Middlesbrough 1
Aliadiere 11
Fulham 0
Middlesbrough 1 Fulham 0 February 09 2008
Jeremie Aliadiere's strike was enough for Middlesbrough to all but banish their relegation fears as Fulham were beaten 1-0 at the Riverside.
Robert Huth was inches away from giving Boro a first-minute lead but the home side had only to wait until the 11th-minute to go in front.
Gary O'Neil's long ball put Aliadiere in on the Fulham goal and the Frenchman made no mistake, firing under Antti Niemi for his third goal of the season.
Club record-signing Afonso Alves, was introduced early in the second half, replacing the ineffective Dong Gook Lee as the Cottagers grew in confidence.
Paul Konchesky, Clint Dempsey and Leon Andreasen all went close for the visitors as they searched for a leveller but the Teessiders held firm to extend their unbeaten run in the Premier League to five games.
The west Londoners though remain one place off the bottom of the table.