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Middlesbrough’s unlikely hopes of finishing inside the top six were kept alive on Friday, as they secured an away point at Southampton. Many were expecting The Saints, who are in the race for automatic promotion, to claim all three points, so it was certainly an encouraging result for Michael Carrick‘s side. Boro were behind for most of the affair but their top scorer Emmanuel Latte Lath headed home late on to snatch a crucial point. They reside nine points adrift of sixth-placed Norwich City with 21 points still to play for, so a play-off finish isn’t completely out of the picture. The Rivers…