Michael Carrick's side had to settle for a point against Stoke City as Chuba Akpom scored the 1,000th Boro goal at the Riverside.
Middlesbrough: Steffen, McNair, Lenihan, Giles, Smith, Akpom, McGree, Hackney, Howson (Barlaser 66'), Ramsey (Finch 87'), Archer (Forss 66')
Subs: Bola, Fry, Barlaser, Forss, Finch, Mowatt, Roberts
Stoke: Bonham, Hoever, Sterling, Tuanzebe (Fox 66'), Wilmot, Smallbone, Brown, Campbell, Laurent, Pearson (Thompson 82'), Gayle (Baker 86')
Subs: Reddin, Baker, Fielding, Taylor, Fox, Thompson, Holland-Wilkinson