Posted by In their Boxing Day match at the Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough overcame Wigan Athletic 4-1 thanks to a hat-trick from Chuba Akpom.
In 16 Sky Bet Championship games for Michael Carrick’s team so far this year, Akpom has scored 12 goals.
On minute 26, Marcus Forss gave Boro the lead.
The second half saw Akpom seize the initiative.
After the half, four minutes had passed, the 27-year-old doubled his team’s advantage.
Ten minutes later, the forward scores a strong goal to make it 3-0 for the home team.
After being set up by Ryan Giles, he completed his hat trick in stoppage time.