Middlesbrough 3-0 Brentford (agg: 5-1): Bees dispatched as Boro head to Wembley

Middlesbrough progressed to the Championship play-off final after a resounding victory over Brentford in the second leg at the Riverside.
Leading 2-1 from the opening leg, Lee Tomlin opened the scoring with a calm finish halfway through the first half for the hosts, before Kike smashed in a loose ball ten minutes after the break to double the lead.
Man of the match Albert Adomah completed the scoring, capping a fine team move, as Brentford were swept aside to set up a Wembley showpiece against either Ipswich or Norwich.
The Bees and Mark Warburton, perhaps in charge for the final time, will reflect on a hugely impressive season but were convincingly beaten in the end over the two legs.

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Championship player of the season Patrick Bamford was only fit enough for the Boro bench after an ankle injury, but his team-mates excelled in the early stages in his absence.
The breakthrough came after 22 minutes when Adomah found Tomlin on the edge of the 18 yard box, and the classy forward confidently curled home his 10th goal of the season.
Adam Clayton and Grant Leadbitter were terrific in disrupting the Bees' tempo as the away side struggled throughout to gain a foothold in the contest.
Andre Gray spurned Brentford’s best chance by somehow failing to connect with a fizzing Moses Odubajo cross, and he was made to pay when Kike confidently rounded David Button before slamming in Boro’s second from close range.
The hosts then began to enjoy themselves, and Adomah capped a fine individual display with the coup de grace 12 minutes from time by applying the finish to a brisk counter attack.