The 21-year-old was dismissed for a second bookable offence in the 88th minute after a late challenge on Dean Leacock., with Boro down by a goal.

But a late strike from substitute Leroy Lita claimed a point for Middlesbrough at Pride Park.

Striker Scott McDonald had a goal disallowed for offside early in the second half, but did not manage to get himself on the scoresheet in his 90-minute performance.

Second-choice keeper Brad Jones remained on the bench for the length of the encounter. The result drops Boro to 11th on the Championship table.

Meanwhile, Adam Federici held a clean sheet for the second game in a row as Reading beat QPR 1-0.

The shot stopper had a good game as Gylfi Sigurosson scored an 85th minute penalty to give the home side the three points.

It lifts Reading to 14th after four consecutive wins in the Championship.

At Selhurst Park, Nick Carle's extended run in the Crystal Palace side ended as the home side went down 1-0 to Leicester City.

The midfielder had started the previous 13 games for Palace, but was an unused substitute in the loss.

The loss leaves Palace hanging precariously just above the relegation zone.

In Italy, Carl Valeri was an unused substitute in Sassuolo's 1-0 win at Cesena.

Sassuolo moves to second in the Serie B after ending the run of four straight losses.

In England's League Two, 19-year-old goalkeeper Dean Bouzanis put in a full shift as Accrington won 2-1 at home to Rotherham.

Bouzanis started with the number one choice keeper suspended for one game after receiving a red card on the weekend.

Accrington's hopes of promotion have been lifted with the win, moving to ninth on the League Two table.

In other League Two action, Chris Herd remained sidelined with an ankle injury as Lincoln City shared the points with Dagenham & Redbridge in a 1-1 draw.