks has had a three-match ban overturned after winning an appeal against his red card in Saturday's defeat by Reading. Referee Peter Bankes sent Crooks, 27, off for 'serious foul play' following his 87th-minute sliding challenge on Royals goalkeeper Luke Southwood. The club immediately appealed, citing wrongful...

Neil Warnock will hope to have midfielder Matt Crooks available for the visit of Sheffield United on Tuesday night. The 27-year-old was sent off in the late stages of their 1-0 loss to Reading after a challenge on goalkeeper Luke Southwood but referee Peter Bankes later admitted he ‘made a mistake’ and Boro have lodged an appeal against the red card.

Uche Ikpeazu and Matt Crooks found the net for the first time in a Middlesbrough shirt to secure a 2-1 Championship victory over Bristol City at a noisy Riverside Stadium. Boro deserved the lead and looked in complete control once Ikpeazu, who moved from Wycombe this summer, had found the net with seven minutes remaining of the first half.

Uche Ikpeazu and Matt Crooks found the net for the first time in a Middlesbrough shirt to secure a 2-1 Championship victory over Bristol City at a noisy Riverside Stadium. Boro deserved the lead and looked in complete control once Ikpeazu, who moved from Wycombe this summer, had found the net with seven minutes remaining of the first half.

Middlesbrough have announced the signing of Matt Crooks from Rotherham on a three-year deal. The midfielder is manager Neil Warnock’s fifth signing of the summer so far. The 27-year-old made over 100 appearances for the Millers, earning a promotion during his time with them. Crooks has also had spells at...

Rotherham manager Paul Warne is hopeful Matt Crooks will be available for his side’s Sky Bet Championship clash against Nottingham Forest. The midfielder suffered an ankle injury in Saturday’s defeat to Norwich but is set to be fit for Tuesday’s meeting with Forest. Ben Wiles is also expected to recover...