MIDDLESBROUGH and Watford shared the points in an exciting draw at the Riverside Stadium.

Boro could have gone top after Derby County lost to Wigan Athletic, but neither side could get the winning goal.

Kike opened the scoring for Middlesbrough with a second-half goal, before substitute Troy Deeney fired in an equaliser on 61 minutes.

MIDDLESBROUGH (4-2-3-1): Konstantopoulos; Fredericks, Gibson, Ayala, Friend; Clayton, Whitehead; Bamford (Reach 73), Tomlin (Vossen 82), Adomah; Kike. Subs: Mejias, Husband, Vossen, Omeruo, Nsue, Veljkovic.

WATFORD (4-3-3): Bond; Paredes, Ekstrand, Bassong, Pudil; Tozser, Munari; Anya, Vydra, Forestieri (Deeney 52); Ighalo (Andrews 64) . Subs: Martin, Doyley, Murray, Dyer, Hoban.