Leadbitter: Boro relishing task

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Captain Grant Leadbitter insists Middlesbrough’s winner-takes-all clash with Brighton is the sort of match young boys dream of playing in.

The two clubs are locked together on points and will battle on Saturday lunchtime to join Burnley in the Premier League next season, with one club being forced to settle for the agony of the play-offs.

Victory could be worth £200m, but Leadbitter says the players have forgotten the pain of last year’s Championship play-off final defeat to Norwich and are relishing the challenge on Saturday.

He told the FL72 Podcast: “It’s an exciting game to play in. It’s a game you want to play in as a young boy and we are looking forward to it.

“We haven’t mentioned [last …

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