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Middlesbrough secured a 1-0 away win over Birmingham City on Tuesday night and it was Luke Ayling that helped provide the game’s defining moment – with the Leeds ace supplying the assist. Leaving Leeds in January and pretty much ending his eight-year stint at Elland Road, 32-year-old Ayling moved to Michael Carrick’s side in search of more game time. He has certainly got it, at The Riverside. Already, the right-back has started every game available for Boro – 10 in a row, going into Tuesday’s clash at Birmingham. A game that saw boss Tony Mowbray welcome his old side to The Midlands. Ayling co…

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