article_snippet.sent: Another day, another baton change, another away defeat for Middlesbrough.
article_snippet.sent: This was that kind of game, a top-of-the-table occasion when Middlesbrough needed to deliver but ultimately failed on every scale
article_snippet.sent: With that, Watford rose and Middlesbrough fell.
article_snippet.sent: The Championship lead which Boro held at the start of play has now changed hands 16 times, with Watford back in prominence and Karanka sounding like a man searching for a positive note.
article_snippet.sent: True enough, but the reality is Boro
article_snippet.sent: Troy Deeney's celebrates with Troy Deeney's team-mates after giving Watford a first-half lead .
article_snippet.sent: Watford made Watford 2-0 with 25 minutes to go.
article_snippet.sent: Watford manager Slavisa Jokanovic said: ‘I expect this victory can help us to win points a little bit more easily in the future.
article_snippet.sent: Heurelho Gomes points to the heavens after Ighalo's goal put Watford 2-0 up and settled the game .
highlights_snippet.sent: Middlesbrough started the day top of the Championship on 75 points .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Watford end the day in third place after Bournemouth and Norwich win .