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Middlesbrough 0 - Crystal Palace 0: Speroni rescues Palace
A BRILLIANT save from Palace keeper Julian Speroni two minutes from time to deny striker Lukas Jutkiewicz earned his side a point and left Boro without a win in six Championship games.
Palace hot prospect Wilfried Zaha – subject of a £7million Bolton bid in the transfer window – showed glimpses of his menace, especially early on.
Palace’s on-loan Norwich forward Chris Martin forced a far from convincing save from keeper Jason Steele just before the break, but he did better with a fine late stop from Jermaine Easter.
Boro boss Tony Mowbray is now sweating on the fitness of Faris Haroun and Marvin Emnes ahead of Wednesday’s home FA Cup fourth-round replay with Sunderland.