Will Lankshear starts off in style to see Middlesbrough past Wrexham

<p></p><p>Will Lankshear’s debut strike ensured Middlesbrough made a winning start to the season as they beat Wrexham 1-0 in the Carabao Cup first round. Lankshear, a £10m summer signing from Tottenham, scored the only goal of the game in the 61st minute as he hooked home an excellent first-time volley.</p><p>Middlesbrough almost claimed a seventh-minute opener but when Adilson Malanda prodded Sebastian Berhalter’s cross goalwards from close range, Danny Ward kept the ball out with a superb point-blank save.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/aug/07/middlesbrough-wrexham-carabao-cup-match-report">Continue reading...</a>